Don't you ever look at your clock at midnight and wish there were about five extra hours in the day? No? It's just me? Oh well.
The fact that I am frequently awake at midnight testifies to my biggest problem with time management: I am not very successful at sleep scheduling, or sleeping in general. I don't really understand why I have this problem, because I adore sleep. Sleep is good. But sleep is more appealing to me in the morning, it seems. However, with 8:30 classes every weekday, sleep in the mornings just isn't working out for me. But no matter how many times I wake up in the morning groggily cursing my too active mind and campus-wide wi-fi, I can't keep myself from clicking on "one last YouTube video". It's as if I enjoy intentionally torturing myself.
Procrastination is also a huge problem for me. I am really very lazy. You haven't seen the full effects of my laziness yet, because I'm still riding the "first few weeks of school" high where I feel I am the master of all homework and nothing will ever stand in the way between me and my A plus! This is a lovely effect that falls upon me every new school year, but it's already fading (note the time this was posted).
I really haven't found an effective way to deal with my self-imposed insomnia; the call of the electronic world is too strong. I have found ways to semi-deal with procrastination (I say semi because they definitely aren't working for this particular assignment). Fortunately for me, most of my homework consists of worksheets or work that can be done on my computer. This means I can find a lovely place to sit outside and work, which usually increases my productivity. Or I just get distracted by a butterfly and a really itchy bug bite. Sometimes, if I have work to do on the computer, I can fool myself into thinking that because I'm doing something with technology, I'm having fun (this works particularly well with MacGamut). These are (obviously) not fool-proof methods for dealing with my time management problems, and I'm always on the look out for advice (especially for the sleeping thing).
If I get really desperate, I eat some bacon. Just had to throw that in there.
Well, I think that MacGamut is kind of fun, too. Funny, my Musicianship students always thought I was insane because of that....
ReplyDeleteAs to the sleep problem, you do need to be firmer with yourself. Set a specific bedtime, and set an alarm for going to bed. Even better, set the alarm in a different part of your room so that you have to get up from your computer to turn it off. Or enlist a friend to harangue you into going to bed. I know, I love staying up late surfing the web, too, but 6:15 comes early, and if I don't go to bed soon I'll regret it tomorrow. So I leave the computer and head to bed with a crossword puzzle or sudoku puzzle--something that will calm my brain down enough to go to sleep. Sometimes that's my favorite part of the day. :-)
Hello! I really like your blog. You did a good job of keeping it interesting and entertaining. I totally agree about the procratination part. I do think it was a good idea about tricking yourself into think that Macgamut is a fun computer game, haha. I love bacon also.
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Bacon (along with cookies and ice cream) solves all problems!! But if you'd like a healthier way to deal with procrastination, I find ways to make doing schoolwork fun. The best thing I can suggest is listening to music. I can sing along and jam out to music while doing my work. For me, it makes getting the work done much easier. I know some of my favorite music to listen to while I'm doing homework is music from Disney movies, such as Beauty and the Beast or Mulan. This music usually puts me in a good mood and that makes homework a whole lot easier. Now, I realize that Disney may not be your forte, but just listening to something a little frivolous makes the homework seem less like a chore. (:
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