Reviving the Student in You

Somewhere between chasing grades and chasing sleep, you stopped being a student and started being a survivor. You realize you don’t know how to be a student again.

Maybe you have been away from school for a long time. Maybe you haven’t even been away from school, but you realize you’re attending classes without really learning. The spark is gone.

But that’s fine, no pressure. In this post, we’ll be mapping out how you can revive the student in you.

What Kills the “Student Spirit”

1. Routine: You’re so used to a particular routine that nothing feels interesting or intriguing anymore.Sometimes, routine kills learning, and learning is meant to be fun, is it not?

2. Burnout: We all know that student life can be so demanding and rigorous. You put all your strength into completing that group project or that difficult test, and now that it’s over, you’re so burnt out that the student in you is crying out for help.

3. Staying Away from School: You’ve stayed away from school for so long, could be because of a strike, break, or IT.Whatever the reason, now all of a sudden, sitting down in class and listening to a lecturer talk about something you’ll later have to go and teach yourself isn’t your thing anymore.

4. Comparison: They say comparison is a thief of joy, and we totally agree.The student in you doesn’t need to be burdened with the sadness that comes from comparing yourself with people who seem to have a more enjoyable student life, people with better grades, or your former mates who are suddenly way ahead of you.

5. Fear of Failure: Fear of failure kills the student in you more than failure itself. You spend most of your time being scared of failing instead of forming strategies that can help you avoid it.

There is a difference between attending school and being a student, and that difference is whether the student in you is alive or not.

Theferore here are some practical steps to revive the student in you

1. Rediscover Curiosity: Be curious for knowledge. Be curious for the power that comes with being knowledgeable. Be interested in knowing just for the fun of it.

2. Ask Real Questions Again: When you stop asking questions, you stop learning. At some point, you became too scared to raise your hand, too tired to think deeply, or too distracted to care. But questions are what keep your mind alive.Start asking again, not just in class, but in life. Ask “why,” “how,” and “what if.” Be bold enough to admit when you don’t understand, and humble enough to seek answers.

3. Study Beyond Exams: Study because you want to, not because of exams.Studying just for exams reduces your scope of knowledge and limits you. To be interested in learning again, you need to study beyond exams.

4. Surround Yourself with Thinkers: Surround yourself with people that are disgustingly knowledgeable, people whose minds challenge you. You’ll be spurred to match up with their level of intelligence.Join new associations or clubs if you have to, just make sure to surround yourself with thinkers.

The student in you might be quiet, tired, or buried under deadlines, but it’s not gone. It’s waiting for you to pause, breathe, and remember why you started learning in the first place.

Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe it was ambition. Or maybe it was simply the joy of knowing something new and understanding how the world works. Whatever that reason was, you can always return to it.

Because once the student in you comes alive, everything else follows.