Theory of Happiness

"No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best." - Benjamin Carson

As academic competition gets more tough with each passing day, the pressure in teens grow larger as well. Pressure can lead to nervous breakdowns and anxiety issues, and that can be hard to handle for most teens. Pressure usually can't be avoided, rather it's a part of life, but there indeed is ways to lessen the pressure load from your shoulders. Here are some topics that students dread, but there is a bit of value in them.



The "F" Bomb: No not that word. The grade. Everyone usually gets a bad grade one in a while in their life. For different individuals, a bad grade can range from an F to a B to maybe an A-. Getting a bad grade, won't affect your entire life. It may put you down at first, but getting that grade should help motivate you to work harder and do your best on your next work. Hiding your grades from parents or teachers won't do you any good, otherwise how are you going to get help and improve from? Communication will help, and the motivation you recieve will make you feel better as well! Don't give up over a grade, keep trying and I know you can make it through !!



Studying: No one likes studying. I don't. We want that good grade though, so we have to. Studying really helps and it gives you confidence on the test day as well. Cramming the night before, tends to bring nervousness and you can lose the valuable information that could be important for later topics. It's worth taking a few hours of your free time to study beforehand and then coming on the test day understanding the questions, rather than guessing on them. Everyone has their own way of studying and methods for memorizing, but in the end all that matters is it's use of how it can help you improve and do well in the class.



Homework: Something else that we all don't like. It's also something, we majorly procrastinate on. This blog post is something I have been procrastinating on and it's due today. Good job me. Procrastination becomes a bad habit when it comes to homework and projects. Try doing your homework on time, because if you do it relieves you from the stress of having to do it knowing it's due the next day or soon. Actually do your homework as well, homework is to help you maintain the concepts of what you learned that day in class, and it might help you on future tests as well. If there are any particular difficulties on homework, teacher might add similar looking ones on the test. Don't burn yourself over homework either ! Take breaks in between to cool down your head, but at the same time don't get too distracted to the point where you realize you still have two hours worth more of homework left at 11 pm. Because that can happen. Once. Or twice...


There are many other academic pressures out there, but the main thing to help overcome them is to believe in yourself that you can do it, and to remember your grades DO NOT affect who you are. Give yourself a breather once in a while, enjoy your time with your friends, surf the internet, just relax. Patience in yourself will help. Remember, you made it this far in your education, I believe you can walk even further!



(Some apps that help with me from being distracted for studying for tests/exams/homework is an app for chrome or an app for macs)

An answer to a problem won't always be transparent, but it can be found by you. Don't Worry, Be Happy!