I stroke the beam of my lamp slowly along the flank of something more permanent than fish or weed
As the author stroke his beam of his lamp on the flank, what he was doing can be looking back the wounds and emotions he had. And it's something that comes and never goes, unlike fish or weed, which doesn't leave lasting impact to our brain.
Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning. A “grading orientation” and a “learning orientation” have been shown to be inversely related and, as far as I can tell, every study that has ever investigated the impact on intrinsic motivation of receiving grades (or instructions that emphasize the importance of getting good grades) has found a negative effect.
I strongly agree with the impact this paragraph mentioned, it is very important to know that grading can be overwhelming and could make one loses confidence while learning. So it is indeed possible to have negative impact.
“We can’t change the world, at least not quickly, but we can change our brains. By practicingmindfulness all of us have the capacity to develop a deeper sense of calm.”— Rick Hanson, author,Resilient
focusing on ourself first, rather than trying to make some difference in this world. It is significant to have good mindset and develop calmness first to be ready to deal with tasks.
The mosteffective way to combat procrastination is to use time and project management strategies such as schedules,goal setting, and other techniques to get tasks accomplished in a timely manner.
It is truly important to schedule tasks and break the tasks into smaller pieces, in order to finish work step by step. Just like the quote which professor mentioned in class : "You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."
That spoils my ghostliness, I am afraid; but I don’t care—there is something strange about the house— Ican feel it.
The narrator sensed something that makes her insecure and afraid. And her emotions got triggered unreasonably because of it.