L'aviateur, glad to hear that ATPL's are more engaging than PPL exams. PPL air law is currently driving me potty!
And I have to agree with all of the above. It may sound a bit hippy, but I've always enjoyed the journey as well as the final destination. While there may be sound reasons for some people to cram everything into a year I don't feel the need to. So I'm not going to!
( and I say this as a postgrad professional for whom in theory the clock ticks ever louder...)
Regards.
JR