Jeremy’s AP Blog

How I Think

            The way I think is complex as is everyone else’s. In general I would say that my thinking is spur of the moment, because I do not always think of the consequences of my actions, effecting my life but not always in a good way.

            For instance when it comes to doing my homework, sometimes I do not do my homework the night that it is supposed to be done but often do the assigned work the day that it is being turned in. Most of the time I simply think out the good and bad consequences of what will happen if I do not do my homework and think about what will benefit me the greatest. On the opposite side of the spectrum I often think of what will be more fun at the moment. Such as when I have the choice to either do homework or hang out with my friends although I often I  choose to do both hang out with my friends and do my homework, I do not have as much fun with my friends as I could and I do not do as well as I could on my homework. Right now in my life I believe that having fun with family and friends is just as if not more important than school. Although I know my future lies within my performance in high school this part of my life is a once in a lifetime experience. I do not know all of the right choices to make and nor does any high schooler, all of us are just trying to apply what we have learned through childhood into our everyday life.

            The worst thing about how I think is my procrastination. When a project is assigned I often do not begin it until the last minute, showing my previously stated method of rather doing the fun thing than the right thing. I have always done projects at the last minute because in my mind one day is enough time to finish a project. When in a situation with pressure I think that I excel. Many people seem to get tense and choke up, but I have taught myself to stay calm try to perform as well as I would if I were not under pressure. I believe procrastinating always leads to some kind of pressure especially in school. When a project is due the next day I seem to try so hard. What if I could perform the way I do when I am under pressure in a pressure-free situation? Do I like this pressure? Does it help using procrastination as a tool to perform better or faster? I do not know if I necessarily like the pressure, but I can say that I do not mind it that much because if I did my work habits would have changed long ago.

            When given a difficult situation I think that I deal with it the best way. I give every important or sad situation some type of humor because I believe laughing is the best medicine. If you are laughing you cannot be having an absolutely terrible time. The reason that I do this is because when I dwell on how bad a certain situation is it seems to saturate with sadness, by giving everything a humoristic twist it makes hard times easier to deal with. When I was younger my dad had cancer and this is how he dealt with his situation, he always has a smile on his face saying “I’m fine,” or just saying jokes and now he is fine.

            I believe that how I think is the correct way to think because if I did not I would obviously change my method. Placing school first may get you to where you want to get in life but if you ever look back at what you could have or should have done and regret it, is it just as bad? How can you determine the best way of thinking unless you know the best way to live? And although procrastination may not be the most effective way to deal with things in my life it seems to work for me because I think that I perform well under some kind of pressure. I also think that a little bit of hilarity can change a bad day to a good day with a simple joke. Living my life with the “spur of the moment mentality” may seem immature but if it to seems to work for me then I will stay with it.