fog horn

I'm getting alarmed at how long it takes me to do my assignments! At this rate, I may have to get up at 4 a.m. each night to study. I really need help to get this studying time thing down!
My son-in-law suggested that having a lot of time available isn't always that great because you tend to fill the time that you have. This is very true isn't it? A time crunch may be good. How do I accomplish that? Maybe I could designate times of no homework or maybe I'll have to get a part time job to force myself not to study. I do sit in perplexity a lot. (That is the far away land of confusion.) Someone, clear the air! Where are the concise thoughts I need?
I feel like a sailor on a big ship. I'm in charge and I don't know how to sail this ship. Maybe if someone would sound a fog horn, I could get my bearing. Where's my sailboard? I'm quite comfortable on that.