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Here comes the Panic monster Time flies and it's already August now. Soon, I will enter the fourth year of my PhD study. I have to say it's really hard to get a PhD degree. And sometimes, I would doubt the meaning of what I was doing. To be honest, I'm not so into what I am working on for the moment. It's a shame! I'm 24 but still not fighting for my passion. Speaking of passion, I become more and more doubtful about the existence of passion, especially the long-lasting passion. Maybe it's just me. But as I see, people only have passion when they get reward. Only when you taste the sweetness of success, would you have motivation to do it again. "Do what you love or love what you do!” That's what they always use to encourage people. Well, I do love traveling and learning language. Yes! I should do them a lot. Maybe the panic monster would have no chance to bother me anymore. ps: Recently I'm watching the TV series—Bojack Horseman. Its leading role is a has-been super star Bojack Horseman. Bojack has a horse head and human body and live a kind of "shit" life. He is attractive, though he is neither kind nor talented. I think you'll love it if you're a "Zoe".

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Here comes the Panic monster

Time flies and it's already August. now. Soon, I will enter the fourth year of my PhD study. I have to say it's really hard to get a PhD degree. And sometimes, I would doubt the meaning worth of what I was doing. To be honest, I'm not so into what I am working on for at the moment. It's a shame! I'm 24 but still not fighting for my passion. Speaking of passion, I become more and more doubtful about the existence of passion, especially the long-lasting passion. Maybe it's just me. But as I see *it*, people only have passion when they get reward*s*. Only when you taste the sweetness of success, would you have *the* motivation to do it again. "Do what you love or love what you do!” That's what they always use to encourage people. Well, I do love travelling and learning language*s*. Yes! I should do them a lot. Maybe the panic monster would have no chance to bother me anymore.
ps: Recently I'm watching the TV series—Bojack Horseman. Its leading role is a has-been super star Bojack Horseman. Bojack has a horse head and human body and live*s* a kind of "shit" life. He is attractive, though he is neither kind nor talented. I think you'll love it if you're a "Zoe".
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Well done, Irene, this was a really good piece of written English. In your first line, you were not "wrong," to use the word 'now.' But I have crossed it out because it is not necessary in this sentence. You used the word "already," which tells the reader that it is currently August. So you do not need the word now. I have not changed your sentence "I'm 24 but still not fighting for my passion," because I am not 100% sure what you want to say. However, this sentence sounds strange in English. It's not incorrect, as such, but not something that we would say.
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Credentials open doors, nothing more. Yes, we were taught "Do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life." Sometimes that's true.

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