From Guilt to Growth
Feeling bad or guilty when the summer break starts has been a recurring theme in my life. I know that I deserve a break, so why not just take it and enjoy? I always find it hard to sit and waste more than three hours scrolling through my phone or watching movies without feeling the worst afterward. This feeling magnifies especially after school is over. I can waste that time during very intense periods of projects and exams—at least I am studying, and wasting a couple of hours will not hurt that much. Meanwhile, wasting this time when you have done basically nothing for the whole day hits differently. Over the past few years, I found a way to solve this issue by simply writing small goals that I will accomplish by the end of the summer. So whenever I feel like I just spent half of my day doing nothing, I can do something that will give my day a purpose and end up with great results. As time passed, these activities that I consistently did introduced me to new lifestyles and habits...