It's time...

Remember when it's the night before the first day of class and you sleep early so you'll be up bright and early the next day. Not anymore.

I didn't turn in until after 1:30 am last Tuesday night. Wednesday night was a lot worse. I already had a "fell asleep in my study desk" moment. This totally disproves my "as long as I'm not in my bed, I won't fall asleep and finish studying" theory. I had to read chapters, analyze case studies, and familiarize with the syllabus before even setting foot in class. But hey, that's expected, right? Any good school would expect this, especially with Graduate Programs.

Actually, the assignments weren't the "real" reason why I had to stay awake burning the midnight oil. Well, technically they were, but there was a way that the unpleasantness would have been minimized, if not avoided. (No, not enrolling is not an option.)

It's this tiny but important thing called time management.

We even had a session on this during Fisher Advantage Orientation. But the thing is, this is not that easy to do when you have a million things going on. When there is a lull in the schedule, you just want to chill. Sometimes, you just want the moment to just cyber-stalk your friends in Facebook or watch the latest episode of "The Big Bang Theory". (If you haven't seen this show, I highly recommend that you do.)

Nobody is saying any of these so-called "time-wasters" are bad. They may be even good to get all the craziness out of your head. But we need to set a limit. Two hours in Facebook is just bad decision-making when you have 35 pages of financial accounting to study.

I'm speaking in general terms here but I am really just making a note to myself. But (I hope) I am improving. I stopped playing Crazy Planets and rejected all the other addictive applications my online friends were inviting me to try. Not incredible growth but hey, baby steps. We'll get there soon. :)

In the meantime, if you have tips or similar stories, please share them. They would be highly appreciated. Thanks.