Something that is interesting about this quarantine and remote learning is that I have had more time than I have had in years for myself. In other words, every day I end up with hours of downtime that I can devote to myself. After school and working out, playing video games and watching movies has almost become a new routine for me. Our junior year of high school, which is considered the most rigorous year, is now considerably easer than it was a month ago. Practically overnight we all went from busy students focused on school and extracurriculars, to students who do a couple of hours of school and then have hours of disposable time on our hands. In a sense, I have really enjoyed having all of this extra time because it allows me to focus on myself, and what I want to be doing at any given time.
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I agree with you. After school I felt constantly busy with homework and the gym and other sports, so I never really had a devoted time to rest and recover. Now I find myself actually going on Netflix, reading, and watching a lot of movies. Without Covid I would have never gotten a consistent freedom until the summer.
ReplyDeleteI also find that I have much more downtime after school and working out. Since school has become much more manageable and the rigor of junior year is behind us, it is very hard not turn to TV and videogames for the rest of the day. I try to also prioritize some college research and stock market stuff (hobby of mine). When I have time during the day, I also like to go to a Starbucks drive-thru because of the very generous discounts they give right now to employees.
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