While setting hard goals can motivate you to achieve, it's important to keep your goals realistic and achievable.
Putting needless pressure on yourself, especially when you've had a break from studying, can be detrimental to your progress.
Instead, be patient and give yourself time to get back into the swing of studying. Rather than judging yourself on your results, which may be disappoint you in the beginning, judge yourself on the amount of effort you're putting in. The results will follow.
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