Two days right before the exam...
Do you remember how I said in my first post that I know in advance that the last few days before the exam are going to be challenging because that's when I usually study the most?
Well, not only I was studying the most in this two days, but focusing on what's ahead of me and only on that is of great importance. Keeping my mind clear for it and not dispersing my energy on other stuff.
Needless to say how irrelevant playing the guitar or trying hard about the job 2, for instance, is when put in the context of not passing the exam...
So, I spent these two days working in the morning and studying in the afternoon and in the evening.
This was a test. I knew this was coming. But I wanted to see if it's something that I can affect on.
On the other hand, this situation reminded me of something: I find it really hard to do several thing at the same time. While I was still a regular student it was impossible for me to focus on studying two subjects at the same time. When I started working (and I was doing job 1 as I do now), studying was impossible. I needed to take days off to do the exams. So, I find it completely natural that I reacted this way right before the exam (though I did lose sight of it when I was setting my goals).
Only this time, I was working and studying at the same time and still didn't find it disturbing or difficult to maintain my diet.
This might be the proof that the higher you set your goals, the bigger achievement will be, even if it's not as big as planned.
...Which doesn't mean I'm not beating myself up about not achieving as much as I planned.
Am I right or wrong?
Do you remember how I said in my first post that I know in advance that the last few days before the exam are going to be challenging because that's when I usually study the most?
Well, not only I was studying the most in this two days, but focusing on what's ahead of me and only on that is of great importance. Keeping my mind clear for it and not dispersing my energy on other stuff.
Needless to say how irrelevant playing the guitar or trying hard about the job 2, for instance, is when put in the context of not passing the exam...
So, I spent these two days working in the morning and studying in the afternoon and in the evening.
This was a test. I knew this was coming. But I wanted to see if it's something that I can affect on.
On the other hand, this situation reminded me of something: I find it really hard to do several thing at the same time. While I was still a regular student it was impossible for me to focus on studying two subjects at the same time. When I started working (and I was doing job 1 as I do now), studying was impossible. I needed to take days off to do the exams. So, I find it completely natural that I reacted this way right before the exam (though I did lose sight of it when I was setting my goals).
Only this time, I was working and studying at the same time and still didn't find it disturbing or difficult to maintain my diet.
This might be the proof that the higher you set your goals, the bigger achievement will be, even if it's not as big as planned.
...Which doesn't mean I'm not beating myself up about not achieving as much as I planned.
Am I right or wrong?
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