Time Strategies

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The first article that I read for this assignment was "The Myth of 'Too Busy.'" I had a lot of problems with this article. The general concept of taking an active role in prioritizing your own time, and being honest about it instead of just saying you're 'too busy', I think is a goal that everyone should strive towards. I believe that my problems were mostly with the author. He was very judgey. I didn't like it. He talked a lot about time wasting stuff, things that are unnecessary and should be cut out of your life. For one example, he stated that he does not "read or watch any news outside of a few particular niche media channels that I feel are important for my business or personal goals." I fail to see how maintaining ignorance of the world and events around you, outside of your own immediate and selfish interests, is a laudable goal. I suppose that it just struck me as a judgmental take on what a person should view as important vs a waste of time. Personally, one of my life goals is to have plenty of relaxation time. I enjoy it, and I see little reason to do all of the things that I must do if I don't have time to just be, and do things because they're pleasurable rather than necessary. However, I do see the value in taking ownership of your own time and prioritizing your own personal goals.

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I also read "How to Build a Realistic Study Plan that You'll Actually Stick to." This article was really informative, straightforward, and helpful. It provided simple, useful steps to organize and maintain an effective study plan. In intend to utilize a lot of the advice provided in this article to keeping up with my work in this class and my others.

The schedule that I devised for this class is as follow:

Tuesday - Reading (2 hours)

Wednesday - Storytelling (1 hour)

Thursday - Project, Project Feedback (2 hours)

Saturday - Blog Comments (1 hour)

I believe that I will be able to follow this schedule with very little deviation. It's reasonable, and not too arduous. The orientation assignments have take a bit longer than I expected. However, I believe that was valuable, not just for learning the necessary tools required for this class, but also in developing a more visceral understanding of how much time I will need to allot to it.