Engl 145: Survey of World Literature II

Time management is one of my biggest struggles. I've found that if I put things off for even a moment, it spirals into putting things off until the last minute. That's why this semester, I'm going to try my best to do things immediately, as they come. I'm glad this class has the ability to work ahead, because I can do work ahead of time to prevent myself from falling behind. This gives me leeway in case I falter, which I'm going to work against but is still important to account for. I'm going to try to commit more firmly to a schedule, when I leave myself with a lack of structure I become easily distractible. I've also noticed that if I stay at school or in public when I work, there are too many things taking my interest away from my work, but when I'm in my room at my desk, I see that as my work space and become more focused. Returning home quickly and getting my work done before I do other things should help me manage my time better.

I think keeping your class resources off of whatever site LMC is using at the moment is a great idea. I can imagine how tedious it would be to have to constantly move your work to the newest system LMC chooses, and I'm surprised more professors I've had aren't doing the same. I had a situation last semester where Canvas wasn't allowing access to certain pages in a particular course, and it was very stressful. Thankfully, the professor moved the date because students informed her about the problem, but it still caused me unnecessary anxiety. I don't have any concerns with the technological aspects of this class, I am familiar with all of the tools listed. I think it would be interesting to use Google Docs in groups, because I've only ever done one group project where we were writing it together in real time. However, I wouldn't recommend it long term because it is somewhat awkward to have to edit a person's work right in front of them.

I think the most noteworthy thing I can use to define myself at the moment is how much I've stopped bothering with defining myself. I don't mean that in a "look how much more special I am than everyone else because I am beyond definition" type of way; I think labels can be valuable tools for carving out a strong sense of self, and knowing who you are can be very assuring for some. However, I've found that labels don't really work for me, because at this point in my life I'm frequently making and unmaking and remaking my entire identity. At this point, you may be wondering what this has to do with the direct questions we were asked to answer such as "What are your favorite books?". The point is to give context as to why I can't really answer these questions: I am the kind of person whose answers to any of those questions will wildly change on a whim, making it very difficult and a little dishonest to answer any of these questions as if I kno...

It may sound lame or depressing to some, but my favorite place is my own bedroom. I've traveled a bit, maybe not as much as some, but enough to know that I don't get the same enjoyment out of it that most people do. Seeing canyons, waterfalls, forests, etc. has been pretty underwhelming for me, and the long trip to go see these things did little more than waste time that I could've been spending comfortably in my room, doing something I actually enjoy. I'd previously thought that this made me an introvert, because many people told me that's what I was, but when I thought about the true definition of an introvert I found that I didn't agree. Introverts prefer to keep their social interactions to a minimum, and staying indoors is simply their means to that end. I don't stay inside to avoid the people outside, I just like my room too much to leave it. https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6338459/thumbs/perfect-introvert-room I attached this link because I coul...

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