I have used better time management, planning,
and reflection as behaviors while taking on the requirements of this course! I’ve
even utilized habits such as going to sleep on time (2 jobs + 16 credits =
NEEDED sleep) and creating a weekly schedule in order to know what’s going on
within the next few days. When I have the time, I also have developed a habit
of self-reflecting and understanding where I’m at and what I am here for.
The primary moment of feeling like “giving up”
during this semester came when I was feeling a burn-out due to workload and
commitments. I was working almost 30 hours a week, with assignments due every
day and a girlfriend to commit and enjoy time with. My schedule had me everywhere,
so it was hard to understand what to spend time on while still growing as a
person. What pulled me through was my friends and girlfriend. I had people
check up on me and a special someone that could listen to anything I needed to
say. Now, I feel like as long as I can enjoy what I’m doing and to take care of
myself, I can see myself as more tenacious with a more positive attitude.
Three tips I would give:
1.
Create a routine YOU enjoy and can keep
accountable for yourself.
2.
Understand that you need to enjoy something
in order to learn more about it; so embrace what you need to do!
3.
Don’t worry about failure and realize nothing
will be perfect.
Hey Adam,
ReplyDeleteI am glad I am not the only one who is trying to go to bed earlier because of this class or the mix of this class with my other responsibilities. I think your new habit of self-reflecting is similar to what I had to do to organize my priorities to figure out what is important. I have decided for the time being that my "free-time" has to be the thing to suffer until this semester is over because I am not willing to give up my job, my girlfriend and my school credits. And those are in not particular order. That is my secret.
I can definitely relate to you about feeling "burned out." It is very important to plan ahead and have a routine you can stick to so you don't become overwhelmed and forget to take care of yourself along the way. I think you offer great tips, especially the one about realizing things will not always be perfect. Sometimes we can spend too much time dwelling on failures when we can use this time instead to keep working toward other goals!
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