Dearest citizens, There are times in life when you have to make some difficult decisions. Choosing between following your passions, or sticking to a conventional path. Getting away from the noise and stepping into silence. Making tough decisions everyday, or not making them. Sometimes, the difficult decision is not choosing one of two painful options, but choosing one and having to reduce your time on the other. That is, taking the risk of losing the second thing. Recently, I had to make that choice. In my final year of college, I’m choosing to focus on my academics, and writing as a side project. I am a writer, and I know…