My strengths: listening and taking good notes in class, doing smaller assignments on time (watching videos/ responding, doing journal entry assignments, studying for tests and quizzes)
My weaknesses: reading for class and projects and papers. Here's why, this is the process of completing a paper for me
1. Get assignment, usually pretty far ahead of time
2. Make minimal progress on the assignment within a few days of it being given
3. Think "hey I got a pretty good start, I'll focus on other stuff now or putz around and watch tv"
4. A few weeks later, when work starts getting heavier, think "oh gee I should start working on that assignment"
5. start working on the assignment again
6. Get immediately annoyed or frusterated with the assignment (at this point I am far in enough to have to do annoying things like research or re reading texts)
7. After leaving it for a few more weeks, I start freaking out about the assignment, and think about doing the assignment on top of all the other responsibilities I have, get insanely stressed out and take a lot of naps because I find myself too tired to focus on homework
8. Tons of assignments build up from napping too much
9. Last week/ few days until assignment is do I will marathon work and complete it. During this time I am really anxious and can't really focus on anything else
10. Turn in the assignment at the last minute, or if I can get permission, late
This is an awful thing to do to myself and I need to change my habits somehow. I end up not giving myself time for crafting or blogging because I feel guilty putting effort into these things when I should be putting that energy into homework. So instead I break down and sleep or hang out. I think I also have a fear of getting too caught up in a blog or a project and lose focus on school. I think that this may be a good thing though because as much as I have trouble doing my work, I never have trouble focusing on what I learn in class. I'm always thinking about concepts and terms that I learned and applying them to life experiences that I have. Anyways, all this is to say that this stress and anxiety was worth it because my worst grade this semester was an A-. Now, bring on the summer and the fall semester!!!
