the studyblr and studygram communities are wonderful. nearly everybody is extremely kind, helpful, and motivating!! i love that about us. and we all work so hard, right?? of course!
but sometimes that can be a problem.
you know those 100 days of productivity challenges that you see going around sometimes??? i was thinking today, and often students- especially studyblrs/studygrams- feel the need to be productive every day. all the time. and that’s just not realistic, nor is it fair to ourselves.
we’re human. we have off days. we need time to recharge. please please please don’t feel badly if all you could do today was survive. you don’t need to read a hundred pages or run a mile or revise a chapter every single day to have worth as a person. you’re doing your best, and that’s all you can do! working to improve ourselves is important, yes, but so is being gentle with ourselves and recognizing our limits. this is especially true for those of us with mental illnesses or chronic illnesses that impede our ability to work sometimes. it’s okay!!! bc you are strong as hell friend n you are doing great.
just don’t overwork yourself. take a deep breath, cut yourself some slack. you don‘t have to feel guilty for not wanting to study all the time, or not finishing everything you planned to, or not being productive every second of the day. you are not any less of a studyblr or a person.