Balancing Study & Family Business (Mithibai College 2017–2020)

Jyoti Tak (Student No. s4195054)

Purpose & Audience

  • Goal: Show how my study–work balance shifted across 6 semesters while helping in the family business.
  • Audience: Students & tutors exploring time-management data stories.
  • Takeaway: Exams → study↑/work↓; festivals → work↑/study↓; sleep helps manage stress.

Data & Ethics

  • Personal dataset: weekly totals of study hours, work hours, sleep, and stress (1–5).
  • Open benchmark: NSO India Time Use Survey 2019 (typical Indian student time use).
  • Privacy: weekly aggregates only; no identifiers.

Study Hours vs National Average

Work Hours vs National Average

Sleep vs Stress (bubble = study, colour = work)

Semester Medians (study, work, sleep, stress)

Insights Summary

  • My study hours were usually above the national average except near festival seasons.
  • Work intensity rises before Diwali/Ganesh, reducing study and sleep.
  • Stress generally drops when sleep ≥ 6.5 h/night.
  • A repeatable semester rhythm is visible across 2017–2020.

What I Learned

  • Pre-plan staffing for festival peaks to protect study time.
  • Reduce store hours ~30–40% during exam blocks.
  • Track sleep & stress to avoid burnout and maintain performance.

Methods & References (APA 7)

  • R packages: tidyverse, revealjs, ggplot2
  • Data window: weekly rows (2017–2020)

References
National Statistical Office. (2019). Time Use Survey 2019. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India). https://mospi.gov.in
Tak, J. (2017–2020). Weekly study–work balance during BSc (personal dataset). Unpublished raw data.