Human development is
an enduring process of physical, physiological
emotional and cognitive growth. An enormous change is witnessed since a baby
till one reaches adulthood. Throughout the human development life-cycle each
person undergoes a tremendous change in their attitudes and values that thereafter
guide their choices, relationships, and understanding. Each stage of human
development life-cycle withstands different transformations. However, each
individual will experience these stages of development at their destined time. With
the newly designed system a lot of pressure and stress comes in hand for each
and every individual. Stress is not just experienced by adults but also by students.
Various studies across the globe emphasize that students pursuing professional
courses in the field of science like Engineering are compelled to higher
stress. The stress students are facing presently relates to good grades, new
college life, new friends, academic pressure as well as poor mental, physical
and emotional health. When such pressure seeps into a peer’s life depression
strikes them as a swelling wave and it deprives their happiness.
In
order to drive away stress from an engineering student’s life it’s important to
implement at least one creative hobby in the schedule followed. Creative
hobbies have the power to improve one’s mental stature. These hobbies enable
one to set aside some time and indulge in creative fun activities. Engineering students can include their hobbies in their daily
routine, which will help them manage their stress levels. Stress occurs when tension level exceeds energy level overburdening
one’s brain. As long as available energy exceeds the tension level, then one
can be considered healthy, but if it is vice versa it will result in serious
anxiety, depression, and an overwhelmed feeling. To attenuate stress
level, students can develop their intellectual traits. In
order to develop intellectual traits students need to indulge themselves in
various hobbies such as reading books, playing some sport, music, drawing, youtubers,
writing and can also be a blogger. One can come up with any hobby that one
likes. Students these days are too busy with
their academics and hence forget that brain
acts like a muscle, and even it needs
a break at regular intervals of time. College life can be hectic as well as
fun. Students can ease one’s hectic schedule by hanging out with friends,
joining clubs, exploring off campus, joining a fraternity
or sorority, and also can be a part of
student’s newspaper.
Following are some stress busters that will ease one’s life
- Playing musical instrument: If one is interested in playing musical instrument then one can adopt it as their hobby. Playing an instrument daily will enhance one’s creativity, analytical skills, learning capabilities etc.
- Learning new languages: Researches have shown that people who are bilingual are better in solving puzzles. Learning new languages successfully will enable brain to perform any mentally demanding task better. Engineering students can learn various foreign languages if they are interested, because these languages can be helpful for their career plans.
- Cultivating the habit of Reading: It is the best way to develop intellectual traits. Reading is one activity that engages oneself in thought and leaves thinking about the proceedings of the novel which one can end up comparing with one’s life. Talking to people about things that matter and have not been addressed can also develop one intellectually.
- Writing: If one loves writing then one can spend one’s time in writing an article or poem and can publish it in College Magazine.
- Drawing: Drawing is a perfect way to make things look alive. If one loves drawing then one can go ahead with it.
- Meditation: Meditation is very helpful. Because of that one can take right decisions even in stressful situations.
- Web designing: Many engineering students have a hobby of web designing. If one is a computer geek, then one can exhibit that hobby to an extreme level.
- Group discussion: To be an active member in group discussion is very significant in whole period of engineering college life. Because discussion involves sharing of enormous knowledge by different people in different ways. GD is very essential, because many queries get cleared and one can even learn and explore things unknown.
If one implements the above
strategies as part of their daily routine, then one can be successful in
managing or controlling stress. Students must spare adequate free time
while studying or while playing games on the computer. Depending on
their ability to focus, 30-45 minutes of their studying time must be followed
by 15-20 minutes of spare time. This would boost one’s work as well as help scratch
one’s gaming itch. Students can implement one’s co-curricular activities as
one’s hobby if one has developed a lot of interest or is passionate about it. For
example automobile designing or robotics is one of the subjects of mechanical and
automobile engineering, and it would require an intricate knowledge of the
subject to make an effective and functional robot or vehicle. Thereby, the
knowledge gained in this process helps mechanical student score academically as
well as excel in co-curricular activities.
College
life gives one an opportunity to develop one’s hobbies and at the same time
focus on one’s studies. Keeping a
positive attitude before, one can begin with one’s assorted hobbies laid in
front of them. Students can indulge in various co-curricular activities
to train one’s brain intelligently. To summarize,
happiness and contentment matters the most to lead an ideal life. This will
help one enhance in academics as well as it will boost one’s health which is
the ultimate wealth.
