Time Management and Law School

Because I'm a budgeting nerd I just sat down and figured out how, ideally, my time is spent during the semester.

Number of hours in a week: 168

Hours spent sleeping: 63 (nine hours a night, because a well-rested mind is an efficient mind, or something like that, and I need a little more sleep than the average person)

Hours spent in class: 17 (one hour for every credit I carry)

Hours spent preparing for class and doing homework: 51 (three times the number of hours I spend in class)

Hours spent working/volunteering: 15 (the upper-limit allowed by the ABA)

Hours spent on student organization stuff every week: 5 (there is a little give and take here, but not much)

Remaining hours: 17

So, I have 17 hours every week for commuting to and from school, bathing, doing my grocery shopping and preparing food, hanging out with family and friends, watching tv & movies, checking my email and snail mail, having that quiet "me" hour, exercising, attending church, reading for fun and whatever else I need to do that doesn't fall within one of the above listed categories.