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Hey Wednesday...

Hey there. It’s another week to be great, to go out there and claim the goodness and the greatness that belongs to you. It’s a great new opportunity to go out and make something out of the day, out of your life, out of this week. That soppy optimism aside, here’s what’s really happening. It’s Wednesday - barely the middle of the week and you might probably already be tired. Tired of working. Tired of thinking. Maybe even tired of breathing.  Let’s not pretend for one second. Let’s not pretend we’re the bee’s knees for that second, or that the world is our oyster. Let’s embrace the pessimistic, the realistic, the cold hard… truth? The world is broken.  And we are flawed. Incredibly flawed at that. “So now what?” you ask, 😏 You see, it’s not rainbows and unicorns all the time. But it is also fruitless labour to throw your hands in the air and claim death and despondence because the world is broken. Yes, your job sucks - but so does hunger. And your depression...

BEING A TEENAGER 101

STUFF I DO BEFORE EXAMS * Study, weeks to the test I have my face stuck in the textbook.  * Stay very conscious of the time, so I am well rested (it helps my brain absorb information easily) Who am I kidding? * Address the teacher directly with my concerns about the topic, so I understand better. * Go to bed early the night before, and revise all my notes in my dreams. * Keep calm during, and after the exam. * Ace the test. WHAT I ACTUALLY DO BEFORE ANY EXAM… 1. Procrastinate. 2. Some more procrastination. 3. The night before, sit behind a desk and stare at the textbook. 4. Fall asleep on the book, and pray osmosis is real. 5. Meditate. Do yoga, and ‘connect with my inner being’. 6. Turn on my phone for soothing music, get side-tracked by Twitter, and time travel on Facebook. 7. Check the time; realize I’m in a different time zone. Turn on the lights and begin to cram. 8. Go back to ph...