Hi Kylin!

Most people overestimate how important an exam, or other such result, is for their feelings and future.

Even if you were to fail, would that change who you are? Would it make you happy if you passed, even if the lectures wouldn’t change your skills or personality? Do you know how many certificates sit on shelves and mean nothing in the end? They’re pieces of paper, only there to help you get an idea where you stand, not to define who you are.

Is there maybe a reason that you focus so much on the paper result? There are so many other things to think about, like the good things that you have learned, on who you want to be and what you can do to get there.

Behind every lecture, every exam, every exercise, there is a greater idea, a concept that it really is about. What these mean to you is what matters. Compared to this, all the cult on pieces of paper is an afterthought at best.

In other words: exams are but an attempt to tell you about a tiny bit of yourself. Why be afraid of that?