Inspiring Story to Share....Ant ^ GRasshopper..

Woo....2nd week of sch....wow can really feel the workload piling up....and also the sch term starting to tire me out....but nevertheless....i'll keep my cool and clear all my impt work first before enjoying myself....there must be a striking balance of work-play...if not it'll be too boring to just study whole day or even worse....play n neglect my studies the whole week...thus i have setup a so-called timetable or say daily goals/targets to achieve...everyday must at least read something or do something so that the day will not be wasted....haha....hope i can succeed...

Well...during one of my lecture i got this handout which had a interesting story i wanna share with all my frenz who "tune in" to my blog....here goes....story of the Ant & Grasshopper Strategy....

The ant strategy : Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
The grasshopper strategy : NEver do today what can be put off until tomorrow

The ant works steadily throughout the semester as work is assigned and never builds up a large backlog of assignments. As a result, the ant avoids the end of semester crunch, keeps the workweek under control, and is able to stay well-rested. Because the ant gets enough sleep, productivity is high, and the ant has plenty of time to participate in outside activities. The ant's grades improves steadily throughout the term.

The grasshopper, in contrast, defers the work until last minute. The grasshopper's workweek is low at the beginning of the term, providing lots of time for parties and outside activities. The grasshopper can stay relatively well rested despite a heavy social schedule because the workweek is low. But because the grasshopper doesn't do the work as fast as it is assigned, the assignment backlog steadily builds up. Eventually, it's crunch time, and the grasshopper starts putting in long hours, perharps pulling a few all-nighters. Unfortunately, as sleep suffers, energy and productivity fall. The rate and quality of work suffers. Grades plummet, and the term ends before the grasshopper can finish all the work, perharps leading the grasshopper to plead for extensions from the faculty.

Legend :

Assignment rate : the rate as which professors assign work throughout the term ( tasks/week )
Work completion rate : the rate at which tasks are completed ( tasks/week )
Assignment backlog : the no. of tasks that have been assigned but not yet completed ( tasks )
Grades : the grade received for work handed in ( 0-100 scale )
Workweek : the no. oh hrs spent on academic work, including classes, reading, homework, proj, etc. ( hours/week )
Energy Level : measures how well rested the student is. Arbitrary scale from 0-100% ( where 100% = fully rested and 0 = comatose )