Think of all the things you don’t like about homework: it’s hard, it’s time-consuming, it’s annoying, it’s boring.
All of these supposedly bad things are actually good.
Don’t believe me?
Let’s break it down.
Homework is Hard
Good. It’s supposed to be hard. Doing challenging mental work makes you smarter. It exercises your brain muscles.
Homework is Time-Consuming
Good. Putting in time to learn something or master a skill is one way to convince your brain to care about it, which is essential for memory formation. If you don’t put in time at home, you probably won’t retain what you learned at school.
Homework is Annoying
Good. That’s mental toughness training. It builds up mental calluses. It prepares you to do annoying things you actually care about, like doing the taxes for your side hustle or editing a video for your YouTube channel.
Homework is Boring
Good. In the modern world, people don’t experience enough boredom; we expect to be constantly entertained. Thus, when we have to do something boring or deal with a boring situation, we give up or have a meltdown. Homework is a way to regularly practice dealing with boredom.
Homework is Training for Life
I sincerely hope you do something meaningful with your life – work that you care about, work that you enjoy, work that matters.
But even if you get to spend your life on a career you love, there will be challenges. You will struggle. Projects will take longer than you’d like. Some aspects of the work will be annoying. Some aspects will be boring. These challenges also arise in the pursuit of athletic or artistic excellence, home ownership, marriage, and raising kids.
So the next time you sit down to do your homework, remember that it’s not just a way to earn points, and it’s not just preparing you for next week’s test – it’s also preparing you for life.
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