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I am a Taiwanese student.
Please forgive me. My English is not very good.
I think my grades are not too bad but also not good, and I don’t really know how to “study hard.” When I was a child, I was kind of smart, not genius, so I could get good grades that other kids maybe couldn’t. Because of that, I didn’t really need to study hard, and I just became more and more lazy over time.
Now I’m a high school student. The work becomes extremely difficult for me. Everyone is doing well, but not me. I just watch them getting better, while I do nothing.
@sanna14
Welcome 🩷
It's important to know that all you can do is your best.
It's not too late.
Talk to a teacher and see where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and put a plan in place to help you progress.
Focus on you and not comparing yourself to others 💚
@sanna14
Hey Sanna :) Thank you for being brave and sharing this with us, even though you were worried your English might not be very good, which by the way is actually very clear.
It seems like you've been feeling a lot of anxiety lately. Coming from another country and trying to keep up with your studies at the same time must be very difficult. I'm sure it's challenging to get used to the new environment while managing school pressure.
It seems like studying may have been easier for you when you were younger. It makes sense that now that school has become more demanding, you’ve been struggling with motivation lately.
It must painful watching other students move forward while you feel stuck.
What part has been the hardest for you?
The hardest part is that I don’t have the motivation to actually get started, because the more I study, the more discouraged I feel.
@sanna14
It sounds like studying has started to feel emotionally discouraging for you instead of rewarding, which can make it really hard to even begin. When putting in effort leads to frustration or disappointment, it makes sense that your motivation would feel lower over time. That can feel really draining emotionally.
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@sanna14 First of all, please don’t apologize for your English — you explained your feelings very clearly. I can feel you~ It's normal to have concern on it~ Many students experienced it as well, especially after entering high school. When the school is much more overwhelming, it always created huge depression. It also sounds painful watching other people seem to improve while feeling stucked yourself. However, I don’t think you are “doing nothing” though — from your post, it seems like you’re trying to understand yourself and what has been difficult for you lately. This already already takes honesty and self-awareness~ You’re definitely not alone😊 What do you think was the hardest part for you, the pressure from school itself, or comparing yourself to others around you?
@sanna14 You’re not alone in feeling this way this is actually very common when school suddenly gets harder. Instead of trying to “study hard” all at once, start small and consistent, even 20–30 minutes a day and build from there. стрижка ежик
@sanna14 I remember in high school, I was kind of lazy. Not lazy in terms of not doing work, but lazy since I didn't really study except for some of my elective courses. I managed to achieve extremely high grades in my elective courses, because I actually put a lot of effort into studying for them. For my main courses I didn't study. For one of my English classes, I skipped a final exam and passed with an average grade anyways. I performed very average, but my potential was high, shown through high grades in my other courses. When I was studying undergraduate studies, I performed highly. I think that if you try to achieve something, you can do it! Where there's a will, there's a way 😊