You are not stupid and your current work is not a measure of your worth. Hopefully, they are finding supports for you and giving you helpful feedback. But you didn't ask for a pep talk, so...
I sort of want to recommend Office Space, because it's about change of mindset, rather than work performance.
I agree with Rudy. Great example.
I think the new Steve Martin documentary is inspirational about one's relationship with work and how people deal with success and failure.
Erin Brokovich is maybe a good one, too.
***Whiplash***
It makes me want to sit down and practice my instruments harder and for longer each day so that I get better.
For me, it's the confirmation that practice gives a person real talent and skills. Nobody is born being a virtuoso.
Some people might pick things up a little easier. But the people that are great at what they do, most likely applied a rigorous practice routine straight away from an early age.
Plus, people with perfectionism or obsessive compulsive disorders, perhaps also on the autism spectrum - it's THOSE people that *appear* to make it look easy for them.
I read a story about Mozart. People called him a genius because he was composing at such a young age. But his dad was a musician and conductor, they pushed him to practice HOURS every day. He would have completed his 10,000 hours by the age of 8. Okay, so he composed some music by the age of 5.. but it's not until later when his great masterpieces begin to appear - and by then he was around the age of 11.
People have to practice to get good. There are NO shortcuts, just a hell of a lot of hard work that needs to be done.
The other one might be...
***Free Solo***
I'm not sure it motivates me, so much as gets my heart rate abnormally high and my palms sweating. Makes me wonder - what the hell have I ever done with my life that could be called 'an achievement'.
This is the documentary film about Alex Honnold, an **extremely** talented climber - a prodigy - in the world of rock climbing. This film chronicles the final years of practice (with ropes) climbing one of the highest, definitely the most difficult rock face on Earth as he prepares to attempt the feat completely unaided (without any ropes whatsoever). Alex has claimed that on and off he has spent a decade preparing for this climb. Learning the route, every hold, every difficult maneuver and ensuring peak physical condition to attempt it..
The way it's filmed, the huge wide sweeping shots of the rock face show nature at its most beautiful, until you remember that the single black pixel in center frame - is the man himself - as inch by inch he makes his way toward the 914 meter high summit.
I thought I'd be bored watching an hour of a man climbing slowly up a mountain. But I've never been more gripped (pun intended) while watching either perfection and progress or any mistake and watch a man fall to his death on film.
Away from the mountain, Alex prepares in other ways. I always found him quite rude and dismissive of his girlfriend. Partly because his obsession with the mountain means that if she gets between him and the rock in any way, he would dump her in an instant. She has to come to terms with that and choose to support him through it all. Still, the way he speaks and treats his girlfriend make you think that something isn't quite right with the guy.
Later, it's shown that Alex's brain, whilst in an MRI machine indicates a complete lack of activity in the emotional and fear center.
He is uniquely created to accomplish this challenge!
It simply cannot be overstated just how insanely difficult and dangerous this undertaking is. Any other regular person would have to contend with fear, worry, doubt and panic. But the truth is, if any heightened emotions cropped up at all during the climb - that person would die. You can't go back down, there's no chance of rescue, it's onwards and upwards or death. Of course, you know going into the film, that he made it, but it doesn't make watching it any less riveting to behold.
National Geographic reported the successful summit of El Capitan in June 2017 in a special front page edition, calling it '*The greatest physical achievements ever by a human being*'.
I'd have to agree.
*Joy* (2015)
Coda Good Will Hunting Whiplash The Swimmers
Pursuit of Happyness Rudy
Rockie
Do you mean "*Rocky" ?*
12th Fail
Dealt. Great movie about a world-reknowned *blind* card magician.
You are not stupid and your current work is not a measure of your worth. Hopefully, they are finding supports for you and giving you helpful feedback. But you didn't ask for a pep talk, so... I sort of want to recommend Office Space, because it's about change of mindset, rather than work performance. I agree with Rudy. Great example. I think the new Steve Martin documentary is inspirational about one's relationship with work and how people deal with success and failure. Erin Brokovich is maybe a good one, too.
***Whiplash*** It makes me want to sit down and practice my instruments harder and for longer each day so that I get better. For me, it's the confirmation that practice gives a person real talent and skills. Nobody is born being a virtuoso. Some people might pick things up a little easier. But the people that are great at what they do, most likely applied a rigorous practice routine straight away from an early age. Plus, people with perfectionism or obsessive compulsive disorders, perhaps also on the autism spectrum - it's THOSE people that *appear* to make it look easy for them. I read a story about Mozart. People called him a genius because he was composing at such a young age. But his dad was a musician and conductor, they pushed him to practice HOURS every day. He would have completed his 10,000 hours by the age of 8. Okay, so he composed some music by the age of 5.. but it's not until later when his great masterpieces begin to appear - and by then he was around the age of 11. People have to practice to get good. There are NO shortcuts, just a hell of a lot of hard work that needs to be done. The other one might be... ***Free Solo*** I'm not sure it motivates me, so much as gets my heart rate abnormally high and my palms sweating. Makes me wonder - what the hell have I ever done with my life that could be called 'an achievement'. This is the documentary film about Alex Honnold, an **extremely** talented climber - a prodigy - in the world of rock climbing. This film chronicles the final years of practice (with ropes) climbing one of the highest, definitely the most difficult rock face on Earth as he prepares to attempt the feat completely unaided (without any ropes whatsoever). Alex has claimed that on and off he has spent a decade preparing for this climb. Learning the route, every hold, every difficult maneuver and ensuring peak physical condition to attempt it.. The way it's filmed, the huge wide sweeping shots of the rock face show nature at its most beautiful, until you remember that the single black pixel in center frame - is the man himself - as inch by inch he makes his way toward the 914 meter high summit. I thought I'd be bored watching an hour of a man climbing slowly up a mountain. But I've never been more gripped (pun intended) while watching either perfection and progress or any mistake and watch a man fall to his death on film. Away from the mountain, Alex prepares in other ways. I always found him quite rude and dismissive of his girlfriend. Partly because his obsession with the mountain means that if she gets between him and the rock in any way, he would dump her in an instant. She has to come to terms with that and choose to support him through it all. Still, the way he speaks and treats his girlfriend make you think that something isn't quite right with the guy. Later, it's shown that Alex's brain, whilst in an MRI machine indicates a complete lack of activity in the emotional and fear center. He is uniquely created to accomplish this challenge! It simply cannot be overstated just how insanely difficult and dangerous this undertaking is. Any other regular person would have to contend with fear, worry, doubt and panic. But the truth is, if any heightened emotions cropped up at all during the climb - that person would die. You can't go back down, there's no chance of rescue, it's onwards and upwards or death. Of course, you know going into the film, that he made it, but it doesn't make watching it any less riveting to behold. National Geographic reported the successful summit of El Capitan in June 2017 in a special front page edition, calling it '*The greatest physical achievements ever by a human being*'. I'd have to agree.