{"id":280,"date":"2015-04-30T21:16:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T21:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/?p=280"},"modified":"2015-04-30T21:16:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T21:16:43","slug":"study-busters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/study-busters\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Busters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exams Coming Up? Feeling the Pressure? Then it’s time to step away from all the books and put the highlighters down and leave<\/em> your study hole. It’s really important to get up and move around, because sitting down just staring at the same words, your eyes will<\/em> glaze over and you’ll forget what you’re reading…trust me.<\/p>\n

My most important tip? Remember to\u00a0<\/strong>Breathe.<\/strong>
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Need a\u00a0longer break than just a few deep breathes? No problem, try some of my favourites when I get stuck and my head feels like it’s going to explode into a million pieces if I read one more piece of information.<\/p>\n

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  1. Go for a walk (or a run)
    \n<\/strong>Personally, this has been the best thing about having a dog with me at school because I know\u00a0I always have a walk buddy.\u00a0Getting up and moving around to get rid of all the built up stress energy.<\/li>\n
  2. Do a bit of 5-minute yoga
    \n<\/strong>Burning the midnight oil and it’s too late for a run, try some 5-minute yoga. Youtube has so many quick and easy yoga stretches you can do with limited space. Don’t think you need a fancy yoga mat and workout clothes because the simplest of stretches will still give you the benefits of clearing your mind.<\/li>\n
  3. Make yourself a snack
    \n<\/strong>I know from experience that it’s easy to live on coffee and goldfish when you’re studying for a final exam, but you still need to nourish your body. Nourish your body, nourish your mind. Go get some cheese and crackers, fruit, even make some relaxing tea.<\/li>\n
  4. Sit and just Listen<\/em>
    \n<\/strong>Listen to the world around you, listen to some music and focus on the words. Need an energy boost? Upbeat music. Need something stress releasing? Calm and soothing music.<\/li>\n
  5. Sleep.\u00a0<\/strong>
    \nSometimes you just need to call it quits and get some sleep and start again tomorrow. Make yourself some chamomile tea and get a good nights sleep, you can only push yourself so far and sleep does wonders.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Studying doesn’t need to be stressful and remember you can only control so much. Take it easy on yourself, everything will work out how it’s meant to be.<\/p>\n

    Read this post and other stories on Staci\u2019s personal blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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