Let's face it: as college students, we all like to procrastinate.Ironically, I procrastinated writing this blog. Oops.
But, seriously, college is way too fun for homework! There's too much going on, too many clubs and organizations to be a part of. Homework definitely gets pushed to the back burner more often than not. And now, it's a week before finals. Extra credit is due, term papers need to be turned in and exams need to be studied for... And we also have final club meetings, end of the year parties, late night Whataburger runs, laundry to do and friends to hang out with! This is why finals week is so stressful and scary, but there's a way to make it better.
In my last post, I talked about scheduling time over breaks and I'm going to offer a similar suggestion now. If you can attempt to schedule out time for each assignment throughout the week, managing time becomes a lot easier. Of course, there is still plenty to do, and tons of things come up (Whataburger is a necessity after 11pm) and so it's almost impossible to schedule out time for every little thing that you possibly want to do.
Instead, I recommend just planning out your assignments based on priority. If you can look at your syllabus and determine what is due when, you can designate time for each subject. For example: it's Monday and you have a paper due on Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday you can schedule time to write the paper, but plan to have it finished by Thursday. This gives you enough time to write, without devoting your whole day to it, and you can also take breaks to study for other things as well.
This isn't a perfect system by any means, and getting used to it takes some practice, but it's something I've found helpful to keep all my hair in place during the last few weeks of school.
What about you? Any finals advice of your own? Does this advice just suck? Let me know!
Lately I've been having a lot of trouble with procrastination. The other day I wrote up a schedule for the next day, planning time for class, meals, homework, and breaks. Unfortunately, life is a bit more complicated than that, and my schedule just fell apart. Still though, I think your system makes more sense. Maybe I'll give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteI have so many issues with procrastinating. It feels like I can't get anything done without having pressure or impending doom placed on me. Since finals are coming up, I am going to try and come up with a small schedule of what assignments take priority like you suggested. So far, it sounds like a better idea than mine: staying up till five in the morning doing a homework assignment that's due the next day. I'll let you know if your advice actually works!
ReplyDeleteI too have a procrastination problem but find one college person who doesn't unless they are held up in their room fort and don't partcipate in anything else but school. I believe procrastination is a good teaching tool that helps you later in life to become a better time manager. Like everyone says Live and Learn.
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