Studying is definitely not fun, nor is it easy. On top of that, finding motivation to study is equally as hard. But if you're hardworking and dedicated enough, you'll remember that in the end, all of your long hours spent studying will pay off! Here are 45 reasons why you should remember that studying is beneficial, even when you feel like you just can't get it done:

1. To prove people that “bad” students can become excellent students too.
2. To expand your knowledge of the world.
3. To look back on your success in ten years time.
4. To not let my mental illness define my grades.
5. I study because I am privileged enough to have the opportunity. I study because I have no one getting in my way telling me I can’t. I study because I want to do some real good in this world. I study because I live in a country where being female has no significant disadvantage; and so, I take this opportunity so that I may make future opportunities for those who don’t have them.
6. My reason for studying is how I’ll get to where I want to be in my life which is successful, comfortable, and happy.
7. I study to make my mum happy and proud.
8. I study to prove my anxiety wrong!
9. I study because I want to save lives.
10. I study because of any family member who didn't go to college before me.
11. I study because my primary school teacher from when I was 6 replied “Well who would think that?” when my mother informed her I was going to university. I study so I can tell her “Why would you not think that?”
12. I study because I want to give myself the best future I possibly can.
13. I study because my dreams are improbable. But not impossible. I will achieve them.
14. I study because even though I can’t imagine having a future, I want one.
15. I study so that I can be surrounded by the right people at school, at home, at work, and on Tumblr. You can only walk the path that you choose for yourself, so choose wisely. Pave your path with bricks, not straw.
16. I study because I want to be smart in my own way.
17. I study because diseases have haunted my family for long enough, and cancer deserves to be taken down once for all.
18. I study to be self reliant and to get more answers. The concept of being independent is attractive to me, and if i study hard enough, i will be able to live freely without relying on my parents. The thought of getting answers is a huge satisfaction.
19. I study because I told my ex, “Watch me go to Harvard”. So oops.
20. Because I want to have a well paying job which means I can eventually travel the world one day.
21. I study because I love to be productive really just in love with the feeling of it being noon and already have gotten everything done that I needed for that day.
22. I want and I like to study because I believe that we as humans have the responsibility of maintain and grow the knowledge people developed in the past. How could we waist all those efforts to try know this wonderful world a little better?
23. I study because my Dad went through a lot of work to get to this country so that I could have a good life and a good education, and I’m not going to waste all his good efforts and take him and my education for granted.
24. Because I believe I can do it and I won’t let their words stop me.
25. I study for my own sense of achievement! I’m also really motivated by my boyfriend who is very clever and works really hard. I want to get a first in my masters this year and I will!
26. I study to make my parent’s hardships; worth it.
27. My reason to study is to show myself and everyone I am stronger than my mental illness and to prove everyone who said it would stop me from getting anywhere wrong.
28. I study so I can change the world for the better.
29. I study because I want to help my family, to fulfill my dreams and save lives.
30. To be a champion.
31. I love to learn,and I want to know about all the things I missed because of school system.
32. I study because I want to be the first sibling to go straight into uni without transferring from a community college.
33. I study because I want to be the best version of myself.
34. I study to make those who have taken care of me proud, to show them they did a good job.
35. I study for myself, to prove that I can fulfill my goals and that everyone who has ever made fun of me just pushed me forward instead of putting the boot in.
36. I study because I never want to stop learning about myself and the world we live in.
37. I study so I’m educated enough to take down the haters in an articulate way so I feel accomplished when leaving the situation.
38. I study to ensure that when I’m actively in politics, only weak minded people will be able to scorn me due to my ethnic background or religion (or something stupid along those lines) instead of the immaculate policies and work I am carrying out.
39. I study to become successful in my future and because I have a passion for learning.
40. I study because I don’t have anything else to do. I guess it keeps me so busy that I don’t have time to think how lonely I am.
41. Because it makes me happy to see my hard work paid off and also ensures a better future than I would have if I didn’t study well.
42. I study to be able to pursue the career I want. For the thrill of knowledge, the security of understanding. For the way it shapes how I interpret the world. I study not because it is something I must do, but because it is something that is a part of who I am.
43. I study to improve my mind so I can understand deeply the things people thought I was not capable of understanding. I study so I can live the most fulfilled life possible. I take every second of this life as a chance to learn and improve myself.
44. Because I’m going to prove girls are useful for more then just looks and a sex object.
45. I study to open doors of opportunity. I study to improve my and others lives. I study to feel good when I go to sleep. I study to feel confident with my ability. I study to prove to myself what I can do.