I'm going to go a little cliche here and say that time management is definitely the bane of my existence. I thought that fitting all my classes onto two days (Monday and Wednesday, 11:10 AM - 8:50 PM) would be awesome. It's turning out alright, but it's pretty damn brutal. It can be cool getting out so late but going home alone can be a bummer, especially when you realize you spent your entire day going to class. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, I intern for the regular work day, in which afterwards I spend time with my iron friends in the Baruch gym. On Saturdays, I help my dad with work right smack in the middle of the day, killing pretty much any social life I can possibly have.
Right now I'm thinking about how I can put in AT LEAST a half-assed effort on all the imminent schoolwork, get to the gym 5 days a week, and still spend time getting to know and having fun with the people that matter. And not just any time, QUALITY time. Sometimes I find it hard just to get a decent meal in the day, especially on those fretful school days where I sometimes try to fit in some gym time.
It's still relatively early in the semester (not true for some people though, some classes already have midterms! geez!), so the work hasn't piled up significantly yet. Right now I'm in the "Don't worry, be happy, just cruise" attitude. In terms of school, I really don't do anything until I feel the pressure, as in right before the walls crush me or if I'm jumping into a pool of lava, right before I get severely burned. Professor Kurpis, consider yourself extremely lucky that I am writing this wayyyyy before the deadline. I like to make things up as I go along, like building a bridge I'm walking on. That really isn't the best way to manage your life, because as you're looking down, building your path of walking, you might realize that you built a circular bridge. That's why it's better to have your bridge mapped out first. If only I could procrastinate my procrastination, I'd be set.
I once read somewhere that it is better to have 5 small meals throughout the day, rather than 3 big meals. I guess this applies to my time management issue. I know what I have to do, which is to take things in small pieces, so I don't end up needing first aid. Now I just have to apply it; put it into practice. That would be what this management is class for, eh?
So yeah, right now it's not so bad, but soon, the tests and the projects and maybe even those pesky little homeworks will come a knockin'. That's when it's time to put my game face on, pretend those visitors are crack, and deal with it.
Until next time,
K-wizzle
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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