In the beginning of the
term there was not that much to do and I didn’t feel any pressure from
coursework. However lately the workload has been steadily increasing to a point
where there is enough to do but at the same time not too much, a very nice
baseline for next year. The pressure I’ve felt has come from essay deadlines. I
being a natural procrastinator have not been helpful and sometimes it results
in unnecessary pressure that at times could have been avoided. There is also
always something to do, whether it is friends I want to hang out with or just
going for groceries I can always find a reason to postpone working. Making the
choice to go to the library to get books is not that easy do when you can go to
the SU bar and get a beer instead. Finding motivation to start early with research
for the essays has been difficult even though I know I should start doing it as
soon as possible. This has resulted in quite a few late night writing sessions with
the deadline closing in which is probably not the best way to write an essay.
In order to stop procrastinating I’ve tried to give myself something else to do
that is not necessarily related to the subject but so boring that I’d rather do
the essay and get it done with. This hasn’t been working out very well yet..
Friends have given me motivation to work as well as helping me out if something
is difficult and I appreciate them a lot. We’ve only had one test so far and it
didn’t make me feel a lot of pressure because other than doing as best as I
could it didn’t have the aspect of studying beforehand. It did however make me
realize how hard the exams can be because of the limited time we get. It was
difficult to write down all my thoughts on the paper because my hands were not
fast enough and I wish we could write on computers instead. If next term is the
same as this one I am looking forward to it, having a little bit more to do
would not be too bad either if I just start doing things earlier J
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