This week I learned the importance of time management and keeping balance through many of my roles as a person. Many of us have different roles or jobs we need to fulfill throughout our days. I, for example, am a husband, a scout leader, an employee, and a student (among many other things). I realized this week how hard it is to fulfill all of this roles completely.
I wasn't able to make it to scouts because I was working. My wife works full time as nurse, and somehow whenever she is actually home I have to do homework or I am on campus working on group projects. These roles cross each other almost everyday.
I have tried to manage my time in such a way that I can fulfill these roles. I feel like I plan my time well, but I fail at executing that plan. It come down to should I do homework now? or watch Netflix and do it tomorrow. More often than not I tend to choose Netflix or something else and end up having to do homework when my wife is home. This week I will be better at using my time wisely, sticking to my plan, and balancing my life.
Jacob, life can be busy. I understand what you mean. I find the need to revisit my priorities each semester. Good on you for recognizing the need to balance things out at the beginning of the semester. I think you'll have a successful semester. I have found value in using a to do list and setting daily goals. Do it, bro! You won't regret it.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely appreciate your transparency. I'm looking forward to reports in the weeks to come, and I hope to hear that things improve and to pick up some ideas along the way! "The tyranny of trivia consists of its driving out the people and moments that really matter". -Spencer W Kimball.
ReplyDeleteDude. I can relate. My life seems to be a quest for the elusive balance line. I CONSTANTLY fall short. Things fall through the cracks and I start getting stressed. When I started to actually think about why this is, why do I get stressed, why is it so hard to maintain perfect balance in life, I thought of something that blew my mind.
ReplyDeleteWhat if there is no balance?
What if I am not able to do all of the things, all of the time, at full capacity? What if I have to just juggle the priorities and tasks. Maybe in that moment, homework wasn't your priority, and you needed some Netflix time to decompress. And that is okay! As I have come to accept this possibility, the pressure to have perfect balance has minimized.
I still am an advocate at striving for balance (I always do it), but at the same time, it is okay to not feel in balance, because that is life! And stuff happens. And sometimes you just need to watch Netflix.
While I was reading this blog entry, I almost felt like I could be the one writing it. Except I'm a woman, single, have a calling as a Sunday School teacher every other week, and am currently unemployed. The things that pull at us may be different-my black black hole is Facebook, not Netflix-but I can entirely relate when it comes to feeling like you're spread too thin.
ReplyDeleteI felt like this last semester, so I was brave and took a painful step. I deleted Facebook off my phone. I felt ridiculous when I realized how much more productive I was every day after it was out of my life. I'm not saying you should delete your Netflix. Like Caulin said, maybe you need that time to decompress. However, I think you're on the right track, now that you're evaluating what's taking up all your time and how important those things are to you. Good luck!
I feel you on this one Jake! All the different roles that we have to fill in our lives can become overwhelming sometimes and Netflix can just make it all better! I haven't been able to find the right life balance myself yet, but these days I have been putting a little less time into school and more time into friend and family relationships. It has been a great choice for me. Don't get me wrong, school is important, but its not everything and its not worth all the stress that we put on ourselves especially here at BYU. We need to remember that all this school and work is doesn't mean a thing if we don't have the people we love around us. So they should come first!
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