Stress Diagram By Andrew Zelin

This week in CLS 105 I experimented with the Stress Diagram strategy in two of my classes, Accounting 252 and Business Statistics 262. I chose to use this strategy twice because I am a visual/aural learner and I definitely learn and interpret information better in an organizational diagram. I chose my accounting and statistics classes because both of these classes are very diverse in work demand and I believe it would help to write/divide out the sources of stress.

In order to implement this strategy the first thing I did was I drew two large diagrams, one each for both accounting and business statistics. The next step I took was I created a list next to each diagram that consisted of sources that cause stress for that particular class. For accounting I wrote 1. Exams, 2. Quizes, 3. Homeworks, 4. Keeping up with material, and 5. Attendance. For business statistics I wrote, 1. Exams, 2. Group Projects, 3. Homeworks, 4. Keeping up with material, and 5. attendance. As it turns out, my stress factors are similar for both of these classes. When I made my diagram I cut the pieces of the pie with the biggest being most important and smallest being least important. I found that the degrees for the factors of stress were very different for both classes. From creating stress diagrams, I learned that I need to focus more and work harder on study for exams in accounting, and I need to evenly allocate my time more evenly in business statistics for things like exams, projects, and homework's. I like the way the stress diagram tech assignment helped me identify which tasks I need to prioritize more in order to successfully reduce stress.

Based on my experience with stress diagrams, I found that this tech assignment worked wonderfully with my visual/aural learner style as expected. Now I have my prioritizes more so in order thus making my life all together less stressful thus facilitating my chances of success in college.