When I started here I was entranced with the number and the variety of activities there are to take part in. I've always been interested in lots of things, so I signed up for lots of things: academic clubs, badminton, debating, volunteering, choir. You name it, I was signed up.
Of course I couldn't do it all. But the time came when I just got so stressed out that I almost gave up. The activities had a lot to do with that. What I hadn't realized was that in volunteering, debating and choir, and sometimes badminton, there are other people who are depending on you showing up. Even if you have urgent school work to do, or badly need down-time or sleep, you have to go because you don't want to let people down.
Anyway, it all came to crisis point and I realized it couldn't go on like it had been. I hadn't been doing any of the things well, and I'd turned myself into a wreck. I had to take control. I couldn't have done it without a good friend from down the hall, but that's another story, I guess.
Reluctantly, I had to wind down most of what I had started out finding the most rewarding and enjoyable. Time wasn't the only factor; there was also how stressful the activity was or could become, like the debating and the choir. As well, there was how much you let people down if you missed it once or twice. I realized something too that I'd only slightly thought of about myself previously: I need down-time. I need parties, hanging out for an hour with friends, and even time on my own when no demands of any kind are being made on me.
Well, maybe I'm lazier now. My marks have gone up though, because I have more time for assignments and can concentrate on them better. And I'm also wiser and happier.
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