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Minsc · 12-01-2006, 06:10 AM

If you're in normal school:

Sleep:
Assuming you're in school from 6AM to 4PM, you would sleep from 4PM to 4:20PM, 8PM to 8:20PM, 12AM to 12:20AM, and 4AM to 6AM. That's pretty hard to follow and you'll need a good diet for it to work, ect. Try to sleep in school, too(if you're tired)... You'll be pretty sleepy during school but awake at home, and will have 11 hours of free time on a good day(all homework done in school). You might be able to sleep at lunch and knock an hour or half off the schedule. Don't spend too much time sleeping during school or you'll be tired.

Studying:
You don't really need to do this(get better at taking tests instead)...

Big projects:
Procrastinate these as much as possible in case you have an opportunity to do them in school. If not, you'll do them faster if they're due in a couple of days.

Homework:
Do as much of it in school as possible. During a class, either do homework or go to sleep. If you get told not to do what you picked, do the other thing. If you get told not to do that, do what you're expected to do for 10 or 20 minutes before picking something(you'd be better off picking sleep and make sure the teacher's doing something else now). Also, set deadlines when you're doing it and find a clock. Set the deadline for a third or so of what it would normally take you. You should do it quicker but shouldn't meet your deadline, or it needs to be lower(but if it's too low, you'll get discouraged). You should also get good at guessing what you'll have for homework, especially in the later classes since you'll have less opportunities to do it during school when it gets assigned. Do the homework that's due the soonest first. Also, if you have homework due the next day, you should do it this day, since you might not have time the next day to do it.

Free time:
Pick a project for something that you're good at and spend at least two hours working on it per day(mine would be a coding project). I guess the two hours varies. Spend some time learning skills every day, too. For the rest of the time, I read(which involves learning skills) and play video games; one's relaxing and the other's fun. Keep a log of what you do during your free time(put about 10-20 entries per day in it). You should have some time to do stuff after 6AM and before 4PM. I don't log those and try to do the same things then since they're pretty short.

Other stuff:
You might miss some instruction when you're sleeping or not paying attention. You should be able to know what happened during your sleep after some time. If not, guess what you should do. You're better off sleeping or doing homework when the teacher's out of the room or sitting at their desk than when they're standing up and talking, but you can still do it during the latter. You'd probably be better off not telling people that you sleep three hours a day.

That's assuming that you think school is a worthless waste of time.

12-01-2006, 06:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
Minsc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 336	If you're in normal school: Sleep: Assuming you're in school from 6AM to 4PM, you would sleep from 4PM to 4:20PM, 8PM to 8:20PM, 12AM to 12:20AM, and 4AM to 6AM. That's pretty hard to follow and you'll need a good diet for it to work, ect. Try to sleep in school, too(if you're tired)... You'll be pretty sleepy during school but awake at home, and will have 11 hours of free time on a good day(all homework done in school). You might be able to sleep at lunch and knock an hour or half off the schedule. Don't spend too much time sleeping during school or you'll be tired. Studying: You don't really need to do this(get better at taking tests instead)... Big projects: Procrastinate these as much as possible in case you have an opportunity to do them in school. If not, you'll do them faster if they're due in a couple of days. Homework: Do as much of it in school as possible. During a class, either do homework or go to sleep. If you get told not to do what you picked, do the other thing. If you get told not to do that, do what you're expected to do for 10 or 20 minutes before picking something(you'd be better off picking sleep and make sure the teacher's doing something else now). Also, set deadlines when you're doing it and find a clock. Set the deadline for a third or so of what it would normally take you. You should do it quicker but shouldn't meet your deadline, or it needs to be lower(but if it's too low, you'll get discouraged). You should also get good at guessing what you'll have for homework, especially in the later classes since you'll have less opportunities to do it during school when it gets assigned. Do the homework that's due the soonest first. Also, if you have homework due the next day, you should do it this day, since you might not have time the next day to do it. Free time: Pick a project for something that you're good at and spend at least two hours working on it per day(mine would be a coding project). I guess the two hours varies. Spend some time learning skills every day, too. For the rest of the time, I read(which involves learning skills) and play video games; one's relaxing and the other's fun. Keep a log of what you do during your free time(put about 10-20 entries per day in it). You should have some time to do stuff after 6AM and before 4PM. I don't log those and try to do the same things then since they're pretty short. Other stuff: You might miss some instruction when you're sleeping or not paying attention. You should be able to know what happened during your sleep after some time. If not, guess what you should do. You're better off sleeping or doing homework when the teacher's out of the room or sitting at their desk than when they're standing up and talking, but you can still do it during the latter. You'd probably be better off not telling people that you sleep three hours a day. That's assuming that you think school is a worthless waste of time. Last edited by Minsc; 12-01-2006 at 06:20 AM.