Show hf MiL q S J f t 7 J zd m w. w Um ADVICE GUY UY C r p 1 S Photo Courtesy of Fox Dear Advice Guy Sincerely With finals coming up and a 1 lotof lot lotof 1 of my final projects are now starting to be due I find myself putting off studying and waiting until the last minute to do all of my work I know th that t this is a abig abig abig big problem for me and perhaps for a lot of other students as welL Despite all of the things I do doto doto to try to make things happen on time I just cant can't seem to make anything go as planned Do you have any advice that could help me out and get me on the right track to finish out the semester on the right foot Thanks Profound Procrastinator Dear Profound Procrastinator As I contemplate your delightful plight I cant can't help but remember all those those-I I too was in your shoes It seemed there just wasn't enough time in the he day to get all your school assignments completed completed com com- do your chores and watch all alJ the TV you wanted Life is pretty tough However one day while watching TV when I probably had something better and more important to do I recall our good goodfriend goodfriend goodfriend friend Bart Simpson in a similar predicament With Bart and his family tired of watching reality television television television sion he suggests a satellite dish Homer has an idea to raise money Horse racing Flush with cash Homer buys a system Watching hours upon hours of bad TV Bart neglects to study for forthe forthe forthe the Elementary School Achievement Test It seems everything is a distraction for the young boy After settling down at his desk with his book open to study Barts Bart's attention is drawn to an Algebra book sitting on his book book- shelf His hand shakes as it almost automatically reaches for forthe forthe forthe the book Hesitating Bart says Well I guess a few problems wont won't hurt He fails so badly that he gets dropped back to third grade Meanwhile Li Lisa a does so well she gets move moved up to third grade So many little things like watching TV or even putting off other homework to do a few Algebra problems can stand in our way of what really counts So as this semester comes to a close be sure not to put off the important Keep on Advice Guy A |