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Show 6,2aj OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 26, 2016 CANDY ROLAND College is our , ii 1 li portunity to grow out of our 11 ! op- ; - 1 procras- I tinating habits. 1 , A It is natural for our generation to procrastinate using so t 0 Ff10 cial media and TV season binges. College adds a few more procrastination Opportunities having weekly events with free food, intramural sports, and other opportunities, but college is actually a great time to master time management. Christine Chew, an assistant psychology professor, said one reason for procrastination is the emotional component that candygirlspen s, PI d o of College BY DIXIESLINNEINS.COM - 5 pvociosiinaiion habits CI N;07 makes you put off things you dislike or have negative feelings toward. A lot of students procrastinate with social media and Neff lix, because those activities give students instant gratification, she said. Snapchat is my instant gratification, but if we don't learn to control these habits now, they will follow us into distractions. The concept of present bias is that the further away the reward, the less value you give it. We as students have to remember that instant reward is only temporary, and when we signed up for college we expected to be challenged. We have to recognize our daily studying and weekly assignments are temporary rewards and are worth more than our Change your perspective on time Time management is the biggest reason college students procrastinate. "I think I have more time than I do, and the assignments end up being longer and more effort than I anticipated," said James Peterson, a junior communication major from St. George. Instead of thinking you have a lot of time, start working on your assignments now. t , , .,''' !'', ,i , ., , ,, 1 ' ' f ' 1 i .,., ; , ''-,- . I 1 ,,,,', ,. 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It might be challenging to do this in the beginning of the semester, but after a couple of weeks, you should be able to have a ,,, , ,,, ,..,,,,..,,, ..., , ,,.-- , ' 1 ,... After Once you find internal motivation, you'll realize making sacrifices is shock taking a cultivating the to finish my degree, few-semest- er break and desire Prioritizing what is important is simply trading immediate gratification for greater satisfaction later on. ingly easy. When people look at me they see a student, the leader of an academic organization, a business owner, and a lucky girl who gets to travel a lot. That's all great, but my success came at a cost. You won't be discouraged I only experience discouragement when I compare My relationships, relaxation and hobbies all suffered while I focused on making my goals realities. Am I sad I missed out on last weekend's party because I was at home preparing for a business meeting? No, not really. I've prioritized what's important to me. my outward success to the success of other people. If you only compete against yourself, it makes the process much of simpler and peisonal. When you make the journey about yourself, and no one else, you'll rarely feel discouraged. 10-pa- Satisfaction is inevitable Pain and discomfort come with being human. On the journey to success, you'll experience plenty of growing pains, but the pain is what makes it all worth it. For example, many people start workout or diet regimens because they want to look good and feel comfortable in a swimsuit. Although looking good is a small perk of the end result, it shouldn't be the reason why people start in the first place. People are so focused on Romney said smaller ways she finds to motivate herself are songs, daily quotes and occasionally a motivating movie, but her biggest motivator is her desire to graduate. "My big picture is I want to graduate, and to do that I need have good grades to pass the class," Romney said. "That trickles down to: Well I need to get this paper done," Romney said. A big motivator for me is crossing things off my o list. It makes me feel productive, which makes me happy, and urges me to keep crossing things off my list to stay productive. I also try to keep my feelings in perspective. I remind myself how I felt when I was up until 3 a.m. cranking out a paper, and tell myself that I don't want to feel that way again. You can't quit procrastinating cold turkey, but you can at least start making better habits today. to-d- , , I wrote a SUCCESS continued from ne has iot ea g test , freshman general studies major from Izmir, Turkey, shows just how much stress one can get put under as a result of says college students are more prone to procrastinate, but also brings to mind that college is the 'al back- Igh to rid and -, , -- procrastination. 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The hardest part of anything is getting started. the end result that they don't realize the most rewarding part is having gone through' the pain of working out cov- stantly, developing self-cotrol, and practicing discipline with eating habits. This can be applied to anything from fitness to success in your career. The process is almost always more satisfying than the end result. Finding internal motivation will transform the way you go about setting goals and you'll find you are much happier on the road to achieve them. . self-defin- ed n- NMI into my first year as a college student. In the Rotaract Club, we met every week in planning to serve the community. 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"I still have many close friends from the previous years in the Hispanic Club." Aguirre said roughly 30 to 50 students are active in the DHSA. These students attend activities around the community and school such as Rock the Mall during homecoming week and many service projects. Though joining a club is not the only way to have a social life as a student, they are a perfect lead and easy opportunity to get involved and determine your active learning, active life at DSU in all aspects of a college experience. ,o , i : , 4 i ' ., 4 I9 A N LI C iaka t, :"; U .; , Walk right down from campus and check out Movi3, the sweet deals! all TV Gi21m2s 700 St St. George, UT 84770 769 E Open Mon-Thu- rs 10-1- Fri-S- at 0, 10-1-1, Sun sllovis, (435)-634-10- 12-- 9 11,1orc! 85 DID YOU KNOW? 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