Well. It's that time of year again; the time when there's no more year left. I am guessing the majority of blogs are going to be filled with silliness about New Years Resolutions. Well I am going to do something spontanious and completely original.... Ok so you guessed, this is about my New Years Resolutions; of which there is only one.
MOTIVATION.
You have heard me, or seen me, write time and time again about it. It's the biggest letdown of my life at the moment. The lack of it affects almost all aspects of my being. So heres my check list to being more motivated in the new year.
Do work in advance
- Research
- Background Read
- Plan Essays
- Get essay complete before it's due in
Motivate my life
- See above
- Wake up before 2 on days off
- Go to Gym
- Blog more
- Write more
- Find more time to be creative
I figure, last year was all about having fun. It was about doing as little work as possible and getting away with it. But no more! I have set myself the tasks to work harder, as to benefit my education, but also to be more creative, as to benefit my mind and personal well being. I always say I should write more, but never do. From now on people I shall blog at least once a week.
(We shall see how long this lasts)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Every setback is another lesson learnt
I will try not to let this post focus on Motivation as they usually do... but its really hard not to....
So I am posting again, my last post was early September which shows my motivation with this Blog. See, I am already back on that subject! The subject I want to address today however is that of 'Lessons', and how I don't really take them in for any aspects of my life.
You would think that failing two module's last year would make me reassess how I go about doing my Uni work... But it didn't. I again ended up leaving all my work and my essays to the last minute which means I am now awake after doing an all-nighter. I am still not done I would like to add, but I am taking a well deserved break after just how much work I have done these past hours. I still have to put a few more hours in but hopefully it should all be complete and ready to hand in reasonably soon. I did learn something however and that was to plan essays and do research before actually writing the essay. That stuck and I did some, though granted no where near as much as I could have done...
What have I learnt this time around? Well, for starters I am, he says, going to do a lot of my work in advance, I am going to plan my essay far before I come to write it, and I am going to have the motivation to do work I would normally leave to the last minute. That way I have better access to resources in the library and a better mind for writing an essay.
I have also learnt that I will NOT be doing another all-nighter to finish my work. I did alright, I believe, in doing one last night. I got my essay done, and a lot of other work done, however it was a struggle at some points and what could have been done in three or so hours ended up taking a giant length of time. Probably just under double what it should have done. Actually, probably over double considering I haven't finished.
My procrastination, I have learnt, knows no bounds. Though I will combat this later...
And it's not just in the field of University that I have failed to take in the lessons of the past, oh no, my romantic life has also had its repeat. Make that its repeated repeat. Allow me to explain.
My first relationship consisted of me falling for a girl, I was then probably so overly clingy and overly 'in love' that I scared her off. My second, Vicky, was a good relationship. The third however I repeated the first mistake. Chasing one girl, being overly clingy and wanting more, faster, than she did ended very badly. Heartbroken once again I declared it would never happen again. No longer would I get too head over heels for a girl, or be too clingy... It was easy for a time, as said Girl was no where to be seen; it was not only Summer, so I was at home, but she was no longer online. But then she came back again, right at the start of Uni. And again I fell. And again I feel like I got too over the top and again I got, not necessarily hurt, this time but, I suppose, disheartened.
But then maybe its the girls' fault ay?
If you will lead a guy on afterall...
So, I am vowing to try and learn from my lessons and the effects they have on me! and vowing not to let either one happen again!
"Every setback is another lesson learnt"
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
So I am posting again, my last post was early September which shows my motivation with this Blog. See, I am already back on that subject! The subject I want to address today however is that of 'Lessons', and how I don't really take them in for any aspects of my life.
You would think that failing two module's last year would make me reassess how I go about doing my Uni work... But it didn't. I again ended up leaving all my work and my essays to the last minute which means I am now awake after doing an all-nighter. I am still not done I would like to add, but I am taking a well deserved break after just how much work I have done these past hours. I still have to put a few more hours in but hopefully it should all be complete and ready to hand in reasonably soon. I did learn something however and that was to plan essays and do research before actually writing the essay. That stuck and I did some, though granted no where near as much as I could have done...
What have I learnt this time around? Well, for starters I am, he says, going to do a lot of my work in advance, I am going to plan my essay far before I come to write it, and I am going to have the motivation to do work I would normally leave to the last minute. That way I have better access to resources in the library and a better mind for writing an essay.
I have also learnt that I will NOT be doing another all-nighter to finish my work. I did alright, I believe, in doing one last night. I got my essay done, and a lot of other work done, however it was a struggle at some points and what could have been done in three or so hours ended up taking a giant length of time. Probably just under double what it should have done. Actually, probably over double considering I haven't finished.
My procrastination, I have learnt, knows no bounds. Though I will combat this later...
And it's not just in the field of University that I have failed to take in the lessons of the past, oh no, my romantic life has also had its repeat. Make that its repeated repeat. Allow me to explain.
My first relationship consisted of me falling for a girl, I was then probably so overly clingy and overly 'in love' that I scared her off. My second, Vicky, was a good relationship. The third however I repeated the first mistake. Chasing one girl, being overly clingy and wanting more, faster, than she did ended very badly. Heartbroken once again I declared it would never happen again. No longer would I get too head over heels for a girl, or be too clingy... It was easy for a time, as said Girl was no where to be seen; it was not only Summer, so I was at home, but she was no longer online. But then she came back again, right at the start of Uni. And again I fell. And again I feel like I got too over the top and again I got, not necessarily hurt, this time but, I suppose, disheartened.
But then maybe its the girls' fault ay?
If you will lead a guy on afterall...
So, I am vowing to try and learn from my lessons and the effects they have on me! and vowing not to let either one happen again!
"Every setback is another lesson learnt"
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
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