The multitude of options and possibilities to enhance distraction and procrastination astound me in college.
Want to avoid studying? There are millions of ways to fill your time. Yes, it amazes me how quickly time evaporates as a freshman in college.
Let’s start with my own laptop: from music, to Twitter, to e-mail, Netflix movies, to Skype and Facebook. What I call excessive cyberslacking has really cut into my studies, forcing me to stay up a lot later to finish studying.
So many alternatives to studying exist right in my very own dorm room. When I get tired of looking at my laptop screen, I can glance at the television. Other times I’ll have a long, thought-provoking conversation with my roommate on some crucial topics. We discuss issues like her all-time favorite Halloween costume from elementary school or most beloved cupcake flavor at Georgetown Cupcakes.
I’m even finding chores around the dorm more appealing than cracking open a calculus book.
I have never been one to like vacuuming, but lately I prefer the vacuum to calculus any day. It is staggering how hours can vanish going to the Richter Center and hopping on a machine or tossing and re-tossing a salad in the Hickey to avoid studying.
My mom suggests that I visit homework-friendly, quiet locations like the library or an empty classroom. So now it’s time to try these new study techniques.
Or maybe I’ll just get distracted again online.
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