Using Time Wisely

           Sometimes daily chaos and hectic schedules prevent us from making the most of our time. Since my first day of college, I realized how crucial  time- management would become to my life. I've always been pretty good at managing my time. Now a day however, it seems more difficult then ever. Balancing school, work, homework, and actually having a life can be a lot harder than it seems. After concluding in class that we have about 70 hours of free time a week, I considered how my time was being spent. Much of my 70 hours is devoted towards homework. I do approximately 30 hours per week. However I use the majority of my free time as just that, time to my self. I go to the gym often and run a lot of errands. I also spend a large portion of my time with my friends and family, probably my biggest distraction. 


         Although an invite to hang with friends or my boyfriend is always more intriguing then studying, this is where my time- management skills need improvement. I've come to realize that my ultimate problem with time management is trying to fit too many things into a short amount of time. I need to learn how to spread out and cluster my time to accommodate everything I need to complete. My busy schedule sometimes results in me doing my homework through a series of small intervals of time. I want to improve the way I manage my time so that I have longer spans of time to complete homework. Another issue that affects my time management is my bad habit of procrastination. Unfortunately, I've always been one to save things for the last minute.Although it allows me more time, it often hurts me in the end. I hope to eliminate this trait and get things done when I have spare time rather then right before they need to be completed. 

  "Dost thou love life?

 Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of. "
   Benjamin Franklin, 'Poor Richard's Almanack,' June 1746