❀ [ 23 . 08 ] // diary

only one week left until school starts, and my brain is officially melting...

disappearing for two days because my life was pure chaos:
✧ 12 hours of economics webinars & homework
✧ startup micro-tasks for Cleri
✧ watched Spider-Man at the cinema 🕸
✧ went to the gym for the very first time (and loved it!)

and in the middle of all this, I caught myself falling into the comparison trap

I look around and see two extremes: people my age building massive projects and making serious money, vs. people carelessly enjoying their summer without a single worry. and I’m constantly torn right in the middle

but comparison completely robs us of daily joy

🩵august 2025 vs. august 2026

in August 2025, I was just sitting in parks scrolling TikTok

fast forward one year:
— got a red diploma (despite getting a 3 in 8th grade computer science)
— entered into Letovo school
— deep into admission abroad
— got B2 in English
— found hundreds new acquaintances
— spoke at an international UN event
— accepted on an Oxford summer program & work my own startup
.....etc

✨takeaway for y'all

even if someone out there achieved something "cooler," list everything that shifted in your life over the past year. your progress might feel small compared to someone else’s peak, but it is still infinitely greater than zero

every step forward is quietly laying the foundation for your next massive leap

and now I'm going to continue econ ofc

#lifestyle #motivation