Originally Posted by
ZeCanon
I'll admit that I'm not doing that much homework right now
I pretty much finished up all the classes for my major last semester, and so now I'm just tacking on a minor. Since I'm just getting started,
I have a crop of 100-200 level classes. I forgot how easy these are! In one class I just got a months notice about a 2 page paper we have to write. In my upper division classes last year they would give me a day or so to write something so short!
Also, to get back on topic, one more note about the Tabatas - it took me 3 full sessions to find the right target wattage, starting around 570, then 600, then finally 630-640. Each one felt hard, even the 570, but the first two left me wondering if I could have gone a little bit harder. The last one didn't.
Experimentation is key.
Damn you. I've already had a 4 pager to write with a day's notice. A professor also assigned 2 books and a 5 page paper for the next class...
Originally Posted by
ZeCanon
Student life sounds all fine and dandy when you just look at the hours in class, 2-3 hrs/day, but those who have graduated tend to have a little bit of selective memory regarding all of the other stuff we have to do. 30-35hrs/week of homework takes a pretty good bite out of free time. Add to that any extracurriculars and you end up with a pretty full schedule, albeit one with a lot of flexibility. I would most certainly take student life over the life of a working stiff any day, but it's not all summer vacation all the time
The key for me is to treat riding like a job. No, I can't go to that meeting at 2pm on Wednesday, I'm busy. Busy riding. If you make the commitment, and make riding a priority, you'll find you have plenty of time to get all the hours in that you need.
Yeah, I need to figure out my schedule by the end of this week so I can get in a solid few hours of riding a week. I can easily ride 6 hours every weekend. Putting in 6 hours during the week isn't hard at all, especially when I have nothing past noon on MWF.
I won't lie, I've been a bit lazy lately. I don't feel like going out and riding, but the second I get out there, I can't remember why I didn't want to go haha. I feel like I'll be more motivated once I see how much I suck at cross...
To add insult to the time scheme thing, I'm debating whether I want to write a thesis or not. I've already started talking to a professor. That's going to be a huge freaking time commitment.
Side note: I signed up for a once a week yoga class for 12 weeks. Should be a good break.