10 Inspiring Stories to Beat Academic Overload
10 Inspiring Stories to Beat Academic Overload
ISHWAR SINGH
B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IKG Punjab Technical University, Punjab, India
Post Diploma in CAD/CAM from PTC University, USA
Published in the Germany
First Edition: 2025
Dedicated to
I am dedicating this book to my parents
Story 1: Vedant’s Pause – A Break That Changed Everything
Vedant Joshi was always the boy everyone expected to succeed. Born into a middle-class family in Pune, his parents—a banker and a schoolteacher—believed that hard work and education were the only paths to a secure future. From Class 1 onwards, Vedant never missed a test, a tuition class, or a competition. He had medals, certificates, and a school diary filled with stars and “Excellent!” remarks. But what nobody saw was the toll this “perfect” image was taking on his mind and body.
By the time he reached Class 11, the real pressure began. He had chosen the Science stream, and like many others, was preparing for the JEE entrance exams. His weekdays were filled with school from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by coaching classes till 8:30 p.m. After dinner, he would revise till midnight. Weekends weren’t any better—mock tests, extra practice sessions, and video lectures were the norm. His parents, seeing him “focused,” were proud. But Vedant was silently falling apart.
He started waking up exhausted, with headaches that wouldn’t go away. His appetite dropped. The subjects he once loved—especially Physics—now filled him with dread. But he pushed through, afraid to speak up. “Everyone’s doing it,” he told himself. “Why should I complain?”
One night, after yet another mock test where he scored poorly, Vedant broke down. Alone in his room, he cried for hours. It wasn’t the bad marks that hurt him—it was the sense of losing himself. He missed drawing. He missed playing the keyboard. He missed silence. And he realized he wasn’t enjoying learning anymore; he was just surviving.
The next morning, he surprised everyone. He told his parents he wanted to take a one-week break from coaching. Not to quit, but to breathe. His parents were shocked. His mother was worried. “Will you fall behind?” she asked. “What about the syllabus?” his father added. But something in Vedant’s tired eyes made them pause. After some hesitation, they agreed.
That week changed Vedant’s life.
He spent time revisiting his old sketchbooks, playing music, walking in the park, reading non-academic books. Most importantly, he slept—deep, peaceful sleep he hadn’t had in months. He talked with his old school friends, some of whom had chosen Arts or Commerce and seemed far more relaxed. He began journaling his feelings and even spoke to a counselor his school had recently appointed.
In one of their sessions, the counselor asked Vedant, “What do you truly want?” The question struck him. Was he chasing Engineering because he loved it—or because everyone expected it of him?
He realized something important: He liked Physics, but he loved design. He had always imagined things in visual formats—machines, circuits, even math formulas. He wasn’t just a Science student; he was a visual thinker.
Vedant returned to his studies with a fresh mind. But this time, he didn’t chase
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Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 09.04.2025
ISBN: 978-3-7554-8069-3
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I am dedicating this book to my parents