Someone once told me, ‘ You have Time for the things you make Time for.’ And I have been quite busy but, I have things I would like to accomplish that are getting left at the waist side, at the moment. For example, it’s extremely early in the morning right now, and the only reason I am up is because I have exam(s), and fell asleep before I was satisfied with my studying. So here I am, updating this lovely blog, which I want to make time for, and it’s a nice way to wake myself up before, diving into actual studying.
A few things I would like to address:
Priorities
Friends
Other Random things I’ll think of later
To begin with Priorities, I am a person of lists, it’s how I function, it’s order in a sea of chaos, but it’s not stagnant it’s ever changing, and flexible. This is based on priority, what I decide is important to me, at that moment gets my time. Which people know a days now is very precious, and always in short order. For example, the paper I need to write, the mail I need to send, the homework I need to do, the groceries I need to buy, etc . But lately I find often that the small non-pressing issues, are becoming bigger life issues. I didn’t do X because Z was due, and I needed to finish Z, the Y came up, and Z never got done. So now you need to have Z to continue with a chain of events that directly affect your life, but it’s never been done so you miss out, on something major, or life altering, and in the grand scheme of things, X and Y are not even as important as Z was, their relevancy fades, while Z’s remains pivotal. Moral of the thought tangent, Make Time for Z, rather it be your health, your family and friends, your pets, your pre-req’s, your taxes…(but I digress).
Which brings me into my second thought tangent, Friends. They come and go, it can be painful when they go however, typically Busy gets in the way. What once was a strong healthy familiar friendship, often decays into unfamiliarity as people grow and change, its just like with relationships really. Growing pains probably is the number one killer of friendships, as we all strive to carve out our place in life, the common bonds that hold us together become ever so stretched and thin. Or rather it’s something I am going through at the moment, with everyone around me preparing to go every which way after graduation. It’s starts with a slow pulling away, less face time, then less communication between you, and when you do see each other it’s like meeting with someone you almost don’t know anymore. After once being able to finish each other sentences, or know what each other is thinking, you realize as each of you grow you begin to be out of sync. Growing Pains. I think what makes it painful, is you see it coming, and your unable to do anything about it. All you can do is wish them well. I think that’s all I’m going to say about that on that thought tangent…
Which brings me to my third point, other random things, when deciding to procrastinate, always unplug your laptop. Why you may ask? Because its battery is your limiting factor, when Time is up, it’s up! And that’s all I have to say about that
Whoever that person was – they gave you some sound advice! I’ve also learned that if something’s important and I want to get it done in a day I need to make it one of my priorities. Even if it’s personal time or running an errand, it’s good to schedule these like you would anything else. Great post!