Fiona Chen, Period 7, 9/22/2022

Fiona Chen

Period 7

9/22/2022

Modern Mythology 2023

Atomic Habits & Growth

At this current point in time, what specific standards have you set for yourself? 

How and why did you come to craft these standards? 

How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving these standards?

How do you assess yourself?  What adjustments do you make? How often?

The main standard(s) I have set for myself is to fix my glaring issue of procrastination. I’ve always struggled with this issue, and I think it started to become prevalent towards the end of middle school. Breaking the cycle of procrastination comes with smaller standards or goals itself, such as holding myself accountable, managing/using my time wisely and setting priorities. I should keep in mind which deadline is sooner, how long an assignment might take and what test I need to study for. Studying is also something I should work on. Instead of studying several days prior, I tended to cram it in the night before. It would be more beneficial for me to resolve these habits now rather than constantly thinking that I can start fresh in the new semester or school year. Another standard that I’ve set for myself is becoming a little more comfortable with public speaking. Even though I did not initially plan to be in this class, I believe it turned out for the better as the workload is heavier and there will also be multiple presentations in this course; I can use these to almost prove that if I maintain my grades throughout the year, I’d have been closer to reaching the standards if not already. 

Although these standards have been floating around in my mind for a considerable while, I’ve somehow put off reaching the standard at the same time. I became more than aware of the importance of them a few months into my junior year. I started getting distracted a lot, more than I should be. One missing or late assignment started to build up into multiple across different classes. Instead of keeping in mind what assignments are due next, I burdened myself with remembering which ones I had to make up. My grades hit an all time low even though maintaining grades had been something said to me repeatedly over the years. I want to stick to my standards from this point forward so it’ll be better for me in terms of my mental and physical well-being. 

    A habit is something built over a prolonged period of time, so I can start by taking small steps. For instance, setting a time for when I should be done with all my work, instead of depending on the midnight deadline. I don’t exactly have to finish a project 4-5 days early. Instead, beginning brainstorming for project ideas the day of can already be a big step. This way, I’ll get more used to starting earlier and in turn form a routine. Ways I can assess myself include my grades, level of preparedness for tests and projects, and lastly, how much sleep I’m getting. Over time, adjustments can be made to how I am sorting my time if I ever feel that I’m running out of time for certain tasks. A clear indicator of when I have more to work on are the days that I’m staying up late because of an assignment I could have done earlier.