As I was studying for my umpteenth exam that month, I was thinking to myself about how robotic my life had felt the last few weeks. I would wake up, go to class and try to find time to eat and shower in between the intense study sessions. People would urge me to get sleep or to take a break to do something fun, but the problem was I didn't even know what I could do for fun. Sure, in high school I did a lot of things for fun. I would find time to read a good fiction book, write short stories, go running or even watch a favorite show. I guess I would have considered those hobbies back then.

Now, I don't think I really have true hobbies. I don't do much to destress from academics except finding solace in the fact that everyone else around me is having mental breakdowns about school too. Everyone is nearing the ultimate stress of finals and tensions are high. I'm sure some of these people do things for fun and destress but I don't know if I have anything like that. That is when I realized the importance of hobbies.

If my life constitutes of just reading and studying and going through the motions of academics, it would be just filled with constant stress and nothing to relieve that stress. If I fast forward a few years after graduate school, my job can't be the only thing in my life. There has to be something that I do for myself to keep my sanity and to allow me to enjoy something in my life. I thought about going back to the hobbies I had in high school, and that may work, but I know that I've grown as an individual as well. The stuff that I enjoyed back then may not be what I enjoy now. Whatever it is I enjoy now is something I should figure out. I miss having something I can turn to when everything doesn't seem to be going right and there is so much pressure and stress everyday to do well in school and in life. People should have that special something they can turn to and I hope I can work to find out what that thing is for me so I can make sure I maintain my sanity.