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Saving my Sanity

November 6, 2007 by

If I’ve learned anything in this studying game it’s that I have to pace myself. Which isn’t to say that I usually actually achieve a balanced pace (unfortunately), but I have to look at the obstacles to getting my assignments finished and navigate around them without tripping over the hurdles.
Sometimes that has meant sacrificing marks for the sake of getting the thing done. Which is a tough gig for a ‘study to win’ kind of girl and frankly it does make me question the value of the education I’m paying for when the marks aren’t as high as I’d like. (I know… a little AR, what can I say…)
Sometimes I have to sacrifice the good for the best. In the case of this weekend, good would be finishing the current and (OMG) FINAL assignment on time for its Friday deadline. My penultimate assessment was a major one, and being ill last week actually made some time in my schedule to make a good go of it. I’m really happy with the final result. But by Saturday, my one and only day to get to the library on behalf of the last paper I was still pretty vague. In fact I spent 2 hours at the library and didn’t come out any better off. It was a classic exercise in futility.
So when I got offered an extension today there was a big part of me that didn’t really want it. I’ve been facing the final Friday with such great hope of it all being over and of spending the weekend in my fav cafes and with my camera down at the beach.
But I have to be realistic.
Getting a halfway decent mark, and by that I mean one that’s good enough to pull me through rather than take me out to the lead is going to be dependent on 2 things. One, actually being able to get my head round what’s being asked of me and two, actually getting enough time and energy around that headspace to write passable essay.
So I’m taking the extension and this weekend will STILL be spent with my head in books, and while it’s not good.
It’s for the best.

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  1. Ronnica says

    November 7, 2007 at 1:08 am

    I struggle with this too. I am generally a “good student” and try to be on top of my studies. Sometimes life happens and it gets in the way of the schoolwork. I have to remind myself that God gave me no more than I can handle. Our semester ends mid-December, so right now is when all the heavy papers hit!

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