I was always taking garbage from around the house and making my own toys. I wasn't given a Wii or an Xbox or anything. Ann Makosinski More Quotes by Ann Makosinski More Quotes From Ann Makosinski My biggest hurdle usually has to do with concentration. I have a tendency to kind of start working on something, and then, all of a sudden, I'll totally divert and do something totally different. Ann Makosinski something start different kind I think everything starts with an idea. No matter how crazy it is, you should always try to bring it to life. Ann Makosinski think you crazy life I'm probably not as good in the topics that I'm less passionate about than the ones I spend all my time on. Ann Makosinski good my-time passionate time I studied physics 12 in summer school after I completed grade 12. Did I enjoy it initially? No, I had found physics difficult since grade 11, and I struggled a lot. Did I learn from it? Yes, and as I improved, I started enjoying it more. Ann Makosinski difficult enjoy physics school If I don't do something constructive every day, I feel like I have wasted my time, and I almost feel guilty for not doing something I could have learned from. Ann Makosinski every-day feel day time It is important for me to remember that time learning anything substantial, even if it's not my favourite topic, is time well used. Ann Makosinski me learning time remember I'd take garbage, and I'd glue them together and create inventions. Ann Makosinski inventions create garbage together I think it is important to have a balance of science and arts to be able to be accessible in either fields. Ann Makosinski think balance important science Not being given everything encourages you to create... That was one of the first steps for me learning to invent things. Ann Makosinski everything me you learning Phone screens are too small to properly appreciate YouTube videos. Ann Makosinski youtube phone small appreciate Sport is one way of keeping kids off their phones. Ann Makosinski off phones kids way I just think we need to find a way, because we don't dispose of them very well; they have very bad chemicals in them. If we could just find a way, maybe start at a small step with eliminating batteries perhaps in small electronic devices, and then possibly in the future go bigger, that would be great. Ann Makosinski step great think future What I kind of want to spread as my message to all kinds of youth that I get to reach out to is, you can do cool stuff; you've just got to put in time and be dedicated. Ann Makosinski cool you youth time Creativity was born out of necessity because I didn't have many things to play with. Ann Makosinski things born creativity play I'm sure we've all had that annoying experience when we desperately need a flashlight, we find one, and the batteries are out. Imagine how much money we would save and the amount of toxins leached into the soil, etc., reduced if we didn't use any batteries in flashlights! Ann Makosinski find need experience money Just because you're in college, or a university student, that does not mean you're the only thing you are. Ann Makosinski student you university college I think parents are probably really excited for their kids and want to give them everything. But there should be a limit on how much you give your kids. Because kids are quite creative, especially at a young age when they don't really know what rules are. Ann Makosinski parents think you age I have lots of different interests. Any of my friends will know I'm interested both in science and in art. Ann Makosinski know friends science art My attention span has never been on point - in school as well - unless I'm very, very, very into something. Ann Makosinski something never attention school I know a lot of people around the world have these problems where there's just no light, no electricity, nothing. Ann Makosinski problems light people world
