Many of us have a tendency to heavily outweigh the significance of work (or maybe enjoying more of ourselves) by giving in ourselves to do what we love sometimes even at crucial hours of work. This leads to accumulation of burden leading to stress later on. Instead one should plan a time-table which has some work and some small breaks for leisure. Never consider to keep working on consistently. This will ultimately lead to retarding concentration along with a feeling of boredom. Rather one should work for short time periods with frequent breaks so that he can refresh and prepare himself for his next task.
Also never think of enjoying leisure activities as a time waste or contain guilt as a study has shown that after our brain leaps into an enjoyment mode from a hectic schedule it automatically starts working much sharper. You can listen to some music or watch some television(if its available) and delve in it.(I prefer to walk around the house and make myself some scrumptious snacks;-D)
Keep track of time of whatever you are doing in your free time so that you exceed beyond limits. Keep a certain restriction for yourself. And most importantly follow it. For example- earlier while studying I very often went out of my room and stayed there out lazing without ant track of time. As soon as I found that this habit was minimizing my time to study and I couldn't help it, I started maintaining an in-and-out-time register like those in offices. This helped me a lot and cut down my wasted time by half.
Rather than crying for your silly habits, analyse your problems and find a solution that best suits you. Don't fool yourself. punish,reward and motivate yourself. And for heaven's sake stop comparing yourself with others.
