Last year I had a friend studying the same degree as me. What amazed me was generally how relaxed she was in her attitude toward studying. Thirty minutes at the most and she was having a break. Ten minutes here, twenty minutes there. I aimed for more prolonged study blocks, sometimes pushing three hours at a time. After comparing marks, let's just say she got the most sprinkles on top. By managing to simply chip away at her study and assignments, coupled with a gradual urgency to stay afloat, one shouldn't be surprised she finished top of the year.
Wake up and show the world you have that urgency. Never sit around and let the weight of a task overwhelm you. Chip away at it slowly and progressively. Within time, a task will come around where it isn't enough to say at the last minute "Why didn't I start that earlier." Put some urgency in your pockets. Don't lose motivation because of the time frame, be motivated that you can truly produce a masterful showcase with the seconds, hours and days available.
People often talk about having some urgency when you're on a brittle walkway. Spray the urgency button throughout your day; keep ahead of the pack. See it as a prerogative to outclassing competitors. Pushing out into the waters early enables you to be more according and shrewd as problems, enabling a more progressive time solving period, which advantages you far more than many people who sweep it under the rug, hoping it'll go unnoticed.
Carry that urgency. Sooner or later, the last minute job will topple over, whilst the early starter, who was full of urgency climbed up the ladder. I've taken my friends approach this year and can't see myself ever reverting back to the old method. Practice may not make perfect but it does make consistency. Consistency plus urgency plus an early start wins.
