January 31 2010
Don’t Let College Distract You From What’s Really Important
Tagged Under : College Distraction, College Distractions, Enjoy Your Life, experience is most important
Most college curriculum’s are extremely difficult and often times college work is all you have time for. If you already have a business and you are in college then I’m sure you know exactly what I am talking about. With all the school work that you need to get done it’s very common to push friends, family and your business to the waist side.
It’s important to take a step back from your studies and really think about your life. What is really important to you? Of course school is very important to you right? Otherwise you would not be there; simple opportunity cost. However, keeping your life in perspective will help you with school in the long run.
Enjoy Your Life
College is as much about academics as it is about finding yourself. This is really the time when people break away from their family. They have an opportunity to grow and find out what they really want out of life. College is a great way to really find yourself. So, enjoy your life! Go out with friends, hang out with your family, go to a party and have some fun! Explore what it is that makes you, well, you.
Experience Is Most Important
It’s one thing to sit in class all day long and listen to a lecture but applying it is most important. A lot of classes do not offer this type of learning. So, do it on your own!
College really has a lot to offer. Think about what kinds of things you have learned so far during your journey. What do you think you will remember the most from your college days? A lecture? Absolutely not. You will remember your experiences in the classroom, outside of the classroom and with your friends. College is more about experience then it is about academics. It’s a unique kind of learning.
Cross Disciplinary Academics
I personally went to a Liberal Arts College so I could get a lot more knowledge across many different subjects. I felt it was important to my college experience and to my professional life after college. I was 100% right. While I will never use a lot of what I learned I did learn some great critical thinking skills, how to question authority, how to sift through the BS, and so much more.
There is a lot more to college than grades. If you are learning stuff and only getting a C in class, that’s okay. What’s the point of getting an A in class and learning nothing? Remember, at the end of your journey college is what you make it. Your college career will be much more fun, enjoyable, and lucrative if you remember to not continuously wrap yourself up in everything. Take some time to be yourself and have some fun!

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