Things I learnt in July

July July July, a good old month of rain and sunshine, the start of a new bullet journal and suddenly reading like 5 books. Here’s what I learnt in July

1. Intelligence does not equal grades
   • This was one I learnt over a long period of time because let’s be honest here, I am not one to get As in essays, like ever
   • But, I did come to the realisation that no matter what, the grade you get at the end of an exam or from some coursework doesn’t tell you how clever someone is. Exams, in my opinion, mostly just test memory let’s be real
   • Also, that intelligence is more than just books. I mean, common sense, people sense, being able to convey an idea, to be able to make a relationships with people, to be able to participate in a debate, musical intelligence, artistic intelligence I mean, no one can do everything perfectly right? Intelligence is more than just one thing
2. You don’t have to react like everyone else to situations
   • I often don’t feel like I react the way I’m supposed to, or how everyone else reacts to situations and I find myself watching what other people are doing/reacting in order to know the best way for me to react
   • That was kinda long winded I’m sorry
   • BUT I have kinda come to terms with the fact that I’m not going to respond to a situation the way most other people will and that’s okay so long as it’s not hurting anyone
   • Graduation was a big one here – it felt like an in-between day involving a lot of standing around and it wasn’t magical or fun or exciting. It was a day in between many other days that just ended up with my feet being sore and tired
3. Day trips are the best
   • I made it a goal for July to make more day trips to places and despite not going all over the show I very much enjoyed the places I went to
   • I went to Leeds (kinda) and Haworth with an absolute babe of an English nerd, had some cracking ice cream and learnt something about the Bronte’s
   • I went to Liverpool to the museum and art gallery and got soaking wet in the rain and raced onto the train with 30 seconds to spare and felt like a superhero
4. Running with other people is interesting
   • I joined a running club this month. And they are some of the friendliest people I have ever met – I have never felt more welcomed into a new group ever
   • Having to remember how to formulate words while running can sometimes be really difficult and honestly, I mostly just run and listen to everyone else talk
   • HOWEVER, running with other people makes you more accountable and so I can’t just bail on a 6 miler and cut it short, which is good in the long run. It’s also made me realise that I can run faster then I think I can
   • Running is all the mind (well at least 75%)

Soooooooo not that many people ever are interested but July meant I learnt a lot, mostly about running if I’m completely honest cause that seems to have taken over a few of my evenings now. I’m not even sorry about it either.