I was going to audition for a singing group that rehearses Monday nights. Tuesday nights, I have a writing group. Wednesday nights I lead a small group from church. Thursday night is when the anime club I belong to meets. Friday night through Saturday night, I clean and collapse. Sunday is two flavors of church and sometimes a writing group and spending time with a friend. There is no way I can do all that, handle a new full time job, and juggle a part-time job on top of that.
I am inclined to just scrap it all and focus on the jobs this semester.
- M: I haven't auditioned yet, but even if I do, I might not make it, so maybe I should table this one for now. Or maybe I should go for it and pray that if it's a bad idea, I won't get in. Will I be in any shape to audition next year? Probably not after a whole year off, but there's no way I can fit the a cappella choir I've sung with for the past six years into the new job schedule in the first six months.
- T: I've been having trouble getting people to show up to the writing group, and I was only really doing it to force myself to do research on publishing, which I don't really care about, because if I don't have teaching experience, I need some pieces published to potentially get hired, which I already am, so this is something I don't need to torture myself with anymore.
- W: My small group wants to meet on another night, so this could be a good time to disengage from that commitment.
- Th: I don't NEED the anime club, and they don't need me since I really don't contribute much of anything (hooray for passive entertainment), but I do enjoy watching things on a big screen and not being required to be in charge.
How do you prioritize? Do you have any advice on what I should sacrifice and what I might want to consider keeping?
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I tried that approach in college, too. And it took me (I think) about two years to get caught up on my sleep after I graduated. When I got married I went absolutely minimal (just school and family life) and became a much happier person, and have been slowly adding things back in. But, I tend to get too involved too easily. If you're actually collapsing by Friday night... well, I'd definitely try to jettison *something*... you could always try skipping just one current activity each week, and see which one you missed?
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