What a year itโs been… so far. My first year of PLP kicked off with an amazing trip to Alberta, followed by several projects and even a winter exhibition. I learned so much from these things and I know thereโs more to come. Thats why today Iโm asking myself how can I improve my learning with a goal that I can reach by the end of the year?
Whatโs that goal you may ask? Well from making TikToks to asking how place impacts people, this year has been hard work and sometimes a task seems too big to even understand although its not that big of a deal. In this case rather than sitting down and trying to figure it out, sometimes I procrastinate. I procrastinate until itโs a day before itโs due then rush through the work, preventing me from doing my best. For an example of this I want to show two projects. One where I did procrastinate and one where I didnโt.ย
This I would say is one of the worst posts on my blog. This is because there is not much thought put into the text and I didnโt make good use of features like photos and links. I believe this happened because I waited until the last minute to finish it. Now enough of the bad, lets look at what happens when I donโt procrastinate.
Maybe if I could go back and change some things about this video I would, but overall I was really proud of this. Youโll never guess why this turned out so well. Ok you probably did, itโs because I didnโt procrastinate. I stayed focused on the project and it gave me more time to make it something good that I was proud of. In conclusion: donโt procrastinate = time and time is precious if you want to do your best.ย
Looking back at my work habits, I really wish that I had put more time into planning. With a clear plan on how I will execute a task, I will be successful and prepared. One specific project I wish I had planned more was SBC or Student Blogging Challenge. This would have gone a lot smoother with some planning especially because it was my first time blogging.
I had this goal of planning in mind before I started making this post. What better project to start changing my work habits on than mPOLโs. Before typing up this post I did some serious planning with notability. It wasย good to be prepared.
Collaboration prevents procrastination. That is the next idea I want to talk about. When you are working in a group, there are more people counting on you than yourself. Whenever Iโm in a group I make a point to not procrastinate. I just need to put that same mindset into individual assignments. Here are some examples of collaboration:
The last thing I want to mention is how I will meet these goals in the future. The main goal is to stop procrastinating. Going back to the part about planning, if I plan before beginning a task I will be ready to complete it and I wonโt procrastinate. I will start assignments as early as possible instead of waiting. Iโm ready to have a organized, hard working, rest of the year.
Thanks for listening,
-Asha