Fixation
fikˈsāSH(ə)n
Noun
An
obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.
In
my case that fixation right now is CoffeeCup, a software used to make
responsive websites. A software I’ve never encountered but have to master in
order to complete the tasks asked of me. A software that has little online
resources that can be used for assistance which leaves me to figure out the
inner workings. And finally, a software that I underestimated. It may sound
like I am having a tough time but you’d be surprised how much University
students end up learning on their own, we always figure it out and it has heightened
my interest in research. Having a fixation is detrimental to anyone, this I
know, yet I can’t ever seem to let anything go before I completely solve it. Fixation
has been one of my biggest obstacle in life, getting too caught up with one
thing making anything else temporarily irrelevant. So of course I came home and
just had to get the software on my personal machine. And even though it was my
free time I have been continuously trying to figure out more and more, so far
so good.
Monday
I arrived at Pangroove Elegant Events by eight when I wasn’t expected until nine,
I knew exactly where to go but yet I was still lost. I got there and the
administrative assistant, Emi, showed me how to use an accounting software she
uses for her daily tasks although she mentioned that accounting wouldn’t be my
focus but since I also do accounting she decided to show me a few things. Eventually
I was allowed to go to my desk and look through the website that I will be
creating a whole new layout for and came up with ideas of what I want it to
look like and that was my day, planning. I like to do and plan as I do, it’s
very hard for me to map out and then follow that map so I got into contact with
the owner of the business, David Hutchinson, to
figure out the recommended software and that’s when I first heard the name
‘Coffeecup’. Mr. Hutchinson had told me to plan it out until next week but who
am I kidding, I needed to start using the programme. I later sent him what I
was able to do, being that I am very new to the software, and he was very
impressed by what I was able to do and that I decided to start instead of
waiting until next week as he told me to. My progress in such a short time
showed him how capable I am of managing myself and the software. As the days
went by I slowly started to figure out some more advanced features and was able
to make changes to my previous work and do some very difficult things which I’m
proud to have achieved. Things I couldn’t figure out how to do when I first
encountered the programme I have accomplished through trial and error, like a
mobile navigation that actually worked. By the fourth day there I got a visit
from Mr. Hutchinson and was introduced to one of his clients as the intern that
would be doing his website and he later told me that I was doing a great job
and that I could use this work to market myself. In all of this, I am learning
something new and that is very valuable. ‘CoffeeCup’ is an obstacle to overcome
and I am very surprised and proud to have gotten this far in just one week as I
was told I’ve learned how to do a lot in a very short time, I guess fixation
has a good side to it among all of the bad it can bring.
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