I'm not really sure, I'm admittedly pretty young. I'd like to say that I will regret not putting as much time into being "productive" (ie. studying, exercising) but I sort of doubt I will regret not putting as much time into those things. I already study and exercise a lot, and I only say those two things because they're the biggest ones but I'm sure I could list a few more things one would consider "productive."

It just seems that people who worked really hard always regret not having taken the time to have some more fun, and people who didn't work hard enough regret not having worked hard enough. I think I've struck a decent balance between working hard and having fun, so where does that leave me? Any older people out there who thought they had a good balance of work and fun in their later years in high school have any feedback for me?

I do enjoy learning, I just find it difficult to focus for too long unless I'm specifically required to do so -- essentially, I can focus for lengthy amounts of time if I know I'm studying for a test that's coming up, but I can't focus for too long if I know I'm learning just for learning sake. I always think, oh I can just do this later. Ugh, I should really work on increasing my tolerance for things like reading.

I think the thing that's different between Sanders and Obama (and the thing that makes me actually excited about Sanders) is that Sanders is talking about getting the people actively involved to achieve his goals.

Simply put, he recognizes that he will accomplish nothing without the help of the people, which makes me think he will actively try to attain the help of the people. If he actively tries to get people involved in politics (telling people to write to their representatives or get involved in some other way) then I really think he can do a much better job as President because he'll have the influence he needs to accomplish the things this country needs.

Edit -- To develop this a bit, I don't remember Obama being that big into getting the people involved. Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly...