How are people getting done so fast?

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Another thing to consider is that there is a range of natural ability. I know someone who is naturally strong with the written word. She's a fast reader and has very good recall on anything she reads once. She can also write competently at a rate of one double-spaced page every 2-3 minutes. And she can concentrate for long periods of time. If you put all of these together, she could probably complete 10 UMPI courses in less than a week. This example is an extreme outlier, but it shows what's possible when task, ability, and effort all come together in a perfect storm. Most people are simply not capable of this feat, but then most people are also not world-class athletes, nor should we expect to be.

Personally, I may be below average, but I research, plan, and strategize as much as possible to select, and then make the most of, my opportunities. That's what is so great about this forum, being able to share in others' knowledge, perspectives, and experiences to help us build our optimal paths to success.

Agree. I consider myself a strong writer and have tremendous real world experience in leadership and management. I’m not learning new concepts for the most part, so the work is very simple for me to execute. I started January 16th and I’m about to finish my 10th class’s final. I have 3 classes left and I plan to finish them by Friday of next week and be completely done with my degree.  

I work on school for about 7 hours every afternoon and evening, but I have had two weekends where I did no school work due to life obligations.  I am fortunate my husband manages the evenings while I do school, my daughter is older as well and fairly self-sufficient.  

How people’s lives are structured plays a big role in things. This is the reason I didn’t finish college my first go. Life was much more difficult back then. 

I’m proud of myself and really determined to finish my degree in one term.

Fantastic pace. UMPI's courses are not full of fluff. In fact they're pretty straight forward. If you have time, and psychological space, you can finish quite a bit in a short amount of time, especially business classes.