I’m not equipped to give recommendations for this class based on anything other than my own experience, and that experience, for whatever reason, created a lot of internal turmoil for me. Below are the characteristics of my personality, that made ds106 really crazy for me.

1)  I have guilt.

I don’t personally feel really excited about ds106, but I have the feeling I’ll be thanking Jim Groom someday when I stop feeling guilty about self-indulgence. It would seem that if you’re not a masochist person, and you won’t hit your head against a wall because you spent 2 hours on a mashup that will be forgotten in 2 seconds… this class is for you!

2) I have anxiety issues.

I felt an insane amout of pressure to be creative. Jim Groom has this way of making every assignment sound like it’s of the utmost importance. I both believed him and didn’t believe him. He had this kind of parental aura about him. It felt like my mom was telling me something was important, and if I failed she’d be disappointed. I never reacted well to that parental tactic because I don’t work well under stress. For me procrastination is the result of feeling like there’s no hope of doing well anyway. It’s never the result of just not wanting to do something. In fact, I generally get most of my work done way ahead of time, so I don’t have to feel stressed. If you are an anxiety ridden individual who lets your anxiety run your life, you will not do well. If you are an anxiety ridden individual who copes well with that feeling, then go ahead and take ds106!