The Stress Theorem

For every action, there is an equal, yet opposite reaction. This should not be new information. The common laws of science are logically proven day to day. Now, how do such laws apply to everyday life? How do logical "proverbs" line up with our daily hustle and bustle? Think of how it applies to your schedule. With everything you try to take on in life, there comes work and stress. The bigger your task is, the bigger the stress is. Alternatively, to reiterate the theme, for every task, x, there exists a negative stress, y, such that x = y. The theorem of tasks to stresses has changed my entire outlook on how I plan my life ever since I started attending college.

To clear up my mathematical logic and gibberish, consider how my life has been affected. Since high school, I have always kept myself busy. I always had some sort of co-curricular or extra-curricular activity to make sure I never stood idle. Whether it be work, sports, or even math competition, I always made sure I used my time to its fullest. I was always able to handle these stresses, because high school was familiar to me and I knew my limits. Once I registered for college courses, however, I had no idea that I was biting off much more than I could chew.

My original plans for my college life was to attend school full-time, while maintaining a 4.0 GPA, work full-time, spend time with my girlfriend, and still have some spare time to spend on my own. I registered for 18 credit hours at GCC for the fall 2006 semester, thinking that I could handle it without a problem. Of course, I could have, if I had stopped there.

The process of filling my schedule was hardly over. I never figured that I would need time to eat. I never really figured I would need time to study. Therefore, it made sense to me that I could handle joining the GCC play. Practices were only on Mondays and Wednesdays. Well, that's what the schedule started out being. Now, because of the play, I am at the school for over 14 hours on Mondays through Thursdays because practice runs so late. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, I work at my job to pay for the $90 I spend in gas every week. Gas runs high for me because I live in South Warsaw, and drive almost an hour to get to school.

Therefore, if any given task is equivalent to x, then the domain of the stress function could be defined as school, work, the play, my girlfriend, my three little brothers, and many more. With each task, the function returns a negative y value, which represents a measurement of the stress caused by each task. The sum of all y values