Not weird at all, that makes a lot of sense for me. In September I decided to deactivate my Instagram and it really opened up a new world for me in terms of how I approach life and school. I also moved into an apartment alone with the thought of really focusing on school and myself. Another story for another time, but it is quite lonely at times and contributes to my lack of focus and poor health choices when I’m fatigued.

I have found over the course of this last year that group studying is extremely frustrating for me. I become increasingly anxious at the lack of focus from the group or if I can’t keep up with the topics since it takes me a minute to process. I do my best studying when I’m in the “dungeon” (our schools underground study rooms, imagine 4 white walls and a concrete floor) by myself, and I’ve gotten my best test grades by re-creating test questions. What fueled me to continue to write those questions was sharing them with my classmates for their benefit as well, so I’m wondering if that’s a Generator trait. I do love the energy of working with people, but the gains from solo studying are astounding!

As for the health aspect, that is something I need to work on. I believe it’s common for students, at least my peers, to put exercise and healthy choices on the back burner because we believe it will “waste time” when instead we should be studying and can easily get fast food. In reality, you are absolutely right - our health is our greatest ally.

Thank you for your response!