Week 11 Post 1

For time management I definitely had to adjust in college. In high school I had a job, clubs, social life, and schoolwork to all juggle however I feel like it was easier being at home because as much as I hated the nagging my parents kept me on tract and socializing wasn’t really as much of an issue. In college however you’re always surrounded by your friends because you’re living with them.  Therefore the distractions are greater in college when time management is needed the most. I definitely have encountered delay discounting, the tendency to undervalue, or downright ignore, future consequences and rewards in favor of more immediate gratification. For example I have skipped class, even though I know it’s important, in order to hang out with my friends or go to dinner with them  or something like that not weighing the consequences of my actions like missing an important assignment being discussed. For example even now, when  I know that this blog is due tonight and I have a 6-9 class I am playing this new minion rush app for the iPhone that I’m addicted to. I know that I should ultimately be focusing on the blog and not a silly game, but my brain is telling me to play the game because it is more fun than writing a blog and focusing on homework. However my time management has definitely improved. I am completing assignments in advance and studying days before instead of the night before like I use to in highschool. I’ve learned to do work little by little so it doesn’t pile up on me.