I don't understand why people dismiss 'busy' as purely an excuse. Do those people really know what goes on in the lives of others? Do they subconsciously put a scenario into the lives of others while dismissing their 'busy' as an excuse?
For a student, what constitutes most of his/her life? Studying. Research. Projects. And the list goes on. Put this in another context, say in the life of a working professional, and you get "you sure studying makes you THAT busy?' Well, lets examine the ripple effects of studying. First, let's delve into the fundamentals of studying. One studies to ace the exams (ok for me I'm fundamentally studying to pass, then ace), do well in school, get a good certificate. Others may say studying to some may be due to interest in a certain subjects. Granted, but let's not talk about the nerds (tongue-in-cheek) at this moment. So, for these reasons, we generate stress, and the need for rest. Should we be doing other things when we rest? If the answer was 'yes', then what the hell does 'rest' really mean again. That, we have to write another 3000 word essay to discuss. But you get my drift. So if rest and studying are essential, where do we put our free time into? Most probably into our mental well-being. We hang out with friends and nourish our social lives (we don't wanna turn into nerds do we? =p) In light of all these, where will we have the time and the conscience mind to remember something that is not of utmost priority? Things like getting a water bottle for myself because I lost all my bottles in the computer labs are at the back of our minds after a full day of studying! So does studying constitute as being 'busy'? I certainly think so.
