u/GasDangerous4532

I'm 19 and just finished high school. Hopefully I'll be starting engineering (or a preparatory engineering program) after the summer, and I don't want to waste these next couple of months doing nothing.

I've realized that most of my life has been studying for exams. Outside of school, I never really built hobbies, projects, or useful skills. I'm a naturally curious person and I want to change that. I want to read more, improve my English, learn new things, meet interesting people, and become a more capable person before college starts.

If you were in my position, what would you spend this summer doing? I'm not looking for "get rich" advice or quick success. I'm just looking for things that genuinely helped you grow or changed the way you think.

I'd really appreciate any recs, whether it's books, websites, habits, skills, or anything else that made a difference in your life.

Hi everyone! I'm 19, and I just finished high school. I'll hopefully be starting engineering (or a preparatory engineering program) after the summer, so I have around two months with more free time than I've ever had.

The problem is... I've realized that school took up almost all of my life. I studied a lot, but outside of that I never really built hobbies, projects, or useful skills. Now I don't want to waste another summer just scrolling on my phone.

.I'm naturally a curious person. I love learning about psychology, history, engineering, languages, biographies, aviation, cars, motorcycles, and almost anything interesting. The problem isn't curiosity—it's knowing where to start. If you were 19 again and had one summer before college, what would you do?

I'm looking for things like: Books that are genuinely enjoyable and teach you something (not typical self-help books) ,Websites, courses, YouTube channels, or communities that made you smarter or more curious ,Skills that are actually worth building before university ,Sports or hobbies that improved your confidence or discipline ,Small projects that helped you grow or even looked good on a CV later.

I'd especially love recommendations that made you think differently or changed the way you see the world

I'm 19 and just finished high school. Hopefully I'll be starting engineering (or a preparatory engineering program) after the summer, and I don't want to waste these next couple of months doing nothing.

I've realized that most of my life has been studying for exams. Outside of school, I never really built hobbies, projects, or useful skills. I'm a naturally curious person and I want to change that. I want to read more, improve my English, learn new things, meet interesting people, and become a more capable person before college starts.

If you were in my position, what would you spend this summer doing? I'm not looking for "get rich" advice or quick success. I'm just looking for things that genuinely helped you grow or changed the way you think.

I'd really appreciate any recommendations, whether it's books, websites, habits, skills, or anything else that made a difference in your life.

I'm 19 and just finished high school. Hopefully I'll be starting engineering (or a preparatory engineering program) after the summer, and I don't want to waste these next couple of months doing nothing.

I've realized that most of my life has been studying for exams. Outside of school, I never really built hobbies, projects, or useful skills. I'm a naturally curious person and I want to change that. I want to read more, improve my English, learn new things, meet interesting people, and become a more capable person before college starts.

If you were in my position, what would you spend this summer doing? I'm not looking for "get rich" advice or quick success. I'm just looking for things that genuinely helped you grow or changed the way you think.

I'd really appreciate any recommendations, whether it's books, websites, habits, skills, or anything else that made a difference in your life.