I've always interpreted "be yourself" as "be comfortable with yourself." There is no one way to be comfortable yourself. I'm the first person to say that everyone should be a work in progress (that is, one always has room to grow, reflect, and improve), but I'd be happy with knowing I made the best choices I could at the time of making them.
In that vein, that's how I'd interpret "do your best" too. I wasted a lot of time this year and probably didn't put forth the best work I know I could have, but I also know that, should I attempted to work more than I did, I would have burned out a lot faster and hated my work and been completely miserable. So yes, my best was absolutely watching episodes of Dr Who Confidential and tagging. Though, of course, there's always a balance between that and just procrastinating.
I bet you aren't a sucky student, but you've lost a bit of your motivation since moving away from home. I think that, now that you're on your own and responsible for most of your day-to-day actions, you might to examine what keeps you going, what you really like, and how to manage your time.
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Date: 2010-05-10 01:12 pm (UTC)In that vein, that's how I'd interpret "do your best" too. I wasted a lot of time this year and probably didn't put forth the best work I know I could have, but I also know that, should I attempted to work more than I did, I would have burned out a lot faster and hated my work and been completely miserable. So yes, my best was absolutely watching episodes of Dr Who Confidential and tagging. Though, of course, there's always a balance between that and just procrastinating.
I bet you aren't a sucky student, but you've lost a bit of your motivation since moving away from home. I think that, now that you're on your own and responsible for most of your day-to-day actions, you might to examine what keeps you going, what you really like, and how to manage your time.