Sunday, March 13, 2016

My Secret Sauce


1.     The first and biggest way I believe I have human capital is that I am very good at multitasking.  I have ADHD, which most people consider a disadvantage when it comes to academics.  However, having this allows me to focus on me different things at once.  For example, I am doing web assign while writing this assignment. 
2.     Another thing that makes me unique is my sleep schedule.  A typical day for me starts at 7am-8am, and ends anywhere from 2 am to 5 am. In order to do this, I will take a few short naps throughout the day if needed. I always want to be doing something, and being awake extra time allows me to get my academics done while still maintaining friendships and focusing on my personal passions.
3.     The third thing I believe makes me unique is that I have a photographic memory.  This helps me learn a lot of stuff in a short amount of time, but I have to learn things through watching them be performed as opposed to listening or reading instructions on how to complete a certain task. 
4.     Something else that separates me from most people is my organization. To most, I appear disorganized.  In reality, I appear disorganized but through all the disorganization in my room and backpack, I know where all my stuff is, I just have a different way of keeping track of my things than most people.
5.     The last thing that makes me unique is my personality.  My personality allows me to make friends quickly with people and maintain good relationships with the majority of people I meet.  I make a strong effort to keep good connections with people I meet and know, and believe this networking skill could benefit me in the future.


What I got out of my first interview is that I am a pretty outgoing person and a hardworking individual.  This goes along with my last point I wrote about myself, and made me realize that I am more hard working than I thought.

My second interview showed me that I am more organized than I thought.  This is a great confidence boost knowing I am not as messy as I previously thought I was.

My third interview showed me that I am helpful and always there for others.  I did not realize this about myself at all until it was told to me during this interview.

The fourth interview also made me realize that others see me as hardworking and always on top of my work.  I previously was under the impression people thought that I was lazy and not hard working.

The final interview I did made me realize that I have leveled out personality, which most people see as a good trait.  I am glad that I have this and think it can take me along way in the future.

My reflection from this is that people see me a little more positively than I previously saw myself, but also that a lot of the things I said about myself are accurate.  I don’t think I would really change anything after the interviews, but would probably add more things like hardworking, and that I am level headed.

5 comments:

  1. Hi Zack!
    I really enjoyed reading your post. One of my best friends also has ADHD and I get so tired of people thinking of it as something negative. She is one of the brightest and most organized people I know. She also has a very interesting sleep schedule like you. Maybe you're destined to be long lost friends haha. Your friends seem very genuine and support all the claims you've made about yourself!
    Check out my post if you have time: http://kristianasimon.blogspot.com/2016/03/whats-your-secret-sauce-week-9.html

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  2. Hey!

    It sounds like you definitely have a unique way of living! You have honed in on what works best for you and have run with it. Personally, I could never wake up at 7 and be up till 2am, because I get headaches whenever I nap. I like to be as productive during the day as possible, just like you, and I kinda wish I could try your way out haha. Its good that you know the best way for yourself to learn, it will definitely help you out throughout life and hopefully you can identify other's best learning techniques as well.

    Unfortunately I didn't make the Secret Sauce blog entry, but here is a link to my blog: http://jrozent3003.blogspot.com

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  3. I enjoyed reading/watching this and I agree that you may have focused on the wrong things in your initial reflection. I have ADHD too and it can be an advantage or a disadvantage. For example, in a job where you have to pay close attention to detail for long hours of the day is nearly impossible, whereas a job that requires multi-tasking and handling a high volume of tasks is where we excel. I think it's great that your friends had some good things to say about you. I had a little more difficulty with this project because I am studying abroad and so I had to get my friends to record the videos themselves and send it to me and I can't figure out how to get an audio recording onto a blog. Great job! You can check out my blog here: http://mistydawn67.blogspot.com.es/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html

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  4. Hi, Zack. I thought you did a good job with the interviews. I honestly thought that the first two people were the same and was relieved to find out that they weren't. I'm glad that you can take your perceived weaknesses and turn them into strengths. Malcom Gladwell actually wrote a book about that - if you're curious. it's called "David and Goliath," but, perhaps, you've already read it. I hope that you can use these traits to develop a strong product and strategy. Good job.

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  5. Hi Zack,

    I enjoyed reading your post. I liked that your interviews backed up what you said about yourself. It is really important that you know who you are in my opinion. Also, I think you did a good job interviewing people and it seemed like they gave you honest feedback. Unfortunately, I did not do this assignment but here is a link to my blog
    http://eastonmcginty.blogspot.com

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