Tip 31 An ideal student, but hes doing way too much
The ideal student not only excels in academic work, but also in extra curricular activities.
Hes a member of the basketball team, the president of the science club, the chief debater on campus, the volunteer who offers his services twice a week to accompany seniors to their doctors appointments. Hes the all-around and wholesome American boy, the envy of all parents, the lad who makes the girls swoon all over.
Little do you know how much pressure he has fulfilling all these roles. It has everything to do with image. How does he keep a healthy balance? He cant. Thats the straight and honest answer. Its called STRETCHING YOURSELF TOO THIN. Often we forget that were in school primarily for intellectual pursuits.
Sports and humanitarian work come in second. But the admission that you cant do it all is the first step in avoiding procrastination. Dont fall behind your school work because youre being pulled in all directions.
And dont use your extra activities in school as the excuse for your procrastination. No one is going to earn your diploma for you.
Writing them will help you focus and identify them more clearly.
Deal With Procrastination
Even if we know that a certain activity is no longer cost effective, we continue doing it anyway.
So its time for a strategy: plan a nice dinner for your family on one long weekend, and tell them in advance that you have something to announce. Delight readers by digging old recipes from grandmas time and you could be a winning author! If you try to camouflage your procrastination by pretending to be genuinely concerned about the gruesome details of a divorce or mastectomy, youre only cheating yourself. |