Distractions...

Okay, so I figured, I've not written a blog post in a while, actually it's been too long since I last posted, and I wanted to fix this. 

Today I'm supposed to be revising for my exams, well actually I've been doing this for a while, but I always seem to get distracted by... Just stuff. Like right now for example, I came to the library in the hope of beginning some revision, yet, here I am, fixing my blogging habits. But, I think I'll let this one slide.

So why am I blogging about distractions? Well I guess the thought first came into my head after attending a fireside on Sunday. Then, I was casually sitting on the bus on the way to uni yesterday, when I realised how much time I actually allow myself to get distracted, and how pointless some of these distractions can be.

Take social networking sites for example, you know the ones I'm talking about, Facebook and Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I think they're great to keep in touch with people, find out whats going on, and updating people with different information. But, there becomes a stage when they become the distraction from reaching something better. 

See I look at myself, and then I think about my degree, if I put as much time into getting my degree as I do when updating my Facebook page, I think I could do a lot better. In fact, I don't think this, I know it. At the time, Facebook and Twitter seem more interesting, but refreshing the page obviously isn't going to get me anywhere...

There's lots of things that we can get distracted by, and sometimes I think it's good to have the break from the constant study, or constant work on something else, but I guess it's finally clicked with me. I need to learn to just switch off from Facebook and Twitter, the world is not going to end, I'm not going to miss out on something majorly important that I can't find out from others.

Now, I've just picked on Facebook,Twitter and uni because right now they're the things that obviously relate to me, and I am the only one that can fix or change them. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't let life's little distractions take you away from seeing the bigger picture, whether that be getting an education at any stage, passing your driving test, or just reaching that little goal you've had for a while. But, make time for the little distractions, they can be good, and often help you motivated to reach your goal.

Steve Jobs once said "You've got to find what you love... if you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." - Maybe this is why I keep getting distracted from uni work, I've not yet found what I'm looking for? But, whatever the reason, I'm pretty sure I wont find it on Facebook, or Twitter for that matter.

Anyway, now that all that's off my chest, it's back to revision... What were the theories that underpinned the design of your school? :S