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A New Challenger Approaches: The Final Days of the Semester

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The final days of this semester are approaching. This translates to final exams are on the way. The library is crowded these days. As someone who struggles with assignment deadlines the work I do on dead week and finals week I am in no way slowing down. Dead week has been anything but a dead week.

I have been finding new ways to keeping myself focused. I enjoy tuning out and listening to music. To compromise I am listening to music while studying or writing final papers. The songs I listen to have to be mostly music only or in a different language. If they are not I might start writing the lyrics to the song instead of what I need for my paper.

Another way I motivate myself to study and write my final papers is to hold off on watching the television shows or movies I want to see. For example, in a television show “Sonic X” the description of the next few episodes are that they are going to introduce my favorite character in all of the Sonic franchise, Shadow the Hedgehog. Not being able to see how the story tells his origin story hurts but it also forces me to tune my brain to something else.

Planning out when the various assignments are due and what classes are of most importance helps me manage my stress. In a notebook I write out every assignment, paper and exam I have and their due dates. With that information I determine what to work on first based on their dates and what classes are most important to maintain a passing grade in. After organizing everything I have to do I write them in order of what to work on first to last on a big white board I have on my desk in my room. This helps reduce my stress instead of shutting down from being overwhelmed.

 

A notebook ordering my assignments

 

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  1. Mike GallagherDecember 7, 2022 at 4:26 PM

    I struggle with stress many times during the end of semesters. Generally I try to do stuff like take deep breaths and play video games, but you thought of things I had never considered. The music in a different language for example. I don't listen to lyrics for that reason, but Lo-fi can sometimes be too calming for me. I'll have to try this out before finals.

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