For all high school seniors, this is a busy time of year. There are college applications to still finish and you finally start to hear back from early action schools. There are a lot of tests and projects that need to be crammed in before Christmas break. There is procrastination to be done because it's almost the holidays and you don’t want to do any of that stuff. I know that I have been extremely busy and will only get busier for the next few weeks. That’s why I was very intrigued at something I did yesterday.
Every Wednesday I volunteer at the library, sometimes helping people and sometimes doing odd jobs. Yesterday, I was given the task of stamping return addresses on a box of 500 envelopes. I know that most of you reading this right now are probably thinking that sounds terrible and it sort of was miserable, but at the same time I kind of enjoyed it. I am so used to doing a million things at once and my mind being all over the place, so stamping envelopes was an interesting change because it required absolutely no brain activity. As menial and boring as stamping envelopes sounds and is, it is also very relaxing. It enabled me to just not have to think about anything for an hour. It was also kind of nice because with all of the stuff we have to do as seniors, it often feels like we never make any progress, but I got to literally watch a giant pile of stuff to do turn into a pile of completed things. It felt very satisfying to actually feel like I accomplished something. Does anyone else find menial tasks like stamping envelopes relaxing?
Menial tasks like that always seem daunting at first, but they go by quickly when you get into a rhythm. I am personally a big fan of doing menial tasks, as they are relaxing and allow you to get your mind off of everything. Being able to relax and get stuff done at the same time is awesome, and it isn't something that happens often.
ReplyDeleteNah I feel this. Something about just being able to be alone and complete a task that is simple and doesn't require any interpretation is nice. I occasionally take a break from homework to do research for an outside project or just to clean my room and put away clothes, since its something I can do without much thought.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy menial tasks only if I am in the right mood. Most of the time I need some sort of stimulation, which is why I like track so much. In theory, the event I enjoy the most is menial because all I do is focus on putting one foot infront of the other until I run a circle. However, during the race I expend all of my energy and I usually just want to lie down and pass out after I run it. Although the races can be vicious, the ultimate end result for me (if I do well) is total relaxation becasue I was able to focus so hard on putting one foot infront of the other.
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