I know we say ‘as long as you tried your best, it’s OK.

But it’s also OK if you didn’t always manage to try your best. Because you are human. Because all of us fall behind sometimes. You are not a failure if you mess up.

Working all - out is extremely exhausting and unsustainable in the long term; nobody can work their absolute best at everything all the time.

So it’s natural that you won’t have pushed yourself to the limit most of the time. It’s a form of self-preservation. Taking care of yourself and pacing yourself as a student are really important skills which also take a while to build. Don’t beat yourself up if you mess up when trying to do this, too.

Sometimes you will not work as hard as you wanted to. It’s OK. Brush yourself off, look at how you can focus in the future, and try again tomorrow.