work v. college — 1 year ago
I’m fantastic about keeping up with current events, especially politics, during the summer when I’m at my internship, in front of a computer 9-5, and generally have a least a few hours of free paid time during the work week. Then, I read the NYT religiously. At school, I’m juggling so many things and my free time is less constrained than my free work time, that I just don’t have time keep up with current events. Do I really not have the time or am I putting behind things that are less priorities? Hard to tell. These days, I don’t have much time to waste anyway. I’ve tried making the NYT my homepage, so that I’m at least giving it a cursory glance everytime I open a web browser.
Considering I’m a political science double major, I tend feel very guilty when I fall behind on current political issues and events. Unfortunately, my studies in that field currently are mostly focused on either the Cold War or research data, so I don’t have academic incentive to keep up with the news.
