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I know this is completely irrelevant, but I'm in year 8 and I feel so old.
Daweiii:
--- Quote from: PhoenixxFire on November 13, 2019, 12:13:16 am ---Please be more mindful of the impact your words can have and how your words can be interpreted in future. Being dismissive of someone's concerns when they're sharing things that could be sensitive to them isn't okay.
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Whoops! My sole intention was to only tease myself and I didn't acknowledge any potential repercussions. My apologies :)
@Shxh, I didn't properly read that you wanted to get into medicine.
Medicine is a great career and subject, but I really feel you shouldn't worry too much about the preparation now. In my case, even though I played video games a lot, I studied diligently for 'pre-medicine' subjects in my junior years of high school which completely burned me out - I rejected parties, hang outs and didn't join the sporting clubs which, in hindsight, adversely affected me.
Not indulging yourself fully in academia now is, in my opinion, beneficial, because you get to meet a lot of like-minded people which in turn will help you in the long run.
yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost:
Your concerns are totally valid and current.
I always used to think of that, and sometimes I would think of worse things that can happen in the future when I was young like you.
But what I learnt is that doing exactly that is wasting time worrying. I was like wow I just spent 30 mins of my youth worrying about my short life when I could have been doing other things in that 30 mins.
Life is funny and I think we should stay in the present as much as possible! If we are in the past or future we are cheating ourselves from being in the present, and in a way, wasting our short time here. Do what you love and focus on the now! Instead of worrying about that ATAR use that time worrying, to study or have fun so you know you have done all you can to achieve that.
You are a bright young person and have a long and successful life ahead of you. i believe you will get into medicine one way or another, hopefully by getting 99. Nevertheless, if you are so strongly intended on getting into medicine, no doubt you will create that future for yourself. You are in control at the end of the day, this is your life and you have complete control over it. Make every moment count! ❤️❤️
yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost:
--- Quote from: arshia01 on November 13, 2019, 09:46:52 am ---I personally have a really bad mindset, which is slowly changing, I feel like sometimes I focus too much on my grades and etc. But I just don't find any actual enjoyment in relaxing anymore, because I'm just so focussed on 'being productive' and doing enough work every night (and I practically never fulfil my own expectations for this anyway). Do any of you have tips on how to change this mindset? Honestly, don't know what to do, I don't want it to affect me in vce, so I'm trying to change it as soon as possible.
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I kind of had this too. Sometimes, I even felt guilty for not doing work :/ but I learnt having a balance is most important.
I think it is Bri MT, who has this lovely quote...
'Invest in wellbeing, so it an invest in you'
Doing work is good, but ask yourself, is the work you are doing actually helping you? Or are you just working for the sake of it?
Throughout VCE I actually didn't have any expectations when studying, I would just get home and read over notes or revise for any SACs I had coming up. Maybe timing yourself is the best way to go. So if you study for an hour, you know you have studied for the 'correct' amount of time, and maybe this will allow you to enjoy your free time more because for that day, you have done your part of being productive. I hope that makes sense (:
But yeah the quote, like it's quite powerful and maybe tell yourself and remind yourself of it. Tell yourself relaxing is productive because in the long run, it will benefit your grades more than studying will, there is not point studying a lot to end up being burnt out at the exams.
Lol I wrote a lot, I hope that helps even in the slightest way.
Good luck (: don't stress too much and trust yourself (:
for_icarus:
--- Quote from: yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost on November 13, 2019, 10:45:05 am ---I kind of had this too. Sometimes, I even felt guilty for not doing work :/ but I learnt having a balance is most important.
I think it is Bri MT, who has this lovely quote...
'Invest in wellbeing, so it an invest in you'
Doing work is good, but ask yourself, is the work you are doing actually helping you? Or are you just working for the sake of it?
Throughout VCE I actually didn't have any expectations when studying, I would just get home and read over notes or revise for any SACs I had coming up. Maybe timing yourself is the best way to go. So if you study for an hour, you know you have studied for the 'correct' amount of time, and maybe this will allow you to enjoy your free time more because for that day, you have done your part of being productive. I hope that makes sense (:
But yeah the quote, like it's quite powerful and maybe tell yourself and remind yourself of it. Tell yourself relaxing is productive because in the long run, it will benefit your grades more than studying will, there is not point studying a lot to end up being burnt out at the exams.
Lol I wrote a lot, I hope that helps even in the slightest way.
Good luck (: don't stress too much and trust yourself (:
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wow, thank you so much! that's really interesting, I'll keep it mind :)
www:
I just want to echo this sentiment again: if your school has a dedicated social worker, counsellor, or psychologist (or otherwise, a trusted teacher), I definitely recommend setting up a session to express any of your concerns and to see where it goes from there! I feel not enough people utilised such services during secondary school at my place, including myself, until a concerned teacher would take it in their own hands and recommend an appointment on behalf of the student.
A balance in life can be hard to achieve (some would argue truly impossible), but I think if you can maintain a balance (or perceived balance) more often than you're in a state of imbalance and distress, you're already getting there. Reflect upon and process some of the great posts here already. Don't feel like you can't have these chaotic and stressful feelings either - they are not irrelevant, they are valid - maybe some of the advice, reflection, and/or a school counsellor visit can help you adjust and tweak the intensity of them for the benefit of yourself.
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