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I think time management is a skill everyone should use but these days it is so easy to get distracted. I usually end up doing homework or studying the very last minute. It easy to get off course when you have televisions, computers, smartphones, and video games all around you. Doing the chart/graph in freshman seminar made me realize how much time I waste with electronic devices. I will attempt to plan ahead and not procrastinate.

In the first few weeks of college I was very overwhelmed with work and time management was one of my biggest issues. Soon enough I realized I had to do something about it because I knew if I didn’t I wasn’t going to be able to do all of my work. After reading the packet from class I realized that many of the time management techniques I read I already put into use. One of the most important things that I do to keep me on track is make a schedule. I look at everything that is due for the week and I set certain days to get certain subjects done. I don’t technically set aside a certain amount of hours though. I make sure that I get all the designated subjects completed on a certain day no matter how much time it takes me. This strategy has been working out well for me so far because I have been getting all of my work done and I have been excelling as well.

Time Management and I have a love-hate relationship. I love the idea of it and sometimes even make an effort to use it. However, I mostly hate following through with it. Being a procrastinator when it comes to school has its pros. No, not really. Procrastinating has, seriously, NEVER been beneficial to me. I’m some one who refuses to submit hurried assignments, so waiting to the last minute often results in me not doing my work at all, or delaying past the due date.

Oddly enough, I don’t really procrastinate in work. I guess it’s the idea that working on somebody else’s time and money that keeps me from wasting it. Oh well, at least I got this in on time.

Time management? That’s something I don’t have and the test that i took shows that I am indeed a procrastinator. I am trying my best to follow some of these advice.  I am doing my blog early for once because I am taking the advice to space my work out. I believe that I already took the advice of to do my work when I feel the most awake, which is night time. I usually don’t space out my time correctly and end up having to do all my homework  papers, and projects last minute. They come out pretty good and I think that’s only the case because I work better under stress. But lately all this stress is getting to me. I don’t think my body can handle staying up every night anymore. I should really plan ahead of time.

I always considered myself to be an efficient worker with solid work ethic.  I almost always get my work done ontime, and really attempt to plow through my homework in an efficient manner.  Although i occasionally check my Instagram and Twitter feed this does not really stp me from doing my work.  In my oppinion this evaluation was not so accurate.  It evaluated me to be a procatinator, when I feel im not.  Although I dont get much sleep that is not because I waste time; in reality, I just have a lot of homework and I  juggle that A partime job a few days a week alongside school.  Whether someone is still in college, or the owner of a massive bussiness, everyone needs some chill time. In my oppinion, if someone procrastinates a bit, this is actually healthy, and can really give someone some piece of mind.

I always considered myslef to be someone with good work ethic.  I usually get my work done ontime despite the occsional Instagram or Twitter check.  After filling out this evelaution, it marked me down as a practinator.  But i dont think that this is the case.  In this day and age, many teens are on their phones hours a day.  T

I feel that the tips mentioned here were very basic, at least for me. I feel that I myself am, what you can call, a neat freak, and I love spending time organizing everything from my books to events to assignments. It helps that I don’t have a life. But for some reason, I love clutter. I enjoy having to waste time digging around my backpack looking for a pencil or something. Don’t get me wrong though, clutter is different from dirt and I honestly cannot stand dirt.

I thought the tip about being more efficient by fitting assignments into “waiting time” – like when you’re waiting in an office or something of the sort – was sort of a no brainer. Even now I’m writing this out on a phone during FRO while I’m waiting for the day to end and I can go home and procrastinate on that English paper waiting for me to write.

Honestly I feel like procrastination is different for everyone. I tend to hunk of myself as an efficient worker that tries to finish everything as quickly as possible. The only problem I have with procrastination is that I can never focus or put 100% of my effort into anything, not even the things I used to like doing are starting to be put aside in turn for staring blankly at a computer monitor and scrolling automatically.

For some odd reason, whenever I stand atop a mountain, I get the exact same feeling as I do when about to speak publicly. I understand: Is standing atop mountains a usual occurrence? Believe it or not – yes. It is. Snowboarding is my all-time favorite activity. I’ve been to Colorado, Utah, Vermont, and all over Upstate New York because there is nothing more enjoyable to me than riding a new mountain. Contrarily, my all-time least favorite activity is speaking publicly.

What these two things have in common is the following: They both make me nervous. However, only snowboarding rewards me. The beginning of a snowboard run is the beginning a series of amazing rewards for the effort I’m about to put in. However much effort I put in to the run, I get back as a reward in the form of adrenaline. Speaking, on the other hand, penalizes me for the slightest slip-up. I forgot a word? Well now I have to stutter the next few and maybe lose my place a few lines down. Why? Because this tiny error is now stuck in the back of my mind. The idea that this mistake prevented me from giving my best version of that speech tears away at me while trying to continue my speech. What happens if I slip-up riding down a mountain? I put it behind me – literately and figuratively. The sheer joy I know I’ll get from continuing onward overwhelms me and prevents me from even thinking of fear or failure. Mountainside, I understand that I simply did my best and must continue on to the rest of the run.

It is the combination of these two that teaches me  to always aim for perfection, as I do in my speeches, yet continue on after error – as I do in snowboarding.

Math homework, I hate math and math hates me. It’s a love story that will never be. Now what am I doing in a Business school? I have no intentions on perusing a business career, perhaps because I hate math very passionately. Yeah that’s the reason why. But what do I really want to do? What does Diana Maribel Arias Aguirre want to do with her life?
For your information I want to change the world! Oh yeah you heard me, I want to be superman and save the world from evil! As lovely as that sounds, reality is that I have no super powers, but I do have a voice. I grew up in an outdoor scenario and I loved it. Everything Mother Nature gave me is beautiful and I plan on speaking for her. Baruch has an amazing public affairs school and that is the reason I’m here. I hope to someday get a job in the EPA. What’s the EPA you say? Well for those who have heard me said it and never had the courage to ask, I’m going to tell you today. EPA stands for environmental protection agency, it’s part of the government’s bureaucratic system. It’s basically an agency that works to protect the environment.
I just really want to make a difference in the world and I want to have a job that I won’t mind waking up every morning to. To me life is about living it well and taking advantage of opportunities. I love being outside and enjoying the beauty of the world, from the color of the sky, the small details on every building, all the way up to the taste of freshly picked oranges. I love living in this world and I want to show people why they should too!

Another day, another monologue. Thats not a quote from this year, thats what i would say almost every single day throughout senior year. Monologues arent too new to me. I have probably written about 50-100. All of different shapes and sizes. Different tasks. Different tones. Even as a different person. Why did i do this you may ask? Well, what i am about to tell you is one of the greatest experiences i have ever had a pleasure and opportunity to take. Its called, STAGES.

Senior year i decided to take a class called STAGES. STAGES is a class that only the “nerdier” or “artsy” people would take in my high school. It was known throughout the school as the unnecessary hard class that was offered senior year. Nobody would really want to take it because people would want to slouch and do nothing senior year, but everyone new that STAGES was alot of work. Personally, i love a challenge. I love to experience new things and have fun with life. I hate being boring and doing the same stuff every day. I like adventure. So i decided to take a chance and take STAGES. Once i signed up, everyone questioned me saying “WHAT THE HELL LANCE WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THAT! THATS NOT FOR YOU ITS FOR THE ARTSY PLAY PEOPLE!!”. I answered, “Hey, why not”. Il be honest, at first i was very worried, i would always ask myself what the hell i just got myself into. I even contemplated dropping out last second because of fear. But me being Lance, i toughed it out and i took the class.
Now lets talk about what STAGES actually is. Throughout the year you learn about theatre, plays, and things like aristotle. The teachers would like to challenge your mind to the fullest. We once had to write a full essay about what a “chair” is. It sounds so simple, but trust me, its not. We would always write monologues in all different types of ways to express ourselves, be comfortable, and enhance our speaking skills. I found myself at one with the class. I was kind of an outcast because these werent my people throughout highschool. But as the days went by people grew on me and i grew on people, and i made alot of amazing friends that i i unfortunately never knew before.
Starting second semester, the class shifts to a new direction(not the band). We stop all work and we as a class write a original musical to perform in front of the whole school at the end of the year. We do this all by ourselves. We write a 2 hour script, music, choreography, everything. It was AMAZING! The best part is that when casting came around, I GOT THE LEAD!! I was never in a play in my life! I got the lead over all these people who have been in plays for years. It meant so much for me and thankfully i killed it up there and had a blast. After the play everyone was jealous because they saw i got to experience something that they will never. STAGES was an amazing experience….if only i can go back, but i cant. Its just time to look into the future and see what adventure is next.