Blog # 8 The Art of Faliure

I don't like the idea of failure. It really just bothers me. So honestly, I did not want to read this article. I assumed that it was going to just sad and depressing. But I was pleasantly surprised with it. In the article, "The Art of Failure", it talked about the differences between choking and panicking in situations. It also gave some great examples of these.
A time in my life when I have where I have choked and panicked is when I took the ACT my junior year. I had taken a prep class that year, and had material I could study from. I felt like I was as prepared as I could be for this awful test. That day came, and now seems like a blur to me. I didn't totally bomb the test, but I definitely didn't do as well as I could have. I remember getting to questions and thinking, " You know how to do this! Just relax!" But noting came to my mind, I just had to guess, which put me in more of a panic.
Although no one likes to fail, it was nice to read this article and be able to totally relate to it. 

#7 Paying to Play

In the article, it talked about how payola works in the music world. I'm not 100% sure if  I clearly understand that concept, and the whole thing. But from what I did understand it seems like the whole "paying to play" idea is really strange and almost selfish. They don't play songs to have the listener enjoy them, they play certain songs to get them bumped up. I think they should just play songs that are new and good for the listeners benefit. Not play a new song over and over for the artist's benefit.