It started off as a joke, something to annoy my mother – “I’ve got a new boyfriend who takes up all my time and is the reason why I can’t sleep at night”. And then it was real. I thought I had it all figured out, but it just didn’t seem to end! Grading took up all my time. I couldn’t focus effectively on my other courses and that bothered me. I tried making schedules, and I struggled to maintain them, yet I fell behind on my grading. If I found myself being lazy or too lenient with my grading, I’d stop and start later when I was more aware.
I thought it was just me being impotent and unproductive but, after speaking with people in the office, I realized that the struggle to manage time well is very common. “You just have to push yourself to do it” is the best advice I received. So, I guess, the best thing to do is continue making schedules and just force myself to maintain and (hopefully) stick to them.