Delaney Studies

I know I haven’t posted any original content in quite a long time. Sorry. XD Buuuut... I finished my first year of college! I made it through and I survived. So here are some things I learned along the way.

It’s okay to change your mind. I changed my major so many times in just this one year. When I applied, I was a theater major. And then I changed to marine bio. And then to physics. And then back to ecology. And finally I’m back at theater. It’s okay to not know where you are going. It’s okay to realize that sometimes things just aren’t for you. You’ll find your way again.

You’re going to have at least one quarter or semester or whatever that is bad. It’s okay. It’s a bad quarter, not a bad life, and you can always pick yourself back up again. And sometimes, sometimes, failure can be good. Because it helps us to realize where we can improve and where we’re going wrong.

Hydration, water, and staying on top of your prescriptions is key. Trust me. Do not be like me, going two quarters without my antidepresant, anxiety meds, or sleep aids at literally the worst possible time. Keep. Yourself. Healthy!

On the healthy note, breaks are key, too. If all you do is study, you are going to get burnout. Join a club (for me, that was medieval club!). Take an exercise class. Go to the library and museum with friends. Get coffee or lunch, watch dumb 80s anime, just do something to take a break. You feel so much better and more motivated if you remember why you are studying in the first place.

You are not studying to pass this test. You are not studying to pass the class or to graduate. You are studying so that the little girl down the street can get a heart transplant. So that the kid you went to high school with never faces life behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. So that the play that will change a young kid’s life runs smoothly. Keep that vision in your mind, whatever it is, all the time.