Now my immune system has decided to show me a lesson, and I'm taking antibiotics galore in addition to a couple more health center remedies for all of my illnesses I'm currently trying to get over. I'm complaining, but really it's my fault. I neglected sleep, so now I'm paying for it. From one inconveniently sick student to any healthy people: GET SLEEP.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Be smart. Stay healthy.
After spending all day researching and writing and studying, you'd think I would come home and gladly crash for the night. I know that's what I want to do, but somehow I always keep myself awake. Not smart.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Location, location, location
As students push through the end of the semester and work piles up just as warm weather approaches, you want to optimize productivity and minimize stress. To do so I advise being particular about the location in which you work.
If you're a student, choose wisely where you study. Be conscious of how easily distracted you are and whether you absorb more in a group environment or solo. Personally, I prefer to study alone in the presence of some background noise. Even the quiet hum of the library or consciousness of other people around me doing work helps me concentrate. Every now and again, one group of chatty girls will get situated next to me and throw off my flow. This is a distraction in the library, but if I'm doing less tedious work in the Bookstore, this is expected and I don't mind at all. For reasons like this, determine the amount of focus you need to put into what you're doing when choosing a location to dive into work.
Maybe you're the type that needs complete silence to be most productive. If you're easily distracted or just like the quiet, try to find a couple good locations to rely for silence because it's not always the easiest to come by. Plenty of libraries have "quiet rooms," and I know this room at my school is eerily quiet. So quiet I've felt bad clearing my throat in there, but maybe that it just what you need. Depending on your living situation, you might be able to find silence in your bedroom. Or try turning to an unassuming building on campus or in the area that most overlook during final exams. Freshman year a posted up at a table in the lobby of one of our buildings and the only person I saw each night was a member of the cleaning crew.
If you're obligated to work in an office or the like, do you best to make yourself comfortable. Whether that means decorating, rearranging furniture or playing music, do something to keep yourself at ease while you work. This environment isn't always the most encouraging or flexible, but at least try to make the location feel more your own. Think about how difficult it is to do work you're not particularly fond of at the moment in a place you don't want to be. Do your best to stay physically and mentally comfortable by remembering the significance of location, location, location!
If you're a student, choose wisely where you study. Be conscious of how easily distracted you are and whether you absorb more in a group environment or solo. Personally, I prefer to study alone in the presence of some background noise. Even the quiet hum of the library or consciousness of other people around me doing work helps me concentrate. Every now and again, one group of chatty girls will get situated next to me and throw off my flow. This is a distraction in the library, but if I'm doing less tedious work in the Bookstore, this is expected and I don't mind at all. For reasons like this, determine the amount of focus you need to put into what you're doing when choosing a location to dive into work.
Maybe you're the type that needs complete silence to be most productive. If you're easily distracted or just like the quiet, try to find a couple good locations to rely for silence because it's not always the easiest to come by. Plenty of libraries have "quiet rooms," and I know this room at my school is eerily quiet. So quiet I've felt bad clearing my throat in there, but maybe that it just what you need. Depending on your living situation, you might be able to find silence in your bedroom. Or try turning to an unassuming building on campus or in the area that most overlook during final exams. Freshman year a posted up at a table in the lobby of one of our buildings and the only person I saw each night was a member of the cleaning crew.
If you're obligated to work in an office or the like, do you best to make yourself comfortable. Whether that means decorating, rearranging furniture or playing music, do something to keep yourself at ease while you work. This environment isn't always the most encouraging or flexible, but at least try to make the location feel more your own. Think about how difficult it is to do work you're not particularly fond of at the moment in a place you don't want to be. Do your best to stay physically and mentally comfortable by remembering the significance of location, location, location!
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