Prodigy

When I was in first year college, I became notorious for breezing through exams in under thirty minutes. At first, I felt pretty good about myself; but that was until I noticed that my other classmates were still only a quarter of the way through whenever I went out the door. After a few more tests, I began to feel sorry for them; and I also began to feel rather arrogant for always finishing first.
As a result, I ended up taking more and more time in my tests; and, the scary thing was I didn't even notice it. I allowed my personal feelings for my classmates who remained behind because of their own choice get in the way of my thinking. I was more concerned with fitting in, than with my own personal improvement; and it began to reflect in my day to day actions as well. I began to slack off, I began to avert my energy from doing what I wanted to do, to doing all the things I shouldn't be doing.
It was a good thing I managed to see it before it became a habit. That way, it's a lot easier to be rid of; and it allows more time for me to grow in terms of habits, and new disciplines. I've always thought that falling down was hard. I was wrong. It's getting up that's the hard part; but then, I also say that anything is as easy as you imagine it to be.