We work to make things better for ourselves. We come to university to make things even better for ourselves by specializing in something we care about. So we should work as much as possible, right? Right! As long as remember that there’s a maximum amount of work. And overloading ourselves means achieving much less in the long run.
Movies, advertising, even ancient myths sell stories of superhuman extra effort which allows one person to truly transcend to earn extra rewards. They sell those stories because they get the money. If you break your back to work harder all you’ve got is a broken back and you can’t work.
That’s why this blog writes about time-saving tips and effective study strategies. Because working more doesn’t always mean harder or longer. There are only a certain amount of hours in the day, and a much smaller number of hours you can spend studying. Skipping food or sleep to study longer is like skipping petrol and oil to drive longer: you’re only doing damage, pretty soon it’s going to stop or break, and repair takes far longer than proper maintenance.
Instead of working later, start earlier. Don’t leave things to the last minute. Break tasks into pieces and do some right now, today, getting in the habit of hammering away at things long before they’re due. Revise notes before you even know when the exam is. Working steadily instead of staying up all night in the mistaken belief that staring at your notes for longer means you learned more.
Cram culture and gig economy advertising spend every day telling you to work yourself to pieces. They can spend so much because they’ve made all that money from other people they’ve already worked to exhaustion or injury. Any boss telling you to ignore the pain is your enemy, even when you’re working for yourself. Especially then.
Overwork is called that for a reason. It’s damaging, it’s unsustainable, and it’s always a bad idea. Overwork doesn’t even get more work done! Because when you break down or burn out you’ll achieve much less overall than if you’d been working steadily, resting reasonably, and enjoying educating yourself every day.
If you break your back to work harder all you’ve got is a broken back and you can’t work.
Movies, advertising, even ancient myths sell stories of superhuman extra effort which allows one person to truly transcend to earn extra rewards. They sell those stories because they get the money. If you break your back to work harder all you’ve got is a broken back and you can’t work.
That’s why this blog writes about time-saving tips and effective study strategies. Because working more doesn’t always mean harder or longer. There are only a certain amount of hours in the day, and a much smaller number of hours you can spend studying. Skipping food or sleep to study longer is like skipping petrol and oil to drive longer: you’re only doing damage, pretty soon it’s going to stop or break, and repair takes far longer than proper maintenance.
Instead of working later, start earlier. Don’t leave things to the last minute. Break tasks into pieces and do some right now, today, getting in the habit of hammering away at things long before they’re due. Revise notes before you even know when the exam is. Working steadily instead of staying up all night in the mistaken belief that staring at your notes for longer means you learned more.
Cram culture and gig economy advertising spend every day telling you to work yourself to pieces. They can spend so much because they’ve made all that money from other people they’ve already worked to exhaustion or injury. Any boss telling you to ignore the pain is your enemy, even when you’re working for yourself. Especially then.
Overwork is called that for a reason. It’s damaging, it’s unsustainable, and it’s always a bad idea. Overwork doesn’t even get more work done! Because when you break down or burn out you’ll achieve much less overall than if you’d been working steadily, resting reasonably, and enjoying educating yourself every day.
