#coming from a former ‘prodigal�� student i swear to god it doesn’t matter | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

gulsuras · 6 years ago

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you know what i’m sick and tired so i’m just gonna say it

at the end of the day your mental health isn’t worth your education or degree or the need to feel important in front of other people. you can become a doctor at 25 or get a scholarship into an ivy league school or rank top of your grade or be involved in a million extra-curriculars but it doesn’t mean shit if you’re unhappy and thinking about dying every day

who cares. literally no one on this planet does. go to college at 30 or 40. take as long as you need to finish your degree. don’t finish your degree. pack up your books and call it a night. take breaks. go out with your friends. get a couple of hobbies, spend a lot of time outside, start appreciating everything around you. be kind

if you enjoy working and studying hard, then good for you. but if you don’t, you owe yourself to take it easy. you’re allowed to be happy regardless of how much you achieve

yeah it feels good to be the prodigal kid who excels faster than others and gets into a top school or a high-ranking job, but that feeling is absolutely nothing compared to being content with yourself and mentally healthy. i wanna feel okay instead of smart

#this obvi doesn’t apply to ppl with strict parents #or who need scholarships/top jobs to get out of poverty #that’s a different experience #but for ppl who have the luxury of not facing those circumstances #and who are beating themselves up over a fuckin test score or getting into college later #or not finishing their degree on time or their degree being not what they want #honestly it doesn’t matter in the long term #this is especially aimed at kids who were ‘smart’ all through high school #and now struggle to achieve anything cos of years of pressure and shit #and this is aimed at myself before anyone else #i gave up my life for studying and i wanted to die so bad #now i almost did it again but then i realised- i don’ give a flying Fuck #that my degree is taking too long and i’ll be older than others when i graduate #coming from a former ‘prodigal’ student i swear to god it doesn’t matter #and if u come from an ethnic community and feel ur education judged by them #just ignore go take a shit on one of those aunty’s doorsteps #a.txt

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