{"id":9994,"date":"2019-04-25T14:05:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T19:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=9994"},"modified":"2019-11-14T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:55:52","slug":"the-power-of-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/9994","title":{"rendered":"The Power of No"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Abby Koch–<\/strong>Saying no to activities is a hard thing to do in college. There are so many opportunities that a person can choose from, but joining too many things can become overwhelming for a full-time college student. Learning how to say no is a necessary skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you were like me going through high school, you were\nencouraged to be a part of every activity and sport you possibly could. It was\npossible for many students to be hyper involved with everything and still have\ntheir homework done by ten. Sadly, it\u2019s not the same in college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College has you running around from dawn till dusk, writing\nlengthy papers about historical figures or working on presentations about the\nhuman mind. No matter what your major is, you probably have a crap ton of work that\nneeds to get done. Like many others in college, you fill the spare time between\nhomework with activities and honors societies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person can join so many activities that it becomes an\noverwhelming daily cycle. Mari Pizzini, a junior English major, explained her\nresponsibilities, including over seven activities on top of her school\nschedule. \u201cI usually don\u2019t have a spare moment until like 8 pm, unless I have\nnight class. Then it\u2019s like 10 pm, said Pizzini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to reflect and ask: how much does your\nactivity load kill ya? Do you actually have time to relax and have time for\nyourself? Do you manage to get that 20-page paper done before it\u2019s due without\noverloading on coffee? These are the things that a college student needs to\nreflect on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also important to think about your future in your\nchosen activities, especially since a lot of them are voting for executive\npositions right now. This time of year is a good time to practice saying no to\nactivities or possible commitments for your own health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being extremely busy between classes and activities means\nsomething is sacrificed. Typically, it is the amount of sleep that you are getting\nor missing out on essential things. Madison Pierson, a senior history major,\nexplained that because of her activities she tends to miss out on naps and\nlunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying no for some, even for me, feels like you are letting\npeople down. Pierson has learned over time to get over that feeling and say no.\n\u201cIt has always been an issue for me to say no and letting people down if I do\nsay no. But I\u2019ve had to learn through the past couple semesters that if I don\u2019t\nsay no, I\u2019m not going to put as much effort into everything that I am doing,\u201d explained\nPierson. \u201cI am either going to disappoint them by saying no or disappointing\nthem by doing half-ass work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Realizing that you need to practice saying no starts with\ntaking a look at your planner or how you are feeling. If your planner is\nalready overflowing with assignments and functions you have to attend, it might\nbe time to say no to things. Saying no will relieve that stress you feel from\nclasses and the overload of activities you commit to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities are a great thing to be a part of on campus, but\nit is important to remember the commitments we make will affect us negatively\nif we take on too many. When that pressure is squeezing on your health, it\u2019s time\nto use the power of no. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Abby Koch–Saying no to activities is a hard thing to do in college. There are so many opportunities that a person can choose from, but joining too many things can become overwhelming for a full-time college student. Learning how to say no is a necessary skill. If you were like me going through high…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":9995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46913],"tags":[53900,53901,46880,53899,46713,239],"class_list":["post-9994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","tag-extracuriccularactivities","tag-honorsocieties","tag-msidelife","tag-thepowerofno","tag-college","tag-stress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9996,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9994\/revisions\/9996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}