This Thanksgiving has been much less of a holiday and much more of a "spend all of your waking moments getting caught up on all of the things you didn't have time for during the week" kind of time. I find that every semester I start out with the greatest intentions of getting everything done on time and far in advance, but inevitable I always fall behind and procrastinate. This being my third year in college one would hope that I would have figured out by now how to manage my time effectively and start things in advance. Nope.
I always get behind...
...attempt to get caught up....
fail...
So, my Thanksgiving and Spring Breaks every year are filled with paper writing and excessive reading.
Perhaps you would like to know what my problem is, just why do I get so behind all of the time?
Here are some reasons:
1) Too much thinking. Yes it is a problem. I think too much about the assignments I need to complete instead of actually starting them and completing them in a timely manner. One time I spent three hours researching a topic for a paper that didn't even require research! I just got so cought up in the interesting facts and learning. Thought is a hard aspect to halt so unfortunately I believe I will be plagued it for the rest of my life.
2) I like to sit and do nothing after a hard day at school. Who wants to work on a paper after you have gone to class, work, class, work, student senate meetings, and snack runs for ten hours of your day? When I get home I veg out in front of the TV....sitting....doing nothing. It's a bad habit. I believe I need to get rid of the TV, but that is just such a hard relationship to end.
3) I love sleep. I know, when you are sleeping you aren't really doing anything, but it is sooo nice. Who doesn't love to cuddle up under a lovely, soft blanket and take a nap? Blissfull. I also tend to fall asleep when I am reading an incredibly dull book. That doesn't help with the completion of my homework either.
4) I simply don't care sometimes. Will this paper actually make a difference in my life? If a get a B in a class instead of an A will I really alter the course of my existence? Hmph. I don't think so. But I should care, after all learning is the point of college and papers and reading aid in the process. It is just hard sometimes to want to write a paper. I could be spending time with my family or my boyfriend.
The crazy truth is that I do care if I get an A in a class. Having the strength of achiever really gets me. I need to be the best and do my best in order to feel satisfied with myself.
...that is probably why I feel like such a failure this semester. I have been a crappy student with no motivation to turn things in on time.
I need to work on that.
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