Life of a Student at Tufts University
My February Resolution will continue to be my March one, with an emphasis on better food consumption.
I still hope to do the One Hundred Push Ups challenge.
As to why I’ve been sparse on my blogging – I’ve come to realize that both doing things (the work of a student) and writing about those things, regularly, is difficult.
What are your recent goals?
I’m a little behind on the Monthly Resolutions project, I admit. It’s eight days into the month and I’m just now updating on my progress. Also, I slipped up a little bit last month by choosing a goal that was only feasible while at home.
This month, my goal is to put a focus on fitness in my life. It’s something I’ve been neglecting terribly – very terribly. I’m going to start small by establishing a daily routine to get back in shape, but hope to move onto the one hundred push ups project later this month or perhaps in early March.
I’m very serious about this goal and am confident I can pull it off. We shall see…
Quick post with progress on my January Resolution, involving taking time to read for pleasure.
Essentially, thus far, I have completely failed at this goal since arriving back to Tufts. Since switching to the School of Arts and Sciences, I’ve had much more to read for classes, and thus, haven’t had time for pleasure reading most days.
I’m going to keep working at it, but I need some help.
The question: How do you, busy professionals and students, find time to read for pleasure while away at school?
Hey all! Let’s get started with monthly goals.
Inspired by my friend Michael White, I’m realizing that I don’t read enough anymore. It bothers me, so I hope to read for at least twenty minutes a day for all of January, hopefully increasing that amount when I have time. Of course I’d like to do more than twenty minutes a day, and I will on most days, but that’s my bare minimum, even on stressful action-packed school days.
Anyone else bothered by their lack of reading recently?
My year-long experiment ends this evening with the end of 2008. Almost a year ago from today, I decided that New Year’s Resolutions are silly. A year is too long to resolve to do something. Who actually remembers to carry out their resolution for an entire year?
Nonetheless, I was weary of ditching the whole concept of a New Year’s Resolution. I mean, any concept that exists to better oneself must be good on some level, right?
Enter Monthly Resolutions – a system where, if you choose to accept it, you choose one goal per month and try to meet it. It’s flexible, allowing you to give your month a theme that means the most at that time. Although a month is just as arbitrary as a year for setting goals, at least it’s more often!
My final 2008 resolution was to consciously balance my studies with enjoying myself. In high school, I tended to let my time be “all of nothing” fun or work. Although I had my doubts, I actually managed to moderate myself this time around. I studied hard, but I feel that I gave enough of my time to relaxing and enjoying the company of my new friends before separating for a month.
If there’s anything I’ve relearned again and again this year, it’s the benefits of moderation in most areas of life. Although professional and academic ambition are important, enjoying the people around us is equally important, if not more.
Seeing that 2008’s Monthly Resolution Experiment was such a success, I’m going to try it for another year, and drop “Experiment” from its name. Year 2009, here we go! In addition to a new resolution every month, I’ll make a serious effort to blog more this year than I have over the last four months. Whether about politics, technology, productivity, inspiration, or my path through Tufts, I hope to have something insightful for you to read.
Best wishes for a successful 2009, my friends. May we all work toward a better world. Let me know your New Year’s Resolutions and if you decide to adopt a Monthly Resolution system!
My November goal was to better moderate my work and play time. And fortunately, I think I pulled it off! It was just a change of mindset in how I used my time. As in, “I’m going to hang out for a few hours, but then I’m going to go study.”
Simple, profound, successful.
My December goal is straightforward. I’m dedicating these next three weeks to doing as well as I can on my final exams and papers while not forgetting to have a good time. It’s easy to make the weeks leading up to and including finals miserable, so my goal is to avoid that pitfall.
It’s a very similar goal to November, to practice moderation. I’m certain it’s worthy of a second month.
What are your goals for finishing up the year? You didn’t forget your 2008 New Year’s Resolution, did you? If so, you should read up on my alternative and give it a try.