Time Management Reflection

This past week we had two substantial projects and subsequent blog posts all due on the same day. There are really two scenarios of how it could have gone--the projects could have been spaced out over no time with out a lot of stress in trying to complete before the deadline...OR there could have been a lot of last minute stress in trying to finish an unreasonable amount all at once. I would say I attempted to space out the projects and was very successful in getting the sharps project done in time but the lantern proved much more difficult. Working in a group for the sharps container made it easier to be more accountable to sticking to a good schedule. We finished that in a few out of class sessions. The lantern I unfortunately left until a little bit late to get started on. It was a complete stay-up-all-night cram to finish but I wouldn't say it didn't come with some stress. Next time, I'd really want to aim at getting the physical project started much sooner because I spent too much time visualizing without realizing that building something takes a lot more time than you think. The trial and error and adjustments that need to get made are plentiful and deserve several long out of class sessions spaced out over time to get a quality finished product.