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托福口语素材压力篇
21waystomanagestudyrelatedstress
Studentlifecanbeconsideredthebesttime ofyourlife.Lifeatuniversityandespeciallyoncampusgivesyoutheopportunitytomeetnewpeople,learnnewthings,havelotsoffunandexperiencelife!
Althoughsomearetrilledaboutuniversitylife,othersmayconsideritstressful.Asastudent,youmightfeellikeyouhavetoachievesomethingandmakeplansforyourfuture.Insteadofrelaxingduringtheholidays,youmightbeplanninganinternshiptoaddtoyourCV,orworkingtoearnsomeextracash.Ifyou’renotcareful,workingtoohardandworryingtoomuchcanleadto“burnout”.Itisimportanttounderstandwhatcausesstudyrelatedstressandhowtoovercomeit.
Don’tletstudyrelatedstressgetthebestofyou!
Herearesomeideasfordealingwiththestressesofstudyingsothatyoucanhavemoreroomforthefun!
Withafewsimpletipsyoucankissyourstressgoodbye!
Managefinancialsupport
Universitylifetendstobemoreexpensivewithallthetuitionfees,books,boardingcostsandsoon.Somestudentshaveapart-timejobtohelpwiththesecosts,butattimesitcanbereallydifficulttobalancefindingenoughtimetostudyandwork.Don’tworry–therearealsovariousscholarshipoptionsaround!
Findtherightscholarshipoptionsforyouandmakesureyouareeligibleforthem.StudyAdvisoryalsooffersscholarships,sogoandcheckthemout here.
Avoidhomesickness
Thedistancebetweenyouandyourhomeandfamilymightcausestress.Youmightbeenjoyingyournewfoundfreedom,buttherearealwaysmomentsofhomesicknesswhenyourealiseyouarereallyonyourown.Prepareyourselfmentallyforthefactthatyouneedtotakecareofyourselfoncampus–thiswillgiveyoupositiveenergyandalleviatestress.Youarenowgrowingolderwhichmeansyouneedtofacethechallengesthatlifesendsyourway.Considerallyourfriendsasyourfamilywhosupportyouandenjoyeverymomentyouareinuniversity!
Spendtimewithyourroommates
Youmayendupsharingdormroomwithothers.Atfirstitmightcauseyousomestress,butlearntoadjusttohavingroommates.Atthebeginningitmightbedifficultbuttrytounderstandotherpeoples’sbehaviourandhabits.Astimegoesonandyougettoknoweachother,startspendingqualitytimetogether.Youwillfindthatsomeofyourbestexperiencescanbewiththecompanyofyourroommates!
Manystudentsenduptravelingtheworldwiththeirroommates!
Newfriendships
Learningtomakenewfriendsisaskilloneneedstolearntobecomesurroundedbytherightpeople.Gettoknowyourfellowstudentsfromthedayyouarrive.Gettingnewfriendssocialhelpsyouunderstandvariouschallengesandbroadensyourworldview.Havingfriendsisalsohandywhenyouneedto“vent”aboutsituationsthatbringonstressfulfeelings.Makesurethatyoudon’tfocusonlyonnegativeexperiences;trytoalsothinkofatleastthreethingsthataregoingwellforyou,andsharethoseexperienceswithyourbuddies.
Academicsuccess
Attemptingtomaintainacademicsuccessisanothermajorreasonforstudyrelatedstress.AsGPAscoresplayanimportantroleinyourcareerpath,whichputsmorepressureonstudentstoscoremore.Toavoidthispressure,spendsomesparetimetounderstandthebasicsofsubjects.Gobeyondtextbookknowledgeandtrytoapplytheconceptsyoulearnintoapracticalmanner.
Competition
Therewillbelotsofcompetitionamongstudents.Trytousethiscompetitionasanopportunitytofamiliariseyourselfwithyourskillsandknowledge.Whenyouhaveapositiveviewtowardscompetition,universitylifewillfeellessstressfulandmorefunandfulfilling.So,workhard,getgoodgrades,getalongwithyourpeersandhavefunwiththem–andthiswayyourdaysinuniversitywillbethebestpartofyourlife!
Balancedsociallife
Yournewfoundfreedomcanharmyouifyoudon’tcontroltheamountofyoursocialactivitiesenough.Therewillbenumerousactivitiestojoin–youcangetinvolvedinallofthese,butensureyouracademicperformancewillnotsufferbecauseofthis.Andtrynottospendtoomuchtimeonsocialmediasitesandansweringemails,textsandphonecalls.Remembertosignofffromsocialmediaeverynowthensinceeventhoughsocialisingisfun,toomuchofitandtoomuchcomputertimecanleadtomorestudyrelatedstress.Considereverydayasanewexperienceandberesponsiblewithyouractivities.
Beingsocialispartofpackage,butnotthewholeexperience!
Organiseyourwork
Atuniversityyouneedtolearnhowtoorganiseyourworkandmakedecisionsonyourown.Beingresponsibleisthefirststeptowardslifeasanadult.Bepreparedthatyourlifewillchangefromwhatitusedtobebeforestartingatuniversity.Knowyourprioritiesandlearntobalanceyourtimeforstudiesandfun.
Avoidprocrastination
Procrastinatingtodothingsonlyincreasesyourstressinthelongrun.Procrastinationalsocanaffectmanyaspectsofyourdailylife,suchasthequalityofyourwork,thequalityofyoursleep,andyourmood. Timemanagementskillsarethekeytomanagingyourresponsibilities;accomplishyourgoalswhilestillhavingtimeforrestandrelaxation.
Realiseyourlimits
Youarenotarobotthathasunlimitedamountsofenergytodothings!
Time,energy,skills,knowledgeandotherthingscanbelimitingcauses.Realisethatweallhaveourlimits,andlearntoworkwithinyourlimits.Setrealisticexpectationsforyourselfandothers–weareallhuman!
Berealistic
Recognisewhatkindofthoughtsyouhavethatcauseyoustudyrelatedstress.Ifyourmindcontinuouslyfeedsyoumessagesaboutwhatyou“should”achieve,“ought”tobe,or“mustn’t”do,youarefallingshortwithyourgoalswhichmaybeunrealistic–andthiscausesalotofstress.Itisgoodtolearntosetrealisticgoalsandtoreplaceunrealisticthoughtswithmorerealisticones.
Sleepenough
Studentswhodonotsleepwellhavemorestress.Sleepingisimportant,anditnotonlyrechargesyourbody,butalsodevelopsstrongerimmunity.Sleepdeprivationcancausemanyphysicalandmentalproblemsandcanincreasestress.Itaffectsalsoyourabilitytothinkabout,respondtoandjudgesituations.Ensurethatyouarewellrestedbyfollowingregularasleepingpatternthatincludesasetbedtimeandasetwakingtime.Striveforatleasteighthoursofsleepeveryday.
Eatwell
Peoplewhoeatabalanceddietwithhealthyeatinghabitstendtofeellessstress.Avoidpoisoningyourbodywithjunkfoodsinceitcanbehighinfatandsugarwhichhelpsraiseyourstresslevel.Limit(oreliminate)theuseofstimulantslikecaffeineandenergydrinks,whichcanelevatethestressresponseinyourbody.Foodsthatarerichinfibreandlowinfattendtodotheopposite.Eatingfreshingredientsandlotsoffruitisreallyimportant.JuicesfilledwithvitaminC,suchasorange,aresaidtobegoodforyourimmunesystemandcanhelpwithstress.Donotskipbreakfast!
Whenyou’rebusyandtireditcanbetemptingjusttograbanotherpizzaorreadymademeal,butcookingcanbetherapeuticaswellasbeingahealthieroption.Haveavariedandhealthydietandyourbodywillthankyou!
Exercise
Exercisecanhelpyouburnofftheenergygeneratedbystudyrelatedstress.Ithelpsyourbodyproduceendorphins,whichhavebeenshowntoimproveone’smood,makingitagreatwaytodealwithstress!
Intensivephysicalactivityatleastonceaweekordailywalksof30minutescanhelpreducestresslevels.Believeitornot,yogaisalsoagreatwaytoeaseyourmindandrelaxyourmuscles.Exerciseregularly–evenifyoudon’tfeellikeitatthetime,youwillfeelthebenefitsafterwards!
Meditation
Itmightsoundsimple,butsittingquietlyfor10minutesadaycanreallyreduceyourstudyrelatedstress.Goodbreathingtechniquescanputyouinamorerelaxedstatehelpingtocalmyoudownandbeatyourstress.Ifyou’venevertriedmeditationbefore,giveitachance.
Begoodtoyourself!
Embraceyourselfforthegoodthingsyoudo!
Bekindtoyourselfwhenthingsdon’talwaysgoasyoumighthavewantedthemto.Youknow,therearejustsomethingsthatareoutofyourcontrol—nomatterhowmuchyouwantthemto.Incaseyouarefeelingstudyrelatedstressduetoamissedadeadline,trytoappreciatewhatyouhavelearnedfromthismistake:
nowyouknowhowtoplanahead!
Thingsmightseembad,butusuallythereissomethingpositivetobelearnedthere.Loveyourselfforwhoyouareeverysinglemomentofyourlife!
Travelingduringstudybreakscanreallyeaseyourstress!
Takebreaksregularly
It’simportanttotakebreaksandpaceyourselfthroughouttheday.Actuallyit’scriticaltoyoursuccessthatyoutaketimetorest—awayfromyourdesk!
Soduringbreaksfromclass,studying,orwork,spendtimewalkingoutdoors,listentomusicorjustsitquietly,toclearandcalmyourmind.Listeningtomusiccanhelpcalmyoudown.Ifyou’refeelingstressed,listeningsomecalmingmusicwhileworkingcouldreallyhelp.Shortbreakscanhelpyouswitchoff,butlongerbreaksareimportanttoo.Howabouttakingtheweekendofftorelax?
Quitsmoking
Somepeoplesaytheysmoketorelax,butseveralresearchstudiessuggestthatnicotineactuallysuppressesthehormoneserotonin,whichnaturallyfightsstress.Insteadofsmoking,getsomefreshair!
Laughmore!
Theysaythatlaughteristhebestmedicineandagreattension-reducer–it’sreallytrue!
Laughingoutloudincreasesoxygenandbloodflow,whichautomaticallyreducesstress.Findthehumour inyourlife!
Nottakinglifetooseriouslycanhelptoliveabetterandeasierlife.
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