Last minute.

Dying minute

Dying minute as the term signifies, simply means doing something at the eleventh hour, doing something very late or extremely late. (Just like having all day to do the laundries without doing it till the sun sets, and boom! You realize you don't even have what to wear for an occasion that would take place on the next day, you quickly do a few laundry and start put the damp or moist dress under the ceiling fan for a quick and easy dry).

I realized something; getting first class isn't hard in anyway, it just entails consistency. You must be consistent in your grade points, right from 100 level; down to 400 or 500 level, depending on your course of study. It's just like read.cash, getting engagements on your article just shows you are engaging on others', you just need to read theirs and comment or upvote, for most of them to visit and read yours. It's a win win situation. Why did I state this? "you need to do some certain things to secure you a first-class seat."

First class in higher institution also entails consistency, continuous reading and resilience.

Buying all textbooks, attending all classes, doing all tests well and endeavoring to submit all assignments. It's actually no big deal especially when school is for you. I said that; simply because, there are some people that might just not make it through education, they are gifted with something else, probably a skill or something, but for the ones who feel that education is all it is. Bagging a first class degree isn't hard in any way, and even if you don't feel that way, it still isn't that hard to bag a first class degree.

Why am I writing about this?.

I thought about this, this morning while I was reading or need I say (cramming) for an exam I have later in the day, and decided to use it as an article. Most of the articles I write; if you've observed are always in someway related to me. (I just love writing about my feelings and through this, I learn from myself, I see my flaws and it makes me advice myself more and probably advice others'who walks in my shoes, just by reading through what I wrote about.) That's by the way; now back to the issue on ground.

Consistency.

I've come to realize that in literally everything: consistency is the key. No wonder they say: Practice leads to perfection.

In singing: be consistent.

In playing an instrument: be consistent.

In writing: be consistent and read more.

In drawing: be consistent.

In dancing: be consistent.

In reading: be consistent and you'll gain more knowledge from it.

In literally everything: just be consistent.

Back to the title of this article, I'm sorry I deviated a little bit, although it was still quite related in a way.

I don't know if it's just me, but the truth is that most people love doing things at the dying minute. Writing exams and test these past few years made me realize something: the questions they set are just not as hard as some of us figure them to be. They are questions that has been taught to us, questions that are familiar, they aren't strange questions, but guess what? Some of us would still end up saying it was very difficult. Why? Because, we failed to read.

I, for one, love doing things at the dying minute, I just don't know why. Not too good; I know, but it just happens. I'm working towards a change though.

Back in school, the lecturer tells us: "there would be test next week, prepare for it, it's twenty marks."

Me to myself: Aah, thank God I still have few days to revise, atleast five days in a weekday. I can shuffle out time to read.(envisaging myself answering questions in split seconds)

Day one: nothing.

Day two: nothing.

Day three: nothing.

Day four: nothing.

Day five: nothing.

Day six, which is the day for the test; very early in the morning: (Am seen with my notebook, trying to cram it all and lamenting on the fact that I'm just reading).

Not nice.

Sometimes when I'm writing a test, and I see some questions I have no idea on. The feeling that the question is actually simple, but I was the one who decided not to read; hits me deep inside. I'll be left wondering and lamenting on the "had I known" phrase.

It's wrong, it's very wrong. Apart from reading and bagging a first class degree. In our daily routine, some of us; not all, love doing things at the dying minute. "Myself" for an example.

I want to go out on a week's journey. Instead of me to prepare ahead, it's on the Dday. The morning to the day I plan to go out that you'll see me arranging and fixing up my clothes amongst others. I've gradually started changing though.

There are lots of advantages one gets from preparing ahead.

• Freedom from tension: A person who has thoroughly been reading; even when there was no exam, won't be tensed at all, unlike those who reads when exam is a day or two days away.

• Would always be prepared: A person who always prepares and plans ahead would and can never be caught off guard, it could be an impromptu test, it could be a sudden call to do something. Someone who hasn't been planning and preparing ahead would end up missing out on alot of things. (Carry-overs and the likes of it).

There are so many other reasons or advantages; like minimizing uncertainties, goals are easily achieved, planning helps in achieving economics and so much more.

To wrap it all up; planning and preparing ahead is very essential to live a stress free life.

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