Ronnie Nurss

Yes I know, why am I repeating a post I just wrote last time….. Well instead of listing habits I want to exhibit during this semester, I felt that it is equally, if not more, important to acknowledge the bad habits I have developed from past semesters. I also got this idea from browsing the blog of Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek: The Not To Do List. Its definitely cool to think of and address new habits you ought to develop, but I believe if your going to form a new habit, instead of adding a habit, replace the new good habit with a old bad one…. so here are the bad habits that I will replace with the good habits I poster previously.

• Hitting the damn SNOOZE button - I regret this habit sooooooooo much its not funny. It is pathetic to admit that I did miss classes just because I got lazy, hit the snooze button, and then just completely slept like a baby for the next hour. I really hate the snooze button, as it encourages people to be lazy, and not get up at the time they designated themselves to wake up. So, I am going to ignore the snooze button, and actually wake up the time I planned for myself.
• Doing other unrelated work during class time - I am guilty to the max of this. Instead of focusing on a lecture, I will think or plan out what I am going to do later that day or stressing about this zit I got (yea i know, pretty pathetic). These lectures cost money, the text book cost money, I am devoting my time (time=money) to the class; I have already invested x amount of money into this class….. so I am going to give it the focus and attention it deserves, and make the most out of it. If I do get bored during the lecture, then instead of bullshitting, I will pull out the text and read about the related subject.
• Exhibiting the college poker face- I am going to smile more instead of the poker face. OK this sounds weird, maybe even a little freakish, but there is reasoning to it. I am tired of going into classes and everyone, I mean every student, has their poker face on. What fun is that?! Maybe its just community college. Regardless, I am here and I should relish this experience. So what if people dismiss my smile or friendliness, or thinks I’m some weirdo. I am going to smile, which will me appear more friendly, and hell, its much better than the poker face or emotionless irritation I see on others. Maybe smiling will also help me out with my goal to make more authentic friendships, create a better image for the professor, and maybe even kick in a little more fun in the class for myself.
• Rushing against time -Yea I know this maybe be obvious, but this is a bad habit I have. I am hardcore ANAL about time. It is horrible, and if affects my relationships, including my girlfriend. I would like to eliminate this habit, and live in the moment more if that makes sense. Enjoy the time and I do have with people, regardless if its a short 5 minutes or 30 minutes. Giving the person in front of me the attention they deserve instead of thinking ahead about class or stressing. I will not be in a rush all the time, even if I should be. Take it easy, enjoy every minute. Who cares, I don’t need to be in class 15 minutes early just to sit down and wait and do nothing, when I could be spending just an extra 5-10 minutes with people that count.

Those are some bad habits I would like to eliminate and replace with the good habits I posted previously. I may add to both lists as time goes on. I know everyone has bad and good habits, both to eliminate and to add. Ask yourself, before you think of new habits you need, but what bad habits to you need to shut off?? That is the first step often skipped by many people.

Friday, 25. January 2008 at 1:46 am posted under Lifestyle, Personal Development. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also Leave A Response or Trackback from your own site. Thanks for reading.