Balancing student life and working life can be taxing. In addition to both, students also need to manage their personal life which can often lead to making compromises so as not to disrupt work performance as much as possible, while keeping up with school assignments and academic life as a whole.
In a recent survey, working students were seen to be experiencing more stress than non-working students, which manifested as being irritable due to exhaustion. Thus, if you are or planning to become a working student yourself, getting your life on track between personal time and academic life, and working for a steady stream of student allowance, take these tips to avoid getting overwhelmed with assignments.
Tips to help balance working student life:
In a recent survey, working students were seen to be experiencing more stress than non-working students, which manifested as being irritable due to exhaustion. Thus, if you are or planning to become a working student yourself, getting your life on track between personal time and academic life, and working for a steady stream of student allowance, take these tips to avoid getting overwhelmed with assignments.
Tips to help balance working student life:
- Plot your schedules properly ensuring you will not regret it later or it would not be cause for confusion and making significant compromises between studies and work.
- Whenever it’s study time, it is advisable to do a SWOT analysis of your commitments at intervals.
- Set a weekly priorities list, consisting of a 168-hour week, prioritising the most urgent tasks to the least or “choose to do” activities.
- If you need to readjust, do so for the “choose to do” activities only; and if it involves family and friends, you may get their opinions or consent, too. That way, you still keep up with your personal life.
- Involve your family when planning school activities to let them understand your situation and, probably, to redistribute chores and family time.
- Ask your parents or any responsible family member how much they can contribute to your studies to be able to estimate the amount of time you need to work.
- Practice diligence in meeting deadlines for school assignments, and learn to say “No” to others and to yourself when the situation warrants for it.
- Listen to your body. If you feel exhausted, get some rest to avoid over-exhaustion which can cause more problems rather than do you good.
Avoid the mistake of many students who left school to be working instead. Employers not requiring at least a university degree are hard to come by these days. Overall, remember that between student life and working life, you should always prioritise the former.
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