Childhood analyses are surprisingly accurate

[queenof_sarcasm]

Throughout all of elementary and middle school, my teachers complained to my parents about my inability to consistently pay attention, follow directions, and complete assignments. Much of this was fixed when I was placed in gifted classes, as most of the time I wasn't paying attention was due to my being bored out of my mind and reading books under

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[christinahahaha]

Don't be too hard on yourself, Keri. I really believe I have ADD (it's even been diagnosed, but I don't take meds) but there's also the fact that MIT is really freaking hard and of coure it's unreasonably difficult to pay attention. I spent all of freshman year lamenting the fact that I can't pay attention to *anything* for more than a minute or two, but I think I've learned ways aroud it. I don't go to classes I can't pay attenton in (e.g., I stopped going to 7.05 halfway through the semester) and I spend all of that class time trying to teach it to myself. Which is hard. Because I can't pay attention.

Ummmm where was I going with this?

Don't be so hard on yourself (words of wisdom my brother repeats to me constantly). It's MIT. It's beyond difficult to pay attention. Humans weren't made for consistent mental exertion/attention spans. The good news is that you can choose to accept that whatever you can do is more than enough and it WILL lead to your ultimate happiness. Everything seems to fall into place nicely when you take that attitude.