Joseph Natividad

Staying Focused this Quarter

My first day back at school was personified by long lines. Lots of them. Work at the dining halls was more tiring than usual and I never would have predicted that so many people would order salads and chicken wraps last night. I had to stand in even longer lines to get the books I needed for class at AS Soft Reserves and at Groundwork. I probably shouldn’t have played too many pickup basketball games the night before. I woke up sore and exhausted for my 11AM Spanish class, which looks like it’ll be even harder than last quarter (but I already expected that).

I’m probably exaggerating a bit though. This quarter won’t be too grueling for me and i kind of know it. I’m confident that I’ll survive and continue to improve my GPA to where I would like it to be. I felt like I was about to mentally shut down after getting through last quarter’s finals. I ended up doing as well as I had hoped for and I hope that replicates into similar success this spring.

I find myself looking a lot to the future right now, usually towards summer and what lies ahead for me next schoolyear. But then I sit through class and get a reality check. I really need to keep my head in the present and focus on the things I need to accomplish for the time being. The things that I end up doing after this quarter will have to wait.

Tags: focus, groundwork, quarter, soft reserves, spring