Comments on: Productivity Issues Facing College Students

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:28:50 +0000

At least you were reading the newspaper online. Most college students will spend the whole day checking everyone’s status on Facebook. I try to avoid Facebook and MSN completely. Every time I go on for a quick minute I end up staying logged in for an hour. I should have discussed online distractions further but I find that I always sneak them into my other articles.

Thanks for sharing that with us!

By: Jeff @ Sustainablelife blog

Jeff @ Sustainablelife blog — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:17:31 +0000

Thanks for this article. I know that I used to think “oh, I’ll go to happy hour then get started after dinner”. That didnt work for me, and probably wont for most people. See the onion article titled “Having one beer plan goes awry”. It’s a great read.
I also know alot of people who used college as an excuse to slack…Most of those people have not found jobs and are living at home with mom and dad (Which is a whole different arena of problems).
You seemed to have left out alot of internet based distractions. When I was in school, I would get tied up reading the newspaper online for countless hours per week. Not a good habit, but an enlightening one.

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:10:26 +0000

I agree that branching out in your final years of college is a must. It’s important that you feed your interests and hunt for knowledge by connecting with others that feel the same way. There are many great groups around college that you can join and work with on your interests.

By: tomasz

tomasz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:39:26 +0000

The interesting thing I noticed is the older you get and as you move up higher within the educational system, the more you begin to branch out.

By branch out I mean you start forming yourself. You don’t just follow what everyone else is doing, you start doing what you like.

On top of that you start caring less and less of what others think of you.