Advice - HH

I do have a friend whom I used to work with. She is quite a nice girl. In fact, she is the best colleague that I had during my stay in my previous job. She was fast and efficient. I do like to work with her because she is as efficient as I am.

She is now sitting for her Masters and going through a tough phase. Well, she was telling me that she is not getting easy nowdays with her dissertation. I have asked her why and she told me that she only have roughly one more month to finish her dissertation of 15000 words.

I told her many times that it is best for her to take her time and do it last year. I did tell her that it would be wise for her to do about 500 words one day. Well, in 10 days, she would be able to accumulate 5000 words. In thirty days she would have done 15000 words. That would mean that she would be able to finish her dissertation in a month! Well, that was the advice which I have given her back in September 2006.

Now, she is panicking. I have asked her why. 'Oh no...I still have one more month to go and I could not take the pressure anymore. I think that I am going insane...'

Well, if you were in my shoes, how would you advise her?

I did tell her to calm down for a start. Secondly, I went through her dissertation and roughly know what has she done and what she needs to do. Then, I told her how to plan her time so that she does not need to panic for no apparent reason. Yes, she is panicking because she has to hand up her dissertation before 1 April 2007. Otherwise, her tutor will not be able to have a look at her draft dissertation at all.

That is why I told her to do one thing at a time. Always be consistent as my parents always say. Always stay focus and you will do good. That was the advice which I gave her.

I am worried about her because she is alone at the moment. Her housemate is not around and will only be back on coming Thursday. Pity her. I tried my level best in making sure that she is alright. I do make curtesy calls to her during the day to make sure that she is thinking straight and not thinking about doing some silly things.

I was really sad to know that she is thinking of smoking to release her stress. I have advised her not to because she might hurt herself and also people surrounding her. Don't you think that she is selfish in smoking? I don't know but I have strongly advised her not to do so.

She is now going to the library to study until tomorrow morning. What? Going to the library in the night to do her work until 7 in the morning? Is she crazy? Oh no, as she put it her way. She is going to do her work in the library with her friends. She will have a good time. Oh no... I have tried to tell her that by doing so she will be upsetting her biological clock. She might have headache for a few days. I don't know what side effect will she encounter. I will have to find out then. Silly girl... She does not need to do that. What she needs is a good night sleep and wake up early in the morning to do her dissertation! What do you all think then? Good idea, right?

At night is the perfect time to rest your mind and soul, not to work? Her brain will be overwork! Study non-stop for 24 hours? I bet that she will sleep in the library during the wee hours.I will have to see what would be the outcome tomorrow morning then. Hehehehehe

Update: Made a call to her at 2000 hours and guess what? She is at home already. I thought that she is supposed to be in library but she said that she has gone home early as she went to the library earlier than expected. Ha! I thought that she is going to stay in the library throughout the night! Oh no... She has decided to stay out at home then. Hahahaha.