When you tackle an assignment for school, are you trying to make everything perfect? Remember that you’re a student, no one is expecting you to be perfect, you’re in school to get better you’re supposed to be a work in progress.Īs a result, what may feel like “too much” homework, might really be you tackling assignments “too well.” For instance, there’s a reason “speed reading” is a skill that’s encouraged. The idea is that 80% of your results, come from 20% of your efforts. There’s an old principle of Pareto’s that’s been adapted to business (specifically management) called the 80-20 rule. With that in mind, how do you manage your time to get it all done? The following are five tips for any student (current or prospective) who’s struggling with getting their workload completed on time.

In the case of unreasonable “commitments,” you’re procrastinating doing your homework, but of course, there are people who genuinely are overwhelmed by their homework. More often than not, “too much homework” really means “too many commitments took priority,” which can be reasonable – say, if you’re working part-time and are receiving a scholarship for an extra-curricular activity – or it can be unreasonable – bingewatching a TV show.

Almost everyone complains that they have too much homework and the excuses for “why” it didn’t get done range from the dog ate it to a faulty printer to a downed internet connection.

I will do my homework