Develop Good Habits Before You Need Them
October 22, 2007We’ve all got our own ways of doing things. But does “Hey, it works for me!” really mean “I’ve got bad habits that I’m too old to fix”? Everybody has bad habits. Often, they originated when we were young, when our tasks were small enough that we could compensate for poor organization. Blogger Eric MacKnight at The Good Habits Blog writes about developing solid organizational habits when you’re young so you’ll have them when you really need them.
MacKnight discusses how tasks such as scheduling events and writing down assignments may seem unimportant as a kid when you don’t have much to do. But as we grow, responsibilities multiply, and it’s not so easy to keep everything straight without having some sort of organizational strategy.
Though it’s never too late to change, even for old farts like us, this is a good lesson to impart to your students. Learning to manage their lives while they’re young can mean extra productivity and success for them when they’re grown. –BILL FERRIS
