The hardest thing to do is manage your time. Oftentimes you think you have plenty of time to accomplish goals or to complete homework but that's not always what happens. Sometimes you forget to complete that particular assignment and instead you end up watching a movie or television show or entire series on Netflix.

What I'm talking about today is managing your time and managing it wisely. While there are a plethora of things you could be doing with your time, there are plenty of things that are going to be more helpful than wasting it. For example, you could study on a Sunday night rather than go out with friends to see the newest hit movie. It's up to you to choose whether or not to be responsible for your actions and whether or not to be responsible at all.

Managing your time is all about knowing how to balance out what is important and relevant versus what is not in your life. You've got to decide who and what deserves the brunt of your attention and where everything else falls in between. Obviously, your major and your studies should always be number one as far as your attention is concerned, however you should never forget to focus on friends and family and the people who are important to you.

The key to managing your time wisely is to first of all not waste your time. Don't go out of your way to free up space for activities that aren't interesting to you or in your best interest. Don't go out of your way to make time for the people who wouldn't free up time in their schedule for you or the people whom you generally wouldn't consider to be a friend. It may sound harsh but it's a simple, pragmatic truth.

Managing your time comes down to two simple things- being able to know when to say no and yes to going out or to study sessions, and being able to follow through with what you say and what you agree to. You simply have to be able to be a good study partner and be a good friend to people when the time calls for it as well as to be a responsible student and get all of your own work done even when it doesn't require the aid of others. On the flip side, you also have to know when it is appropriate and not to agree to enjoy yourself more than to get your work done.

There is definitely a time and place for both things and the time for making strides to perform tasks and accomplish work is almost always when you could be working during the week, whereas the time to enjoy yourself is almost always when you have time to recharge with friends on the weekends or during breaks.