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Anybody who`s in school now will have to agree with me; pressures abounds.
There`s pressure from professors. "Do these fifty questions, read this thirty page chapter, &&pass this exam, all this week, all in one class". There`s pressure from friends; as a freshman, my first important task was to make friends. Once I had accomplished that, the next task was to keep the friends. Help them out when they need it, because I might need the same, spend time with them, be the kind of person they want to hang out with. There`s pressure from the family; whether they`re tough on you or (like my extremely wonderful parents) supportive, they still want you to succeed at this university that they`re, in all likelihood, at least helping to pay for. &&a phone call every night wouldn`t hurt either. There`s the pressure to get involved on campus, to be doing something, separating yourself from the pack; in all your “spare time.” For me and some others, there`s also the pressures of a job; my employers ask occasionally how classes are going, but I`m not sure how fully they recognize that the job is, by far, not the only thing I do. &&that I don`t get a day off.
Whether you have more or less than I do going on in your college life, chances are pretty good you`ve felt stressed at one time or another. You`ve probably had a day where you needed to be five different places at once. Or spent three hours on your homework and still didn`t understand a word of it. The question is, how does one stay sane? Here are some things I`ve been doing. They may help you, they may not, but they`ve helped me.
Even though I don`t get a day off, I always make an effort to schedule down time into my day. Even on my craziest days, I have to have some time that`s sacred for relaxation. For example, I don`t think I`ve yet studied through a meal. It may only be fifteen minutes of wolfing down a sandwich, but I always read for fun or hang out with friends while I eat, even when I don`t really have time to. I`m not going to be able to get very far without eating, &&the same goes for relaxing. I have to have pressure free times, when I forget about the things I have to do, and all the people I have to please, even myself. For me, taking a walk makes a great study break. The exercise, of course, is good for you, &&it`s a time to kind of escape, to spend some alone time (or catch up with a friend) and catch up with you (or someone else). Part of successful studying is knowing when to stop, to walk, watch a T.V. show, or SLEEP! That`s another thing I`ve refused to sacrifice. I know some people who don`t seem to need sleep, but I find I`m at optimal functioning capability if I get a square eight hours. When you find yourself in a place where you feel like you need to laugh or cry, always choose to laugh. It`s definitely the best alternative.
Well, I`m off to chemistry &&solid mensuration, where new pressures await me in my 2nd Semester, but then I`m coming back to my room to text someone or to talk to for my blissful pressure free hour!
There`s pressure from professors. "Do these fifty questions, read this thirty page chapter, &&pass this exam, all this week, all in one class". There`s pressure from friends; as a freshman, my first important task was to make friends. Once I had accomplished that, the next task was to keep the friends. Help them out when they need it, because I might need the same, spend time with them, be the kind of person they want to hang out with. There`s pressure from the family; whether they`re tough on you or (like my extremely wonderful parents) supportive, they still want you to succeed at this university that they`re, in all likelihood, at least helping to pay for. &&a phone call every night wouldn`t hurt either. There`s the pressure to get involved on campus, to be doing something, separating yourself from the pack; in all your “spare time.” For me and some others, there`s also the pressures of a job; my employers ask occasionally how classes are going, but I`m not sure how fully they recognize that the job is, by far, not the only thing I do. &&that I don`t get a day off.
Whether you have more or less than I do going on in your college life, chances are pretty good you`ve felt stressed at one time or another. You`ve probably had a day where you needed to be five different places at once. Or spent three hours on your homework and still didn`t understand a word of it. The question is, how does one stay sane? Here are some things I`ve been doing. They may help you, they may not, but they`ve helped me.
Even though I don`t get a day off, I always make an effort to schedule down time into my day. Even on my craziest days, I have to have some time that`s sacred for relaxation. For example, I don`t think I`ve yet studied through a meal. It may only be fifteen minutes of wolfing down a sandwich, but I always read for fun or hang out with friends while I eat, even when I don`t really have time to. I`m not going to be able to get very far without eating, &&the same goes for relaxing. I have to have pressure free times, when I forget about the things I have to do, and all the people I have to please, even myself. For me, taking a walk makes a great study break. The exercise, of course, is good for you, &&it`s a time to kind of escape, to spend some alone time (or catch up with a friend) and catch up with you (or someone else). Part of successful studying is knowing when to stop, to walk, watch a T.V. show, or SLEEP! That`s another thing I`ve refused to sacrifice. I know some people who don`t seem to need sleep, but I find I`m at optimal functioning capability if I get a square eight hours. When you find yourself in a place where you feel like you need to laugh or cry, always choose to laugh. It`s definitely the best alternative.
Well, I`m off to chemistry &&solid mensuration, where new pressures await me in my 2nd Semester, but then I`m coming back to my room to text someone or to talk to for my blissful pressure free hour!
But now, I`d stopped because of Financial Problem, so I`ve done for 1 year in college, &&now working as call center agent in Ortigas :) So then, new stressed awaits. :)
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