Hi Thao, thank you for your question. I believe all of us can relate to trying to juggle several important roles at the same time. In your case right now - being a student and professional.

It is very interesting to know that in a circus, the most important tool of the trainer training the lion is not the whip but the chair. The reason is that when the trainer points the chair at the lion, it causes the lion to be confused because of the 4 legs pointing at it - all are potential dangers. This paralyzes the lion and makes it easy for the trainer to get the lion to do what he wants.

Often, we also paralyzes ourselves by pointing a chair at ourselves. We treat everything of equal importance and it paralyzes us.

To focus, it would be helpful if you can decide at this point if the study or work is more important instead of equal importance. If work is more important, then focus on finishing your work wholeheartedly before you focus on your studies. If studies is more important, then focus on studying wholeheartedly before you focus on your work.

This will also challenge you to work and study smarter. I hope this helps and do keep let us know how are you doing in finding that balance :)