Journal #9

A business is only as good as it’s employees, and not all employees are created equal. Some need more time than others to complete a task, and the use of time management can be a useful tool if applied correctly, but is a tool that must be diligently built up over time. In the beginning of the semester, I did not have good time management skills, because I could read something, or learn an equation, and remember it for the rest of the semester. This meant less time for studying because I knew I would remember what I needed to do, and was able to finish my homework and class work fairly quickly. I don’t believe that I could do this because of any talents, just that I would take on level courses, with few AP classes, so work wasn’t difficult to begin with. When the semester started, I didn’t realize this mentality would not hold up to the hardships of college. The classes were not too much more difficult, the only difference being the slight lack of instruction and reminders of due dates. “Well, if there isn’t too many things to do, I’ll just memorize it and do it later, no problem.” Three weeks in, this was a huge problem. There were too many assignments, and not enough time to do them with work now taking up the entirety of my weekend. The lack of reminders also became more of an issue than I thought, as due dates for homework were usually in the same week, and not a week later when I’ve had four other classes and work.These examples are no excuse for a lack of time management, but more of an incentive to motivate myself to continue to work on my time management skills, as it is much different than anything I have done in High School.