Time Management

Time management is a key to painless survival in college, and I lament that it is one of my weaknesses. Like many of my peers, I tend to do many things last minute and therefore impose extraordinary amounts of unavoidable stress on myself. Reading the article "Myth of 'Too Busy,'" I definitely see some avenues to improve upon this weakness of mine. For instance, I am a person who likes in-the-moment, and that is very easily accessible through social media. Unfortunately, for me, that means long-term stress - so, a strategy that I will adopt from the article is to cut down on social media use. Additionally, reading the article, "The Important Habit of Just Starting," I think another long-term goal that I can make for myself is to reduce my impulsiveness. The formula for motivation that is given (in which impulsiveness and delay are in the denominator) indicates that if I reduce my impulsive behavior, it can help me make better use of my time by increasing my motivation. Using these two goals as starting points can help me tackle the issue of time management as I continue through my college career.

A meme comically depicting the nature of college student procrastination. 

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