{"id":20306,"date":"2025-06-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=20306"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:22:53","slug":"20-20-hindsight-my-year-with-the-sgo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/sustainability\/20-20-hindsight-my-year-with-the-sgo\/","title":{"rendered":"20\/20 Hindsight \u2013 My Year with the SGO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Switching the Narrative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As another academic year comes to a close here at Christ Church, so has my time working as part of the Student Green Office and I prepare to enter the final year of my degree. As I get older, I am becoming more aware of how quickly time passes and I am starting to see the past and future differently than before. When we think of \u2018looking back in hindsight\u2019, we often fall into the trap of giving hindsight a negative connotation \u2013 we look back on our past with scrutiny, \u201cI wish I did this\u201d or \u201cI should have done that\u201d. We forget that hindsight can also be something positive, a chance to relish in what came before and feel grateful for whatever will come after. As I write my final blog post, I am taking this final opportunity to switch the narrative once again and let you know that you too can look back fondly, after all, our past has so much to teach us. It turns out I’ve got 20\/20 hindsight (subtle Sleep Token reference), many memories from the past year to relish in and a whole lot of gratitude for the lessons I have learnt along the way. Thank you SGO – it’s been a good one <3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Imposter Syndrome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first applied and interviewed for this role, I had no faith that I would actually be offered the job. I have always struggled with self-confidence, and an overbearing fear of looking \u2018stupid\u2019. Even during the first two-three months of working with the SGO, I still had a so much doubt in myself and abilities, that I didn\u2019t have what it would take to make any \u2018significant\u2019 change. Imposter syndrome had me in a chokehold (subtle Sleep Token reference part. 2) \u2013 Oh, how so much had changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SGO has given me so much newfound confidence in myself, and I feel that I can finally say \u201cI know I can make a difference\u201d. Unfortunately, many of us feel paralyzed by the uncertainty of our futures, whether this be in relation to climate change, the future of gender or racial equality, political change and conflict overseas. Two lessons I have learnt over the past year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. We have the power to make a difference<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The change we enact is significant no matter how big or small, just don\u2019t let the buzz fade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In the spirit of looking back in hindsight positively, another lesson I have come to learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n