In college, everyone is busy up to their eyeballs.

At least, that’s what you’d be led to believe.

Freshman or graduate student, it doesn’t matter. We’re all convinced we’re busy and on the verge of burning out.

Juggling classes, school clubs and organizations, jobs and a social life can be a daunting task. But it’s not nearly as daunting as some make it out to be.

Why? Because we are a generation incapable of managing our time in any manner that smacks of efficiency.

We are a generation of ADD-infused web-surfing, reality television and mobile gadgetry.

For most of us, our critical mass stress levels are largely self-induced.

Heck, I’m writing this column hours after my deadline because I was too busy killing zombie Nazis in a video game earlier. I clearly didn’t have my priorities in order, but who does these days? We’re a product of our own wastefulness.

I think what we need is a collective wake-up call. Most of us aren’t nearly as busy as we think we are.

ASU, turn off the MTV, stop Tweeting about mundane daily occurrences no one else cares about, and put the Blackberry down. These mindless activities are why you feel so busy all of the time. You might not be aware of the hours you’re wasting when you plug in, and that’s exactly the point. We feel overwhelmed with work and obligations because we’re out of touch with how much time we’re wasting.

Let me put it more bluntly.

If you have time to spend hours a day on Facebook, scrolling through photos of your weekend exploits for the umpteenth time, you’re not “too busy.” In fact, your life probably isn’t very busy at all — but telling yourself that it is feels a lot better than admitting you’re wasting a big chunk of your time.

There’s a difference between being legitimately busy and not being able to use your time efficiently. There are plenty who do have a full plate, sure, but just as many are whining about things that are completely their own fault.

It’s your fault you spend all day in your room studying for a test that should only take an hour or two to prepare for because you’re getting distracted by your favorite Lifetime soap, an episode of Scrubs you’ve seen 20 times already, or the NASCAR race of the week.

Do yourself a favor: Budget your time better. Get off Facebook. Turn off the television. You’ll feel a lot better, and you’ll actually be able to spend time on things worthy of your attention.

So stop complaining about how you’re in over your head to me. I might sound apathetic, but I don’t really care. I’ve got my own time wasting to do.

Dustin is likely too busy wasting time to answer e-mails. But try him at dustin.volz@asu.edu.