Are 24 Hours Not Enough? Real Time Management for Students
"I have to study for classes, write my project, and meet up with my friends." How do you manage to do it all at once?
You look at some students: they go to the math Olympiad, build a website at the same time, and on top of that, they find time to play football with friends every weekend. Meanwhile, you stay awake until midnight just to finish your homework. What is the secret? Their day isn't 26 hours long; they simply know where and how to spend their energy.
The biggest lie is the myth of multitasking. Listening to music, scrolling Instagram, and solving a physics problem at the same time means you aren't fully doing any of them. The brain loses a massive amount of energy every time it shifts focus from one thing to another. Therefore, the only thing you need is the "time blocking" technique.
Simply divide your day into blocks. "From 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM, I will only write code, and the phone will not be in the room." That 90-minute deep focus will give you so much productivity that otherwise, you'd struggle to finish the task in 4 hours. Done with your work? Now, completely relax. Go rest, play a game. Because resting halfway destroys you just as much as working halfway.
The second rule is learning to say "No." If your goal is to finish a tech project on Taskool, you are not obligated to attend an extra, unhelpful event just out of politeness. Time is your most valuable currency; don't spend it on others' meaningless expectations. Set your priorities and close the door on everything that distracts you along that path.
