After the Research Paper, I am humbled. The topic I was writing on was about smartphone use and how it causes anxiety, loneliness, and distractions when used too much. I realized that when writing this paper, I was doing exactly what I was arguing was a negative effect of smartphone overuse. I got very distracted. That resulted in my procrastination and me not being able to write enough to fulfill the page requirement. I was humbled as I realize that I need to not let my technology control me. I need to learn how to focus more on my school work or whatever task I'm performing without being distracted by technology.
The strategies that worked were that I got my sources together early before the due date, so it helped me write my paper with research to back it up. It helped that we had annotated bibliography due. I realize I need to have personal due dates for myself.
My goals for the next assignment are to start doing the assignment early. I am determined to have my paper finished at least one day before it is due, so I can look it over and make sure it's my best effort. I was very good at this in high school, so I know I can do it. I can be less distracted and more focused.
A highlight that I learned that I didn't expect was that I was basically writing to myself as the audience since I'm one of the people affected by smartphone overuse. I look at my smartphone more than I'd like to. I want to fix that. I will fix it! :)
