The long rope that'll kill...
One of the favourite expressions of my 10th standard history teacher (who was extremely good might I add), was that given a long enough rope we as students are more likely to hang ourselves than use it properly than if we were given a short rope. However bad that sounds it is supposed to mean, given enough time (or actually more than enough time) we are more likely to waste it than put it to good use as compared to if we were given less time.Kappeesh?
So that brings us to the present situation. The pressure of the end semester. Basically the exam which makes or breaks your grade. Every other form of evaluation other than an end semester is, if anything, but a trivial warm-up to this defining moment of truth. The reason we put up with boring profs and their boring lectures, the reason we 'attempt' meaningless assignments, the reason we spend a semester attending classes... ostensibly.
So much said, we did have a long time to prepare for these herculean demonic tasks. Atleast 2 weeks say. Which brings us to the relevance of what my history teacher said so long ago. The relevance and the aptness. And probably our ineptness...and definitely our laziness.
Procrastination is a way of life we say. We cannot but take deadlines to their limit we add. Who in the right mind would actually finish the portions for an examination more than a day before the actual date we shout in unison. Ummm....
Enough excuses. Time for action. And thus I must take leave. From blogging, from chatting, from frivolous mailing, from football, from quake, from crosswords, from movies on LAN, from movies not on LAN, from "extra-curricular" activities, from life. For it is time to take the only exams worth taking seriously seriously.Its a promise...(gulp)
Yours academically and "talk-to-you-later"ively,
The-one-whose-resolutions-are-laughed-upon,
Me
So that brings us to the present situation. The pressure of the end semester. Basically the exam which makes or breaks your grade. Every other form of evaluation other than an end semester is, if anything, but a trivial warm-up to this defining moment of truth. The reason we put up with boring profs and their boring lectures, the reason we 'attempt' meaningless assignments, the reason we spend a semester attending classes... ostensibly.
So much said, we did have a long time to prepare for these herculean demonic tasks. Atleast 2 weeks say. Which brings us to the relevance of what my history teacher said so long ago. The relevance and the aptness. And probably our ineptness...and definitely our laziness.
Procrastination is a way of life we say. We cannot but take deadlines to their limit we add. Who in the right mind would actually finish the portions for an examination more than a day before the actual date we shout in unison. Ummm....
Enough excuses. Time for action. And thus I must take leave. From blogging, from chatting, from frivolous mailing, from football, from quake, from crosswords, from movies on LAN, from movies not on LAN, from "extra-curricular" activities, from life. For it is time to take the only exams worth taking seriously seriously.Its a promise...(gulp)
The woods are lovely dark and deep(My favourite quote; for the millionth time now)
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep
Yours academically and "talk-to-you-later"ively,
The-one-whose-resolutions-are-laughed-upon,
Me
Comments
another resolution at the end!ummm..!good!
best of luck for end sems!
therz always been a scam,
It matters not
If you are gult or tam,
Now its time to cram cram cram.
LoL!!