The pressure was mounting. I
almost quit school after writing my
finals. The project was just
frustrating and the pressure from
my supervisor was not helping. It
was one of the most intense
period of my stay on campus,
running up and down to get things
done. Calling lots of people to
help with the mathematical
simulation of my results data.
I was up one night, crying, moving
from one lecture theater to another
then finally went to the hostel and
put my head under a running tap
for like eternity. Later in the night,
I took a laptop, went into one of
the classes (architecture drawing
room) and watched AY LIVE
comedy all night. I was laughing
and chatting on whatsapp. When I
was done, I watched few movies
(can't remember the titles now).
Then, I listened to some upbeat
music and slept off around 5am.
I can't remember how I did it but
at the end of the day, I was using
Excel solver to program the
mathematical models. I had never
used Excel before and it was like
doing a break dance the first time
you tried walking.
A few weeks later, I went back to
campus to teach someone who
was doing a similar project.
At the beginning of my final year, I
was often out of classes. A friend
came up to me and said, "Dare,
you've been walking up and
down... What's up with you?".
"This motion is keeping my
sanity... Dunno what would happen
if I stopped walking.", I replied.
To see opportunities when others
see discomfort...to be calm under
pressure, I do one or a concoction
of the following.
1. Eat, sleep and play
These are the basics of life. 718
years ago when we were still in
the cave, the goal was to seek for
meats, cover and mates. Then
civilization came and it went, it
came several other times and this
cycle will soon leave.
To be calm under pressure,
disengage from the situation and
go and eat. Cook it yourself if you
can. Sleep over it and...
www.thedopeculture..com/2015/10/10-baby-steps-to-be-calm-under-pressure.html

No matter how badly someone talks to you or treats you, never drop down to their level. Remain calm, stay peaceful, and walk away.

nice one Dare, you've said it all

Idydarling:
nice one Dare, you've said it all

Thank you.

No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better.

Obstacles are opportunities. Don't let them distract you.

I'll rise up. I'll rise up high like the waves, I'll rise up in spite of the ache. Andra Day

very useful ty

doublex:
very useful ty

Great you find it useful.

It is refreshing, and salutary, to study the poise and quietness of Christ. His task and responsibility might well have driven a man out of his mind. But He was never in a hurry, never impressed by numbers, never a slave of the clock . .B. Phillips

At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure. Wyclef Jean