To Study or Not To Study, What Is The Distraction

I just read an article that seems to reveal a serious threat to studying, employment, or other daily activities. It could show how easily many people readily seek distraction over productivity.

The study showed that college students who used Facebook had a lower GPA than non-users. Seriously.

The researchers quickly explained that Facebook was not the culprit, but as a distraction, it could be a temptation. Those with the lower GPA generally studied only 1 to 5 hours per week while those with higher GPAs studied 11 to 15 hours a week. That is a huge difference.

Imagine this, the best way to become more productive is to actually put time into productivity. Who would believe that? If you want higher grades, then put more time into studying and not so much time into "busy work" or other distractions. If you want more time with your kids, then reduce your television time (ouch!). If you want more productivity at work, then stay away from the water cooler.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heavenEcclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)

I am not saying that you have to end all the fun. I am saying that we each need to invest our time more wisely, because...

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.Proverbs 20:4 (NLT)

You can either wait for somebody to do it for you (and most likely end up living under a bridge) or you can get busy and determine the real priorities in life (while making the appropriate time for the fun).

As Dave Ramsey says, "If you will live like no one else, one day you will live like no one else." In other words, it pays off real good in the end - and you will be able to enjoy the fun.

Stay away from the bridge to nowhere. It has a quick drop off; besides it is not the fall that hurts, it's the sudden stop. Manage your time wisely, it pays off.