VIM MSU's Spring 2022 Issue

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I’m Not

and Neither are you

Most have been acquainted with the online persona of “That Girl.” She gets up at 5 a.m., drinks a green juice, heads to the gym, makes a lean breakfast and accomplishes a month’s amount of work in 12 hours, all while wearing a perfectly styled outfit in a perfectly clean house.

The “That Girl” aesthetic has become the goal for many. And while this may push the implementation o healthy habits, it also creates unrealistic expectations of a life with no room to breathe. Human beings are not meant to function like robots who follow the same routine every single day. This idea that people are supposed to look perfect and make perfect decisions all the time isn’t inspiring or motivating, it can be debilitating.

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