Read books. Read articles. Read research papers. Listen to music. Listen to podcasts. Listen to people who think differently from you. Dance to the songs you love. Go swimming. Go for a walk without carrying your phone. Go hiking. Go for coffee hopping. Buy magazines. Read old newspapers. Sit in a library. Visit a museum. Watch the sunset. Watch the sunrise. Stare at your walls. Stare at the ceiling. Stare at the stars from your terrace. Sit in a garden and observe people passing by. Watch the trees move with the wind. Listen to the birds. Listen to the rain. Sit in silence without feeling the need to fill every second with content. Write things down. Carry a notebook. Journal your thoughts. Sketch badly. Paint something. Learn an instrument. Grow a plant. Cook a meal from scratch. Call an old friend. Travel somewhere nearby. Get lost in a new neighborhood. Visit a bookstore and leave with a book you weren't planning to buy.
this is life all about.
The Med Student Guilt
Delhi NCR usually has horrible weather.
Today is one of the rare days when the weather is actually nice and pleasant. I was standing in my balcony and enjoying the pleasantness.
And was suddenly reminded of the college and preparation days, when such moments couldn't be enjoyed because of the guilt of 'wasting time' that every medical student carries for life.
Even today as I write this message, thousands of students must be looking outside from the windows but they won't step outside as they can't "waste time".
We get these degrees of MBBS/MS/MD/DM/MCh but the sacrifices that we make en route are staggering.
This profession gives us a lot but takes a lot as well in return.