Yigeren wrote:
I am taking online classes myself because I prefer to teach myself, and I need to do things when I have the time...and to avoid people.
I have a house to take care of, with a child and some cats. So online is better.
I just can't shop, keep the house clean, cook, do laundry, do yard work, keep doctors appointments (I have many), pay attention to my child and pets, then focus on schoolwork.
I know of people that do it, it's not like I don't have the time, I just can't focus on keeping it all together. Something gets neglected because I can't mentally keep track of it all. My mind wants to obsessively focus on one or two things and that's what I do best. In real life, that just doesn't work.
I'm very much like you when it comes to school work. I once wrote 10 pages on thought reform as seen in the documentary "Jesus Camp" when all my teacher wanted was a paragraph response to the question "is socialization brainwashing?".
Really.
Luckily, my professor really appreciated the effort and gave me a lot of goood feedback...
Here's a few things to keep in mind--
If you're learning about useful stuff in the pprocess, all that extra effort is not wasted.
Also, when you start getting overwhellmed with so many things to do, just think about how you eat an elephant.
You eat an elephant one bite at a time.
Make a list of everthing you need to do, and then tackle each task one at a time. The trick is to make sure you're always working on something. If you do that, everything will get done eventually.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.~Epictetus
07 Jan 2016, 11:33 am
