I've enjoyed almost three glorious weeks of winter break and I feel rejuvenated! I feel like I can take on the world, let alone medical school, and I'm ready to go full force. I've even chopped off all of my (extremely) long hair! I have a new haircut, a new attitude and a new motivation to do my absolute best during the next semester.
Alas, even though I'm on vacation, my mind still wanders to school. I've contemplated quite a bit, in regard to my motivation, my personal habits, and what I am and am not capable of. Last semester I was simply trying to keep my head above water. This time around, I'm strategizing and trying to figure out how to maximize my performance. For one, I need to make sleep a priority. Actually, not just need - MUST! The sleep deprivation I went through was hellish and I've built so much sleep debt that all of the sleep I had during these few weeks was not enough. Every day I wake up thinking that I did not get enough sleep. A good friend reminded me that medical school is not a sprint, it's a damn straight marathon. I was able to survive last semester with decent results, but I cannot keep it up if I don't get sufficient sleep. I know this now.
I'm also a lot more interested in what I am learning, and a lot more motivated to learn for the sake of learning. We are going to start preceptorships so the impending clinical exposure is making me more keen to fully learn the knowledge behind the practice. I'm actually excited about it!
If I keep this attitude throughout the semester, it just might be a good year after all.
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