text: The second benefit I found of extracurricular activities is that you can learn something new. The extracurricular activity you join is most likely going to be something you like to do, so by participating in this activity you can learn how to do that something or do that something even better. If you become more skilled at something you can do it more easily and more often. If it's something you like you won't get bored of doing it over and over again as easily as with something you don't like. Also, it's great to be able to brag to your friends about learning a new skill.