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5 Things That Can Cause Problems for Nontraditional College Students
If nontraditional college students are going to be successful they must get their home
time management under control. While there are many things that can cause problems for
them, here I'm going to address 5 that are the easiest to get under control.
These problem areas include: ***Mealtime Madness
***Laundry Piling Up ***A Cluttered Home
***Not Using Chunks of Time Wisely ***Not Planning Effectively
Now, let's just touch lightly on each of these areas.
Mealtime Madness This is when you're still undecided about
what's for dinner when it is near... or worse, already... dinner time. You may be walking
through the grocery store aimlessly, peering into others' baskets, even stopping someone
and asking them what sounds good (I promise you I did this many years ago).
Yep, I've done it and I've seen others do it. You can recognize them by their stance
in the middle of the store tapping a finger against their chin or lips. Not getting mealtimes
under control can almost guarantee that you'll have these kind of days.
Laundry Piling Up This is when instead of tackling laundry for
half an hour per day you let it pile up until you get around to it on Saturday (or whatever
day). This not only causes you to be tethered to the house but can really mess up your concentration.
When I was in college and graduate school I used to plan my Saturdays for catching up
on my studying. If I were to have to be constantly interrupted by putting clothes in the washer,
switching them to the dryer, and laying them out on my bed so they wouldn't wrinkle it
would have totally messed with my being able to get into "The Zone"... that wonderful mental
mode where everything not only goes in but stays in.
Not to mention seeing the pile growing and knowing that I'd have that to look forward
to when I finished studying... well, it just wouldn't have set well with my being able
to study like I needed. A Cluttered Home
For many people… myself included… clutter is very distracting. I found it much more
difficult to get into the zone when the room I was studying in was messy... even if I was
studying outside on the screened-in porch. It didn't take me long to discover this. While
I've heard many college students... especially nontraditional students... comment that they
just learned to ignore the mess, I believe that it's still a distraction to them and
they'd probably get more studying accomplished if they took care of this problem.
Not Using Chunks of Time Wisely One way you could take care of the clutter
is to use chunks of time wisely. If you were to spend 15 minutes each day cleaning your
study room, it would get cleaned... I don't care how messy it is. You could then take
that time and use it for something else... say, creating flash cards which could be used
during down times like waiting at lights, waiting in line at the grocery store, or any
other situation when you only have a couple of minutes.
Make every minute count. Whole hours, days, weeks, months, years, and
decades are made up of smaller chunks of time... such as the minute... which too often we see
as too small of a piece of time to put to good use.
Not Planning Effectively Let's face it... almost all problems with
home time management can be boiled down to lack of planning. Conversely, if you plan
correctly you have time to study, complete projects, write research papers, and… in
general… do everything it takes to succeed in college. Planning effectively requires
you to take into account all important areas of your life... menu planning, cooking, cleaning,
laundry, and even spending time with your family, friends and yourself.
Recap The 5 areas of home time management that are
the easiest for nontraditional students to get under control are:
***Mealtime Madness ***Laundry Piling Up
***A Cluttered Home ***Not Using Chunks of Time Wisely
***Not Planning Effectively Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mary_Segers
Modified from my original article published at: http://EzineArticles.com/7068513
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Remember… you only have one life. It's up to you how you live it.