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IMBA学生ブログ: Managing my Time for Study at the IMBA in Japan2010年02月15日
Since I became an IMBA student at Globis University, my life has changed dramatically! I entered the University in April, quit my job in August and started working for a “Gaishi-kei” company in September. A year ago I never thought I would lead such a busy life, but now I am gradually enjoying it.
Let me share some episodes of how I manage my time in order to study at the IMBA. One term lasts for 3 months, and I usually take 3 classes a term (some are on weeknights, and some are on weekends). One class consists of 6 sessions, so I attend about 1.5 classes per week. Consequently, I have to read several “cases” at a time, and to be honest, I can easily lose track of which case is used for which class. Anyway, I am trying to put small amounts of time together in order to do my homework.
Fortunately (or unfortunately), it takes 2 hours to go from my house to my office because I live in Setagaya-ku and my office is located near Narita Airport. Many friends use to ask me how my new work life was, and I always would say, “It is far away from my house….” The good thing is that I can utilize my time as I want during my long commute, which is 4 hours total per day.
After spending such long hours on my commute for 5 months, I have realized how to use my time efficiently. I made a rule to separate my time according to “input” or “output.” “Input” mainly means reading books or cases and “output” means summarizing my thoughts or writing assignments/reports. When I only have a small amount of time, such as 10 minutes, I use my time for “input.” On the other hand, if I have an hour to sit on the NEX (Narita Express), I definitely use my time for “output” so that I can concentrate on my creation. If I try to use my one hour as “input,” in my experience it is easy enough to take nap right after looking at the case.
These days, I feel that physically moving from one place to another is valuable to separate my work life and my private life, and my old ways of thinking from new ones. I couldn’t imagine life like this if I hadn’t started at the IMBA and switched my jobs. I am sure I will face additional changes from now on, but I would like to be a person who can enjoy any transition. And I hope the IMBA is a great training tool for me to be tolerant and positive under any circumstances.
Yoko Horiuchi
The IMBA Student Blog is updated on Gaijinpot.
Let me share some episodes of how I manage my time in order to study at the IMBA. One term lasts for 3 months, and I usually take 3 classes a term (some are on weeknights, and some are on weekends). One class consists of 6 sessions, so I attend about 1.5 classes per week. Consequently, I have to read several “cases” at a time, and to be honest, I can easily lose track of which case is used for which class. Anyway, I am trying to put small amounts of time together in order to do my homework.
Fortunately (or unfortunately), it takes 2 hours to go from my house to my office because I live in Setagaya-ku and my office is located near Narita Airport. Many friends use to ask me how my new work life was, and I always would say, “It is far away from my house….” The good thing is that I can utilize my time as I want during my long commute, which is 4 hours total per day.
After spending such long hours on my commute for 5 months, I have realized how to use my time efficiently. I made a rule to separate my time according to “input” or “output.” “Input” mainly means reading books or cases and “output” means summarizing my thoughts or writing assignments/reports. When I only have a small amount of time, such as 10 minutes, I use my time for “input.” On the other hand, if I have an hour to sit on the NEX (Narita Express), I definitely use my time for “output” so that I can concentrate on my creation. If I try to use my one hour as “input,” in my experience it is easy enough to take nap right after looking at the case.
These days, I feel that physically moving from one place to another is valuable to separate my work life and my private life, and my old ways of thinking from new ones. I couldn’t imagine life like this if I hadn’t started at the IMBA and switched my jobs. I am sure I will face additional changes from now on, but I would like to be a person who can enjoy any transition. And I hope the IMBA is a great training tool for me to be tolerant and positive under any circumstances.
Yoko Horiuchi
The IMBA Student Blog is updated on Gaijinpot.
