Dear The Reader
I'm back! With a vengeance. I've been pretty busy over the last few days with work and such. But I'm here now.
So with uni going on a massive long break for most people we're going to see a lot of students complaining about not being able to wake up properly, messed up sleep patterns and needing sleep ins every morning.
There is a reason for this. Lethargy begets lethargy. Laziness creates laziness. The more you sleep in and don't release your energy the more you body wants to sleep.
So, the obvious way to stay energetic is to keep your schedule more or less the same. Instead of waking up at 6:30 to go to a lecture wake up at 6:30 and go for a run (or watch those girls on the aerobics show. Is that still on?). Instead of going to bed early so you're fresh for an exam, go to bed early so you're fresh to hit the shops when they open. Have a day in the city with friends. Email your lecturers about what books are required next semester so you get a headstart.
And keep your mind learning. Take up a hobby. I'm learning how to draw comics. Don't be a loser over the next couple of months. Keep your body and mind active.
Educate. Entertain. Inspire.
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Didn't Proverbs have something to say about this? Of course we all need to be well rested, but too much "rest" becomes "life-rust"....which leads to "life corrosion".
ReplyDeleteOf course activity simply for activity's sake doesn't energise anyone either. Passion for a purpose and having a common purpose and goal isn't just good for an individual it is great for a group of people be that a couple or a larger group.
The same applies to stress. Way back when I was in uni (yes we had the written word then) Dr Robert Kreigel wrote about the stress scale with mastery on one side and challenge across the bottom.
Too much of ONLY one thing and you hit stress, too much mastery and you hit boredom stress and too much challenge and you hit crisis stress. An even mixture of both, taking on new challenges and mastering them and so on and so forth means we grow through what athletes refer to as "the zone" when it all goes right and we are energised.
Of course if you are studying at uni and you don't want to put the work in try this....you could always repeat a subject a few times until you understand it just from the lectures. It is certainly entertaining for the lecturers and other students but by the third time usually the need to be proactive about learning sinks in to anyone worth completing the subject.
Those with a higher self worth will almost certainly take tips from those ahead of them like you Jared.
p.s. have you thought about doing a student mythbusting video or blog, I'm sure there are plenty of myths around that need busting like:
If I sleep on it I'll get it done faster tomorrow.
or
I'm at uni to play, I can study later.
or
Why do I need to work and get a job and income now, why bother saving won't I make lots of money later (sorry arts students no you won't get your Barista training in now while you can).
Studying will make me successful ..... well sure it might help but the answer to this one is something I'll leave for Jared's expertise to handle.
Is brevity is important in answers?
......how do I know?
Brevity is welcome, but long comments are fun too. Not sure I've seen a comment longer than the blog it was posted to before.
ReplyDeleteThis has all come from personal experience. I have actually just seen a friend burn out from too much stress, landing herself in hospital because of a heart attack. Not even 40 yet.
Dude. If I don't have to be up at 6:30am- I'm not getting up at 6:30am. I don't care what you say.
ReplyDeleteUni holidays are for relaxing- not being sensible, boring and middle aged.
We shall see who is more engaged next semester.
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