hello! it's seo from tbhstudying and i'm here to give you some tips and tricks for handling schoolwork with a busy schedule.
i'm a girl with a busy life whether it be all my school clubs or kendo practices or tutoring and video filming and editing
and other work-related things so here's how i handle everything and some extra tips that you might be able to use -
first off, try waking up a little bit earlier in the morning to get work done. this school year
i've been getting up an hour earlier and trying to get some work done
you saw me doing that on my vlog and i've also been going to school earlier to do some work before classes start
my friend is kindly letting me carpool with her (thank u @ friend if ur watching this)
so that's how i'm able to do it
some benefits of this is the fact that there's much less traffic while driving to school and more parking spaces available
but if you can't drive yet
it's totally okay to do your work in a study space at home instead of school
next, use travel time study whether it be a bus right to school or to a sports meet or a tournament
use that time to review some flashcards fill out some homework and study
i find flashcards to be the easiest and i save writing activities like note-taking and worksheets for home
because it's hard for me to write in a moving vehicle (idk how y'all do it)
if you get carsick easily take the time to record yourself saying your notes out loud
i don't know about android phones
but the iphone has a voice memos app that you can use to record. just plug in your headphones and go ahead and record. if
your teacher or professor lets you record during classes, you can also do that and re-listen to the lectures when you're going somewhere
always keep your homework on you. no matter what, bring your backpack, a little tote bag, whatever
it might be. that
way, you can whip out your homework and start doing it if you have a little bit of extra time on your hands
maybe there's an extra five minutes at the end of class
maybe your bus is late and you're stuck at the tail end of a sports tournament for a few minutes longer
just keep your homework with you so that you can do it anytime
use the weekends to catch up and get ahead. sure,
there are lots of events on the weekends like
tournaments, big events, and personal things like family time and church and whatever social event you want to go to
however, you have at least 16 hours in a day
if you get your recommended 8 hours of sleep in
let's say that the big events in that day take up about 6 hours total
you still have 10 hours in that day to get your work done
as long as you don't procrastinate and focus on your work, you'll get it done a lot faster than you'd expect
also, try to stay ahead of classes
if you have teachers that give you the entire chapter or unit's homework in advance
do it ahead of time instead of doing it on the last day
take notes on the next chapter and do the reading now instead later. you already know your practice times and your meeting times
and so, you can schedule out your time and if you do your work now while you still have time,
you'll feel infinitely more comfortable later when you're swamped with extracurricular stuff
some people find it easier to work with a schedule that's divided up by the hours of the day
you might want to consider that style of planning if you have a lot of things crammed into a single day
i found that it's incredibly enlightening to try it at least
once because then you realize how much time you actually have and how much time you actually waste
prioritize the things that you need to get done the most and i cannot emphasize this enough
do not procrastinate!!!!
honestly, the silver lining to doing sports and extracurriculars is the fact that it literally forces you to manage your time
i think that's a really important life skill and doing things outside of academic school stuff helps you broaden your horizons and life
experiences and you get to learn valuable skills that will help you in life later on
good luck with all of that stuff, and i hope this helped! remember to take breaks and don't burn out!
these are just tips that i hope will help you balance your schedule and work life with all of your extracurriculars
i hope you have a wonderful week and take care~
bye!