snowflake challenge #15

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Challenge 15:

In your own space, create your own challenge.

First of all, I can't believe this is the last challenge! It really flew by. I managed to complete all 15, which feels like succeeding at a personal challenge that I didn't know I had. A quick thank you to all the mods who put in so much hard work in running this! Also to all the people who have commented here at any point- I enjoyed and appreciated seeing all your responses and interacting with you and I hope to come across you sometime in the near future.

This Snowflake Challenge really gave me a chance to interact with those that I normally would not have come across and I appreciate that. Not just that but the interaction in general. So that leads me to two personal challenge, which you are welcome to take on yourselves.

1. This year, step out of your comfort zone.

Interpret that however you would like. I know I am a perfectionist- it is not a brag; it's actually really inconvenient and frustrating because I'm often scared to try new things or get mad when something doesn't come out right the first time. My family has commented on it too.

This year, I want to be less afraid and try new things, in and out of fandom. Take a step I wouldn't have taken. As long as I'm not hurting anyone, I shouldn't be afraid to fail.

2. Participate.

From what I have realized from reading the responses to these challenges, people miss the older fandom days with more interaction and I think this is a 'be the change' situation. Whether that involves commenting, recc'ing, creating and/or all of the above, it can be done! We may not be able to go back to when forums were popular and you couldn't keep up with your LJ flist, but surely there are ways to bring that kind of activity to what we have now. I'm even figuring out Discord!

I was lucky enough to find two co-mods so that I could help run my first AO3 challenge. This year, maybe I will run my own community or lead something else. Someone suggested a more general comment_bingo (I have to find out who did that to credit them too), with permission from the people over at the Steve/Tony one who run a ship specific one, and even though it might be work, it hasn't left my head and I might try that. We'll see.

After all, like I said, it's worth a shot. :D

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I can see why it would! That's really something that would give almost anyone pause. :D

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I work in academia, so I have to attend a lot of 'touchy feely' type of things only some of which are really useful.

In one of the sessions I had to attend, the leader of the session asked "How many of you can sing, dance, draw, write?" and in a room with about 50 people in it, 4 raised their hands. Then she said, if this were a room full of 10 year olds, you would have all raised your hands. I always think about that when I decide I'm not going to post something... and then I post it! :D

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Got it. That is interesting, and I can imagine there being a lot of useful takeaways.

There is definitely something to keep in mind. As we get older, we tend to interpret the question 'can you do x' as 'can you do it well' or are 'are you great at it' rather than just a simple 'can you do x', which is a mind block that children usually don't have. There are aspects of our lives that we could for sure use that childlike confidence and it is good that you are letting that mentality push you forward. :D