Posted by DaisyM on January 23, 2004, at 13:44:30
In reply to Quitting School, posted by Elle2021 on January 23, 2004, at 1:16:32
One of the ways I get things done when I'm really down is I break them into small pieces...I'm going to write a proposal today. I'm doing an assessment report tomorrow, etc. I'm a list person but when the list is really really long it can be scary.
There is a great time management book called "Eat That Frog". It basically encourages you to set things up to do the ugliest, hardest thing first, because all the little things really don't matter. I think it is similar to Fallsfall's system of "Have To" etc.. Somehow having an organizational system makes your whole life seem managable, at least for me.
Only do what you have to do to pass, for now. Your grades say nothing about who YOU are and employers really don't care what kind of grades you made unless they are the very top and/or you need to get into Grad school.
I hope you can find a way to keep going. Ultimately it will be worth the struggle.
FYI -- I agree with taking your time. I finished in 3 1/2 yrs., married my Junior year and had a baby slighly less than 1 1/2 yrs after graduation. (That baby is now at CAL-BERK). 10 yrs later I was back in grad school, working nights with 3 kids, studying something completely different. I often wonder now why I was in such a hurry back then. Think of it this way -- If you finish at age 30 and "start" your "real" career, you still have 30 - 40 years to work before retirement -- Perspective iS everything!
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