hey there guys and welcome back to i'm
jaded jade if you're new here hi my name
is jade and welcome to the final episode
of
summer of self this series has honestly
been such a joy it's been all about
introspection self-growth topics which
dig into you and who you are and this is
the final episode for august because
let's break out the blouse it's back to
school season i'm going back to uni
which is really exciting and i'm also
going back to uni as a published author
which is insane so today it seemed very
fitting to take from the first chapter
of my book the only study guide you'll
ever need which is a very pretentious
name and talk a bit about motivation
specifically why i love learning why i'm
motivated to study why i really value
education and why and how you can too
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there are two main types of motivation
and it's really important to understand
these in order to break down what
motivates you the most common one is
what we call an extrinsic source of
motivation it's something external about
the outcome from studying for example
i want to get x grade i want to get into
this university i want to get this job
these are all external things that you
can achieve from the process of studying
but an intrinsic source of motivation is
motivated by the process itself for
example you love learning are you
motivated by the excitement of going
over a subject that you're interested in
do you enjoy the process of putting on
your favorite music when you come to
study or settling into your favorite
desk or getting a snack or wearing a
certain jumper that you enjoy wearing
generally intrinsic motivation is a
healthier source of motivation because
it can keep you going through the whole
process rather than just always thinking
about the end point but why might you
not be motivated
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in my book i talk about three main
reasons that i think a lot of my friends
or even me in different points of my
life have not been motivated to learn
firstly is conformity if your friends
aren't interested in school and aren't
interested in learning the odds are that
you aren't either we subconsciously copy
people for social benefit it's just what
we do as humans we copy people that we
perceive as better than us for some kind
of gain it's why we conform to the rules
of teachers because we respect them for
academic gain but it also means we can
make poor decisions which aren't aligned
with our values of wanting to do well or
succeed academically if our friends
aren't interested in those things
equally we can get a reputation whether
that is from peers family teachers about
the kind of things that we're going to
achieve and especially if those are
negative expectations sometimes you just
find yourself conforming to that and not
pushing yourself outside of what people
expect of you which is so sad because
you're conforming to something that has
been created for you you always need to
set new expectations for yourself you
have to decide what you think you are
capable of achieving secondly
circumstance honestly why would you be
motivated to do well in school if your
mental health is really not that great
right now like if you are struggling
mentally
school is just it's just not a priority
if things at home are tough if you have
personal circumstances in your life
which are really challenging it totally
makes sense why
you just don't really care that much
about grade on a piece of paper and
that's okay if your house is constantly
noisy and the thought of sitting down
and trying to focus is just too
stressful then it's no surprise that the
idea of learning is just
why would you do it you know you're
unmotivated to even try this is
absolutely okay and especially when your
circumstances aren't ideal you should
really recognize that and hold space for
yourself especially if you're going
through challenging things like school
is not everything in life and there's
always extenuating circumstances you can
always talk to people about it but don't
beat yourself up if you feel like you're
just not a motivated person because it
might go beyond just you and thirdly
lack of inspiration so often you can't
see why a topic or a subject is
interesting especially if you find it
hard when you find a subject hard for
example maths if you struggle with math
you don't find it interesting because
you actually have a lot of fear around
the fact you don't get it if you've
decided i don't get maths and i don't
like maths then every time you approach
studying that subject you're bringing
back these negative emotions of i don't
like this i don't get it and that's not
motivating and you know what is
interesting in today's day and age a
whole news feed which has been curated
to your exact interests and the second
that you're not interested you can just
keep swiping because that is what tick
tock is that's what social media gives
you in our age i'm almost so used to
these experiences online now where
everything is immediately interesting it
is a lot harder to feel inspired by
boring work that is slow and needs a lot
of mental effort to understand to give
yourself that inspiration you need to
convince yourself of the intrinsic value
of whatever you're studying you
basically have to find reasons why it is
interesting to you what is this math
used for in life that you do find
interesting how can you relate it to
something that lights your passion for
it how can you see that getting better
at english language the subject will
help you one day trying to write emails
for companies whatever it is telling
yourself a story that gets you a little
bit more inspired is so important to
just dragging yourself to do the work so
that's why you might not be motivated
and that's okay i also want to say
motivation as a thing
is quite fleeting it's basically a
feeling you feel motivated some days and
you definitely won't feel motivated some
and that's okay the important thing to
do is when you feel motivated is to put
systems in place like get yourself
disciplined so the days where you don't
feel like doing anything you've kind of
already got a system that works for you
so you just do the work and past you who
was motivated is being supported by
future you right now doing the work so
for example if you leave this video and
you feel wow i love learning i feel so
motivated to learn then try downloading
an app like notion which is a
productivity tool it lets you set up
loads of to-do lists for your month your
week create a spreadsheet of all your
subjects or topics that you have to
learn and go ahead and rank them how
hard you find them how easy you find
them
actions you can take to get better in
them create a timetable or a schedule of
when you're gonna go over things make it
easier for future you while you feel
this motivation now okay and here are my
10 reasons why i truly love learning and
i love studying
number one i love challenging myself i
love that i can prove to myself that if
i work hard i can achieve something and
i love finally understanding something
that i know is tough for example a level
chemistry was always really hard for me
but then
when i finally got somewhere with it it
was so satisfying number two i love
learning as a tool for growth you learn
so many skills when you study you learn
about discipline you learn how to get
yourself to focus you learn what
motivates you how to do things you don't
necessarily want to do how to juggle
your time all of these can be applied to
later life and for example this is why i
think i was able to start this youtube
channel is
through the process of studying i laid
the foundations for setting consistent
goals and putting actions towards them
number three i love shifting my world
perspective around me like my whole
perspective on people on countries on
nature everything it changes so much the
more i learn i was so naive at points in
my life i still probably am about so
many topics but
knowledge is a new lens to see the world
through it makes you feel like you can
change the world or you can better
understand how it works you can be an
effective part of making the planet into
something brilliant number four i love
that working hard opens doors for the
future especially because i have no idea
what i want to do with my life doing
well academically it's just giving
yourself options means you can get into
a better university or more universities
or better jobs to have some freedom in
choosing what you want to do five
learning is genuinely interesting i feel
like a lot of it is about perspective
anything can be interesting if the right
person presents it to you in the right
way or if you tell yourself a story of
why this thing is so incredible to so
many people i just love it i love
learning things number six learning is a
way to connect to others either you find
people who really love the subject that
you're studying and you can relate to
them you can chat about it you can make
new friends but equally being able to
learn a new language that opens up
connection to so many more people around
the world learning about a new country
or a new culture equally does that
learning is a tool for connection seven
the outcomes can be so satisfying we
love the feeling of working hard and
getting a grade we want we love reaping
the rewards proving others wrong
seeing a percentage or a letter and
being like i worked hard for that that's
that motivates you you know eight it
keeps life entertaining being brutally
honest a whole day spent only on social
media or scrolling even though it's
immediately interesting in the short
term it is nothing compared to a whole
day spent learning new things and
they're not mutually exclusive you can
definitely learn on social media but
being intentional about study practice
or sitting at a desk and being like i am
actually going to try and put these
things in my brain i'm going to ask
questions i'm gonna delve deeper i'm
gonna be curious that is interesting
that is fulfilling learning doesn't have
to be stressful it doesn't have to be
associated with exams it can just be for
fun number nine i love my lo-fi playlist
it's called growth mindset you can
follow me on spotify down here
and i put it on and as soon as i hear
the first song i'm just like oh i love
the process of studying like i only let
myself listen to it when i want to get
into this zone and it just it feels kind
of cozy i've got my noise cancelling
headphones on yeah you can just create a
routine around
studying and make it feel more fun and
number 10 knowledge is power i love
feeling like a knowledgeable empowered
woman
who can make an impact in the world who
can empower other people
to make an equally cool impact on the
world there's so much wrong with the
world we all know that but knowledge is
power the more you know the more you can
do if you guys are interested to dig
into
how you find learning and studying here
are some journal prompts that you can do
in your own time i think they'll really
help you reflect on what is your
motivation why do you want to learn and
making that clear to yourself just just
keeps you going especially when times
get tough when subjects get hard i think
it's the perfect activity to do before
you go back to school uni so for
yourself write down 10 reasons you love
learning or studying even write down
three if that's a hard thing to do oh my
god actually in the comments write down
three reasons you love learning or
studying because oh my god i can just
imagine right now scrolling through the
comments and feeling how empowering it
is to see everyone's reasons for why
they love learning so go ahead and do
that number two what are some reasons
that you don't feel motivated to learn
is it too hard and that scares you and
it brings up self-doubt is it boring do
you hate your teacher is it the people
you hang around with and this sense of
conformity and needing to be like them
and learning is uncool like what is it
number three choose a subject that you
dislike and ask yourself why try and
find just one reason why this subject
could be interesting and finally write
down in present tense how you want to
feel about learning say things like when
i pick up my pen
i feel so excited to learn i feel so
excited to test and develop my knowledge
i feel inspired i am excited to connect
with others who are interested in this
topic thank you so much for watching and
thank you for following this series if
you've been here the whole way i really
appreciate it when you guys are watching
this i
am going to be in berlin in germany for
my next semester which is insane it's
crazy how quickly summer has gone it's
been amazing i feel very healthful and
rested and just like i don't know good
in a in a values sense of life
in an introspective good way which i
really need summer for just to reset but
i am very excited for adventures ahead
so yeah definitely stick around if you
want to follow my journey there
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