As I have experienced time and time again, bain ha'zmanim is usually a little of a disappointment for me. It starts with grand ideas of learning X amount of hours a day, covering a crazy amount of ground, catching up on chazara,... and inevitably none of those goals are realized. Either the days are too crazy with running around and doing those little things you don't have time for during the semester, or they are filled with "much needed relaxation" which carries on for longer than expected. Either way, the days fly by and the learning is less than ideal.
This past week was one of those "much needed relaxation" weeks. Someone extremely close to me was going to Israel and we spent a lot of time together before she left. But this week I want to accomplish; this week I want to grow. So how do you do it? How do you decide to stop the relaxation that is so easy to get lost in? What is the best way to make sure you don't waste too much of your time?
The Orchos Tzaddikim says that the field of a lazy man is over-grown with weeds, his fence is broken... If you're lazy, you can let any problem linger for a little while. "I'll fix it tomorrow." So how do you stop this cycle? Don't push it off until tomorrow. Don't think about doing something, just do it. If it is tolerated for a second it can be tolerated indefinitely.
In terms of accomplishing during bain ha'zmanim the same idea can be applied. Don't set aside learning until tomorrow or later in the day, just do it NOW! Before you go off to do the next pointless activity, finish that which you set out to do. Be realistic and make a list of that which you can actually accomplish. Divide it up according to each day and do that day's quota of learning before moving on to the relaxation that you need during the break.
This past week was one of those "much needed relaxation" weeks. Someone extremely close to me was going to Israel and we spent a lot of time together before she left. But this week I want to accomplish; this week I want to grow. So how do you do it? How do you decide to stop the relaxation that is so easy to get lost in? What is the best way to make sure you don't waste too much of your time?
The Orchos Tzaddikim says that the field of a lazy man is over-grown with weeds, his fence is broken... If you're lazy, you can let any problem linger for a little while. "I'll fix it tomorrow." So how do you stop this cycle? Don't push it off until tomorrow. Don't think about doing something, just do it. If it is tolerated for a second it can be tolerated indefinitely.
In terms of accomplishing during bain ha'zmanim the same idea can be applied. Don't set aside learning until tomorrow or later in the day, just do it NOW! Before you go off to do the next pointless activity, finish that which you set out to do. Be realistic and make a list of that which you can actually accomplish. Divide it up according to each day and do that day's quota of learning before moving on to the relaxation that you need during the break.
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