Borrowing from Sameer Arora ‘s post on the 70 hour work week statement, I have been wondering for a few days that it is not just adults but even in the life of a student we do not see a very clear balance of rest and work. And this is exactly where the lines start getting so blur. Those deadlines, submissions, college applications become such a priority that we forget about rejuvenating our system and gaining our energy. (I say this specifically with regards to senior students) But who talks to students about rest? Who tells them rest is not just sleeping? How often do we check in on how do they regain the mental and physical energy lost in the process of work? LET’S TALK. Drop your view points in the comments section.
For about three years after my graduation, I was preparing for one exam or waiting for the result of another - there was no rest, just hopelessness and failure. Putting yourself through so much agony as long as there are "good results" or at least the hope for it sometime in the future definitely doesn't seem worth it. I sometimes wish I knew when to give up and reconsider what I was doing but what is lost is lost and a part of me will always grieve it. I was able to recover for a bit only to find myself there again. It is as exhausting as it can get
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12moVery well said Tanya Sharma, if only I could agree more. Stress and work load has been normalised. Each year, we lose thousands of potential changemakers because of our irrational education system. (Im talking about su*cide btw) The worst part is that it isn't because of difficult studies, it is indeed due to lack of variation. Ever since we were children we've heard that 'variety is the spice of life', but if that's the case, aren't our lives just BLAND? It's as if we have been put on an assembly line. Just repeating monotonous tasks each day. Rather than sparking creativity, our system kills it. Change. Is. Required. P.s - the very fact that I'm writing this comment at 1:30 am and have to wake up at 5 which according to Indian standards is a night of 'good rest' is absolutely terrifying. I have no clue where society's headed now