will having fun make you happier than studying?

Some people sit down there whole day, playing computer games all day long. Some people sit in pubs drinking non-stop. While others sit in front of teachers, listening to them drone. Who enjoys the most? Of course you would say the first or the second. However, what do they gain there? When you beat a monster or complete a level, it just gives you a temporary sense of achievement. You don't learn any skill there to use in daily life. Or any applicable knowledge. You just learn that this monster is easy to kill or that level is hard to clear. You do not learn that propaganda is used in literature and teachers are tools of propaganda for the government. Hence, it is quite obvious here that studying is better than having fun.


Studying can be fun too. You learn that the British aeroplanes were like flying coffins in history, that Singapore is suffering from an ageing population in geography and that Animal Farm is a satire to Russia in literature. You learn all kinds of information you would never be able to find in computer games.


However, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. If we just keep studying and studying, then life has no purpose. We should find some time to chill out with our family, have some family time with them. Or else, we may become too stressed and I have heard from reports that some people even die when studying too much. As my PE teacher says, being so smart has no use, you need to exercise, have fun and relax. No point having a big brain with no other usable body parts.


Hence, I would conclude that, we should study adequately but also have fun. A good balance reults in double happiness.