“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” – James Howell’s most famous quote points out how important hobbies are. Hobbies provide a fulfilling, productive use of our free time and often keeps our lives grounded. When we invest time in our favourite hobby, we are investing in self-care. More often than not, when we are caught up in the rat race, our hobbies bring that peace and calmness that we so desperately desire.
When we focus on self-care, we bloom and flourish. What better way than investing time in a hobby – a hobby that brings us joy, a hobby that enriches our lives and a hobby that teaches us new skills.
Here are five reasons why investing in a hobby is a good decision:
Helps improve our mental health and happiness: When we do something we love, there is positivity in us. We are happy and our mental health is at its peak. We bring radiance to all around us.
Increases confidence and self-esteem: When we enjoy and love something that we do, most often we are good at it. This brings confidence and boots self-esteem in us.
Makes us patient: When we learn a new hobby, we are learning a new skill. Every learning that we get, we go through a learning process and curve. No one is perfect and hence we need to be patient to acquire the skill.
Develops new skills and increases knowledge: Learning a new hobby leads to developing new skills – sometimes we will be shocked at what we can do. It also increases our knowledge as we develop our skills.
Helps us socialize: Human beings are social animals. We love interacting with other people. It brings a balance in our lives and what better than a hobby that we love!
No matter what we do or what we learn, it is important that we invest time in something we love – there is no use in doing something that we personally don’t enjoy. Hobbies are meant to be activities that bring us joy and make us happy!
By Ms. Rupjyoti Dowerah
Senior School Social Science Teacher
Ekya School JP Nagar
It was finally the day I was impatiently waiting for “The RESULTS”. I had gone sleepless the previous night. Well, here it was. I had logged on to the zoom call 10 mins early. And once ma’am started the call, my heart blasted. I tried to cool myself down. The adrenalin in my veins was rushing
The cold feet tap-dancing on the floor and my hands praying was just the sign that I could not wait for even a second more.
And now our Head of School started announcing, starting from the head boy. The results for the post that I was contesting for were the last. I had my eyes flashing on my screen; at the same time biting my nails. I closed my eyes and was imagining our teacher calling out my name. And guess what she did? Did she say “ For Vice Cultural Captain we have Snigdha Belavadi”?? I took time to register that in my mind, I was filled with joy. I had to let everything off. I turned my camera off and screamed so loud; I was so happy I started crying too. Well, this was one of my dreams.
Let’s rewind and go back to sixth grade when we all could vote. I remember all my friends and I were so amused by the fact that we could vote. We imagined ourselves to be adults in school. And we all took our sketch pens and drew a line across our index fingers. It was a huge privilege given to us. As we grew up I wanted to be a part of it. I was waiting for 9th grade. Well, unfortunately, it was not how I had imagined standing for the election would be. Everything was online. However, it gave us all an advantage as we could get creative and make manifesto videos the way we wanted. All the teachers told us to think out of the box and do something different.
The next goal was to think about how can I make mine different. I contacted all my friends and family and finally did my manifesto. I am fortunate to have such supportive parents who helped me in my manifesto and all my speeches. I also borrowed instruments from my friends to shoot for the video. And luckily it came out well when I put them together. I did minimal campaigning.
I am so delighted and overwhelmed to have this post and excited to do my best!
By, Snigdha Belavadi, Grade 9A, Ekya JP Nagar
Ekya has provided each student with abundant opportunities, experiences, and exposure. It is now time to give back. Being in the student council is a huge honour, representing the school and working towards the betterment of the establishment is an opportunity like no other. Not only do I get to build my leadership skills but also sharpen my writing skills by being on the editorial team. The council teaches me the true spirit of teamwork and how even though we are all assigned to different roles we need each other to keep the machine running smoothly. We have the head girl and head boy to be leading the entire team, the two assigned this year are worth learning from. They have created plans that are a perfect blend of education and recreation. Events that are on the calendar this year give students a platform to showcase their talents and explore themselves as well.
Spectating the student spirit at Ekya from the front seats gives a different motivation to work harder and make the Ekya experience as wholesome as it can be. Just when I thought it couldn’t get better, the teachers give us an insight into the hard work put into every activity that has been planned, giving me a newfound appreciation for the students and the teachers who have put in the effort and I couldn’t be more excited that it’s now my turn to help others have the best school year they possibly could have. Ekya is known for coming up with innovative new ways to add the tools in a student’s skill set, now that I am a part of the process, I can show the students and teachers that have helped me grow over the years that their efforts were worth it and I can help others have the same or even better growth and development at Ekya.
I look forward to spending the year in the student council and making the most of the time given to us! Even Though it’s an online school and we might not be physically present to make the atmosphere happy, we are going to virtually see the Ekya experience unravel in front of us.
By Dwiti Dhotrekar, Sub Editor Ekya ITPL
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