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Photos from this week. I've been a bit busy this week, but at least I'm enjoying this semester's courses, especially Mineral Deposits and Ore Mineralogy. The pale pink mineral seen in the second picture is a Bornite! ✨️

Today, I choose to give my best.

Day Six of the Tranquil's winter studying challenge: If you could write any research paper or study any niche area within your field, what would you study? OR, if this doesn't apply to you, what field of study do you want to go into?

I would love to study international economics

reading!

Monday, november 22.

I really didn’t want to study today. None the less I sat down at my desk and tried.

It wasn’t very efficient, but every little bit helps!

And! Not wanting to study, motivated me to clean my room✨ So today is a win!

This song makes me feel peaceful, even though I don’t understand the lyrics😂:

good afternoon from your resident med student. had the first phase of my research competition at 10am today. pretty simple and was very general so I’m sure I (and almost everyone else who signed up) passed. currently studying mechanisms of ventilation. will be taking a quick lunch break soon.

last day of the first week back at uni. as much as I love gloomy weather, it’s been reflecting on my mood a bit too much. have a lot of studying to do over the weekend + USMLE prep.

4/26/22

My hardcover copy of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ by Ocean Vuong arrived today . I started reading it on my kindle a month ago but its one of those books that you just have to have a physical copy of . Even though I’m on Eid break, I’ve been spending most of my days preparing for my exam that’s in 22 days . I have to remind myself that this is for my future, especially when all I want to do is rest .

Analyzing past papers to get a sense of what to expect in the entrance exam amid the tensions throughout the nation.

The beginning of a new month✨🌅

Earlier this month, i started comparing myself with other people’s progress and it made me really insecure. I felt so down afterwards and it made me feel like my efforts were not enough.

This day, i finally decided to jot down all my feelings in a journal and reflect on things i needed to do in order for me to prevent being so harsh with my self.

I realized that comparing myself with other people is just so bad for my mental health and it’s not in any way helping with my progress as a med student and as a person. I know for myself that I cannot prevent myself from being jealous with other people’s lives (let’s be real here shall we) as it’s part of how we’re built as humans.

Sooo, in order for me to be at peace, i unfollowed and muted some of the people that’s making me feel so insecure. (Huhu im so sorry, im the problem here and not those people who I unfollowed)

I listed all my monthly achievements (since march) and failures then reflected on the things that i can improve on myself based on what I previously wrote.

I just wish this works and this makes me stop comparing myself for the next few months. I just can’t help being insecure sometimes:(((

Nothing in mind, just focusing on studying💖🌸