Education

Surviving education

I myself go to university at the moment and I am in my second year. Before that I have attended two colleges doing two different subjects and of course before that there was the school. I feel like I have some advice to share that you probably have heard so many times but I will try to explain in detail how they work. It is not jut empty words. 

Today I was walking to the bus stop to go to my first lecture of the year and it was raining and was still quite dark. It reminded of the times when I used to go to school and I had no choice of not going because school was a must. It inspired me to write this post. 

Sometimes on my way to school it used to be sunny and warm, sometimes it used to rain or be chilly. I think all the weather conditions are nice we just complain so much about the rain or the heat which doesn't allow us to appreciate the weather. There is always that smell after rain in the summer which is unpleasantly pleasant or winter has a smell and these pleasantries we have to treasure but instead we hate them. I am no different from you there but I do have moments of awe. Remembering moments like that make you smile and remember the old times which instantly lifts your mood and you start looking forward to your day. I had one of these mornings.

Back to the topic!

I was quite lucky to have a good brain that remembers and gets things easily so I didn't need to study too hard. However, many of my friends weren't the same as me. I used to help them a lot and to me it did seem weird how some people don't understand certain things. Some people need explanations, some practise. I suppose everyone is dealing with education differently as it is very personal thing. Everyone learns differently and our brains work differently or more like store the information differently. I only understood it after I started teaching little kids.Never judge people for how they learn because you wouldn't want to be judged for the same reason. 

My first advice would be don't question. Just don't, if you have been shown a way just stick with it you will get it one day but if you haven't got it straight away then you need a little practise to understand what is what. If you question you will just create a chaos inside your head and you will never get the finish line because question upon question and bam we are in a green field where nothing makes sense anymore and we can't see a thing. I feel like this is also a general life advice. 

First of all - relax. When you are relaxed and not stressing the information will come to you. Having said that I don't mean don't pay any attention to the lessons and just have fun with your friends. Having fun also relaxes you but you have to be your own judge of what is what and when it is enough.

Another advice is JUST DO IT. Be the evil parent that says "You are not going anywhere until you finish it." It is very hard and I struggle with it but you will feel soooooo good for pushing yourself. You will feel like you can concur the world with your power. You will also finish before everyone so you can make all of your friends jealous. 

Explanation: do it before the last day. I know this is what everyone says but it works so good. I will explain why. I give myself let's say a week to write a 5 paragraph essay. I aim to write 2 paragraphs a day which is not a lot at all. If you do the maths that is only 3 days of work out of possible 7. Some days I will not feel like doing anything, some days I will do more or some days I will write 1 paragraph. That is okay because I have some time to procrastinate and I would still finish it on time. Of course if you have more work you'll take more possible days to finish. If I follow my rules I usually finish a few days before and that is when everyone is starting doing theirs and trust me to be able to say of I have finished to your friends and having nothing to worry about is the best feeling ever. Try it! 

Sometimes I would struggle to finish, let's say I'd have 2 lines to write but I cannot be bothered, that is when my evil parent came out. I just push myself - no mercy. God it is hard but so so worth it.

To make it easier to push yourself I sometimes treat myself. Not to food but to things. Maybe there is a lipstick that I like or bag, shoes. If I finish my work early I can treat myself which motivates me to do my work and I also get things that I desire. 

Start the day with a good mood, think happy thoughts and exciting experiences you might be doing soon. Starting a day with a smile makes the day go quicker and it will make you happier. 

 Also just have faith in yourself. Never think about yourself as not worthy or stupid because if I can do it so can you. 

Yours Izabele

xoxo