In response to Nijah  Toshumba’s  column, You can sleep when it’s over

I enjoyed your recent column in Technician. I have found that a good pair of earplugs, without a connecting string, blocks out most noises during sleep and study time. While I will still hear someone in the same room talking, or a loud TV/radio, most distractions can be blocked.

Earplugs are especially helpful if I am studying in a common room at the library. For those concerned, don’t worry: you will still hear the fire alarm and your alarm clock, or at least I do. I wish I had thought of earplugs when I lived in the dormitories.

Another thought on time management: don’t try to do it all. Let “I can’t tonight/this weekend, I have to work on my homework” be an answer. Your friends are failing their classes, too. Don’t feel like you have to go out, dancing/dinner/movies. There will be time for that Work your best now, and play when you can. “Play now, work later” is never a formula for success.