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Thursday Jan 29, 2009

Tia's rules of thumb for 2009

There comes a time in one's life where you feel totally and utterly helpless. This time for me is now. At the midpoint of my AS year I have realised that I haven't achieved what I have wanted to. Why? Well it's simple really; I've been lazy, disorganised and slightly uncommitted. Sounding familiar? I certainly haven't been following the behavioural patterns of a prospective Cambridge student. You see here's the thing, I have a huge build up of work, and an expanse of paper, and after much deliberation I have worked out how to solve it. Yes I need to be more alert, organised and committed, but I also need to balance my time and relax. I've come up with a few rules of thumb that will help me get on top of things:

1. Set realistic goals- maybe about two or three tasks a day and then I'll stick to them! Nothing's more down heartening then failing to achieve something.

2. Think up fun ways to learn things- maybe I'll have a great Gatsby dinner party or a maths type pub quiz.

3. Have some me time! –  I'm not going to overload myself. Taking on too many things at one time causes a monumental build up of work. I'm going to create a timetable and have a healthy work life balance.

As of now I am going to straighten things out, I am going to achieve the unachievable, and one day that little 'un' part will just drop off. If I can do it, so can you.

Posted by Tia ( 10:24 AM )
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