<p>I'm having some trouble being productive during my days. While I should be completing some university assignments and other errands like applying for a job...I'm being most lethargic not doing much.</p>
<p>I blame it on being lazy and blame the laziness or not knowing what to do really. So i'm wondering how do you go about knowing what needs to be done and then actually doing it?</p>
<p>i am on the same boat...lol</p>
<p>You don't know how to complete your assignments? what kind of assignments are they?
I'm guessing your first step should be to secure some paper and a writing utensil (joke)</p>
<p>Hey, </p>
<p>I'm in the same boat too, but here are some of my tips:
1. Write things down. If you have a "to do" list at least you won't forget the tasks.
2. Get out. Don't stay in your room. If you want to exercise go to the gym. Because once you're at the gym it's pretty hard to not exercise. Same with work, go to the library. It's hard to watch TV and play games there. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Dear lazy college student,
I used to be just like you in high school. Then, luckily I got into college. Now that you are in college, think about a few things...</p>
<ol>
<li> College is expensive. Think about the debt that you will likely incur after graduation. Every day you waste is a worse grade or missed opportunity to network. These worse grades and networking opportunities will yield the following: A smaller chance at going to a good grad school, which equals less job opportunities, which equals less money. Furthermore, if you don't plan on going to grad schools, grades fall in importance but the necessity of networking rises. Missing out on clubs, research opportunities, or jobs will yield a smaller chance of landing a good job, less money, and more crushing debt in the future.</li>
</ol>
<p>You are no longer in mommy and daddy's world. What you do now actually impacts your future. The economy currently sucks, but it will get better. A better economy may mean more jobs, but these jobs will still be competetive. Right now, there are millions of students just like you, except that they are working their asses off to pull ahead of the pack, get noticed by employers or learn skills to start their own companies and social causes. This laziness that you are feeling is the most dangerous feeling that a college student can have. Start to be very afraid of your future, but realize how lucky you are to be in college. You have been given a head start in life, but this doesn't mean that you will finish ahead. There are plenty of other people out there who will take that dream job before you because of their hard work. Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. Get off your ass. Actually, don't it will make the job market a little bit easier to compete in for the rest of us!</p>
<p>step 1: do your assignments.
step 2: start a club or join one that you can climb the ranks of.
step 3: get a job if you have time.</p>
<p>Maybe the cause of the laziness is that the parents are paying for everything? Well, many people, like me, don't have that luxury. I never got a dime from anyone, I had to work for everything. In fact, my parents borrow money from me.</p>
<p>If she happens to be an heiress, which is unlikely, than she has little economic incentive to work. However, perhaps the realization that people will always view her future success as luck, free loading, and parasitism could motivate her. Do you want to look back on your life and see nothing but laziness and have your parents success always trump your own?</p>
<p>i love how everytime someone starts a thread asking for advice, the radicals jump in to vent themselves and attack the OP</p>
<p>The vast majority of people who frequent the transfer forums are students trying for top 50 tier 1 schools. So it's fairly safe to say this particular forum is full of hard working students. That being said, the OP came to the right place asking for advice. I do agree with most everything said in this thread, but there's no need to be so harsh about it.</p>
<p>People haven't addressed the other issue. He/She doesn't know what to do. </p>
<ol>
<li>What do you want to major in?</li>
<li>Why do you want to major in that?</li>
<li>How does grades affect how your graduate?</li>
<li>how does grades affect your future jobs? </li>
<li>What do you want?</li>
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<p>how is it possible you don't know what to do? it's not hard to take initiative on things that effect you. no matter how lost you may seem. if there's a will, there's a way. so if it's a hw assignment you don't get, just ask a professor/friend for clarification. if you're looking for internships, ask the career services department in your school that handles internships. if you're applying for a job and you're confused about something, e-mail the company. i mean it's not rocket science. you just have to be persistent with the things you want. if you're just being lazy, then there isn't much we can do to change that. no tips will help you until you decide you want to change that.</p>