- I don’t have a specific system to help me do everything everyday. I just remember to do things and I do them. Sometimes if something is really important I’ll put it in my calendar on my phone so that it can remind me to do it the day of. With homework, I just check the syllabus all the time to see if I have homework for that day, and then I’ll just do it. When it’s time for tests I don’t have a system either, I just study last minute and hope for the best. I don’t prepare or study days before. I work best under pressure so sometimes getting a head start is not as helpful as it should be. I have been using this “system” my whole life, but I know it will most likely change in college because it won’t continue to work for me if I keep leaving everything for last minute all at the same time. While using this system, I feel calm for the most part until its time to do everything and then I feel a little stressed.
- The five self-management tools could be helpful in my life but I don’t think I would actually do all of them. The monthly calendar is a good idea because it helps remind me of things that I have to do that day, or things that are due. The next actions list is also a good idea because it helps remind you of things that you have to do eventually. If I were to use this method I would not put them in quadrants because it’ll just confuse me. I’d just list them and hopefully remember to actually check it. The tracking form is too much work for me, I don’t like this method and would not use it. The waiting-for list is unnecessary because I can just put that information on my phone to help remind me. The projects folder is also too much for me. I usually know where I put things so I wouldn’t need a folder for that. Having a smart phone is helpful because it can help me use some of these “tools” like the calendar and the next-actions list. Since I am always on my phone, it’ll notify me and remind me of the important things and I’ll remember to check my next-actions list and get things done.
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Journal Entry #17
1. An outer obstacle that stands between me and my academic success in college is having a lot of work to do at the same time.
2. Someone besides me who could help me overcome this outer obstacle is my cousin.
3. How this person could help me is by helping me with my work.
4. An inner obstacle that stands between me and my academic success in college is being lazy and also procrastination.
5. Someone besides me who could help me overcome this inner obstacle are my parents.
6. They can help me by making me do my work so that I actually complete it when I have to without being distracted or making excuses as to why I waited last minute to start.
7. The most challenging course I’m taking this semester is history.
8. This course is challenging for me because there is a lot of reading assigned and to keep up with.
9. Someone besides me who can help me overcome this obstacle is a classmate.
10. This person can help me overcome this obstacle by comparing my notes to their to see if I caught all the important notes.
Two decisions I can make to overcome these obstacles is to keep up with the readings and to stop procrastinating. If I keep up with the history readings I would understand more what the professor is talking about in class and it will deepen and help me remember the notes more. Then I will be able to pass the final exam because I would retain more information and be more prepared for the final than I was for the midterm. To stop procrastinating, I will set a timer for half an hour, and do work for that half an hour and then take a 5-10 min break, and continue for another half an hour. I think this will help me focus more and forget about using my phone and other things around me. Hopefully I won’t be as distracted using this strategy.