Living Small And Learning From It

Living in a dorm room while you’re in college means you’ll be living small. The room is small, your closet will be small, and even your dorm bed, while Twin XL size, will still be not very large. But living small isn’t a bad thing by any means. In fact, there’s a lot to be learned from it.

When you’re living small, it means that you’ll have to maximize efficiency. Learning to be efficient, in any regards, can honestly never be a bad thing. One of the challenges of dorm life relates to a simple question: where will you store all those dorm supplies? That answer can vary quite a bit, as you’ll need the right storage supplies to ensure that that dorm room isn’t a mess. It also means that space can’t be wasted, and if you can manage space, you can manage other things too.

It’s really no stretch to say that if you can keep a dorm organized, you can keep other things organized too. Being efficient with your living space means that you’ll be the type to keep syllabi in line too and all those textbooks. After all, you won’t be able to use the excuse that the dog ate your homework while you’re in college! So get in a good habit by keeping your dorm stuff organized. From there, other things will follow, making college life more efficient all around.

While it may be taking a grand view, that little dorm room can act as a microcosm of your college career. Will you be a student who stays organized and gets to class on time while having the reading done and has been diligent not to lose any important handouts? Or, will you be the student who loses the handout the minute you receive it? It’s probably somewhere in that stack of papers that’s mixed with your snacks, shoes, and who knows what else, right? If this sounds like your dorm room, it’s time to make some changes.

Living small also often means appreciating more of what you have. That big closet back home? Gone. A big bead to spread out on? That’ll be swapped for a twin XL bed.  But you’ll realize that, hey, it’s not so bad at all, which is a good realization to come to. Living small means making sacrifices at times, but you’ll see that it’s all that’s needed. It’s also a good lesson to learn, as your college apartment that you live in later on might not be much bigger!