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Struggling to have the 'motivation' to study or progressing through life in general
It's as the title suggests. I don't exactly have an outlet and feel the need to write into the void. I have graduation exams in less than 10 days, and so far, I haven't studied a wink. I've attended multiple entrance exams to universities and recently a few days ago, I received news in the mail that I failed one of my vital school exams that I'd have to retake in September. In the mean time, that means I still (unfortunately) have to study for exams, and it's burnt a hole through me that I don't see the point in continuing onward. I've been isolated for the past few weeks ever since I've received my final report card, and it seems it'll continue to be that way even way past all of my exams. I have no social life, nothing to look forward to. It's hard for me to pick up something without being extremely demotivated and I live to only survive, which is not exactly ideal. People's encouragement doesn't work because oftentimes it's either shallow or comes across as 'toxic positivity' like, "You'll get over it, think about the benefits!" or "Lock in, or you'll fail." Yeah, I know. But how when it's already so difficult to get up first thing in the morning? Does anyone have any tips? Or is there anyone who feels the same way?
I don't known in which stage of education you are. But as someone that finished almost all levels of education, (I don't have a phd) , I can tell you that life continues with such slumps. In my own experience, what always helped me, was going out and trying something new. In real life, take a language class, or a comic or manga class, when you're a...... reply
I went through and is still going through something similar. I've realized that it's really hard to keep on track with whatever you need to do when you have no friends to compare yourself too. Having good friends and knowing what they are doing can give you a sense of urgency and more motivation to do something, to not feel left behind.
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