As exam time sets in, a slow mania begins to set it. I believe that the main cause of this mania comes as a result of what Matt says about exam time, "These are the most important three weeks in your life right now." As much as I hate to admit it Matt is right. It all boils down to this. It is like hell week when you are pledging a fraternity- you are at your most tired and most worn down and simultaneously the pledging is becoming the most challenging and most demanding. As a result it is the period when you most want to quit, but quitting at this point is the most illogical- at this point you have put in last 3 months or so of your life and now you just have to hang in there for the next 3 weeks and it will all be over- sweet relief.
Unfortunately, all this type of thinking places pressure on your normal habits and routines. In my case, it is my inherent tendancy to get distracted. I am the first to admit, the internet, girls in the library, cell phone, another cup of coffee, a different chair to sit in,....the list goes on. Although normally I do not have much of a problem coping with these distractions (in fact I generally invite my own mental wandering) now that it is exam times I place pressure on mind and squeeze tightly on the metaphorical icing bag to force the damn icing onto the cake through that little hole.
The cure for exam time mania? At this point I am open to suggestions, because god knows I need to get back to work.
haha, and this is what i'm upposed to be looking forward to???
good luck on your exams man
Posted by: amit | December 02, 2004 at 01:47 PM
I'll be thinking of you as I play video games and have some tasty beers
Posted by: Conor | December 03, 2004 at 11:25 AM