By Planet Sitthixay, Trinity College Student
Is it just me, or have you also been feeling rather tense lately?
Simultaneously trying to maintain the stress of the upcoming exams, homework, normal daily stress, etc.
Well yea, it is pretty overwhelming.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to find ways to get back to my ‘productive mode’ and reduce the urge to procrastinate.
I’ve come across this Instagram post that my friend has shared which includes 15 things that you can tell yourself when you don’t feel like studying.
This method or a way of ‘motivation’ works, as it allows you to engage with your thoughts and understand the consequences of procrastinating your work.
So here are some things you could tell yourself:
via: https://www.instagram.com/p/BloO5_TlhHf/?utm_medium=copy_link
1. You are fortunate and privileged to have access to almost unlimited knowledge, and you should appreciate that.
2. Be one of those rare people who step over their insecurities and succeed.
3. Only 5 minutes. Only today. (Repeat it 5 minutes later and every day)
4. You will know what you can do as soon as you start. Ideas never appear from inactivity.
5. Make yourself proud.
6. One hour every day doesn’t feel much, but it’s 365 hours a year. You cant not succeed after so much work.
7. It is not supposed to be easy. Nothing extraordinary will come so easy.
8. Suppose you can advise someone to succeed. And wholeheartedly believe they can. Then why can’t you believe in yourself? Don’t you love yourself?
9. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear” - George Adair
10. Every mistake increases our chance to make progress.
11. If you give up now, you will have to return to this later but from the very beginning.
12. Let the process be your result.
13. Every moment you thought fears would suppress you has become the time you made it.
14. Maybe you think you can never find something to use your skills and mindset for. But if you continue investing in what matters to you, it will find its way there.
15. I allow you to think globally. You have a right to the boldest dream.
This could help to assist the connection between you with your ‘inner procrastinator’ self. To push through times you need the most support — that you know only you can help yourself.