Philosophy Blog Prompts: Will having fun make you happier than studying?

In my opinion, I cannot say which kind of activity will make me happier, because if you carry the same kind of activity for a very long time continuously, you will get tired of it and will also feel bored. Most people think that having fun will make them happier than studying, but if you are asked to play games a have lots of fun continuously for a long time, I am sure that you will feel very tired and bored after only a few hours. Therefore, this shows that no matter how fun an activity can be, you will be sick of it after doing it repeatedly for a long time.

I have had such an experience before. When I was in Primary 5, during my December holidays, I thought I would have fun playing computer games the whole day. So I played and played. However, after playing for only about three hours, I started to get bored of the game. When I took a book to read, I felt that I was very interested in reading the book.

Here is a comparison between having fun and studying. To the most of us, we think that playing computer games or outdoor activities such as playing soccer is the best to have fun. However, although we are having fun playing computer games, playing for a long time is no fun for our eyes. On the surface, playing computer may seem to be harmless, but they are actually harming our eyes and other parts of our body. Not only that, some games are very violent and will cause us to have violent thoughts and ideas too. Studying may seem boring, but it can help us gain lots of knowledge through books and other reading materials. Studying is good, but it also has similar effects as computer games on our bodies. Reading a book while sitting in a same position continuously can also cause harm to our bodies. Eyes will also be hurt as eyes are being strained too much to read the books.

In conclusion, I cannot say which kind of activity, having fun or studying, can make me happier. All that can be concluded is that an activity can only be for a certain period of time, and not to the extremes.