Flipswitch

On this episode, we talk about the slippery concept of personal responsibility and try to nail down just what people mean when they use the word.  We even trip up Ryan when we talk about his taking responsibility for not getting to the gym.

Also, we talk to noted author Lizzie Simon, whose famous book, Detour: My Bipolar Roadtrip in 4D, features her interviews with a lot of people that have dealt with bipolar disorder and been successful in life.  (note: this is an edited 10 minute version of her interview.  Her full 20 minute interview will be posted by itself next week).

Shira stops by from the tech corner to talk about checking your own responsibility at a site.

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Hey you guys, how’s it going? So, I finally finished up my last semester and it feels great! I can really get used to not getting up at 6am.

The last week of my semester was pretty brutal because I procrastinated ona lot of things I knew I had to get done. I had:

2 lab presentations

4 finals

1 final lab report

….all due within a week and a half.

Obviously,waiting until the last minute was not a smart idea, trust me! I guess I had some trouble staying motivated; I didn’t avoid procrastination and it led to a lot of stress because of the time crunch. But like I promised, I tried using one of the stress tips I gave in a previous blog—meditation. I clearly remember, Monday morning I was so stressed out from all the last minute studying and writing that I had to take ten minutes to just sit and relax. I sat on the ground, took deep breaths, and cleared my head. It sounds silly, but it helped me regain focus.

My point is, people: do not procrastinate! You may think to yourself, “Hey, I have plenty of time,” but after saying that to yourself for 4 days, there really isn’t that much time left. The best advice I can give is: try to make a schedule and follow it! As you all know I love to write things down and use an agenda, but like any college student I “slipped”.

Procrastination got the best of me; trust me it was not a good feeling.

Please listen to me and just try to write things down and follow them. After I realized I was running out of time, my “game plan” definitely saved me. Invest in an agenda…lol!

Gopi

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