{"id":38884,"date":"2019-09-03T07:41:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T11:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=38884"},"modified":"2019-09-07T22:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T02:38:10","slug":"life-as-a-perfection-at-u-of-t-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/09\/03\/life-as-a-perfection-at-u-of-t-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Life as a Perfectionist at U of T (PART I)"},"content":{"rendered":"Life can be hard for a perfectionist at U of T-- and I discovered this after my first year. At first, I wrote all my notes by hand and spent hours <\/em>trying to make every letter perfect (spoiler: this did not work for me). It later occurred to me that I spent more time whiting out words than actually writing (sadly, I\u2019m not kidding).\r\n\r\nMidterm and exam seasons were particularly challenging. I struggled to study everything <\/em>for all my courses, do all the practice problems, and finish outstanding projects\u2026 all while maintaining my sanity. After first year, I\u2019ve learned a lot about being a perfectionist at U of T.\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the 24-hour clock: <\/strong>\r\n\r\nA student\u2019s worst enemy: time.\r\n\r\nI really struggled with not having enough time to do everything I wanted to. It wasn\u2019t because I procrastinated, it\u2019s that there\u2019s only 24 hours in a day (which is not enough!). This was when I realized that there\u2019s just not enough time to make everything <\/em>perfect to the last detail\u2026 sometimes, \u201cperfect\u201d just isn\u2019t possible given the time frame.\r\n\r\nI also learned to make more realistic study schedules. It\u2019s unrealistic to plan to read 4 chapters when I know that I can normally only get through 2 chapters in that time frame. Making more realistic schedules helps me allocate my time better.\r\n\r\n
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so much to do... so little time\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nLearning to Prioritize: <\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter first year, I learned that when I\u2019m on a time crunch (which is all the time), I need to prioritize my work. The issue was that as a perfectionist, I viewed everything equally important. I used to treat a project worth 5% of my final mark the same as a paper that was worth 20% because I wanted both to be perfect... update: they are not<\/strong> the same.\r\n\r\nI found that most of the time, I needed to choose where to spend my time. As much as it bothered me, I knew I had to sacrifice the 5% project for the 20% paper. If I had more than one assignment due on the same week and they were both weighted the same, I prioritized the subject that I knew I would need to continue to take (ex. I would prioritize biology over chemistry because I\u2019m pursuing a biology major).\r\n\r\nIf my mark for a particular subject was lower than the others, I would also allocate time to review the content. Overall, everyone has different priorities, but I think it\u2019s important to understand that sometimes, there\u2019s not enough time to make everything perfect.\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve always been a perfectionist and I still am. I\u2019ll continue to make sure my work meets my standards and as close<\/em> to \u201cperfect\u201d as possible. But I\u2019ve come to terms with myself and now understand that sometimes, things won\u2019t <\/em>be perfect.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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