Make your high school years count

   Oh, it's about the high school years, the best years of our life. Do you know why high school years are so memorable and so good? Well, this is because this is the period when we are so connected to our friends, when we do a bunch of things, and this is the age before you turn an adult. This is the transitioning phase from being a child to being an adult, when one, you are not having to be under control so much from your parents compared to a child, and you can be more independent; on the other hand, you're still not an adult yet: you don't have to hold that much responsibility, and you don't have to be careful in all decisions that you make yet. Essentially, teenage years are those fun years when you will be able to make memories that will be so long lasting. Well, in some of my previous posts, I've said that high school should be dedicated towards studying (to prepare yourself for college), but of course, if you're able to manage your time well, then you don't necessarily have to be always studying, right? Because high school is fleeting: it only lasts a short amount of time, so if you're not able to use this time well, then honestly, in college, you're not going to have that much fun anymore, and when you become older and when you're an adult and you have more responsibility, you won’t have that time where you can be carefree and you can do whatever you like anymore. Therefore, if you're still in high school, then please try to make your high school years count; so that later on, when you become an adult, you will not have any regrets over anything that has happened anymore.

   First of all, hang out with your friends and do wild things. In high school, personally I believe that the ties between friends and classmates are really the strongest, because you're able to hang out with other people more since you are not that constrained by your parents too much. So, do everything you want to enjoy your life: do wild things, but still keep in mind the idea of long-termism. High school is supposed to be fun and it's not really supposed to be stressful, remember

   Additionally, as I have said before also, during high school, turn this time into a time for you to prepare for college, especially for those who aim for top colleges. By this point, it may be a bit contradicting to what I've said above, that you should hang out with your friends more. While you should prepare yourself for college, prepare yourself for the next of your life doesn't necessarily mean that you're losing the fun; it's just that you need to also think about your future, right, because college apparently determines a lot your future; and if you're not ready from a young age, then when you become older, you may not be able to succeed in your life. Do hang out with friends and do sports and other things, but also think about the future, think about what you want to be and explore yourself. The idea of exploring your interest is something that I want to put emphasis on, because when you become older you apparently will choose a path you want to follow. And of course, by the time you're in high school, it can be a bit overwhelming and also new, right? So, explore things: try different things out and see what fits you

   The last idea may be a bit controversial, but I believe that High School is a good time for you to explore relationships, because at the end of the day, it can help you a lot in the future. During this age we're very sensitive, and we have really strong emotions. When you are at this age, you tend to like someone; however, some people might say that relationships are not real; personally I don't really think so. In the future, you'll have a lot of relationships honestly, and if you're able to understand how relationship works and what are the troubles and what other pros and cons of it, you will be able to make better decisions when it comes to relationships in the future. Additionally, relationships at a younger age don’t face too many issues - for example, when you divorce at an older age, there are things like money and children’s ownership problems to care about. So, therefore, just explore relationships, explore your sexual interest. do things that can make you understand more about yourself, because everything that you're doing now can become lessons for you to be aware of when you become older.