The Best Four Years

Adults love to say that college is the best four years of your life. During that transitional period between high school and college, some look down on those who thought high school was the best four years for a variety of reasons. However, I don't understand why college is supposed to be the best four. If it is, that means the rest of your adult life (the longest part of your life, might I add) is your decline. You peak in college and then spend the rest of your life knowing you'll never be as happy as you were then. I hope college isn't the best four years of my life. I want to make a life and a name for myself. I want to work my dream job and have a family and spend the majority of my life happy, not just 4 years. So for everyone not going abroad because they love college too much, or trying not to graduate early, just remember there's so much more to life than four years of tailgates and dartying. 

Hate Lists

This is probably the best thing I ever learned from my high school best friend, Monica. It's not as malicious as it sounds, I promise. A hate list is simply a way to get out all of your angry thoughts and they work surprisingly well. You take out a piece of paper and a pen and start writing. 

Example: 

I hate the color pink. I hate flamingos. They're stupid animals why are they popular now. I also hate pineapples. They are a food you eat, not an accessory. I hate girls and pettiness and college and this state and how boring my German class is and being talked at. (Note: this is not all necessarily true) 

Basically just a chain of things that are currently getting under your skin. It works great 

A) because then you don't have to find a physical person who will listen to you rant 

B) you're not talking to yourself or a stuffed animal or other inanimate object

C) it's a great stress reliever that doesn't require breaking a sweat. 

D) you don't have to worry about offending anyone or giving off the impression that you're a mean, spiteful person. 

Next time you're stressed I would highly recommend trying it. And if you're worried about harming the environment with the paper you'll be waiting, it works just as well in a word document.