I agree with my friend WS’s blog post about taking risks.

One goal I have for this year is to try new things and do things that are out of the ordinary for me. I’m going to try to keep an open mind about things, and do things that I’d be too uncomfortable doing before. After all, with no risk there can be no reward.

On an interesting side note, I’ve been at MIT for slightly over 2 years now. Looking back, the things that I remember the best and have the most fond memories of are the things that were the most out-of-the-ordinary for me. It is the fun, risk-taking events that I remember the most. For example, I don’t remember anything about the pset I was punting last year on halloween. I’m sure there was one (since there’s always some pset that can I be working on), but I just don’t remember it all. What I do remember, however, is the fun and out-of-the-ordinary of that night – going ice skating (for the first time), going to halloween parties with friends afterwards, etc. I’m really glad I decided to have fun that night instead of staying home and just doing homework, because it’s a memory I otherwise wouldn’t have had and it was a great time!

So, I’m going to try new things this year, be chill, and have an open mind. Let’s give it a shot…