Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of balancing enjoyment with meeting deadlines, particularly for students who tend to procrastinate. He explains that a deadline is required only when one is part of a corrective system, such as an educational system, because one is not yet mature enough to do things on their own in a timely way. The very presence of a deadline signifies that you are not yet loving what you are doing; otherwise, the deadline would be irrelevant. People are made to work within deadlines precisely because, without them, they would procrastinate. The first step is to acknowledge that you are not yet at a point where you love what you are doing. He advises accepting the deadline, not as an external imposition, but as a useful internal requirement. One must humbly admit the need for the deadline. Instead of feeling resentful, one should be grateful for it, as it facilitates learning that would otherwise be missed. He points out that 90-95% of our knowledge comes to us on the back of deadlines. He then connects deadlines to discipline, which stems from the same root as 'disciple'—a student who wants to learn. Discipline is related to the love for learning. When you have a love for learning, you will respect deadlines, and it will become possible to enjoy them. The situation will no longer be an 'either-or' choice between work and enjoyment. Instead, adhering to deadlines will itself become a thing of joy. This joy comes from knowing what the deadline means to you—it means love for yourself. Respecting deadlines builds self-respect because it proves you are a sincere, authentic individual dedicated to your own development. He concludes by advising the questioner to focus on worthwhile pursuits and self-development during her precious college years, rather than getting emotionally entangled in trivial matters.