MCT1. Go and eat some Ted Drewes.
It’s not a sit-down meal, so if you have a car you can get there and back in a total of 25 minutes. You get a tasty snack, you get out
of the house – or dorm – and get fresh air, and you can take a friend along. At the same time, it’s a contained experience, so you won’t end up spending hours by accident.
2. Write a list of things you want to do over summer.
Write down some purely fun things that you never have time for during school, like a good book you’ve never gotten to read, a beach you want visit, or an old movie you never got to see. It’s a good distraction, and it’ll give you some motivation to get things done faster.
3. Listen to a song you haven’t heard since high school.
Listening to some old school Will Smith or ‘Nysnc will put you in a different state of mind and give you a brief but compelling break from the study craze. What does that song make you think of, anyway?
4. Switch up your study locations
It keeps you interested and makes sure you avoid distractions at your usual spots. Olin is nice, but it is tempting to join the rest of the crowd in their afternoon nap on the first floor.
5. Go outside and enjoy and sun.
Find a half-hour-long task, and do it sitting outside. It’s often hard to
get a lot of serious work done out in the hot sun, but if you give yourself
a short task that you know you can accomplish and set a time limit so you
don’t end up falling asleep on the grass for hours, it’ll be great to get
a breath of air.
6. Set up a reward system.
After finishing X number of chapters, go grab a Fro-yo at Bears Den or stop by to see a friend. After finishing a paper, call a friend from high school on the phone. Once all of the work for one class in complete, watch a movie. Goals make it easier to get things done, and make the black abyss of studying seem a little less deep.
Above all, remember that you can get through it! Finals lasts for about two weeks, and after that you have your whole summer to enjoy yourself. Good luck to everyone with papers, tests, presentations, and finals to finish.