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The Season of Exams: A Lesson Learned the Hard Way
As the days become shorter, the stress increases; the season for exams has come. I noticed the tension building up. I had never heard or seen so much talk about tests before; people were focused on things like “study groups” and “study techniques.
This time, I realized one thing: my friends, who had always been a supportive group, were now more focused on finding study partners than on actually studying. A concept that emerged thus came according to the trend of the “group studies.” I remember one afternoon, as we sat together, books open but barely touched, the conversation drifted from formulas and theories to weekend plans and stories from last night. The laughter was contagious, but so was the distraction.
I thought it was just an excitement of fellows only for one day. But of course, a little distraction will not be bad, right? But with the passage of time, I realized that the same thing was being repeated every week.We gathered more often, but our study sessions became less about learning and more about bonding. Each time we met, the plan was always the same: “We’ll study hard, we’ll ace this together!” But somehow, our productivity seemed to decrease with every meeting.
One day, while studying in a group session, I realized that I hadn’t truly studied in days. I was just going through the motions…
