Journal #2

    Knowing who you are can be difficult, especially when you are younger, with many aspirations, and not a lot of knowledge on a specific subject. Many young adults try to go after anything, sometimes everything they dream fro, all at once, and they always stretch themselves too thin. I stretch myself too thin when I try to do multiple things all at once, and of course it isn’t healthy, but I don’t know any real strategies to prevent this. Until now. If Time Management is Self Management, I need to set up and follow a schedule that outlines my priorities correctly and remember to “fill up my jar evenly”.

    Everyone has a jar. To me, some people have a glass jar while others may have a plastic one. I have a glass jar, so I need to be cautious of how quickly I put in my rocks (large time consuming activities), Gravel (Time consuming activities), Sand (Short time consuming activities), and water (life’s luxuries, fun), or my jar will crack and shatter, leaving me stressed and unable to control my time, and my health. People with a plastic jar however, can make on the spot decisions, throw in their rocks, gravel, sand, and water, and still be in control and healthy. Because I have a glass jar, I need to prepare an easy to follow schedule that also has smaller amounts of information, to keep me in control, but also healthy.

    Like what we created in class, a written or typed calendar of my week’s upcoming events may be necessary for me to manage my academics and health. Another thing I find very important to my glass jar is self-image. If I believe myself to be bad at a certain activity on my schedule, I will tend to procrastinate, and avoid it, as not to fail, and add another crack to my current week’s glass jar. This ties in with my ability to admit my faults without shame or self-hate, and try to better myself through practice instead of trying to avoid it. If I can properly prepare a prompt schedule with personal feedback to myself, I believe I will eventually become able to better care for myself and my time, building up my jar’s resistance, so it doesn’t shatter.