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Many people
believe that the best way to relax and to reduce stress is to spend time with
other people such as family or friends. They think people would feel cozy and
comfortable if they are surrounded by close people. However, I firmly believe
that it is very important to spend time by ourselves to relax following two
reasons: First, majority of stress is actually coming from people around us and
second, we can do whatever we want when we're alone.
To begin with,
spending time with others is not always an affective way to reduce stress
because oftentimes our stress derives from the people around us. Thesedays we
have more chances to meet different kinds of people than past. Which means, we
usually bump into many people from various background who have different values
or point of views. Sometime it is fun to meet those people, but it could be
tired to fit or get along with them. For example, when I worked as a intern two
years ago, I had a boss from India. She was nice person, but had different
working style when dealing with projects which makes me feel uncomfotable. While
I was more of a person who wants the work done on time, she was always being rushed
to finish the work right before the deadline. And it was stressful to work with
her and make her happy. Thus I usually had a rest by myself without
interruption from others.
In addition,
spending time alone is good for us because we can decide on what we really want
to do by ourselves. Many people might not want to be told what to do when they
have fun. We are willing to do whatever
we want especilly when having a rest. Also, it gives us chance to discover new
things on our own by spending time alone. For example, When my friend, Jihhee,
was in college, she went backpacking to South Africa by herself. She enjoyed not
only beautiful scenery and meet diverse people there, but also she could look
back her life and meditate on herself. She would not be able to do this if she
went there with family or friends. It is more relaxing and valuable if we spend
time alone.
To sum up, I
belive the best way to relax and reduce stress is spendding time alone. As
stated, fften times our stems stems from the people around us and people can do
what they want by themselves. Therefore, it is important to reduce stress or
relax without interruption from others.
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