<p>So this is going to sound so lame, but i really need help.</p>
<p>I am a senior and i honestly feel like my life has fallen into this viacious cycle where basically i stay up till 130 am or later finishing hw or working for the paper or something and then wake up, barely stay awake in class...and repeat.</p>
<p>We started this new project for my newspaper and we had a rather "incompetent" staff for it, and obviously as editor it is my job to make sure it gets done, and trust me, it was nowhere near done before deadline, so i had to intervene and finish it. So today i present it to my advisor who then yelled at me for working on it and claimed i should've delegated. I literally spent hours on this...and you know what it's like, some people just WONT get it done. So I had too. </p>
<p>I am seriously SO ****ed. I feel like no matter what I do or how MUCH i do, I am going to be criticized. I feel like I am not appreciated it all. It's ridiculous. So then I realized, maybe I am taking too much on myself....I really need to do something fun, something relaxing.</p>
<p>THe sad thing is, I have no idea what to do. I mean I know I could go hang out with friends, but I klind of want something fun to do personally, you know?</p>
<p>Suggestions? FYI, I feel extremely stupid for posting this here lol. But I have nowhere else to go so....help!</p>
<p>play an instrument or learn one if you don’t know how to play one. I dunno playing guitar for me relieves stress. Also play some video games online or something. I like RPG games since I could always play em by myself.</p>
<p>Besides music, you could also do physical things. Like, on weekends, I grab a friend and go trail running. It relieves stress, allows me to focus, and it’s healthy.</p>
<p>I am a senior and i honestly feel like my life has fallen into this viacious cycle where basically i stay up till 130 am or later finishing hw or working for the paper or something and then wake up, barely stay awake in class…and repeat.</p>
<p>The most relaxing thing I can normally do is go outside usually. There’s a swing set near my house, and I’m telling you, nothing’s better than a good swing on a sunny day.</p>
<p>Other good solitary activities include reading, stretching, and playing piano. Even though I use the computer a lot, I don’t find it relaxing. The internet is too go-go-go, if you get what I mean.</p>
<p>And sometimes, honestly, it’s great to just lay on your bed or something for 15 minutes and think about nothing. Sometimes, while doing this, people cry. That’s okay.</p>
<p>Story of my life. Except I have to spend essentially every waking moment (that isn’t spent on school) trying to catch up with commissions and trying to explain to people that I can just pop out a finished painting 8 hours after they send a request in. Just doesn’t work like that!</p>
<p>I know how you feel though, working on a school publication. It can get ridiculous, especially during deadlines. But there are good times, too, right? Just try to schedule in some time for yourself every day - whether its a nap or a jog or just some time to chill and listen to music.</p>
<p>sighh… i hate this monotonous life… that’s why i can’t wait for college. </p>
<p>well, if you think about it… life is monotonous… we go through stages, and only the changes between the stages (ie high school–> college, college–> family/job) are <em>exciting</em>. </p>
<p>I feel ya guys…life is SO boring now. I mean I have a lot going on…but it’s really like not as exciting anymore.</p>
<p>And yay, today I banned myself from all forms of social communication four five hours and I finished my hw before 11. I am off to straigten my hair and sleeeeeep. </p>
<p>Agree – take some time off every now and then.</p>
<p>I pretty much it did the same thing today. I just needed to get away from everyone and everything associated with school. Took two trains early in the morning to a different city and hang out by this gorgeous place with this cool water fountain thing for several hours. Then re-connected an old friend of mine (yay). Totally crazy of me, considering I have school and things to study for tomorrow, but I nearly had a meltdown last night…</p>
<p>Get your stuff done. I bet your issue is time management. I find that I’m more productive when I go the gym right after school/ ECs, shower, then start my work. Try and get basic assignments done in school the day they’re assigned, then more mentally consuming ones at home. And to-do lists are your best friend–they’ll insure you get your s*it done on time, allowing you to sleep more. </p>
<p>I honestly think your problem is a lack of sleep, which makes you irritable and unable to react to situations like the newspaper thing. If the whole choose two: sleep, school, or friends thing is true, I’d recommend sleep not be the one you sacrifice. It’ll affect the other two immensely.</p>
<p>You need to do something fresh and new that you’ve never tried before since you think your life isn’t exciting anymore. As to what to do specifically, it’s up to you.</p>