I don't believe in luck. Luck, is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. And as "luck" would have it... I was mightily prepared when the opportunity presented itself in the form of Paul's Life and Letters Final today. Did I ace it?? Probably not...but I'm confident I passed.
I'm not a good test taker. Some people just know how to study.. and know how to regurgitate. Too many times during college, I think I know the material, but come test time, I just fail to perform. Not today... Especially when our teacher, specifically drilled us hard yesterday in our final class. And I had a feeling I needed to study that one question. BAM!!! That question was pretty much 1/3 of the final.
Brings back memories of the other time I got "lucky." Digital Design in my Masters course... and I went to office hours the day before the final to figure out how to answer one question. The professor went into detail, step by step, on what to do. I even had a buddy (colleague, actually) who was in there with me. The next day... that was one of the questions on the final. BAM!!!! Took me 3 minutes to regurgitate everything. The dude who was with me... also lucked out.
Doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes, during a midterm or final... if you're stuck, then you're stuck. Not today.
Mood: at the crosspoint of preparation and opportunity... aka lucky
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