I do not count myself as someone that works hard. If I come across as one, it may just be a reflection of what I am striving to become. Yeah... I am striving to become a hardworking person, but then I know that, the definition of "hardwork" varies for many people, depending on what their standards are and what expectations are required of them.
So, If I were to judge myself, (which I think I am doing a good job of lately) I would not consider myself a hardworking fellow. But I am working to change that, actively. And Hive has been one tool that has been very instrumental in my "work-in-progress".
A few days ago, 10days ago, to be precise. I made a post titled when the healthy is looking to be sick: examining hypochondriasis. My goal was to try to shed some light on some of the experience I have had with patients as a doctor. It was meant to say a few things about the mental condition called "hypochondriasis". I tried to do some work and brush my knowledge of the condition since it had been a long time since medical school.
I did some reading to be abreast with latest trends regarding the condition. But then I committed a blunder. You see, while reading on the subject, I knew I had residual knowledge from what I was taught in school, I just needed to get a few novel facts and spice up the post. So I consulted this article. It's an article written by John Hart and Thr枚stur Bj枚rgvinsson comparing "health anxiety and hypochondriasis. It is a good read.
While creating my post, I made reference to a few facts from the article. For example,
Hypochondriasis describes a condition in which a person believes, or at least to
very strongly suspects, that he/she is sick with a serious, perhaps life-threatening disease, even when medical assessments and examination reveal otherwise. Such fear can become so debilitating that the patient can become bed-bound or invalid...
and this
...Body Dysmorphic Disorder(BDD) in which a person is aggressively preoccupied with a perceived defect in his/her appearance...
My crime was failing to mention that this article was of immense help in providing me with the information I had provided in the article. This is a form of plagiarism and I am aware that this is totally unacceptable in the Hive community. I should have properly referenced the article giving credit to the authors for their immense work and study in providing enlightenment concerning the said subject.
This is one of my many shortcomings in my quest to becoming a hardworking person. I should have proofread my post. Maybe I would have found out that I had failed to cite my references properly. Maybe, if I wasn't as listless as I was that day, I might have made an upward effort to make sure that the post was free from every form of plagiarism.
But then, I have learnt my lesson. I am not as listless as I was 10days ago. 10days is enough time to make adjustments and try to walk in the right path. I have seen the damage that plagiarism can do if it goes unchecked. I have heard stories in history of how someone's lifework was copied and replicated by another as original and the real author was left to suffer. I think Nikola Tesla suffered some of that at the hand of Thomas Edison, but I cant be sure. I would need to revisit my history class.
I am truly sorry for such a blunder and this is me making a bold and unfettered announcement, a promise I intend to keep with all of my might, no to the hive community that I would never be found plagiarizing content of any kind. I am a content creator and I do understand what it means to see your work being plagiarized.
As punishment for my gross act of negligence, I would be doing a 60day content creation Spree. This has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. But I know that, not only would this show my commitment to create original content, it would also help me become a better person. If and when I achieve this milestone, I hope I would have crossed a Rubicon regarding my journey to becoming hardworking.
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