Carrying
so many things in my mind sometimes provokes that I commit serious mistakes.
One of those mistakes happened last week.
For
my profession, I shall take continuing education courses periodically. Last
year, I completed some of those courses online. After finishing each online
course, I must print a certificate and send it to the state board. But now the
board doesn’t have the certificates of four courses; and, worst of all, I don’t
find copies of them in my records. I have been all weekend scratching my head
thinking about where I have copies of those certificates.
Long
story short, next week I need to take additional courses to renew my
professional license. That means spending more than a hundred dollars plus gas
and two days of my busy life.
Lesson
learned: I must keep track of my professional records and declutter my mind
from insignificant things.
Carrying so many things in my mind sometimes provokes that I commit serious mistakes.* One of those mistakes happened last week.
ReplyDeleteFor my profession, I HAVE TO take continuing education courses periodically. Last year, I completed some of those courses online. After finishing each online course, I must print a certificate and send it to the state board. But now the board doesn’t have the certificates of four OF THE courses; and, worst of all, I CAn’t find copies of them in my records. I have been scratching my head ALL WEEKEND thinking about where I have copies of those certificates.
Long story short, next week I need to take additional courses to renew my professional license. That means spending more than a hundred dollars plus gas and two days of my busy life.
Lesson learned: I must keep track of my professional records and declutter** my mind from insignificant things.
*Grammatically correct, but I would shorten it... Carrying so many things in my mind sometimes provokes serious mistakes... Carrying so many things in my mind sometimes make me commit serious mistakes.
**Great word.
Thanks Matt. Don't you like the 'shall' there?
ReplyDelete"Shall" is rarely used, at least in the US. It's quite formal. I can think of two contexts where I see it: in the Ten Commandments (e.g. Thou shall not kill.), and at work when we are writing requirements for projects. To indicate an absolute requirement, we use "shall", as in "The product shall operate at temperatures up to 150 degrees."
ReplyDeleteIn normal speech and writing, "have to" and "must" take the place of "shall".
Gracias por la explicación.
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