Using food delivery as motivation to finish readings.
USING FOOD DELIVERY AS MOTIVATION TO FINISH READINGS.
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Remember those nights? The library stacks looming, a mountain of readings piled beside your color-coded notes, each highlighter a silent promise of understanding you desperately hoped to keep. That relentless pursuit of academic excellence wasn’t just about the A; it was about the profound pressure that often led to tears shed quietly among dusty tomes. From meticulous study plans to crying in the carrels, the Ivy experience shaped us in profound ways.
And through it all, there was the fuel. Not just coffee, and gallons of it, but the ritual of the study snack. Not gourmet, mind you, but pure survival food: instant ramen, stale pizza slices, the emergency chocolate bar hidden in a backpack. The ultimate motivator, that light at the end of a brutal chapter, often came via buzzing phone: "Your delivery is arriving soon."
That notification became a pact. Finish this article, conquer those equations, outline that essay, to unlock the delicious reward. Whether late-night Thai, a greasy burger, or a simple sandwich, that ordered meal was a lifeline, a tangible incentive through exhaustion. It transformed the solitary grind into a game, where the prize was a warm, edible embrace from the world beyond the stacks. Not just sustenance, but a small, deserved victory. This wasn't laziness; it was strategic self-care, a coping mechanism forged in intellectual intensity. Even now, years later, the echo of that delivery driver’s text can still inspire a deadline sprint.