addiction
Addiction. Dictionary.com defines it as the condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.
We've all heard about drug/substance addiction. That happens when you are constantly craving for drugs. That's a bad thing. It's even illegal. Next, with the upcoming integrated resorts (IRs for short), gambling addiction has become somewhat a hot topic. Counselling centres for gambling addicts have already been set up. But I have to say, I don't understand all the hype about gambling addiction now. Legalised gambling has been around in Singapore for ages. We've had the horse races, the 4Ds and totos. Even the Big Sweep is some form of gambling. But because the IRs are such a big thing, people are raising the public's awareness about gambling addiction.
Other than these two main forms of addiction, I've come to realise a new form of "addiction". The percentage of people who actually are "addicted" to it could acutally be very small, but I believe it's slowly growing, mainly due to Singapore's competitive society. This "addiction" is studying. It has almost become a habit for Singaporean students to study wherever they can. So can studying be considered an addiction? And if so, can I thus say that compulsive or habitual studying is a bad thing? Parents will surely disagree. I've asked my parents and I just could not get them to use studying and bad thing in the same sentence.
I've seen people studying while eating out. I've seen people studying on buses and trains, I've even seen people studying while walking. That's quite scary. Luckily, I've not seen people studying in cinemas. That would really be freakish. But I still think if certain people should review their methods of studying. Should studying for an exam, even if it's 2 days away, take priority over everything? By everything, I meant family time, time with friends, exercise time, relaxation time. Mugging is good, to some extent, but is it still good if it takes precedence over other things in life that matters?
Remember, all work and no play makes Jack a dull ass.
But all play and no work makes Jack a dumbass.
I'm sure all of us wouldn't want to be either one, so study smart and play hard.
Don't get addicted to studying.
We've all heard about drug/substance addiction. That happens when you are constantly craving for drugs. That's a bad thing. It's even illegal. Next, with the upcoming integrated resorts (IRs for short), gambling addiction has become somewhat a hot topic. Counselling centres for gambling addicts have already been set up. But I have to say, I don't understand all the hype about gambling addiction now. Legalised gambling has been around in Singapore for ages. We've had the horse races, the 4Ds and totos. Even the Big Sweep is some form of gambling. But because the IRs are such a big thing, people are raising the public's awareness about gambling addiction.
Other than these two main forms of addiction, I've come to realise a new form of "addiction". The percentage of people who actually are "addicted" to it could acutally be very small, but I believe it's slowly growing, mainly due to Singapore's competitive society. This "addiction" is studying. It has almost become a habit for Singaporean students to study wherever they can. So can studying be considered an addiction? And if so, can I thus say that compulsive or habitual studying is a bad thing? Parents will surely disagree. I've asked my parents and I just could not get them to use studying and bad thing in the same sentence.
I've seen people studying while eating out. I've seen people studying on buses and trains, I've even seen people studying while walking. That's quite scary. Luckily, I've not seen people studying in cinemas. That would really be freakish. But I still think if certain people should review their methods of studying. Should studying for an exam, even if it's 2 days away, take priority over everything? By everything, I meant family time, time with friends, exercise time, relaxation time. Mugging is good, to some extent, but is it still good if it takes precedence over other things in life that matters?
Remember, all work and no play makes Jack a dull ass.
But all play and no work makes Jack a dumbass.
I'm sure all of us wouldn't want to be either one, so study smart and play hard.
Don't get addicted to studying.
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