People always ask me how I'm able to do so much in a day or how I'm able to handle such heavy loads when it comes to projects and assignments. Since I've started college I've had a job, taken a minimum of 20 credits each semester, and still have been able to date and marry my wife. There was a woman yesterday, when she heard how many credits I'm taking this semester, apologized to me and felt sorry for me. When that happens, I wonder how people spend their time.
For starters, in my opinion, it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence or skill. It comes with traits which we learn over the years having tried to work smarter while reaching your goals; and I've learned quite a bit about work from my parents. Before starting each semester in college, I do my best to read the books which the teacher has assigned so I'm not trying to copy down what the teacher is saying. I'm able to pay attention and get more from the class. When I get a new assignment at work, or when projects are underway, I spend extra time that I have looking just a bit further into the project instead of trying to just keep up.
It seems that when I'm working with people, there are set times when they start working on a project. If the project doesn't start in a week, they don't start for a week. This is mainly taken from people in my classes would are trying to "have a life" and aren't too concerned about preparation. I've never really been able to have this kind of mindset and I'm sure that there are many others out there too who would agree that it's not something that they are able to do. But when it comes down to it, I call it drive, the mental ability to get going.
When you keep yourself in the day-by-day rituals, there are so many things that just come up and you're normally spending your time juggling all of the tasks and wondering why you don't have any time for yourself. Well, when you look at it, it makes sense. When you wait til the weekend to do your gardening, you're going to have much more weeds then if you did it throughout the week. It's all a matter of how you see objectives. I've met people who think that it's more work to handle things throughout the week, but in my opinion, it's not.
When you are taking things in small doses before hand, you're able to space things out and have control over the situation. It allows you to integrate the tasks into your life rather than having everything thrown into your lap and being expected to handle it. You'll notice the change when you start to take control. As it would seem, when you get a running start into a project you're not only able to think more about the task at hand, but you get to choose how to react to the situation.
What I'm trying to say is, quicken your pace and widen your outlook. It may seem hard to get into the habit of tackling things when they come up, but it will ease the stress in your life. There are times when we will struggle with some things, but knowing that you will earlier is better than finding out when the time comes to prove yourself.
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