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Making a fall bucket list should be on the top of your list

5 hours ago
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When it comes to being in college, there is a lot of pressure; especially during the start of the school year. On top of academic stress, the fall season comes and the shorter days and longer nights make it seem like time is going by slowly. With these two factors, college students may feel drained and unmotivated. 


Having a fall bucket list can help the time go by a little faster and be much more enjoyable. Having a fall bucket list gives students something to look forward to doing throughout the season. When people think of bucket lists, they envision a list of things they want to do throughout their life. Being able to do activities you want to do and not only managing your obligations, encourages people to be more willing to do boring things so they can get to the good part. A fall bucket list filled with fun aspirations and goals to achieve would help any college student push through the tough academic season.


There is so much to do during fall and if students only focus on school, the season will be over leaving them feeling as though they survived rather than lived. 


Fall has school related things to plan and look forward to that can be added to a bucket list. This includes football games, pep rallies and fall break to name a few. There are also other non school related things that can be added to a fall bucket list such as watching scary movies in October, going to a bonfire with friends, buying clothes for the season change and trying fall flavored food and drinks with friends. Tiktok is a great place to expand this, as it has a lot of fun fall activities to do with friends. 


Having something to look forward to makes time go by faster and it makes doing the hard things a little easier. It helps prioritize doing school work and not procrastinating so you can have extra free time to scratch off things on the bucket list. 


If you have not already gotten started on your fall bucket list, start soon before the season ends!


 
 
 

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