Perkins mentions leaders should take care themselves because they are the foundation in their groups. However, Shacklton takes little care of himself. Also, he does not have good health. Nevertheless, he leads his members to the right direction.
The chapter 4 focuses on “Stamina.” As far as I am concerned, I sometimes sacrifice myself. Especially, I often cut out sleeping nowadays. Before entering ICU, I have never dreamed to lose my sleep. When I was a high school student, I used to going to bed at 12 o’clock at the latest even if I did not finish homework. Sleep has been the highest priority for me for a long time!
However, my priority has changed since I became an ICU student.
Since the classes started, I have faced large amount of assignments and preparation for classes. I have never experienced such condition in high-school life. Thus, I took much time to complete them every day.
The hardest time was the week at the beginning of June, 2010. At that time, spring term almost finished, and the final came around.
At that time, I took ARW, RCA, ALN, ASP, ALS, Economy and Economics and Globalization and Society. I had to take two tests, term papers, presentation, and preparations for class etc. I did not do a very good job, so I took a lot of time to do anything. From to , I did assignments until around 5 o’clock, slept an hour, got up and went to school, attended classes, came home and did assignments….
I repeated the process a week. Despite massive lack of sleep, I did not feel terrible at all because there are two reasons for this. First, I did not want to give classmate troubles because of not completing assignments. Second, I did not want to give up and escape from assignments because I did not want to defeat myself. The reasons made me get over the week.
However, I realize that sleep is essential to keep physical and mental balances. I could squeeze through the big week, but I was too exhausted to care of myself. There were sometimes I could not think properly. All I could do was to attend ICU and take classes. I did not afford to take care of myself. I was great concerned by BI members at that time because I did not have enough sleep.
As Perkins mentions “Do what you need to do to accomplish your work―but make sure that you keep one hand free to keep yourself from being washed overboard”, I notice it is important to get adequate sleep to keep my health; keep a balance between physical and mental. Health is important to keep doing my best. Therefore, I decide to stick in my work so that I achieve both my work and ensuring enough sleep.
Hi, Ayaka:)
ReplyDeleteIt's Yoshika.
Since you noticed that the importance of sleeping, I was really relieved:) Finally!
But there is a thing that I need to resist your thought (because I am really worried about your health). In your blog, you mentioned that you could not give up your assignments because giving up meant that you defeated yourself. However, I do not really think so because sometimes people need to have a rest to charge enegy for doing much better works. Don' you think so? Thus, I ASK you to have a rest to keep your health!;) and to do works with full energy!
Thank you~
Hi! It's Yuki :)
ReplyDeleteI can imagine your situation that you can't sleep, because you haven't finish your homework. Same as you, I always cut my sleep time, especially the days before tests or the limit of reports. I remembered the days I was almost dying of ELP after reading your blog...
However, as you wrote, sleep is very important and even if we cut off that time, it just makes inefficient time. I think time management is important when we have too much things to do. Also, we sometimes need to give up something so as to keep our health. I learned the importance of self management by this chapter.
See you!
Hi Ayaka,
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great post, and I had no idea that you (and perhaps many other motivated students like you), work so hard and sleep so little.
I hope that your schedule will never be so hectic again that you have to go so long with such little sleep.
Ken