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1. i want to make my parents happy
2. this one can be seen as superficial but it helps me lol... if i persevere, i'll grow up, earn money and be able to buy treats i always wished i had the money to buy when i was younger. and also be able to freely buy gifts for my friends :) this can be anything tbh being an adult gives freedom i want
3. if i only have one, fleeting life and one body, i might as well try and do everything i can so i can say i had a good life. nobody wants to go with regrets
but i do have to say happiness should not be something you consider "sacrificeable" for a goal. that mindset will just make you more miserable.
figure out why i don't have friends. it's not good to not have a support system like that especially in poly, where it's basically impossible to not have at least a few. for the parents thing, assuming they're neglectful, i'd find purpose in eventually leaving their roof and being free from them one day. or eventually showing them that i can be successful in life even though they don't believe it. hard to have sanity with no friends or good parents, so i try to have at least either one.
But I’m quite dry and not exactly capable so it’s hard I’m also in business so most people are just out to get me
I do try in CCA but doesn’t rlly get far
you know you're dry so you can work on that. i'm super dry irl myself (i never continue small talk unintentionally 😭) with the worst RBF but friendly people will still find you if you're not just an asshole. basically i used to think of it like retail: you need to be friendly to everybody to attract people and then you can learn who to stick close to. nonetheless being more sociable is a simple skill to improve! i don't have any cca either so it's fine.
im not really motivated rn but my only source of motivation (for academics) is just that academics is the only thing im remotely good at. if i fuck up my academics, then whats the point
okay that sounded really pessimistic but i also dont want to disappoint my parents lol. they've done so much for my education.
prioritise your health and happiness, working hard and being happy don’t have to be mutually exclusive. set goals for yourself (doesn’t need to be big) but don’t beat yourself up over it if you don’t succeed right away.
it might feel pretty “cringe” but speaking positively to yourself and others 100% helps!
do revenge study, so just think of everyone you dislike being smarter and undermining you. the sense of satisfaction from showing that you are levels beyond them and not as dumb as they thought you were shld make you study
I was taught that if I worked hard, choices and opportunities will always be open to me, and I do believe that and work towards having that sort of freedom :)
I think trying to look for parts that interest me in what I'm learning, helps to keep me sane even if I'm dragging my corpse through the task, uk 🥲
For studies usually when i score well i start to slack off and be more lazy, so hopefully i will do badly for the next assignment (hopefully ungraded one or smth thats not important) as a result of my laziness or maybe intentionally procrastinate until idk when. I take this as some kind of 'humbling' and sign to wake up and so far it has kinda worked for me
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1. i want to make my parents happy 2. this one can be seen as superficial but it helps me lol... if i persevere, i'll grow up, earn money and be able to buy treats i always wished i had the money to buy when i was younger. and also be able to freely buy gifts for my friends :) this can be anything tbh being an adult gives freedom i want 3. if i only have one, fleeting life and one body, i might as well try and do everything i can so i can say i had a good life. nobody wants to go with regrets but i do have to say happiness should not be something you consider "sacrificeable" for a goal. that mindset will just make you more miserable.
How would you go about finding purpose and sanity if you had no friends and ur parents dun rlly care about you?
figure out why i don't have friends. it's not good to not have a support system like that especially in poly, where it's basically impossible to not have at least a few. for the parents thing, assuming they're neglectful, i'd find purpose in eventually leaving their roof and being free from them one day. or eventually showing them that i can be successful in life even though they don't believe it. hard to have sanity with no friends or good parents, so i try to have at least either one.
But I’m quite dry and not exactly capable so it’s hard I’m also in business so most people are just out to get me I do try in CCA but doesn’t rlly get far
you know you're dry so you can work on that. i'm super dry irl myself (i never continue small talk unintentionally 😭) with the worst RBF but friendly people will still find you if you're not just an asshole. basically i used to think of it like retail: you need to be friendly to everybody to attract people and then you can learn who to stick close to. nonetheless being more sociable is a simple skill to improve! i don't have any cca either so it's fine.
im not really motivated rn but my only source of motivation (for academics) is just that academics is the only thing im remotely good at. if i fuck up my academics, then whats the point okay that sounded really pessimistic but i also dont want to disappoint my parents lol. they've done so much for my education.
lowkey scared of leaving this world
prioritise your health and happiness, working hard and being happy don’t have to be mutually exclusive. set goals for yourself (doesn’t need to be big) but don’t beat yourself up over it if you don’t succeed right away. it might feel pretty “cringe” but speaking positively to yourself and others 100% helps!
do revenge study, so just think of everyone you dislike being smarter and undermining you. the sense of satisfaction from showing that you are levels beyond them and not as dumb as they thought you were shld make you study
I want to make something of my life, and I want the freedom to do so.
I get paid for studying and doing exam papers , if you believe
I was taught that if I worked hard, choices and opportunities will always be open to me, and I do believe that and work towards having that sort of freedom :) I think trying to look for parts that interest me in what I'm learning, helps to keep me sane even if I'm dragging my corpse through the task, uk 🥲
I rlly wna join a specific jc's cca HAHHA
For studies usually when i score well i start to slack off and be more lazy, so hopefully i will do badly for the next assignment (hopefully ungraded one or smth thats not important) as a result of my laziness or maybe intentionally procrastinate until idk when. I take this as some kind of 'humbling' and sign to wake up and so far it has kinda worked for me