{"id":35349,"date":"2018-09-10T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=35349"},"modified":"2018-09-08T08:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T12:14:39","slug":"25-hours-in-a-day-making-time-for-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/09\/10\/25-hours-in-a-day-making-time-for-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Hours in a Day &#8211; Making Time for Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>U of T Time<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMe: \"Where are you? We're going to be late!\"\r\n\r\nMy friend: \"Doesn't it start at 2:10pm?\"\r\n\r\nMe: \"EXAMS DON'T RUN ON U of T TIME!\"\r\n\r\n(we barely made it, you can exhale now)\r\n\r\nIn the beginning of first year, I would always arrive to a class early if it only started <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/course\/timetable\/20145\/codes-used-in-the-timetable-listings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 past the hour<\/a>. This ensured:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>front and centre seats<\/li>\r\n \t<li>time to breathe after speed-walking across campus<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAs the semester progressed, I found it less necessary to sprint to class and would arrive just as lecture began. Mostly because halfway through a semester, people usually sit in the same seat every class. Time spent waiting for a class to start could be used to grab caffeine or to linger awhile longer in the dining hall.\r\n\r\n<strong>Buffer Time<\/strong>\r\n\r\nHaving three classes back-to-back is not fun (especially around lunch time). Even if the buildings are next to each other, I found myself feeling drained after the first two hours of lecture. This year, I've made sure to have at most two hours back-to-back and that I have a break at lunch to refuel and do some work in between classes.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35407\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1-e1535572651667.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35407\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">protip: order lunch to go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI grew accustomed to wolfing down hot <a href=\"https:\/\/ueat.utoronto.ca\/choosing-a-meal-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meals<\/a> when they were served at 4:45pm and then bolting to my 5pm classes (10\/10 would NOT recommend).\r\n\r\n<b>Sweat Time<\/b>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35392\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_4325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35392 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_4325-e1535490980501-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"sunrise while rowing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_4325-e1535490980501-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_4325-e1535490980501-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_4325-e1535490980501-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">my favourite view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIf I wasn't on the <a href=\"https:\/\/varsityblues.ca\/index.aspx?path=row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novice Rowing Team<\/a> in first year, I don't think I would've exercised as much (or at all). Rowing six times a week took a lot of time out of my day but it was definitely time well spent. When it's 6am and you're on a boat in the middle of Lake Ontario, there's no thinking about the essay that's due at noon or the final exam you haven't started studying for -\u00a0it's just you and the water. I personally feel 110% better after working out, so instead of lounging around and wasting time when I can't focus on school, I try to break a sweat!\r\n\r\n<strong>Socializing Time<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35413\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/giphy-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35413 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"meme\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">one of the questionable things my friends and I did to procrastinate - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KpUWQVx1PnU\">original video here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nLiving on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/hs\/st-george-residences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residence<\/a>, it wasn't hard to specifically carve out time in my schedule for friends because we were always around each other - in the cafeteria, working on homework in someone's common room at night or taking more Netflix and dumpling breaks than we probably deserved. Having moved off residence, I'll definitely still make trips to hang out with my friends who are still on residence.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35393\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/20170923_220723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35393 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/20170923_220723-e1535491147998-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"picture of my friends in common room &quot;studying&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/20170923_220723-e1535491147998-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/20170923_220723-e1535491147998-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/20170923_220723-e1535491147998-1024x697.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the Munch Crunch Bunch (not in photo: Sami)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35394\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC00360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35394 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC00360-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ad for university cafeteria \" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC00360-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC00360-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC00360-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">good times in the caf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35415\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35415\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"snow angel making\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG-20171212-WA0013.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">post snowball fight in the quad during exams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35426\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35426 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359-e1535580731343-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"food\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359-e1535580731343-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359-e1535580731343-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359-e1535580731343-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180413_213732_359-e1535580731343.jpg 1799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">floor meetings with food\/ snacks for study breaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong>Rest Time<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"While everyone is sacrificing sleep to get ahead of the game, sleep to actually get ahead of the game\" - Adrian Carpenter a.k.a. MAT157 Genius 2018.\r\n\r\nI have never successfully functioned after an all-nighter, so I avoid them. Sleep &gt; grades has been my motto so far and I think it's a healthy habit that I should stick to.\u00a0This year, I've be planning and checking-in weekly with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/asc\/hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning strategist<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Success Centre<\/a> to help me juggle school, athletics and my free time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/ASxwTxG.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35419 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2018\/08\/ASxwTxG.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/06\/21\/minimizing-stress-through-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simrit's blogpost<\/a> on minimizing stress through planning! Happy Organizing!<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\"While everyone is sacrificing sleep to get ahead of the game, sleep to actually get ahead of the game\" -  Having three classes back-to-back is not fun (especially around lunch time). Even if the buildings are next to each other..\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/09\/10\/25-hours-in-a-day-making-time-for-everything\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;25 Hours in a Day &#8211; Making Time for Everything&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/09\/10\/25-hours-in-a-day-making-time-for-everything\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;25 Hours in a Day &#8211; Making Time for Everything&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":35423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1758,7204,62,1,58,67,68,77],"tags":[957,78,492,475,138,8,25506,439,1837],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35349"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35460,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35349\/revisions\/35460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}