Jesus, did you read my post properly? I'm not burnt out from studying. I haven't actually studied efficiently this year because a) sick/tired b) demotivated.
Sick/tired -> vitamins blah etc
Demotivation -> ?
Just asking what's the best way to feel motivated, and how to maintain that throughout the year...
Run along now.
OK let me put it to you this way. to a small extent, intelligence vs. UAI is a bell curve. That is, stupid people will get a low UAI, Smart people will get a high UAI. But past the standard "smart person" level of intellect emerges a conundrum.
Think about how much yr 1 means now- nothing right? you could've not even shown up and you'd still be in the same place you are now.
Think about how much yr 11 means- not alot, it really doesn't affect your UAI.
Now think about what yr 12 and a good UAI means- A bit, i suppose, but most good uni courses rely on about 30% UAI, the rest comprised of interview and another external test.
And that golden uni course? yeah, you can get a good job with it, but honestly most succesful people's completed uni courses don't have too much to do with what their job is.
So back to the bell curve, some kids in yr 11 and 12 pretty much say:
Yeah, I could study hard, I could get a great mark, I could choose the hardest courses and be the best. But what will it mean? Will it influence much in the future? Will it really make life more enjoyable?
and hence they don't achieve maximum potential in the HSC, and these more intelligent students don't score as well as others who work to their maximum ability, causing the bell curve.
So fuck your motivation- logically there exists none. The only motivation out there is false, a figment of the big picture.
So there is your question- what is going to make you happier; creating motivation and working towards a good UAI, or something else- something more (protip, this mostly involves something that starts with C and ends with Annabis).
But please remember this: for all of the people you beat, all those who lie below upon your imaginary ladder, there are some who do not take the blue pill. there are some who are and always will be smarter than you. And as much as you may believe that your UAI or ranking protests this, they will be happy. happy and free, a freedom you cannot imagine. The freedom of not giving a shit.