As many of you probably know THON is just two weeks away and this weekend is the last opportunity to go canning this year. I wanted to make sure I got involved with THON so I decided that I was going to go canning this weekend with the Honors College Student Council. We will be leaving Friday afternoon at 3:30 and getting back late afternoon on Sunday, so it is taking a lot of time away that I usually have on weekends to get some extra homework done.
Although I may say I'll get homework done over the weekend during canning, deep down I know I really won't. So I faced the truth and made sure that this week I got the majority of my work done. I still went to the gym though during the week because it is important to me to live a healthy lifestyle and the gym helps to relieve stress. Still, I made sure that I didn't put off assignments as much. I have online physics homework that is due every monday and I usually wait until Sunday to do it, but I already am about two thirds of the way done with it. Canning is a major part of THON and Penn State, so I wanted to have a great experience without stressing about school work while I did it. I buckled down during the week to make sure that a stress free weekend was possible.
It feels great to get your work done ahead of time when you know you will have little time for it later. There are times in college when you will have commitments outside of schoolwork that you need to attend to, so one week you may need to work harder than the next. Its just something you need to get used to, but it usually is worth it in the end. Now you shouldn't completely ignore your social life if you have a busy week because it is impossible to concentrate and study without human interaction. A good way to do it though would be to eat a 45 minute dinner instead of an hour and a half, and to make sure you get work done if you have a little chunk of time. Those hour time slots can be a lot more productive than you would think. SO if you have a busy weekend, make sure to get your work done ahead of time and you will feel so much better!
You give great advice...I'm canning this weekend too, with Atlas. I have a ton of homework and exams next week...but unfortunately I'll be doing it all on Sunday when I get home haha. I wish I would have been able to take your advice earlier.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it feels really good to get your homework done early! I'm usually struggling the night before to get it all finished so even when I get it done just one day earlier it feels great! You gave good advice as well because people can actually apply it to their daily lives. Hope you have a great weekend canning!
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