I work...
6:45 - 9:30 Tues @ uni
9-5:30 Wed + 3 hours transport
9-5:30 Fri + 3 hours transport
Go out once or twice each week
Only doing 3 subjects at uni because I couldn't handle 4, which = only 14 contact hours a week, and still struggling to keep up
Bad time management or just too much?? How do you people stay motivated/on top of things?? I'm pretty much in a permanent state of exhaustion ._.
*Hi-5 for three subjects*
I used to do bout 20 hours of work each week plus volunteering, but I felt I was burning out and struggling a bit.
This year I've backed it off... I generally do 10-15 hours a week.
I have terrible travel times like you - 1-1.5 hours each way for uni (depending on traffic).
I do stuff with Jap club for a couple of hours every week - good practice speaking with Jap natives, but mostly for fun.
Otherwise, I probably go out once every 2 or 3 weeks (clubbing, parties, movies, etc).
Even though I'm working less hours, I'm still struggling this semester because I spent so much time unwell (like... since Easter until just a few weeks ago).
I don't think I'm going to be ready in time for exams... sooo much to try and learn in a very short time, and I don't think I'm capable of it.
I do think you're working too many hours Nina... coming from someone who only does 75% study-load as well, I think it's too much.
You have to keep in mind that 3 subjects is still as hard as 4... just that you don't have to spread yourself as thinly in your study.
I mean, by doing 3 subjects instead of 4, you only gain about 10 hours a week in study you don't have to do - but you're working 25 hours a week, and Monash recommends only about 8 to 10 hours for full-timers.
It's a common misconception I've found when I've told people about my study load... people think doing 3 subjects instead of 4 somehow makes uni 'easy'... I find it a little insulting, tbh... I find myself having to justify it to people: "Oh, but I have long travel times and two part-time jobs". You get all these internashs living on-campus who do nothing but study 24/7 coz they're shit scared of failing and disappointing their parents, and they don't understand just how much time work and travel take up. I mean, you know as well as me that even if you're only spending 5 hours at work on a given day, it still take time to iron your clothes, make yourself presentable, travel time, etc... it's not "just 5 hours", you know? Like today, I had work 5am-10.30ish. I finished, went to karate for an hour, then came home and slept until 6pm. 6PM. I've lost a whole day over "just 5 hours" work... that and I'm gonna be a fking energiser bunny until 3am coz I'm not fkin tired now.
Anywayz... you're working too much... you can't "time manage" time you simply don't have.
You're wearing yourself down like I did - you aren't doing yourself any favours in the long-run.
Solution: work less.
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