The art of routine: Starting (and sticking to) a new routine

Apparently it takes 21 days to form a new habit...that's 21 days of doing the same thing every day. Problem is, I have all of 1 day to form a new routine, a new habit, a new way of working. Because what do you do when you get a massive fright regarding your work? You start a ridiculously overblown unnecessary routine in order to tell your brain that it maybe needs to start working now. So today, the 29th of April in the year of 2019, I am reconditioning my brain. Why? Simply because the impending doom of failure may lie ahead....

See, last week we were shown a few examples of what we are expected to produce for the June portfolio, and upon seeing the super thick booklet of technical drawings my mind automatically thought "ok, this is do-able, not very far from what I normally produce". Yeah. Well. My mind had a bit of whiplash when the lecturer casually announced that that particular, very completed and competent, portfolio was worth 50% in the eyes of the moderators. Which of course made me feel FANTASTIC about my chances of passing this year (sarcasm noted). Thusly and with great triumph and pompous I bid farewell to passing with Cum Laude, strapped myself in for the ride of my life and am subsequently ready to awaken at 5am....yes, every morning....in the hopes of doing Pilates every day (which I am medically required to do, before you think I'm completely insane), before heading to varsity by 7am to work. Then, 12 HOURS later, I will be ready to sludge home. Now, I don't know how long I'm going to last, but I can strangely feel a surge of motivation already. I like a challenge. So bring it on.

Is this routine crazy? Yes. Am I going to be perpetually and permanently exhausted? Yes. But will I now have a hope of passing my BTech year? Well...maybe.
So, I'll be here, trying to balance working, a social life, a relationship, eating healthy and exercising all at the same time. I mean, maybe I can work in a 2 hour sleep every day too....