Why Romanticizing Things You Don't Like Works

I’ve considered the past few weeks (ever since Christmas break ended) I’ve considered the current time to be my ‘Healing Time’. I’ve learned to prioritize my school work more, which was something I struggled with a lot last term and be able to regulate my emotions and insecurities much better. I’ve felt a lot healthier, both physically and mentally, and it’s honestly amazing. On that topic, I feel that one of the things that helped me the most was romanticizing the work I do, such as homework, projects, and scheduling.  

I’m privileged enough to go to a school that has a rather large library that’s available during after school hours, and I’ve found myself going there much more frequently than in the months of November and December. I’ve started to do my homework at school, treating it as something fun with music I like and snacks I enjoy eating instead of a boring task I have to get over to finally get home. Instead, it’s become part of my daily routine. 

I spend a lot of time categorizing the colors of my highlighters and pens as well as making the things I write as pretty as possible to make them more appealing to read. On top of that, giving myself schedules of specific things to do has found to be extremely helpful as well, and because of that, I’ve found myself being able to get work done more efficiently. On top of that, acting as though doing schoolwork is something aesthetic with music, scenery, and materials that make it feel like such are extremely helpful to encourage me to actually finish things. So, if you’re ever losing motivation to work on schoolwork, writing, a hobby, or anything you need to attend to, consider making it appear more aesthetic than it actually is.