The Have Fun Misconception
- Filed under: Personal Development
- Date: May 6,2008
When do you go out with friends? When do you have fun? For most college students, fun is when the sun goes down. But fun does not have to happen only at night. Spending time with friends during the day is possible and may increase your productivity.
“But we are busy during the day!”
It may seem that you do not have the time during the day to hang out with friends, but you actually do. First of all you need to ask yourself where your time during the day has gone. Maybe most of your day went to sleeping, because you stayed up half of the night. One concept that just does not make sense is taking a two hour nap so you can wake up and have some fun.
How much time did you spend checking your facebook account? If you didn’t check your facebook for a whole week, you probably could accumulate several hours you could spend with your friends.
Once it gets to be about 7 pm you may discover that your productivity really diminishes, and you sit around until it’s time for the evening’s gathering. Why not begin social functions at 7? It makes since doesn’t it?
Night vs Day
In my honest opinion fun does not have to be during the night. Think about it. Is there a stronger correlation between amount of fun and the time of day, or the amount of fun and who you are with? The answer is obvious. Friends do exist during the day!
Relaxation, Fun, Friends, and Excitement can be a part of your life. Integrate your friends within your day, don’t add extra time.
Increased Productivity
I do not have proof, but I hypothesize that by spending time with friends during evening hours will increase your productivity. Why? Because you have less time to work. One of the biggest productivity mistakes is allowing too much time to do a task. When you have more time to do a task, you are more likely to allow yourself breaks, check your facebook, grab a snack, or sit down and watch a TV show.
The Challenge
I am guilty of this misconception that night=fun. The challenge of overcoming this is that everyone has to participate. If 20 of your friends are going to hang out late at night, you are not going to tell them, “Hey guys, it’s too late for me.” You will miss out on a lot of fun if you do. Not because you won’t stay out late, but because you won’t be with your friends. Therefore, if you want to stop staying out till 2 am it will have to be a group effort among your friends to change the time that you spend together.
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