Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent

“I shall start being a different man tomorrow.”

Waiting for a better version of yourself to start living is a trap. The narrator keeps delaying his real life until his eyesight or his discipline improves.

Academic failure feels like the end of the world when you are seventeen. Studying for that chemistry exam becomes a battle for your entire dignity.

“I am writing a book because I want to find myself.”

Writing a diary can become a way to avoid actually doing things. He records his failures so meticulously that he forgets to try succeeding.

Puberty makes every small interaction feel heavy and monumental. Even a simple walk past a girl he likes turns into a mental crisis.