Reflections

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Every year I tend to reflect on what exactly occurred. Most of the time I just think about the funny parts. Did someone make a particularly funny joke? An example of this would’ve been when Surya smashed into an innocent person's mailbox. Examples such as this make my year worth it to say the very least. Though sometimes I often do things that are uncharacteristic of me. I actually indulged in serious contemplation after looking at this prompt. The most prominent thing I initially thought of was college decisions. College has always been the end goal of my high school. Like many others I was motivated by the fact success in life is completely dependent on the prestige of the school you attended. Yet eventually I understood college admissions have a certain randomness to them that is difficult to calculate. So I didn’t put much stress on the outcome. 

My favorite phrase came in particularly handy throughout this year. 

 

“Another L another day”

It is a pretty useful realization that no matter how much you try to control the end result there are so many factors that are not up to you. So this year I kinda practiced the idea of trying to enjoy the limited time I have. 

Though if we choose to go back slightly to virtual school I can say that was an interesting experience. Sophomore year was spent either playing video games with friends or simply talking with parents. To an extent Covid wasn't end all be all for me but a transition to a different learning environment. To be completely honest I spent more time sleeping then listening to my teachers, though it didn’t significantly impact my ability to learn. Though the transition back to in school was slightly more difficult considering the fact I lacked the ability to focus easily in class. I used to be extremely restless while I listened to lectures and my mind often wandered. But with all things I learned to cope with my unfortunate disposition.

Inspiration has been a difficult thing to achieve for me lately. And that becomes somewhat difficult when trying to create something abstract. A minor hobby of mine is photoshop. I enjoy the ability to use the internet to create a variety of content while having almost unlimited freedom. Though that has been lacking lately for me. 

Overall this year has been a decent experience so far. Many laughs and more friends that I could’ve hoped for. As cliche as it is I can’t help but hope for an idealistic rest of my year.