I used to be a really big overachiever back in middle school and first year of highschool. I didn't commit to sports or theater or anything (besides YouTube, haha) and kept my focus solely on the academics. I remember once I got upset over a math quiz even though I got a 100 just because I didn't get the extra credit question right (or I did and just got something else wrong).
Now I'm trying not to pay as much attention to my grades and stuff, and I'm actually devoting a lot of time to theater and sports (which is so, so so so so soooooo fun), though sometimes I am afraid that my perfectionism may be showing up elsewhere. Like I still have a tough inner critic, some insecurities about not being good enough or fitting in (plus being a waste of time, space, and energy), and a really ambitious mind, but I have been getting better about living with it and managing it.
In the end you just have to decide that life is about a lot more than just a number. We all start at different places anyway so there's not real way of measuring anything. How you determine your worth is ultimately up to you.
Thank you!
I've always wanted to learn how to play piano. Music is amazing, though I don't know any instruments besides singing
I love trees - I practically live among them. Too bad there aren't any that are easy to climb near my house
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I used to be a really big overachiever back in middle school and first year of highschool. I didn't commit to sports or theater or anything (besides YouTube, haha) and kept my focus solely on the academics. I remember once I got upset over a math quiz even though I got a 100 just because I didn't get the extra credit question right (or I did and just got something else wrong).
Now I'm trying not to pay as much attention to my grades and stuff, and I'm actually devoting a lot of time to theater and sports (which is so, so so so so soooooo fun), though sometimes I am afraid that my perfectionism may be showing up elsewhere. Like I still have a tough inner critic, some insecurities about not being good enough or fitting in (plus being a waste of time, space, and energy), and a really ambitious mind, but I have been getting better about living with it and managing it.
In the end you just have to decide that life is about a lot more than just a number. We all start at different places anyway so there's not real way of measuring anything. How you determine your worth is ultimately up to you.
Thank you!!
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Amazing! 👍