confession 11 - reflections on assignment 1

so ... its in!! Assignment 1 done and dusted - and I finally managed to get it down to 2176 - thank goodness for the +10% word limit.

It was suggested that we post our reflections on the things we have learned from the assignment. I know they mean the stuff pertaining to the course, but......

I learned:

1. that i should have started my readings a little sooner
2. that knowing your assignment requirements before you read the course materials is much smarter than having to re-read info to pluck out the relevant bits
3. writing down page references as well as authors is very helpful
4. that its much better to write the references down just after you've read them and decided to include them rather than having to rifle through reams of paper to find the article again
5. that having children probably means that you need to allow a little more time than you thought
6. I'm too old to do all nighters - so its just as well i finished it on sunday!
7. That i should maintain the work habit i have got into over the last and begin the second assignment now (well... maybe after i've had a week off and caught up on some reading for fun!)