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You have to take a deep breath and just begin.

I understand that this is frustrating. The first step in doing anything is usually the hardest one. But, it’s doable — it’s a matter of figuring out how to approach the problem. In this case, your first step is to change the way you think about this problem. Here’s what I mean by that.

👉🏾 First, adjust your MINDSET.

When we say, “I can’t” or “I don’t want to” or “I don’t feel like it” we are giving priority to our emotions and therefore we have an emotional response to the problem. Where are the emotions coming from? Is it just your current mood or is this a typical reaction to this particular task or others similar to it? Is it a reaction that has become habitual every time you see your textbook? If the answer is yes, maybe it’s your fixed mindset talking.

What’s a fixed mindset? It’s your belief that your skill set, your strengths, and even your affinity to the subject matter are “fixed” i.e. you’ve had them forever (or never had them), and that’s just how it is — you can’t change a thing.

How does this play out in your everyday life? You say, “I don’t want to do this because I know I won’t be good at it!” or “I can’t do this because it will be painful and hard, and it will take a long time to do, so why try?”

What’s better than a fixed mindset? Cultivate a growth mindset: show yourself that you can build your strengths and skills through your efforts over time. The benefit: a growth mindset can be hugely empowering during your years of studying. Read Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success to better understand how you can make lasting change with continuous effort.

👉🏾 Don’t think of studying as an OBLIGATION.

If you want to get rid of this problem, it’s important to identify where the sense of obligation is comes from. It can be external or internal.

External: Is someone else telling you that you have to study? It could be a parent, a professor, or a manager. Consider what they’re telling you: do they have your best interests in mind, are they considerate of your future, or do they have another agenda? Use your critical thinking to see if this advice is valuable to you, and if it isn’t, consider other options.

Internal: Are you telling yourself that you have to study? If you know there is something that’s important for you to do, it’s easier to come up with a solution. All you need to do is make the task less of a chore, and more of an important piece of work — just one piece, not all of it — that is critical to your personal development. How do you focus on that one piece? Read on.

👉🏾 Promise yourself you’ll reach ONE STUDY GOAL a day.

If you experience resistance towards your studies every single day, the best way to get your mind on board to begin studying is ask yourself this question each morning: “What is the one thing I am committed to completing today?”

There are many benefits to this technique. It will encourage you to think strategically about the day, keep you focused on your top study goal, make you prioritize what you need to accomplish, and limit the time you’ll actually spend at your desk. It won’t feel infinite any more. Keep in mind this — identifying your one thing doesn’t mean you don’t have many study goals, but it does means that you can finish one today (read a certain number of chapters or practice exam questions, for example), so you can concentrate better on other goals in the days that follow.

Firstly, when i talk about opposing opinions, i'm talking about those that challenges the conventional wisdom and not those that are said just to blatantly hurt other people. The usual norm nowadays is to shut down any opposite arguments that doesn’t conform to the traditional norm. Our society’s tendency to make other people conform to their ideals is a very dangerous trend. 

1. When we shut down opposing opinions, we are shutting down potential truths that could have revolutionise the world. For example, if we had shut down heliocentric ideals at the beginning as well as any other challenging  opinions towards the solar system, we would still be blindly following the idea that the sun revolves around the earth, ABSURD!

2. it allows us to explore deeper into our own truths, with the constant opposition to our truths, we would then try to refute with the fundamental principles of the truth and in that way we will explore the “truth” even further making us fully aware of the depth, the flaws and the power of this believed fact. 

3. I'm not an expert, but in my opinion opposing opinions causes debates and to have a well argued debate is a very important factor for us as humans to develop and open our minds to the multitude of perspectives. Only in that way do we truly discover partial truths, how much we actually believe in the ideas instilled within us, and perhaps confront our very own values. 

It’s very difficult to identify which truths are true, but as we constantly refute opposing opinions, understand other arguments, we will be able to identify and accept which “truths” work for us. 

Hi, 

I am not very active on social media but want to create a blog that will be my outlet, a hobby that I might enjoy other than endlessly scrolling through Instagram and liking photos of people that I aspire to be in aspects of life. I thought I’d introduce myself. I am Felicity, a 21 years old university student who is so confused with what to do with life as I am sure many others are as well.

I suffer from anxiety, depression and ADHD. I love cats. I live with 5 of them, 4 girls and 1 boy. I am studying marketing and art industries & management. 

For this blog, I want to share and create content that represent what I want in life and what can help in life. I want to do it happily and find some more joy and I love living in my head, in my dreams; hence the name - joyfullyelegantdreams.

I really enjoyed Disney as a kid and still do, I recently recalled a quote that has become my mantra: If you can dream it, you can do it, once said by Disney’s founder, Walt Disney. 

I hope wherever you are in the world, that you are safe, healthy and coping with life.

Love,

Felicity

Yes. I believe that Grade 12 English should be a requirement for University Pathways. Many University programs, even non-english ones, require long papers such as a thesis, a lab report, essays, etc. Being able to write long papers is a necessity for University students. 

Grade 12 English cultivates those skills and prepares students that are graduating for University.

English is a base for communication in Canada, English is Canada’s most commonly used language. 

Employers and schools look for good grammar, proper punctuation, spelling, and lack of informal tones and language. Usually when applying to a university an application essay is required. They are looking for professional students that know how to be unique and knowledgeable in their writing. 

Day 8/100 of the productivity challenge

To be honest, today I didn’t do much. I’m afraid I’m becoming too lazy and it’s only #day 8!

I dusted off my bookshelves though, I hope it counts as being productive...

In my defence I can say that I was about to get some work done right now, but my cat decided to take a nap on my notes.

The culprit

9월 3일 - Tuesday

OH my gosh guuuuuyyyys it’s been a mad four months since I’ve last posted. How are we all? Firstly, I’m gonna touch on my last post because sis I was going through it! Shortly after that post I finally started seeing a psychologist. I have my tenth session in early December and over the last few months the improvement has been LITERALLY life changing (surprising, huh?), my phobia is completely manageable now. I very rarely have random anxiety attacks about sensations in my stomach, I almost never think about best before dates or possibility of me getting sick from eating something and I don’t have meltdowns when I’m hungover! My focus has been so much better, I enjoy practicing at uni and I even enjoy being there sometimes! I have been training myself in the art of mindfulness and teaching myself how not to fall into dangerous thinking traps around practice. Thoughts like ‘I need/have to practice today or else’ have gone completely out the window. If I open my case and feel blocked, it’s fine! I’ll stay for a small while and if I can’t work out of the headspace, I’ll pack up and leave. Maybe I’ll feel better at home or somewhere else. The practice I intended to do will get done in due time. I’m also working on not beating myself up for not practicing for 3+ hours. Quite often I’ll practice for 2-2.5. Was the practice effective/efficient? Did I achieve my goals for the session? Have I improved my target areas? Most importantly, did I enjoy myself? Generally, most if not all of these are yes. If they are no, then it’s fine. We have good and bad days. I’m also allowing myself one entire day off from the viola per week. Sometimes this is harder to achieve in busy periods but I think a full 24hrs away from the instrument does wonders for the mind (and body!).  

So basically, I’ve reworked my thinking patterns so they are positively reinforced, and I try my absolute best not to beat myself up or feel guilty over not practicing ‘enough’. In doing this, I’ve managed to work out how to stay out of the drama, politics and all the other miserable bullshit. I now know when to stop caring, and I know to remove myself from a situation if a particular person or group are being toxic. Tackling that Libra FOMO am I right?

So all of these things combined thanks to my psychologist, and also my boyfriend for reinforcing and encouraging literally everything she says has allowed me to truly shine as the violist I want to be. I have been given so many wonderful (sometimes accidental) opportunities and have seized all of them. I was successful with my audition for the AYO National Music Camp, received my first high distinction for performance, was placed in the front desk for the Mahler 8 concert for Con (it was INCREDIBLE JOHANNES IS THE BEEESSSSTTT) and placed as Viola 3 for QYS next year! 

Oh, also, I got a job?! A Grill’d opened up down the road from my house and they decided to hire me. Love that. My workmates are absolute fire. Best workplace I’ve ever experienced.

Amongst the successes though, there have been some speed bumps. The biggest one being when the scroll snapped off my viola after falling over IN ITS CASE. So that was truly heartbreaking, I cried for hours and couldn’t sleep that night - biggest shoutout ever to Davis I don’t know how much snot and tears his clothes have absorbed over the past year lmao I am so messy when I cry - but after a month, the wonderful Excalibur was repaired and returned to me in mint condition. While he was in repair, I went back to my old friend Arthur (pictured below) who my teacher kindly lended to me. I did my QYS audition and recital with this instrument and obviously it did not detract from my results. It was pretty awesome to realise how well I really know that instrument after playing on it for the later half of last year. 

In my last post, I said I would endeavour to change the way I “think about myself, both as a human and a musician, find a way to let the politics and all the other con trash wash over me, and hone in on why I’m here in the first place.” I definitely think I am well on the way. I fully intend to smash my final year. 

Just a side note: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE speak to a professional if you are struggling with your mental health! It doesn’t matter how big or small you think the issue is! It is so easy to get a mental health plan from a GP and start seeing someone. Please. I hate all this ‘ooo my anxiety did this today,’ ‘my anxiety has been so bad lately,’ ‘I’ve been too anxious/depressed to practice,’ GO AND SEE SOMEONE. Your mental health affects you AND your relationships. Suffering from mental health issues is incredibly exhausting and so difficult but it is so so so fixable! Please. I have no idea how the rest of my year would have turned out if I didn’t start seeing a psychologist. Don’t give up on yourself.