Look at the future, not the past
It's less than a week before exam starts for some, and already many are already thinking about life in IB. I personally am looking forward to the IB (despite what most people say about it being one of the most stressing thing known to man) education system as I am looking forward to learning more in depth about the things that I love and stop learning the things that I have absolutely no interest about or don't see myself studying in the future. However many are looking at it differently. Instead of seeing a whole new world in IB, they are seeing the world of IGCSE close behind them. I notice this many times throughout my life as I move on from kindergarden to primary, and from primary to secondary education. I then notice that they miss the past not because of an aspect that they want to continue doing (such as learning 10 subjects), but because of the fact that they cannot return to that time again. Therefore it's not a rational issue but rather a psychological one.
This phenomenon is known as psychologists and behaviourlogists as The Scarcity Principle. Think about this scenario. I'm sure that you have experienced something similar to this before. First you give your younger sibling something to play with. After a while, they stop playing with it, but as soon as you take it from them, they start to whine and ask for it back. The very fact that they can no longer have it makes them yearn for it more. It's similar in this situation; the fact that you can no longer live your past makes you want to relive it even more, even if it wasn't that enjoyable.
What many fail to appreciate is the power of human adaptation. Many fail to realise that in the long run, they adapt and that they do not realise that they start to become content or even enjoy the new situation they have been put in. My brother's didn't think that they would enjoy such a great time in Jakarta until they actually moved here, where they finally made some best friends, many of which they probably won't forget. However never forget to be positive as well.
Another phenomenon that I want to address is called the Laws of Attraction. This is basically the belief that if you think positively, good things will happen to you. Be happy and you might meet the girl of your dreams at the new school. Be depressed all the time and you might be bullied at your new school. This concept of course, cannot be proven, but strangely there is correlation (or are all the good aspects of the day ascentuated and the negative ones surppressed? Fruit for thought).
Therefore remember that whenever change arises, don't be afraid of the past, rather look positively at the future and welcome it with open arms.
Cheers,
Matthew Tan
This phenomenon is known as psychologists and behaviourlogists as The Scarcity Principle. Think about this scenario. I'm sure that you have experienced something similar to this before. First you give your younger sibling something to play with. After a while, they stop playing with it, but as soon as you take it from them, they start to whine and ask for it back. The very fact that they can no longer have it makes them yearn for it more. It's similar in this situation; the fact that you can no longer live your past makes you want to relive it even more, even if it wasn't that enjoyable.
What many fail to appreciate is the power of human adaptation. Many fail to realise that in the long run, they adapt and that they do not realise that they start to become content or even enjoy the new situation they have been put in. My brother's didn't think that they would enjoy such a great time in Jakarta until they actually moved here, where they finally made some best friends, many of which they probably won't forget. However never forget to be positive as well.
Another phenomenon that I want to address is called the Laws of Attraction. This is basically the belief that if you think positively, good things will happen to you. Be happy and you might meet the girl of your dreams at the new school. Be depressed all the time and you might be bullied at your new school. This concept of course, cannot be proven, but strangely there is correlation (or are all the good aspects of the day ascentuated and the negative ones surppressed? Fruit for thought).
Therefore remember that whenever change arises, don't be afraid of the past, rather look positively at the future and welcome it with open arms.
Cheers,
Matthew Tan
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