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I was thinking about how busy I've been lately, sacrificing many of my joys and hobbies for a year as I try to become the best student and invest this time for the future. As an A Level student, my current years are critical- a poor university application or grades below A*AA in my 3 subjects will ruin my chances of entering medical school. And for me, this means the collapse of the future I've always wanted to pursue.
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Investing Time Or Sacrificing Time?
This is a thought which always plays on my mind. Contrary to the key idea of a 'work-life balance' that recurrs throughout my work experiences and chats with both medical students and doctors, I have for now given up on my drawings, video editing, reading books, playing games and so many other means of relaxing, apart from a convenient few.
I have entire lists of new things I'd like to draw and create, and summer bucket lists for after my A Levels, but all of these lists had built up from things I had wanted to do, but had delayed as there is always revision to be done.
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Now thinking about it, I had the same attitude even before this stage, at GCSEs. I have one half empty sketchbook from year 9, and many creative projects that I had stopped doing from after year 8.
I am now on the verge of 18, but looking back at 14, 15, 16 ... I didn't make the most of my free time, didn't enjoy studying as I could have, didn't make the most of those years.
Continuing in the same way now would just mean my all my years are just a run up to when I get a job and make a salary. I will begin living my life after the age of, say, 35. Which defeats the purpose of everything.
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A Reminder
I am tired of wasting my early life in this way, especially knowing that I'll never get these days back.
Writing this at 1am in the morning, I am determined to stop procrastinating. I'll do the maths notes that I set myself to complete last week, but I'll also follow that art tutorial and start that anime that I wanted to watch. I'll make the most of this time given to me, and make every minute rewarding, whether mentally or academically.
I will stop burning myself out to the point where I procrastinate and force myself to take a big break, but utilise and actually complete my to-do lists.
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A Fresh Beginning?
If you are in a similar situation, I hope this is useful to you as writing it has clarified my thoughts for me.
Overall, there is no point working towards a long term goal if I am not going to enjoy the process and live too, especially if it costs my precious time. The main fault is with my demotivation, mixed priorities and unfit time management, which I will address and try to improve!
Take life slowly and by minute instead of living a rushed and harried day which becomes weeks and then years, like for me.
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CURATOR'S NOTE
As the year is ending and all my homework, revision and university application commitments are piling up, I took a moment to reassess my priorities and lifestyle before 2022 commences!
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