Mr-froggio - Canon World ;

Took me until about halfway through college before I realized “study” means “play with the material in a variety of ways until you understand it” and not just “read the assigned chapters and do the homework” and I think that probably should have been discussed at some point prior to that.

The only obstacle is you.

Because trust me, if you decided that you had enough of being the side character of your own life, you'd be unstoppable.

Yeah, you might be your biggest obstacle, but you're also your biggest strength.

While reading this, you're probably thinking that you won't let some self-sabotage become your routine, right ? And that you want to be the main character of your life ?

Well, then start acting like it.

one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

“The best listeners listen between the lines.”

— Nina Malkin