no time to lament

Before I rushed to open the envelope, I practised to be a warrior, namely to conquer emotions and restore calm. It was a successful exercise, which I'll elaborate on in a separate post.

There was a piece of A4 paper in the envelope bearing the fruits of my hard but haphazard work last semester. I succeeded in being extremely excellent, sucked and mundane at the same time. In the end, I evened out to be just below the distinction line with all the subjects completed. I know I shouldn't be harsh on myself. And I am not because there is no time to lament.

The point is with all other activities extinguished in the background, by that I mean, work, having a baby, partying, holidaying etc., collecting distinctions is the only fun I'm supposed to have.

So in that sense, last semester was a catastrophe. And I attribute that to a huge bundle of strategic failures, namely, not having come up with a unique strategy per subject earlier. Other minor issues include living in the illusion of abundant time at the beginning of the semester, living under the misled impression of security with my tabled notes, and being stupid enough to attempt a question first which I actually didn't immediately understand.

The good thing is that these only require simple remedies. There are a few things that I need to do in the first week of the new semester.

1. collecting and browsing old exam papers
2. ask for tips on each subject
3. make a reading and assignment plan
4. practise exam questions way before the exam

Gosh I'll be prepared.