I vowed to take my Saturday off studying, I had just submitted my final assignment and ostensibly had nothing to do. I was going to chill out and just take the day off. That was great until I couldn’t help but jump back on R to do some more coding for my manuscript which we’re planning on publishing soon.
It wasn’t because I was bored, I just couldn’t help myself. I realised I had nothing else to fill the void. I realised I didn’t have any hobbies. Being me, I sat down on Sunday and tried to brainstorm what hobbies I should have, which obviously is ridiculous.
I realised I haven’t put any time aside for myself to think and enjoy myself. I need to do more of that, or do less of everything else and have some blank time, not filling every minute with tasks. No conclusion other than my own realisation that there can be such a thing as too much ‘productivity’, which when your task ends, leaves you feeling pretty empty.
Harrison Hansford 