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Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Strategy for those Monday surprises
Today was just the most recent in a string of Monday surprises this year, by which I mean assignments which were NOT due suddenly were. A bad moment under any circumstances, right?
But because I am now applying my new strategy, I was ready when my first period teacher announced that we'd had enough time to work on it, and today we were turning in the assignment. First period, and on a Monday! My partner and I had worked yesterday on the assignment, emailing drafts back and forth, so that we were ready and turned it in, and for a major grade too, which counts as 70% instead of the daily grade (30%) we all believed this was.
Our grade was the only 100, and the highest grade in the class - compared to the average 60.
But the real point here is my new strategy, which is this: do everything you can, complete all assignments possible, AS IF they are due tomorrow - or, especially, on Monday.
The strategy works because you finish everything without putting it off - you know what I'm talking about here - just because you have more time and therefore just because you can. It forces you to assume that you MUST knock it out.
The bonus is that you keep your time open for the new incoming assignments, because there will always be incoming.
But because I am now applying my new strategy, I was ready when my first period teacher announced that we'd had enough time to work on it, and today we were turning in the assignment. First period, and on a Monday! My partner and I had worked yesterday on the assignment, emailing drafts back and forth, so that we were ready and turned it in, and for a major grade too, which counts as 70% instead of the daily grade (30%) we all believed this was.
Our grade was the only 100, and the highest grade in the class - compared to the average 60.
But the real point here is my new strategy, which is this: do everything you can, complete all assignments possible, AS IF they are due tomorrow - or, especially, on Monday.
The strategy works because you finish everything without putting it off - you know what I'm talking about here - just because you have more time and therefore just because you can. It forces you to assume that you MUST knock it out.
The bonus is that you keep your time open for the new incoming assignments, because there will always be incoming.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Breaks and something called diminishing return
Not to depress you, but have you ever thought about the average high school student's day? Seven hours, a short lunch, rushing around from class to class. Tutoring or clubs or practice or games or other things to do after school. Home by dinner time, then homework for like two or three or four hours. Homework assignments on weekends, and even on holiday breaks. It's like having a full time job and a part time job too.
The longer we work and the tired-er we get doing homework, the less we get done and the harder it is to do good work.
Breaks are the answer. The later it gets, the more breaks we need. Try taking 10 or 15 minute breaks every 30 or 45 minutes. It really makes a difference, even though what you probably want to do is just push through and get it over with.
Just make sure you get back to work after the break.
The longer we work and the tired-er we get doing homework, the less we get done and the harder it is to do good work.
Breaks are the answer. The later it gets, the more breaks we need. Try taking 10 or 15 minute breaks every 30 or 45 minutes. It really makes a difference, even though what you probably want to do is just push through and get it over with.
Just make sure you get back to work after the break.
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