My Love of Planning
As someone who completed her B.A. and M.A. while working several part time jobs, I had to learn how to plan my schedule effectively when I was in school. It wasn’t an option to do anything but figure out how I could make everything work. Organization was key to helping me succeed in classes while also working. One technique my mom taught me when I first started community college was to take a sheet of 8.5x11 paper and sketch out my week. As someone who is a visual learner this proved immensely helpful to me. I created a weekly graph that included time in hour chunks and filled the hours with what I was doing. I could physically see when I was in class, when I had rehearsals for choir or a play, when I was working, and when I would have time to study and/or downtime. I have continued to use this format in my life after my academic career. I tend to sketch my week out...