School

By Nuriel Rozenberg
I think we can all mostly agree that school can be challenging. Sure, we are learning new things and trying to keep up with the workload, but why do we make it so hard for ourselves? In every grade, there are the over-achievers, under-achievers, and everyone in between. For some, school comes more naturally than for others and while that's just human nature, each individual person takes schooling differently. There are the people that just aren't stressed while others are radiating worry and stress. We strive to be the greatest when we should instead strive to be the best version of ourselves. As students who are nervous for the future since it's coming so close, we should learn to accept who we are rather than striving to be someone we are not. School and life shouldn't be a competition because then you miss the little things that really make you appreciate life. I constantly get asked what I got on a test, what my GPA is, and even my class rank, but does comparing ourselves to others really help? I look at those numbers and I use it as motivation to make myself better and try to reach my goals. Everyone does what they can and comparing ourselves to each other can only stress us out more. Each and every one of us has tests, quizzes, and assignments for every class that we must complete. Instead of getting annoyed we should look at this as another obstacle to overcome. School and life are not going to get easier, we should try to take things a little lighter and maybe. just maybe will we feel a little less stressed.

Quote Review by Natalie Earl

Quote: "Overthinking the process will kill any career in the creative space. You just have to do, not think." -Casey Neistat

I was simply scrolling on social media and saw this quote, this caught my eye because I am someone who overthinks a ton. Thinking about something is care free and it is harmless but once you go into detail about every possible outcome it becomes intense and harmful to your mind. In school for most students it is impossible to not overthink about your career and how your grades will affect you in the future. School is one factor of life that is most stressful and to overthink about work makes it ten times worse because now you know what can go wrong. So many factors of life give a negative feature but I have learned that I cannot let this affect me. Homework, tests, and quizzes give a lot of students stress and that causes them to become worried about their life. Overthinking is almost like quick sand, you are fine one moment but in a second you become trapped in your own thoughts and cannot escape them. Do not let overthinking kill your creative space and just do what you think is right because this is your life and I believe that you should just live life and not worry about the minor details.