Whatever the arguments are, time management has to be applied and is crucial if one has to adapt to the thrill of competition. Time management is not meant to plunge the self into an unrelenting activity, moving every which way, ending up the day exhausted and achieving next to nothing. I know this is anal but often it is done that way. Depending on how it is perceived and used, the 90-hour window spells much of the difference between planning and control or being on the other side of efficiency and production. The language in the business world is productivity and wise use of time. Time has often been translated into dollars that if one is to remain competitive, there is simply no other option. - If you are like most students, there is a good chance that you are left with about 85 hours. - Take away your lecture time for the week. Let us say here (just for illustration) that lecture time is 25 hours. What remains is about 60 hours. - Here's the sweet part. Once you take away the time to review and do the assignments in each lesson, becomes your free time. Stress management is realizing that there are things that we can not change, there are things that sometimes can be changed, and there are things that we can do something about. Stress management is also managing the threats that are exposed to us. If the threat can be remedied on, the threat can decrease dramatically. You can add or take away a few minutes from it but beyond that may no longer be realistic. Consider this weekly time allowance: - Everybody have 168 hours in one week. - Sleep = 7 hours for the average adult. Given one hour plus or minus, sleep eats that much time. 7 hours x 7 days = 49 hours - Lecture and lab time per week = 25 hours - Personal necessities (eating, grooming, hygiene, etc) = 2 hours a day x 7 = 14 hours - Study time at one hour per subject (average) = 25 hours - Other students will need short naps between classes. It may not be as dramatic. Unnecessary interruptions like phone calls, mails, the do you have a minute thing, this all eats up your time and if it is not prioritize or given allowances, frustration grows. Survive. Limit giving in to temptation of engaging in small talk when priorities are set and being worked on.