Five days a week is most of a life. If Monday through Friday are just waiting, that’s a lot of waiting.

Weekdays are the bulk of your existence, not an obstacle standing in front of the good part. Treating them as dead time writes off most of the hours you will ever have. The math gets worse rather than better once school ends and full weeks of work begin.

Find one thing in the middle of your week worth being awake for, even something as small as a class you like or a run after school. Put it where Wednesday usually sags.