Qasim Ali

Freshman Seminar

Journal Entry 14

• The system that I use now to decide what to do each day is actually very wrong. It consists more of wanting to socialize rather than do my work on time. I see myself procrastinating a lot more leading me to a lot more stress. I think if I do all my work on time and keep it balanced with the socializing my college life can be a lot easier. With less stress on my head I will efficiently do my work on time and can be relaxed more often throughout the day. However, my system for work and projects is the only one that is wrong. When it comes to studying I tend to do it piece by piece every week and this is very helpful. This helps me to not cram all my studying on the day before an exam also creating less stress.
• Technology in the self-management system can actually be very helpful. This is because you are allowed to create reminders and alarms for things you need to do and when you need to them. In addition, in my case technology can also help when I feel I’m socializing too much. My smartphone can remind that it has been a certain amount of hours and maybe it’ll motivate me to get back to my work.