Maybe the things we learn in our time with friends cannot be assessed with a grade or placed on a resume, but they are important to our development as people. And as I’ve learned this semester, spending time with our friends is vital to our happiness.

When I spoke with another Harvard student who is studying abroad this semester, I asked her what she missed most about Harvard.

She said, “Maybe it’s just because yesterday was Sunday, but what I’ve missed most is Sunday brunch with my blockmates.”

Her answer resonated with me, and it made consider the moments I miss most from life at Harvard.

I miss J.P. Licks at 10 p.m. with my best friends more than anything else.

So, I am extending a challenge to the Harvard community. Let’s not wait until we’ve moved on from this place to realize how incredible Sunday brunch and J.P. Licks hangouts are.

Whatever your tradition is with your friends, whatever the moments you love most are, build your schedule around them for a change, instead of fitting those memories into the smallest time slots of your crazy weeks.

I know we will never regret having spent a couple fewer hours per week on our work and activities.

I do think we will regret not having spent more time with our friends.

James Piltch ’17 is a history and literature concentrator in Leverett House.