The glass-half-full way to end your school year

Let's celebrate the wins instead of remembering the losses

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Academics are notoriously harsh on themselves. Most of us were A+ students in high school and undergrad, and we spent much of our graduate school and early faculty years feeling as if we had lost our ability to be exceptionally good at scholarly work.

If this resonates, I also suggest that you read this post to figure out how to go a little bit easier on yourself!

One effect of this A+ mentality is that we perpetually think that we haven’t accomplished enough and are always behind where we should be.

Having high standards is problematic in and of itself, but I believe it is a difficult mental state to be in if we are constantly viewing our performances as inadequate for a glass half-empty. So, we need to resist that tendency and refill any depleted cups.

If you’re feeling like you may not have accomplished “enough” here at the end of the school year, this post is for you.