Thing the Person Sitting Next to You in the Library Studying Looks Hard

Thing the Person Sitting Next to You in the Library Studying Looks Hard

Oh boy, you thought your work was hard, you’ve just had a little peep at the laptop screen of the person next to you in the library and it’s completely incomprehensible. They must be a genius; they’re not even sweating looking at all those complicated squiggles and graphs. Your work looks really easy compared, which makes you feel even more stupid that you can’t do it. The person sitting next to you probably got an A+ on their latest extra-difficult assignment, while you got a B- on your tutorial presentation. What are you even doing at University? You’re not good enough.  

This article first appeared in Issue 26, 2019.
Posted 9:19pm Thursday 3rd October 2019 by The Critical Tribune.