It's reading period here at Wellesley. Reading period for me is just an extension of exam week. I have papers to write for three of my four classes. For the other class I have a cumulative exam. Since my final assignments are writing intensive I just use reading period as a time to work on the papers. If I were to leave them for exam week I wouldn't be able to complete them.
I dread finals and yet I find something appealing about them. Because I spend a lot of time procrastinating on the internet, I am suddenly immersed in the internet culture for which I am usually oblivious. I find, listen and love music I have never heard before. I view images and read articles that inspire (one of which I will talk about below). But best of all, I become introspective. I have numerous personal epiphanies and gain a much stronger sense of self. It would be great if those moments occurred during the day and not at 3:30 AM, but you cannot plan creativity.
My first find of finals period is this article about leadership. Leadership is, and has been for many years, of great interest to me. I like the ideas this article brings to the table: “If you’re going to engage people in change, there’s a whole language of narrative that goes with it,” said Ganz.
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