As I moved through the different songs, I was very hard on myself and kept repeating each part and song until I felt like I had gotten in close to perfect. I am the same way when playing video games - I'm never happy to move on with just one or two stars, but want to feel like I have mastered a section before moving onto the next. Even with my last song, although I received three songs, I will go back to it to make sure I am happy with how I am playing.
This seems similar to how I learn things in general. I am very hard on myself and need to have done things almost perfectly or else I don't feel like I've succeeded. This has done me well in life and jobs because my performance is always above what is expected of me, but it comes at a price. I've had to realize this year during my credential program that not everything can be done perfectly. I want to be a perfect teacher, but no one is ever a perfect teacher. That's one of the things that draws me so much to the profession - there is always something we can improve upon. It's frustrating, though because I feel like I am doing my students a disservice to not be perfect. Hopefully my learning as a teacher can continue without me feeling like I'm a failure because of lacking perfection.
Next week, I'll move onto the next section of four fingers. The game is interesting in the order it has you play things - not how I would have chosen. However, when I did it how I had chosen last time, I didn't make it through. Hopefully this will help me to get through. Although my fingers are still sore when playing, they are much better than last week - I must have callouses building up - yay! See below the picture of how far I've moved. I'm almost through the first page, but still have a long way to go!