It's December: that means Christmas, New Years, Winter Break. But also, that sadly means finals. Finals can take a huge toll on someone's mental health with stress, anxiety, and sleep deprivation. But there are always some tips and tricks to stay calm and get through finals week and make it to the well deserved winter break.
1. Sleep
Sleep is important. During every part of the year but most importantly during finals week. Finals are important and how are you suppose to do your best on 2 hours of sleep? So while studying is important so is your 6-8 hours. Sleep also will keep your mental health in tact keeping you calmer.
2. Study Breaks
Study for 40 minutes break for 15 and repeat. It never helps to study straight through, things will start to blend together and overlap and you won't remember what is what. Take that 15 minutes to exercise, listen to music, grab some food, call a friend, etc. Everyone needs a breather now and then to keep the mind sharp.
3. Exercise
Chair yoga, jog in place, jumping jacks, something during study breaks or before bed to relax you and center yourself. Just a small step to keep you calm.
4. Lay off the coffee
No matter how much coffee you think you can handle coffee will make everyone jittery at somepoint and that will only hurt your studying, sleep, concentration, and mental health.
5. Do something that makes you happy
Listen to music, play with your dog, go see a movie with a friend. Make sure to schedule in some time in between all the study breaks to clear your mind, relax, and just enjoy your life.