Feb 25, 2006 01:42
I think I need a real bed with soft pillows and blankets. And I need to sleep in it, not on the floor. My sleep habits are horrendous. Staying up way too late to study, then waking early for class, then staying up late studying, then sleeping late to catch up on lost sleep. The sleep schedule is especially poor before exams. During college, I was fully able to sleep and procrastinate when I should have been studying. Absolute determination has cured me of those tendencies. But now I really can't sleep before exams and before my Thursday AIDS class. It's really disconcerting. I study and study and study, and then I am so nervous about the exam that I lie in bed thinking about the minutiae that I should be memorizing. I just want to do well, and a bit of lost sleep won't kill me. So I stay awake and memorize the minutiae, which invariably is not on the exam. Then I'm exhausted during the test. I don't even know why I panic about the AIDS class. We just read papers, but we have to know them well enough to teach them to the class. Such a level of understanding takes a long time, and I might forget some background information if I fall asleep. Sigh. This is all my summer job's fault! I worked from 11 PM - 7 AM and didn't sleep until 8.
Maybe I will become more disciplined!
I just want to do well, you know? I am very disappointed with my performance in college and have devoted myself to succeeding in graduate school. Diligence is key to success. I want to work as hard as I can. I just hate feeling that I could have gotten that 3.9 or 3.8 or what have you. While my intentions are good, I need to sleep!