- Procrastination has never really been an issue of mine, well, at least not until remote learning hit. Without the pressure of the teachers staring at me in class and constantly reminding us about the assignment that’s due before midnight, I tend to push it off and rush it right before it’s due. Nowadays, I tap into the email notification that pops up on my phone about the homework that’s due and automatically start to get anxious. I skim over the assignment and see how much there is to do and keep thinking to myself that there’s no way I’ll be able to finish that by the deadline and just keep putting it off and end up giving it in late. However, that will not be the case for this upcoming assignment, I can adopt Eickmeyer’s skills and strategies into writing my literacy narrative is by planning out my assignments and separating them into doing them in smaller increments instead of rushing them the night it’s due.
- Two worlds that I live in include the image of a perfect kid that I try to portray myself as and the real imperfect self that I am. Growing up in a strict Asian household, I’ve always been the straight-A kid that listened to their parents and did everything they could to please them. However, with strict parents also comes sneaky kids. After years of playing the perfect kid, I eventually got tired of trying to meet their impossible standards. It was not only exhausting but mentally draining as well. One of the times I remember distinctively is when I lied to my parents during middle school, telling them that I was at the library when in reality I just wanted to go to the park with my friends after school. I always envied those who got to hang out after school because my parents always expected me to go straight home. I got in trouble later on when they found out I wasn’t at the library afterward, and I got my phone taken away for a week. Thinking about it now, it’s so stupid. Thank god my parents stopped controlling me in high school, but thinking about those times still gives me shivers.
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Thanks for this reflection, Selina. Yes, one of the most daunting parts about the transition to college was learning how to set my own benchmarks and goals for myself without the demands of my parents and the shared deadlines of high school. I hope Eickmyer’s strategies help; and if you still struggle, it’s not the end of the world– I’m curious for your feedback about how it went and to hear what you learned from trying these new techniques out.