It's About Time

1.) Tamara talked about how leading your life is like conducting an orchestra and producing a beautiful song. Are there any parts of your life that should play louder in the current song your are conducting? Are there any parts that you should remove from the orchestra to make your song more beautiful or perfect?

 There are many different components to the orchestra that is my life. The constant balance of school, friends fun, family, the Gospel and all the other things that go on in my life on a daily basis keep me busy trying to juggle many commitments. I think one area that there is always room for improvement in in my life is the Gospel. No matter how much time I do spend I could and should always spend more. Everything else I do should come second to that, and while I try to live my life this way it does not always end up being this way. I am constantly trying to balance my school work and my social life. I have yet to master that balance. I am constantly trying to fit everything in my life that I want. In my life I don't think there are any areas that need to be taken out completely but in areas like the amount of time I spend watching TV or on my computer should be scaled way back. They are unnecessary aspects of my life that take away from the time I could be using for more beneficial opportunities.

2.) There are many things that we need to accomplish in this life. Tamara talked about how the best way to enjoy life and still get everything done is through "peacefully hurrying". Why did she suggest we "peacefully hurry"? What are some actions that will help you to "peacefully hurry" in your life?


Peacefully hurrying implies that you do not waste time. You do things efficiently but not with stress. Tamera suggests we live this way because it is never okay to waste time or do something slower than it should be but we should also not get caught up and overwhelmed trying to get everything done that we need to. Actions that can help you hurry peacefully are making small manageable to do lists. They keep you efficient and organized but keeping them small means you won't get overwhelmed. It is also important to have priorities in life and to not rank every task at an equal importance. Hurrying peacefully is being efficient while taking things one at a time.


3.) Time management can be difficult at times, especially during school. Make three goals about time management that you would like to apply to the rest of your semester. Make sure these time management goals reflect your values. How will you hold yourself accountable to these three goals?

The first time management goal I set for myself if to do my homework when I get home for school not at night. Save TV and fun time for the evening and do my homework first. That way I can enjoy the time at night spent with my roommates and increase the amount of sleep I get. The second goal I set for myself is to do 15 minutes of scripture study in the morning. Not only will this help me to have a better day it will eliminate the possibility of my skipping my scripture study because I am too tired or busy at night. The third goal I set for myself is to work on making my to do lists more manageable. I always make to do lists that are way too long and could not possibly be completed with the number of hours in a day and then when I do not complete them I feel discouraged. By making my to do lists more manageable I will do the tasks with higher quality and I will feel more accomplished. I will hold myself accountable by reviewing how I am doing with my goals once a week in a week planning session.