Suli breaks quotes about happiness

Every year I have taught at university or college I run into students who have learned to evaluate themselves comparatively. They unwittingly won’t be looking to grow as much as they’ll be looking to please.

They won’t be looking for what makes them as an individual feel stronger, they’ll be looking for what will win a teacher’s favour and earn them good grades. And yet throughout my own life most of the truly successful people were the ones that didn’t care much about evaluations or opinions of their performance.

Quotes about happiness in life

Those kids were too involved in their actual education to get caught up much in their marks.

From very early on we are taught to forgo the freedom, strength and value in ourselves and we are asked to trade it for conformity, striving and hope.

But I don’t want my students working toward a life they hope they’ll enjoy. I want them to enjoy the journey itself. I don’t want them