Dominik Hric Period 7 10/11/22

 Modern Mythology 2023

Atomic Habits & Grow

Well as far as everyone knows, I am a student-athlete. This however was not me freshman year. Freshman year I was very different. I was worrying about school work a little too much. Like how am i ever going to finish this homework assignment or what am i going to do for a test i have in 2 days i didn’t even study for. I was a major procrastinator. I was not living life to the fullest. I barely had friends and I didn't have a school-life balance. Well now, that is different. One standard that I hope to keep is staying on top of this balance. I want to do well in school, but also not stress about it during times i should be living life, like during practice where i am supposed to have fun and be a kid. Another standard that I have set for myself is not to procrastinate. I have realized that procrastination is not the healthiest thing in the world.  

Well, the reason why I decided to do sports is to have a bond with my friends many people don't have. That's how I came up with the standard of school-life balance. I forgot that I was a kid, not some machine that goes to school, goes home, studies, sleeps and repeats. Let's not get this wrong with a routine. They are completely different things. Routines are something that you have instilled into your brain and help you, while being a machine drains you mentally and physically. Practice and after practice are the times that I can live like a kid. I can have fun with my friends while doing something I love. School is well the school part. I always find the balance of having fun, but also doing the things expected of me, cause if i don't, then I let people down. 

The procrastination standard, I think, is pretty self explanatory. During the covid year, where we were all behind a screen, I didn't really pay any attention to what the teacher was doing or saying. I would always play a video game and just wait to do everything last minute. That was a bad idea because then I would have everything to do in one day. I learned that the hard way. I also want to enjoy my senior year without a lot of stress. 

For the first standard, there were many opportunities for me to say oh, I really don't feel like doing my schoolwork or I don't feel like going to practice. But I just think of all the people that I let down if I don't do an assignment or if I miss practice. There is just so much for me to lose even if I miss one minor assignment or miss half of a practice. Everything could end in an instant. Even if I don't want to do it, I have to. I have to push through the pain or laziness and just suck it up. For the second standard, I check my phone every hour to see any new assignments and do them in a timely manner so i dont forget about it. 

I assess myself by seeing how the people around me act towards me. If they are friendly and they want to talk to me, that means that I haven't messed up yet. On the other hand, if they stop talking to me or give me attitude, I need to see what am I doing wrong. I try to readjust and see where I went wrong. I try to see the mistakes I need to fix. I usually adjust when I show up to practice  or class early. I try to do it as little as possible, but I need to readjust at least 2 times a month.