1. The fear project that I responded most strongly to was the one about being afraid of not living up to the expectations set for you by yourself and others. This was an underlying fear that many people seemed to share, but the one that hit hardest for me, was the guy who talked about his fear of sacrificing his own personal creative goals to meet the "success" goals his parents set for him.
2. I responded strongly to this one because I share a similar fear. I also have parents who expect a lot from me professionally and a lot of my own goals that contradict their's. They don't see the purpose of my specialization in entertainment and technology and I don't see the purpose of living a meaningless life on a mountain of money. This creates a rift between us that is the root of a lot of anxiety.
3. It makes me wonder if by (sort of) saying "fuck it" to the assignment, and to many parts of school at large, I'm expressing a rebellion that I've always had trouble with at home. It seems like some of my best work comes to be from when I subvert an overwhelming pressure by abandoning the rules and thinking outside the box.This is perhaps a skill earned by growing up under strict rules and learning how to use them to my advantage.
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