“I feel like time is passing me by so quickly at university, but I still want to make the most of my time and get out there and do things – how do I make the most of my time but also make sure I don’t burn out” ?
My dearest nieces and nephews, I’m afraid my most honest advice would be you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette. Now, we don’t want a Humpty Dumpty situation, but I do fear for your generation with this whole notion of protecting one’s peace. University is the time to try all the different versions of yourself, scrambled, poached, perhaps even benedict…
Alas, it is important, of course, to make sure you don’t become too crispy and burnt. My best and most golden yolk advice to you my dear friend is to make sure you are surrounded by other eggs in your box; keep good company that is not afraid to tell you when you are perhaps doing too much.
Taking one day a week for non-university related activities is important, getting outside, away from the library and your screen as November envelopes us is crucial! Remember there are six eggs in a box and not seven. Make sure to take a day off from your dreary routine of library slog. It is easy to burn yourself out with work whilst missing out on social interaction so the one day away is a good rule to prevent this.
But mainly my friends, remember that at some point or another all good eggs will have this worry, it is natural, and I am sure you are doing just fine!
Illustration by Amelia Patterson (@patt_paints) for The Student
