Thursday, January 23, 2014

Adventurers Guide To College: Social Media Distractions 101

By Hedrick Lepsch


As a college student in the 21st century, it is no easy task trying to keep yourself focused. With new cool gadgets coming out every day, it is just getting easier and easier to spend time on the latest tablet, phone, or game. Everyone is connected with devices such as these and trying to keep yourself focused while studying and keep these distractions out can seem like running up a river. But there is hope! Below are a few of the game changers to help you deal with this impossible task and pick up your grades in doing so.

With the technology that exists today, you can stay in touch with family easily. Whether it is through the occasional text message, email or phone call you can let your family know that you are thinking of them. Unfortunately you cannot communicate with home pets this way but you can use Google Hangout or Skype to video chat and see your family and pets that way.

You've had a lot of fun over the years, and living with your best friend as college roommates can be very fun as well. However, it could prove to be a detriment as well. If the two of you are always together, it may make it harder to study and excel in your courses. Also, you might prevent yourselves from broadening your horizons and increasing your circle of friends. College should be a time when you are meeting and establishing relationships with people from different places. This will help you greatly as you prepare for professional life ahead. Don't fence yourselves in from some potential experiences that can enrich your lives and lead to success down the road. If you each lived with new roommates, for example, you'd have a chance to really expand your group of friends and enjoy your time in college together.

Since you have established strong bonds with your best friend over the years, the potential pitfalls of living together as college roommates could definitely be avoided. It could actually help you learn even more about each other and strengthen your relationship. Also, having a strong and proven support person alongside you as you embark on college life can have many benefits.

Schedule your future plans ahead of time in order to save time for a trip home. Organize to meet family and friends that will also be in town. Having something like this to look forward to gives you hope and allows you to relax until the time comes to go home.

Sometimes many temptations for social media are situational based. If you are big into gaming and want to make sure that you stay connected with your online friends, than perhaps it is best to study at a public library, on a public computer.

This can be anything from crocheting to playing video games. As long as you are able to budget your time wisely and not be distracted by your studies, these study breaks can be beneficial. Your brain needs to take a rest while studying, anyway.

No matter what you are studying, whether it is accounting, event planning, or programming, trying to stay focused might become a battle. The best advice is to hold strong to what you decide. You will most likely notice the difference as you keep going with keeping away from the distractions and your grades will surely thank you.




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