As a college student my daily life always seems to be to stressful
to handle. Most of the time it seems like I don’t have time for anything; work,
school, and basketball seems to just leave me with so much stress. But after
reading chapter 7, I do see where I can implement the three solutions to help
deal with my stress situation. The first solution could help me when it comes
to my school work. I feel this could help because I do need to understand the severity
of gaining an education is and also realize that even though times will get
tough I’m doing it for the “sake” of obtaining a successful future. Now when it
comes to dealing with the stress that comes with my job I should definitely focus
on the second solution. This solution states that a way to lighten up is to view
that play is an attitude of mind that may pervade any human activity. To me
this simply means to relax and have some fun. Even though my part time job as
can be stressful, it’s not as bad as I make it, and sometimes if I don’t go
there with the wrong type of attitude I wouldn’t be stressed out so much. Lastly
the third solution, integration, is to understand that joy and pain often are
found in the same place. Being a walk on can be very stressful. You make a team
and have to do everything scholarship players do but aren’t even guaranteed to
play or even be on the team the next year.
But I do need to and have been beginning to understand that success isn’t
achieved without struggle, and I know where I am it doesn’t dictate where I am
going.
Out of all three solutions I found that I could relate most to the first solution. Many times it’s hard to see the bigger picture of receiving a good education. Considering that we are paying to inconvenience our life for 4 years without any type of immediate gratification can be quite frustrating. The way I see getting an education is essentially investing in your future. Going to school isn’t about getting a good job and making a lot of money. In short, getting an education opens up doors to allow one to do what truly makes them happy. At the end of the way a person with some type of formal education is given more opportunities than an individual who has not attended college.
ReplyDeleteI am in the same situation as you. I feel like I have no time to do anything when I have so much on my plate. It is hard to handle jobs and school full time. I admire this chapter a lot because it is an eye opener for how to manage and understand stress. Understanding is the first step to managing anything in communications and conflict. The hard part is how to actually approach the three solutions. I want to be able to apply myself but is easier said than done. At least we have the first step down. UNDERSTANDING.
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