{"id":91,"date":"2025-04-17T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/habits-for-success\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T20:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:33:35","slug":"habits-for-success","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/habits-for-success\/","title":{"raw":"Habits for Success: Learn It 1","rendered":"Habits for Success: Learn It 1"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Define college success and explore ways to achieve it<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Recognize how campus support networks can improve your college experience<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>A Personal Definition for Success<\/h2>\r\nHow do you define college success? The definition really depends on you. Your definition of success may include getting an associate's degree, or a bachelor's, master\u2019s, or even a Ph.D. Maybe your definition of success means receiving a certificate of completion or finishing skill-based training.\r\n\r\nMaybe your definition of success also includes making social connections or gaining job experience that can apply to your career later on. Maybe you want to establish a balanced health routine that includes enough sleep and time to exercise throughout the week, while also keeping up with your coursework. Maybe success for you means that you spend time working during school to keep your overall debt load smaller, or that you balance your student life with your personal life so you can continue pursuing personal interests or spending time with your family.\r\n\r\nYou might be thinking of other measures of college success, too\u2014like grades. For instance, you might be unhappy with anything less than an A in a course, although maybe this depends on the difficulty of the subject. You might also be perfectly content with passing the class with a C.\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\" aria-label=\"Key Takeaway\">\r\n<h3>defining success<\/h3>\r\nThe definition of success can vary widely from student to student, and one student\u2019s definition of success may even change during their time in school. Understanding your personal definition of success can go a long way towards ensuring you spend time and energy working towards that vision, and that you\u2019re satisfied and fulfilled with how you spent your time in school.\r\n\r\n<\/section>To help you start to define what success means to you, take this quick self-assessment about your college goals and beyond. 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At the same time, we cannot be successful at everything all the time. We have to balance our energy and our focus.\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">[ohm2_question]34281[\/ohm2_question]<\/section>Deciding to go to college has an <strong>opportunity cost<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\" aria-label=\"Key Takeaway\">\r\n<h3>opportunity cost<\/h3>\r\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"346\"><strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"193\">Opportunity cost<\/strong> means what you give up when you choose one thing instead of another. It is an economic principle that acknowledges that time, money, and energy are limited, and so every choice comes with a trade-off.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"539\"><\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"539\">For example, if you spend an afternoon studying, you might miss out on hanging out with friends, working a shift at your job, or relaxing. Whatever you didn\u2019t do\u2014that\u2019s your opportunity cost.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"805\">Going to college involves some big opportunity costs. You might have to give up working full-time, spending time with family, or doing other things you enjoy. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to ask yourself: what are you willing to give up while you\u2019re in college?<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1092\">Opportunity cost is also connected to the idea of <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"887\">return on investment (ROI)<\/strong>. When you invest your time and money in college, what are you hoping to get back? Your personal idea of success will shape how you answer that. Some examples of what you might gain from college include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1115\">Better job options<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1140\">More money over time<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1185\">New friends and professional connections<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1232\">Stronger communication and teamwork skills<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1266\">Personal growth and happiness<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nWhat kinds of trade-offs do you think succeeding in college will require of you? How do you think you might explain these trade-offs to someone who isn't in college or has never attended college?\r\n\r\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">[ohm2_question]40550[\/ohm2_question]<\/section><\/div>","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Define college success and explore ways to achieve it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Recognize how campus support networks can improve your college experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<h2>A Personal Definition for Success<\/h2>\n<p>How do you define college success? The definition really depends on you. Your definition of success may include getting an associate&#8217;s degree, or a bachelor&#8217;s, master\u2019s, or even a Ph.D. Maybe your definition of success means receiving a certificate of completion or finishing skill-based training.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe your definition of success also includes making social connections or gaining job experience that can apply to your career later on. Maybe you want to establish a balanced health routine that includes enough sleep and time to exercise throughout the week, while also keeping up with your coursework. Maybe success for you means that you spend time working during school to keep your overall debt load smaller, or that you balance your student life with your personal life so you can continue pursuing personal interests or spending time with your family.<\/p>\n<p>You might be thinking of other measures of college success, too\u2014like grades. 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At the same time, we cannot be successful at everything all the time. We have to balance our energy and our focus.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm34281\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=34281&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm34281&source=tnh&show_question_numbers\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/section>\n<p>Deciding to go to college has an <strong>opportunity cost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textbox keyTakeaway\" aria-label=\"Key Takeaway\">\n<h3>opportunity cost<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"346\"><strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"193\">Opportunity cost<\/strong> means what you give up when you choose one thing instead of another. 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