As obvious as it sounds during the January exam period, having the ability to switch off, is of huge mental and physical benefits in the present and future. There’s nothing worse than spending your whole day in the library, to come home to a stressful, sleepless night and be living on coffee for an entire term just to stay awake in the core working hours of the day; it’s not healthy. The first piece of advice most students get when it comes to work load at university, is to treat your studies as a full-time 9-5 job, which leaves a further 8 hours a day for recreational, unwinding activities. There are many ways to calm your mind at the end of your day including stretching, meditation, reading a book, watching a film. In order to get a good night’s sleep which is essential in times of thick and fast deadlines, you must leave at least 2 hours before bed away from the books just to give your brain a bit of a break. It may make you feel comparatively lazy now, but if it avoids you burning out in the future, it’s more than worth it.
