Myth and Folklore - Time Strategies

This meme is too relatable for comfort. In college, it's so easy to feel like there's not enough time to the things you have to do, much less the things you want to do.

In general, I am confident in my time management strategies, but I appreciate that we have allocated a portion of class to discussing what strategies do and do not work. Personally, I could not survive with Apple's Calendar, Reminders, and Notes apps! Beginning with Calendar, I color code my class and work schedules for each semester. In the same frame, I include my extracurricular and social commitments.

Then, I move to Reminders, where I set reminders for the class assignments that repeat regularly. My preferred schedule for this class involves working on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Thus, my reminders are set for those days, and alert me at times that I know I won't be busy with work or meetings.

Finally, Notes houses my regular to-do list. It currently includes items for this class, such as "Post weekend blogs," and for other classes, like "Finish WGS discussion." Without these apps, I would definitely struggle to be academically successful.

Overall, I think my practices fit well with the ideas presented in the articles 4 Questions to Help You Overcome Procrastination and 11 Ways Unsuccessful People Mismanage Their Time. I don't struggle with extreme procrastination, but we all tend to put off the activities that don't excite us. I especially appreciated the question "What's what thing I can do to get started?" and the advice "Schedule your weekend." I hope to be more proactive this semester about just getting started, so that my weekends can be filled with more fun!