So now that I’m in grad school, I’m starting to remember a bunch of stuff from the college days.  As I’ve gone through this first class, here are some helpful hints that I’m remembering:

1) My memory is not very good.  If I have an assignment due, I need to write it down.  Then, I need to write it down somewhere different because I’ll lose the first paper.  After class, I need to write a note and put it in my car.  Then, when I get home, I need to write a note and stick it on the fridge.

2) I’m still going to forget to do the homework.

3) It’s a lot easier to do the work as soon after class as I can.  Otherwise it’s 30 minutes before the assignment is due and I’m just starting to remember that there’s something I was suppose to do.  If only I could find that sheet of paper where I wrote it.

4) I remember every semester in undergrad, I would start refreshed.  I wanted to make all A’s and I’d have this plan about doing all the homework, studying hard during the year, and then dominating the exams because of all the extra effort.  In reality, I never sacrificed sleep which led me to do homework at the last minute, cram for finals an hour ahead of time, and pray a lot after I’d turned them in.

So now, I’m older and wiser.  I’ve learned from those mistakes.  I have a mid-term coming up next week.  Instead of waiting to study at the last minute, I’m going to go ahead and start right now.  Well, not right this second because I want to play a video game.  And then I’ll take a nap.  Wednesday is busy…so is Thursday.  I’ll need Friday to relax from a long week.  Saturday will be spent with the Family.  Sunday too.  Monday will be the start of another busy week.  So it looks like I have about 30 minutes before the exam to study.

There, see what I mean?  10 years ago, I never would have planned this far ahead.