Time management

 While writing every exam, at the end you take something with you — a learning, a lesson.

Through retrospection, from the mistakes you made, eventually through reflection, we get to correct them. We get to at least work on them. That very step itself should be appreciated. Despite the result, that step is important.

One such mistake I made during this semester is time management.

For the last few years, I’ve been managing my time well during exams. Somehow, I would complete all the questions, and I even had time to check my answers. That’s a boon.

But this semester, I didn’t have much time. I even noticed how each exam literally followed the same pattern.

In the last 20 minutes, I would still have one 20-mark question and one 8-mark question left.

Again, it’s not about one exam, but almost all of them. Maybe there was just a 5-minute difference.

So, in the first four exams, despite having less time, I managed to complete them with last-minute planning. Yes, I’m proud of it because I was able to complete them with smart planning.

But still, the mistake can’t be hidden. It can’t be overshadowed with last-minute smartness.

In the last exam, I had 25 minutes left. I completed the 20-mark question, but it was unfinished. I mean, it didn’t really have a conclusion. And for the 8-mark question, I could write only 4 lines and couldn’t complete it.

That really disturbed me a lot. I wished I had more time so that I could’ve completed all my answers.

But later, I realised that since day one of these exams, this had been happening in a recurring pattern, and it worsened on the last day.

Though I was able to manage it during the first few days, on the last day it failed. This made me realise that yes, a few mistakes can be managed temporarily, but one day they will show their true colours. Eventually, we will know the cost of them.

I’m glad I realised it.

Also, I did try to make myself better these days. With each exam, I tried to change my planning, and I must appreciate myself for doing that.

Those small changes did help and motivate me.

But still, sometimes small changes aren’t enough...

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