A lot of students are placed in a situation where they have to decide: Party? Or homework? I'm sure you can relate to this on some level, but it is an important choice for anyone because you need to spend time with friends, meet new people, and unwind, but you also need to make sure you do not cram homework into a single day. It is unhealthy and adds unnecessary stress to your life. I want to go over what to choose depending on your circumstances.
So if it is early in the school year and you do not have any big exams, high-point-value assignments, or papers due, then it is okay to postpone your homework to hang out with your friends. This will make you feel better, keep your stress levels at ease and give you necessary bonding. However, if you do have high-point-value assignments and such due, then it is necessary to put school first, and if you do not, then it will come back to bite you. You will be more likely to get stressed, and it is just a bad idea. It is all mostly common sense as you probably already noticed, but too many just do it anyway.
It is about taking control of your willpower and putting the important things first. Even though friends are important, school does not wait up for you like good friends do. So if you have to say no to your friends, do so, you will know when you should. Sometimes when we are overloaded with assignments, we crack, and want to escape, and give in to hanging with friends just to forget about all the important assignments that we need to get done. This is what comes if you procrastinate. You know what you need to do, so just do it.
The human brain is always looking for the easiest way, and sometimes we can misjudge easily for the best way. This is not true. Doing what is best may mean sacrificing quality friend time for optimal stress levels, but it seems worse than just waiting, procrastinating, and getting it done at the last second or turning it in late for less or no credit. It should not be this way, we need to look at our choice, best vs. easy. Do what is best for you in the future, in life, in the end. Friends will be around longer than four-to-eight years, school goes by in this time period, and if you mess up there is no redo without another 50 grand in debt. Choose wisely.
