Last Post?

This could be the last post. That is a little sad. However much I dislike homework, and however much this is homework, it's been nice reflecting on what I've learned about studying every week.

Now for the reflection. I finally made some flashcards this week. I don't know what took me so long. They work SO well! Just like everyone told me! it's the second to last week of school, and I finally figured this out. Well, I guess i can use them to study for finals, and then there's the rest of my college career. So it isn't too annoying.
Goodbye?

Big paper

The first draft of my first really big paper was do this week. It turned out, I handled mt time badly again. It wasn't that I didn't do homework, I did. I just put off the paper the whole time. I did other homework. When I wasn't doing homework, I was engaged in constructive activities. But when it was finally the day before the paper was due, it was not even close to being finished. I stayed up really late getting it done. Then I took a nap the next day. That messed up my sleeping pattern, and that is why I am awake right now writing this reflection. It wasn't not worth it.

Spare Time

Last week I got back into doing my homework, which was really good. But I was still doing it later, not during the day when I had time. I would talk to people, or just sit on facebook in between classes, and then when it was getting late and I wanted to go out and do something, I would have to stop myself and do homework.
This was fine, but not very fun. So this week when I got home from classes, I sat down, got off Facebook, and set goals of how much homework I would get done before my next class. It worked brilliantly! I also set rewards for myself if I completed my goals, which really helped too.

Homework

I finally started doing my homework again! I just had to wait until some of it was due, and then I finally got it done. After the first bit of rushed work, I was able to get back into my usual routine of getting work done early. It is too bad that it took an almost failed assignment to get me back in the zone, but as long as I'm back in it, that's all that matters.

Break

For the first time I had a little break last weekend. All my midterms were over, I had no homework due, and not much reading. So I got into a pretty laid back, do-whatever-I-want mood.
That was fun and faine at the time, but then on Monday I started getting homework again. But did I want to go back to doing it? Of course not. It has been really hard to get back into doing my homework.
To make sure this doesn't happen again, next time I have a break I am going to do homework that isn't due yet. That way I'll stay in the homework groove, and get stuff done early!

Mental Tapes

That is my Tape.

That is Duck Tape.

That is my Duck Tape.

That is Mental Tape.

That is Mental Duck Tape.

That is my Mental Duck Tape.






I have been trying to play mental tapes that say "Homework isn't that bad. Just do it man, get it over with!" When I get it right, it really works well!

Survey

I filled out the study habits survey this week. It was a very good experience. I got a lot of ideas about how I could improve my study and other habits. For example, it helped me start using a "To Do" list again, which I'm very glad about.