It's a Saturday morning, and I'm in bed till nine 'o clock A.M., only to wake up feeling very lethargic and bored. I had fallen asleep early the night before, but somehow it had no effect in removing my morning laziness. Then I eat breakfast, talk or try to study, but eventually fall asleep by around twelve noon, only to wake up at around four 'o clock P.M. and find out the whole day has been wasted away and I haven't done one thing of any use...
This happened to be my usual schedule (only after getting placed), until about a week and a half ago, when I realized that I had to start doing something otherwise I'll only land up wasting my whole year away just to regret it later. Not only that, but all the free time I had only messed with my head and gave me a million negative things to think about and keep me depressed all day long, even for days at a stretch!
It started as an inspiration to once again play basketball at the IIT Kanpur sports fest, like we did back in first year (not that I actually got the chance to play, sadly). So a couple of my friends and I started making plans to talk to Verma Sir about going, and the next day we showed up at the court to practice. As was deemed to happen, we did not get permission to go, but rather than feeling dejected and giving up on the idea, we continued going every morning to practice. A few of my other friends also joined in to learn how to play.
It does not end there though, for we also felt it was high time we visited the gym on a regular basis. Sadly girl's in the past would talk to sir about going to the gym, but would only show up for a week or a few days, and then stop going. Due to this, it took a lot of convincing to get sir to give us a half an hour slot for the gym, but at least we got one, and that's what counts. It's really tiring, but it's good exercise, and I feel like I'm keeping myself fit.
Along with that, in the evenings I'm also learning how to play tennis. I never get to play long, but I can feel the difference in the way I hit shots now. I've improved a lot compared to my previous attempts at learning how to play, and it's a really good feeling. I still have a lot of scope for improvement, but when learning something new, one cannot become perfect at it overnight, right? Tennis is one sport I've always wanted to learn, for I think it defines beauty in every way. There's nothing like the feeling you get when you hit the ball with that racket, even if you didn't hit it right.
I've also started taking a little more interest in preparing for CAT, not much more, but some improvement is better than none. I am yet to get over my mental block against quantitative aptitude, and improve my speed at calculating and of thought processing.
By the end of the day, I do feel really tired, but not in that lethargic way that I used to earlier. I feel tired in a good way, the kind of feeling you get when you know you've achieved something that day, even if it's not much. Now I understand the importance of keeping oneself occupied rather than just lazying around and wasting the whole day away. At the end of it, you can't say you didn't do anything, because you know that you've achieved something, no matter how small it may be. Besides, it's really fun playing sports, exercising, and even preparing for CAT. For me, the best thing about all this is the fact that now I don't have the time to sit and get depressed over people around me, or over incidences, or over anything for that matter of fact. The best way to drown out your sorrows is to keep yourself occupied, may it be in work or in play. I guess it does leave you feeling happier, in more ways than one. :)
This happened to be my usual schedule (only after getting placed), until about a week and a half ago, when I realized that I had to start doing something otherwise I'll only land up wasting my whole year away just to regret it later. Not only that, but all the free time I had only messed with my head and gave me a million negative things to think about and keep me depressed all day long, even for days at a stretch!
It started as an inspiration to once again play basketball at the IIT Kanpur sports fest, like we did back in first year (not that I actually got the chance to play, sadly). So a couple of my friends and I started making plans to talk to Verma Sir about going, and the next day we showed up at the court to practice. As was deemed to happen, we did not get permission to go, but rather than feeling dejected and giving up on the idea, we continued going every morning to practice. A few of my other friends also joined in to learn how to play.
It does not end there though, for we also felt it was high time we visited the gym on a regular basis. Sadly girl's in the past would talk to sir about going to the gym, but would only show up for a week or a few days, and then stop going. Due to this, it took a lot of convincing to get sir to give us a half an hour slot for the gym, but at least we got one, and that's what counts. It's really tiring, but it's good exercise, and I feel like I'm keeping myself fit.
Along with that, in the evenings I'm also learning how to play tennis. I never get to play long, but I can feel the difference in the way I hit shots now. I've improved a lot compared to my previous attempts at learning how to play, and it's a really good feeling. I still have a lot of scope for improvement, but when learning something new, one cannot become perfect at it overnight, right? Tennis is one sport I've always wanted to learn, for I think it defines beauty in every way. There's nothing like the feeling you get when you hit the ball with that racket, even if you didn't hit it right.
I've also started taking a little more interest in preparing for CAT, not much more, but some improvement is better than none. I am yet to get over my mental block against quantitative aptitude, and improve my speed at calculating and of thought processing.
By the end of the day, I do feel really tired, but not in that lethargic way that I used to earlier. I feel tired in a good way, the kind of feeling you get when you know you've achieved something that day, even if it's not much. Now I understand the importance of keeping oneself occupied rather than just lazying around and wasting the whole day away. At the end of it, you can't say you didn't do anything, because you know that you've achieved something, no matter how small it may be. Besides, it's really fun playing sports, exercising, and even preparing for CAT. For me, the best thing about all this is the fact that now I don't have the time to sit and get depressed over people around me, or over incidences, or over anything for that matter of fact. The best way to drown out your sorrows is to keep yourself occupied, may it be in work or in play. I guess it does leave you feeling happier, in more ways than one. :)
