| To err is human. Persistance is evil. By your post, you clearly show a will to amend your past actions, and to work seriously now, to get grades you deserve - not just because you're "good at anything you touch", but because you are good and apply effort. Trust me on this one, these deserved success will taste like ambrosia. At the moment, do not overtly blame yourself. Many people can't see through themselves like you did. Yet since we're all human, we all fail time to time. The real danger, as you so clearly phrased, is self delusion, ie refusing to see or understand how or why we fail. The TV philosopher of my childhood said it best - "knowing is half the battle" (†) †: Gi Joe, famous tv philosopher, giving quotes and wisdom to children, worldwide :-) |