Academia 3: How do I balance my life?
Hello my beautiful friends!
As a teenager, it can often be difficult to balance different aspects of your life. I have a part-time job and do various extracurricular activities alongside my Sixth Form studies. This post aims to offer advice about balancing these things from my own experience.
Primarily, school work or Sixth Form work should be your priority. Your grades determine your future whereas a part-time job and extracurricular clubs are often temporary. If you are finding your contracted hours for your part-time job overwhelming, discuss this with your boss. Do not be afraid to ask to reduce your hours or say no to overtime. It is equally acceptable to miss extracurricular sessions from time to time if you feel behind with school or Sixth Form work.
Plan your time! Usually you know when you have extracurricular commitments and what hours you are working in advance. Plan when you are going to do your work around these commitments. In Sixth Form, use your free periods or study periods as additional time to do work. This usually prevents you feeling overwhelmed by your workload because you have set aside time to do work.
You could wake up earlier. As a teenager, I know if can often be difficult to wake up early, but you are often most productive in the morning and this could provide you with additional time to do work. I am currently trying to wake up at 5.00am (inspired by UnJaded Jade) and this enables me to work for one hour to two hours in the morning. You do not have to go to this extreme, but maybe try waking up half an hour or an hour earlier to do some studying.
I hope these brief tips inspire and help some of you. Feel free to contact me for additional help or post your own suggestions in the comments. I hope you have a productive and relaxing day!
As a teenager, it can often be difficult to balance different aspects of your life. I have a part-time job and do various extracurricular activities alongside my Sixth Form studies. This post aims to offer advice about balancing these things from my own experience.
Primarily, school work or Sixth Form work should be your priority. Your grades determine your future whereas a part-time job and extracurricular clubs are often temporary. If you are finding your contracted hours for your part-time job overwhelming, discuss this with your boss. Do not be afraid to ask to reduce your hours or say no to overtime. It is equally acceptable to miss extracurricular sessions from time to time if you feel behind with school or Sixth Form work.
Plan your time! Usually you know when you have extracurricular commitments and what hours you are working in advance. Plan when you are going to do your work around these commitments. In Sixth Form, use your free periods or study periods as additional time to do work. This usually prevents you feeling overwhelmed by your workload because you have set aside time to do work.
You could wake up earlier. As a teenager, I know if can often be difficult to wake up early, but you are often most productive in the morning and this could provide you with additional time to do work. I am currently trying to wake up at 5.00am (inspired by UnJaded Jade) and this enables me to work for one hour to two hours in the morning. You do not have to go to this extreme, but maybe try waking up half an hour or an hour earlier to do some studying.
I hope these brief tips inspire and help some of you. Feel free to contact me for additional help or post your own suggestions in the comments. I hope you have a productive and relaxing day!
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