School Motivation: Studio Ghibli Style :3

Hello, beautiful humans (and unicorns)~

We all (at least, most of us) love Studio Ghibli! With all it's cuteness and fairy tale-esque whimsy, what's not to love? Well, we can totally use this love to motivate us to study!

You see, lovely potatoes: Romanticisation of the little things to create whimsy doesn't have to just be in animation. We can apply that Studio Ghibli aesthetic to our student life as well!

We've all wanted to be the main character in a story, but guess what? We all are main characters! You are the main character of your story, so:

Embody the character that you want to be!

When you're walking or driving to school in the morning, it's stress-free! Because we're not thinking of the destination; we're thinking of the journey! The rhythmic movement, the surroundings rushing past, the faint smell of morning dew, the feeling of the breeze... They're no longer things we don't have time to notice: They're the surroundings we take the time to observe and admire!

When you're doing homework at night, just play some soft lo-fi music (or white noise, if that's better for you) and be the main character of a Miyazaki movie. The soft scratching of the pencil on paper, the rustle of pages turning in a book, the little clicks of keys on a keyboard... They're no longer the boring and ignored sounds of school: They're the sounds signifying our productivity and our learning something new!

This works because it makes us look forward to these little things! We want to feel that happy feeling of being whimsical and innocent and appreciative of the little things around us. We not only feel good after studying; we feel good while doing it too!

Remember, wonderful narwhals, don't just fantasize about Studio Ghibli; be a Studio Ghibli character! It makes the tedious and draining things in life so much easier to bear 😊!