Essay Describe Your Stressful Circumstance

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Describe your stressful circumstance in your own words.
School has been my life for the past three years. I haven't had much time for anything but homework. The problem is that I really want to participate in extracurricular activities so that I can learn what kind of career I'd like to do in the future. The problem is that I'm getting a job and still have a lot of homework, so I don't know where to fit in doing fun things.

Describe how your stressful circumstance could be worse than it is.
I could end up getting a lot more homework than I currently have and my job could end up being more of a commitment than I originally thought. I could also be getting less sleep than I already am because of the increased workload. This would probably result in me getting more homework because of my inability to stay awake. I could have an
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I could get my homework done really efficiently (while maintaining a high quality of work) so that I have extra time today. My job could end up not being that time consuming, but I’d still be making good money. I could also have a better ability to focus so that I wouldn’t get as distracted when I’m trying to complete tasks. Non-realistically, my teachers could cancel all my …show more content…
The best part about it is that I’ve gotten this assignment done pretty quick (at least by my standards), which is reducing the load I need to complete. There isn’t a specific resolution, though if I try and work harder on my homework by focusing then I think I can reduce my stress in the long run. I didn’t really discuss the extracurricular activities much in this, which is okay because I don’t think that it is the problem. I think the problem really is that I don’t feel like I have time to do anything but homework. The solution is to better use my time so I can have a dedicated time for things that I

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