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Out of curiosity, I thought I'd ask a question that's somewhat less academic in nature.
I'm sure a lot of us have been there at some point or another. That moment when all of our friends are out enjoying their life/partying while you're stuck with your head buried in a textbook studying for oChem. Or even worst, perhaps your friends have already graduated with a bachelor's, gotten a good job (50k entry salary), bought a car, house, married, live their life and have low debt.. and you're still buried in a textbook racking up 400k+ in loans. What do you do or think of, in those times to help motivate yourself to keep working hard and pushing on?
1. It may sound shallow but one thing I do is look up nice apartments haha and dream that I might be able to afford them one day. I'm talking ones with community spas and all the bells and whistles
2. I also think of my immigrant parents and how hard they work every single day for little pay/appreciation for what they do just to support me and my siblings, to give us a chance at a better life. I think of how I'll eventually be in a position where I can give back to them financially so that they can live their life/dreams.
3. I think of all the other professions/careers I've spent countless hours researching and how much I'd dread doing any of them for even a year, let alone my entire life.
4. I think of dentistry and how it's literally the only profession that I can see myself enjoying.
5. I look at nice apartments again
Please feel free to share your own motivations and/or tactics to keep yourself focused on academics. I'm super curious!
I'm sure a lot of us have been there at some point or another. That moment when all of our friends are out enjoying their life/partying while you're stuck with your head buried in a textbook studying for oChem. Or even worst, perhaps your friends have already graduated with a bachelor's, gotten a good job (50k entry salary), bought a car, house, married, live their life and have low debt.. and you're still buried in a textbook racking up 400k+ in loans. What do you do or think of, in those times to help motivate yourself to keep working hard and pushing on?
1. It may sound shallow but one thing I do is look up nice apartments haha and dream that I might be able to afford them one day. I'm talking ones with community spas and all the bells and whistles
2. I also think of my immigrant parents and how hard they work every single day for little pay/appreciation for what they do just to support me and my siblings, to give us a chance at a better life. I think of how I'll eventually be in a position where I can give back to them financially so that they can live their life/dreams.
3. I think of all the other professions/careers I've spent countless hours researching and how much I'd dread doing any of them for even a year, let alone my entire life.
4. I think of dentistry and how it's literally the only profession that I can see myself enjoying.
5. I look at nice apartments again
Please feel free to share your own motivations and/or tactics to keep yourself focused on academics. I'm super curious!