Relationships and the loss of friends
Did you know that for every one new relationship that is formed, that means at there is 80% less time for other friends for both people in the relationship?
Of course it’s understandable that people want to get to know each other and spend time with the people that they are in a relationship, but did it ever occur to them that their friendships will be negatively affected? There are of course exceptions, but something always have to give.
What’s the purpose of this post? To indicate to the world that I’m one of those people that are negatively affected.
Simply put: Relationships Suck!
Hours in a day
Let’s review my lovely reality, as it’s been in the last few weeks, without leaving any ambiguities.
I have 20 hours of courses this semester, broken down as follows:
Mon.: 5hrs
Tues.: 5hrs
Wedn.: 5hrs
Thurs.: 3hrs
Fri.: 2hrs
Total: 20hrs
According to our lovely Academic Calendar, at least three hours should be consecrated to doing work for every one hour in class. Let’s do the maths.
20hrs x 3hrs = 60hrs/week
Let’s not look at how many hours there are in a week:
24hrs x 7days = 168hrs/week
Now let’s look at some hypothetical sleep patterns:
a) 8hrs/night x 7days = 56hrs/week
b) 4hrs/night x 7days = 28hrs/week
Now let’s look at the daily break-down of hours, not including shower, food preperation, eating, and sleep:
Mon.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work = 20 / 24hrs
Tues.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work = 20 / 24hrs
Wedn.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work = 20 / 24hrs
Thurs.: 3hrs, thus 9hrs work = 12 / 24hrs
Fri.: 2hrs, thus 6hrs work = 8 / 24hrs
Logically this means that for 3 out of the 5 school days there are not sufficient hours in the day to do everything and sleep at a minimally-recommended length of time. Now let’s look at the required 8hrs of sleep that I need to function correctly:
Mon.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work + 8hrs sleep = 28 / 24hrs: fail
Tues.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work + 8hrs sleep = 28 / 24hrs: fail
Wedn.: 5hrs, thus 15hrs work + 8hrs sleep = 28 / 24hrs: fail
Thurs. 3hrs, thus 9hrs work + 8hrs sleep = 20 / 24hrs: pass
Fri.: 2hrs, thus 6hrs work + 8hrs sleep = 16 / 24hrs: pass
After intrepreting these results I feel as though it’s impossible to complete things, while still leaving room to breath, relax, eat, or anything else for that matter. And this is why I’m uncontactable during the beginning of the week, my friends. If I were in contact with a sharp object other than my nail-file, then I’d be impaling myself with it as we speak.
Simply speaking: It’s impossible for me to do well, or to complete that which is expected of me. What the heck am I supposed to do?