Acharya Prashant begins by stating that the question of how a youngster should spend their weekend should not arise in the first place. The very distinction between a weekday and a weekend portends trouble. It implies that the weekend is seen as a period of recuperation, which in turn suggests that the weekdays are a period of oppression. He advises against being in a situation where weekends become special. A person who has stopped giving importance to Saturdays and Sundays will go far in life, whereas someone who is always looking forward to the next weekend is in trouble. He acknowledges that this is the reality for most people, but it is not healthy. Ideally, one should have a job or be engaged in work that does not necessitate seeking relief, relaxation, or rehabilitation over the weekend. Work is life; it should not be something that taxes and drains your energy. Instead, work should be rejuvenating, and one should look forward to a Monday as much as a Sunday. If there is anything in your life you are seeking to look away from, it is a point of disease. Looking forward to something is always a reaction against something you do not want to look at, and the real question is why that undesirable thing is in your life. For those in boring, taxing, and life-sapping jobs, Acharya Prashant advises using the weekends to uplift oneself, which is different from recreation or entertainment. He describes a common, demeaning cycle where people, harassed from Monday to Friday, use weekends for entertainment to forget the impact of the work week, only to enter the same grind again on Monday. He suggests that one must find a way out of this cycle. He observes that many people undergo a certain degradation after starting jobs post-campus, with symptoms like weight gain, increased alcohol consumption, and a decline in the quality of their conversations. To recover from these losses, the weekend is the time. He recommends activities like reading, pursuing arts, crafts, music, dance, trekking, or volunteering. Since weekdays are often sold to earn money, the two days that belong to you should be used wisely and energetically for your own upliftment.