Hello lovelies!
Most of us are crazy stressed with final projects, essays, and studying for finals themselves. And if you're not stressed, you're probably lying, let's be real (;
I wanted to focus this weeks blog on ways to cope with end of semester stress, studying tips that have shown helpful to me, and how to gather the strength to tell people no to hanging out when you have papers to work on.
This week has been ridiculously stressful for me, I have so many essays that are all due around the same time, and trying to juggle everything is something I'm getting better at, but I am by no means perfect at it.
What has been proven helpful to me is scheduling my time. I don't even mean an exact schedule, but a loose outline of what you'd like to accomplish in a day, and general time-frames when you'd like to get things done. This way, you don't put too much pressure on yourself, and are able to
When experiencing anxiety about due dates and the actual work that has to be done for projects, often my mind gets foggy and it's almost impossible for me to have coherent thoughts. This leads to sloppy work being done. Whenever you find yourself overwhelmed about schoolwork, I find it better to solve the anxiety by doing things to take care of yourself. For me that involves yoga, meditation, journaling, but what is usually most helpful is taking naps. Naps work best for me at this point in my life because I never get enough sleep, and I need a lot of it to be able to function. Do whatever you think is best for your mind, body, and spirit to get the rest it needs. I am so much more productive when I take care of myself, as most people are. Taking the time to take care of yourself doesn't waste time that could be used for studying, it makes your studying much more worthwhile.
Lastly, don't feel bad saying no to people when you need to use that time for studying, or for taking care of yourself. I find myself tired so often lately, I am constantly around people or constantly studying. I never really have alone time, so when friends ask me to go out after a long day of being at school and studying, I feel so bad saying no. Never feel bad for taking care of yourself! Yesterday I had a very full day of four classes, a doctors appointment, and working on papers. My friend asked me to go out with her around 11, but I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy it or be able to function in the morning. I almost said yes, but I had to remind myself saying no isn't selfish. Being good to myself allows me to be good to others. Selfless, not selfish.
I wish you all luck with your upcoming finals, never forget about yourself in the madness that is finals week. Peace <3
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
StuDYING Habits
Hello lovelies!
With midterms coming up, many of us are extremely stressed and overwhelmed. Trying to keep up with papers, presentations, and work (if you currently have a job), can be very hard. When we take on too much at once, like taking extra classes or working a job that gives too many hours, we want to be productive, however, this often does the opposite, making people shut down and get very little accomplished.
This week, I'd like to go over helpful study habits I have found helpful for me, and ones that have hurt me rather than helped me.
I usually study with my friends around, and I feel like that is both helpful and hurtful to me. Depending on the friends I study with, and what is going on with our friend group when we hang out, determines how productive or unproductive I am. I find it best to study with friends that I see often enough where we don't feel like we need to catch up, so we can focus on our work rather than each other. It is also good to study with friends that know when it is appropriate to talk, and when to focus on doing work. If I don't go with the right group of people, sometimes we will spend the whole time talking, and I end up drowning in more work.
Studying in my room is also something that kills my productivity. When I'm in my room, I am distracted by wanting to talk with my roommates(we're all friends so it can make focusing on studying hard) and by having my bed and books so close, it makes me tempted to read and nap. I find that going somewhere off campus really forces me to study, because I am far from most possible distractions that keep me from my work.
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Also, never feel guilty if you need to cancel studying or hanging out with friends if you need some alone time to study. You are in college to get a degree and do well, so it would be a huge disservice to yourself to not focus on the things you need to do for you!
Until next time, have a beautiful week!
With midterms coming up, many of us are extremely stressed and overwhelmed. Trying to keep up with papers, presentations, and work (if you currently have a job), can be very hard. When we take on too much at once, like taking extra classes or working a job that gives too many hours, we want to be productive, however, this often does the opposite, making people shut down and get very little accomplished.
This week, I'd like to go over helpful study habits I have found helpful for me, and ones that have hurt me rather than helped me.
I usually study with my friends around, and I feel like that is both helpful and hurtful to me. Depending on the friends I study with, and what is going on with our friend group when we hang out, determines how productive or unproductive I am. I find it best to study with friends that I see often enough where we don't feel like we need to catch up, so we can focus on our work rather than each other. It is also good to study with friends that know when it is appropriate to talk, and when to focus on doing work. If I don't go with the right group of people, sometimes we will spend the whole time talking, and I end up drowning in more work.
Studying in my room is also something that kills my productivity. When I'm in my room, I am distracted by wanting to talk with my roommates(we're all friends so it can make focusing on studying hard) and by having my bed and books so close, it makes me tempted to read and nap. I find that going somewhere off campus really forces me to study, because I am far from most possible distractions that keep me from my work.
I
Also, never feel guilty if you need to cancel studying or hanging out with friends if you need some alone time to study. You are in college to get a degree and do well, so it would be a huge disservice to yourself to not focus on the things you need to do for you!
Until next time, have a beautiful week!
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