{"id":3569,"date":"2017-11-20T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2017-11-20T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T17:12:24","slug":"nick-the-art-of-saying-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/11\/20\/nick-the-art-of-saying-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick: The Art of Saying No"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a COM student, chances are you\u2019ve got a very busy schedule. Sometimes students in other colleges at BU will scoff at the fact that most COM classes only meet once a week, but they\u2019re forgetting one key point: all the work that happens outside the classroom. One of the best things about COM is you\u2019re practicing the skills necessary for your career from day one. If you want to be a journalist, you\u2019re out covering stories and conducting interviews. If you want to be a director, you\u2019re putting those skills to the test on your short films. If you want to be a producer, you\u2019re scheduling shoots and putting potential producing prowess on display.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But all this great professional experience lends itself to a familiar COM dilemma\u2026 \u201cI don\u2019t have enough free time.\u201d Between balancing schoolwork, likely a myriad of extracurriculars and a possible part-time job, finding time to sit back and binge-watch Stranger Things may not be as easy as you\u2019d like. Which leads me to the solution: the art of saying no.<\/div>\n
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Now if you\u2019re anything like me, you tend to overbook yourself to the max (iCal has become my best friend). I want to make everyone happy, and this often means that I say yes to things that I later regret. If you overbook yourself, you could end up losing sleep, skipping meals or getting sick.<\/div>\n
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So one of the best lessons I\u2019ve learned in COM, especially my senior year, is to take care of myself and sometimes turn things down if I know they would only make my life more difficult. Don\u2019t wait as long as I did.<\/div>\n
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With added free time this semester, I was able to be perform in Stage Troupe’s production of Grease with some pretty awesome dudes.<\/span><\/h6>\n
Turning down an internship for fall of my senior year was a difficult decision, but one I felt was necessary. I had come off a busy summer interning with both WEEI, writing content for their website, and NBC Boston\u2019s investigative team. My schedule was pretty busy as it was, and I considered interning on my two free days without work or class. Let\u2019s just say I\u2019m happy with the decision I made. As it turns out, those days have proven to be valuable times to schedule interviews, shoot b-roll for class video packages and sometimes just unwind and watch TV.<\/div>\n
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I was also tempted to take on more responsibility in my extracurriculars, but decided to go another route. Without being bogged down by my extracurriculars, I auditioned for another show this semester and was cast in Stage Troupe\u2019s production of Grease. I have always loved performing, and figured this could be one of my last opportunities to do something like this. It didn\u2019t have to do with my major or advance my career, but that\u2019s ok. Sometimes you need to do things for yourself.<\/div>\n
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With the added free time, I was also able to book a flight to Washington, DC in early October for the annual Online News Association conference. This was an incredible experience \u2013 both in terms of returning to a city that I love and also networking opportunities. This would not have been possible if I didn\u2019t say \u201cno thanks\u201d every once in awhile.<\/div>\n
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And best of all, with my added free time I\u2019m able to spend more quality time with my friends, some of whom are either graduating in December or headed to do the LA program for the spring semester. You\u2019re only in college once, and it\u2019s important to remember that you have the rest of your life to work. Find some time while you\u2019re at BU to turn down an offer and go to that Red Sox game, spend the night at the ICA, check out some of the delicious eats in the North End. You\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n

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Carter, Simon and I spontaneously bought tickets to a Red Sox playoff game, and it was one of the best days of the semester.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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