Last week wasn't very exciting for me. I found myself behind in almost everything. I've come to realize that college life is very 'sensitive.' Every moment counts. You can be up in your game in one moment and be way behind in the next, depending on what you do with your time. So, that was my experience last week. A particularly challenging day was Wednesday. To no avail, I stayed up late trying to think of something reasonable to write on my Paideia paper due that day. I finally gave up and went to bed, making a mental note to wake up and do it in the morning [It's this kind of procrastination that keeps haunting us].
I was woken up by my alarm at 6:30 on Thursday morning - the time I had set to work on my paper. But it was at that moment that I realized how much I loved my bed; I just couldn't leave it's warmth and comfort. Besides, I was still very tired and I had had only a few hours of sleep. So, I decided to stay in bed until 7:15, after which I would go for my work shift and return at 9:00 to work on my paper. After doing the best I could and submitting my paper, I went for my other work shifts and ate lunch. When I got back around 2:00, I decided I needed to take a 'short' nap. But this nap lasted more than 3 hours.
I wasn't able to get any work done until 7:30pm, after dinner. It was then I realized I had about 12 calculus problems, 10 physics problems and 40 pages of Paideia reading due the next day! Then, anxiety set in. I knew it would be impossible to finish all my homework for the next day. And, indeed, at 10 o'clock, I was done with only Calculus. So, I started my physics problems, went about half way and decided I would do the rest and my Paideia reading the next day, Friday.
What's sad is that I wasn't able to do a good job on my physics homework because I rushed through it and I couldn't even do up to one quarter of my Paideia reading. Friday left me with feelings of regret and disappointment. Nevertheless, what's good about experiences like this is they hard-wire in you lessons you'll probably never forget [well, not in a long time]. Now I've learned to check all my homework immediately when it's issued to find out how much work is involved. I've learned that weekends are a very important time in college; they give one the opportunity to prepare well for the week, which helps a lot. Above all, I've learned that one of the best things I can do for myself is to avoid procrastination at all cost and take advantage of the time I have to do some work...
Cheers!
I was woken up by my alarm at 6:30 on Thursday morning - the time I had set to work on my paper. But it was at that moment that I realized how much I loved my bed; I just couldn't leave it's warmth and comfort. Besides, I was still very tired and I had had only a few hours of sleep. So, I decided to stay in bed until 7:15, after which I would go for my work shift and return at 9:00 to work on my paper. After doing the best I could and submitting my paper, I went for my other work shifts and ate lunch. When I got back around 2:00, I decided I needed to take a 'short' nap. But this nap lasted more than 3 hours.
I wasn't able to get any work done until 7:30pm, after dinner. It was then I realized I had about 12 calculus problems, 10 physics problems and 40 pages of Paideia reading due the next day! Then, anxiety set in. I knew it would be impossible to finish all my homework for the next day. And, indeed, at 10 o'clock, I was done with only Calculus. So, I started my physics problems, went about half way and decided I would do the rest and my Paideia reading the next day, Friday.
What's sad is that I wasn't able to do a good job on my physics homework because I rushed through it and I couldn't even do up to one quarter of my Paideia reading. Friday left me with feelings of regret and disappointment. Nevertheless, what's good about experiences like this is they hard-wire in you lessons you'll probably never forget [well, not in a long time]. Now I've learned to check all my homework immediately when it's issued to find out how much work is involved. I've learned that weekends are a very important time in college; they give one the opportunity to prepare well for the week, which helps a lot. Above all, I've learned that one of the best things I can do for myself is to avoid procrastination at all cost and take advantage of the time I have to do some work...
Cheers!
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