greg.time

My first year as a Resident Assistant (RA) was a very hard transition. As an RA, I had to help other people but I also realized I needed to take time for myself. That was something I hadn’t realized because I had always had an abundance of free time. You know you take time for friends, you take time for residents, you start to realize how precious your time is. I would turn off the phone. I would do odd work hours when no one would be up. In the dorms the most active hours are at night, so if you get up early and do your work, it is quiet. Ideally the way I structure my time now is to do my work in the morning while the majority of students aren’t really up or they are in their classes. I still wrestle with structuring my time, but I know it plays an important role in my success.