certification raising young

for the second year in a row i didn't pass a certification exam by one point. sometimes i ask if i should give up my time for yoga during the two months period of studying leading to these certification exams. this would add an extra hour and a half of study per day to the studying i do at night. some nights i study mandarin, other nights i study for the certification. yoga keeps me mentally balanced and keeps my body healthy, so this is not a good idea. it's dissapointing that there are these metrics and that by just one point one is short of a certification that is important. i think i know what i have to do. if it took two and a half months to study this year and last year, study three and a half months next time. giving up the yoga slot is going to make sense. people who have passed these certifications while at the same time raising a family, doing so with limited amount to study. one lady passed while raising three young daughters. another person with family gave himself three months to study, since he only had time on saturdays to study. i am not raising kids. so i will need to study longer prior to taking it again. i understand how the brown tree in the picture feels. photo by Leo Yu.