Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about? You’d better cool it off before you burn it out.
As a college junior, I am no stranger to burnout. Sometimes it feels like the work just piles up until you don’t know what to do. Finishing tasks feels unattainable, and racing thoughts just add to the stress. It may feel like the end of the world, but in reality, it’s just a bump in the road. Getting some sleep, taking time to do something you enjoy, and focusing on one thing at a time can help manage burnout and bring back your focus. You can’t exchange taking on too much for your happiness; there is nothing worth that.
Slow down, you’re doin’ fine. You can’t be everything you wanna be before your time.
It sounds crazy that I’m only 20 years old and I feel like I’m running out of time. I always feel like I could be doing more, and I’m not set up for a good future. When I take a step back and look at everything I’ve accomplished, I realize that this couldn’t be more false. I’ve overcome so much for a 20-year-old. Everyone is on their own path. For the things I haven’t done yet, I guess my time just hasn’t come. It still feels scary, but I know I have so much ahead of me. You’re not meant to experience your whole life until the end.
Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
It’s easy to look at what’s going on in our lives and pick out every single little thing that’s wrong. Getting a bad grade on an exam you studied really hard for or forgetting your notecards for a presentation may feel like the end of the world as a college student. It’s those things we tend to dwell on instead of all the good things. The exam you were nervous for and still got an A on, and the club you joined where you met your best friend, are way more important. I’m 100% guilty of only looking at the bad stuff when something goes wrong, but it’s the good things and great people in my life that help me look the other way.
It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two.
I always thought my life had to be nothing but academics as a student. Wake up, go to class, do homework, go to sleep, repeat. It wasn’t until I was actually here that I realized my life doesn’t have to be put on hold while I’m in college. These are supposed to be the best years of your life, and that doesn’t come from sitting in the library doing homework. Even when things get stressful, it’s important to take time for yourself and enjoy it. Go to that concert, go visit that friend from home, go cheer on your favorite team. Everything will still be here waiting when you get back.
When will you realize Vienna waits for you?