Tips
during the exam period
Hello everyone,
How have you been recently?
Exams, deadlines and coursework submissions
are approaching...
so we wanted to share with you some important information.
Yesterday,
Patti Wallace,
Head of Counselling & Wellbeing
led a workshop on
How to get the Best out of Stress
During this workshop,
amongst other important information,
Patti provided some advice on how we can deal with stress:
1) Stress can be good for you. How you think about stress impacts how you experience it, so remind yourself that stress symptoms are your body helping you improve your performance.
2) Offering and receiving social support reduces the negative effects of stress and helps you manage stress better.
3) Reduce the negative effects of stress by controlling the things you can and learning to put down things that are out of your control
4) When you encounter difficulties in life remind yourself that and finding ways to cope with difficulties and their associated feelings develops resilience which will be an advantage throughout your life.
We hope that you can use this information
to assist you with your deadlines and life in general!
The information below is
how we can use our time effectively
when we have important tasks to complete.
1. Using Your Time Productively
a\ Create the right environment to work.
Pick a place you feel right, better with some inspiring decorations to help feel enthusiastic and passionate, but without distractions such as TV, game machine.
b\ List your tasks in terms of importance.
Use To-do lists, organize and label them with urgent, important or low- priority rather than just writing down everything. Definitely make tasks labeled urgent done today.
c\ Do important tasks first.
Start off each day by finishing the most crucial task on your list, leaving you with a sense of accomplishment from morning
d\ Keep some work with you at all times.
Make good use of your downtime, such as read something or listen to the record of lectures when waiting, walking and taking bus.
2. Minimizing Distractions
a\ Shut off your phone when possible.
You are more likely to log on to social media and take a peek at videos or photos on various platforms. Do yourself a favor and turn off your phone when you are trying to study and review.
b\ Close unnecessary browsers.
You also can be distracted if tabs are opened from old projects or irrelevant internet searches. Close unnecessary ones and place all your focus on the sites that are necessary for your work.
c\ Use an APP to block your phone.
If you have a problem with phone, there are some applications you can use to temporarily block distracting sites, such as Forest:
(After setting the time during which you want to be focused, you can only answer the call. In the meanwhile, you are planting a tree, the more time you spend on focusing, the more the tree can grow up.
3. Adhering to a Daily Schedule
a\ Use a digital calendar.
Have your phone send you a reminder a week before a paper due or exams.
b\ Identify times when you're most productive.
Know yourself and find your most productive time,
then, take advantage of it.
c\ Spend the first 30 minutes of the morning planning your day.
As soon as you get up, think about what you need to do and sketch a rough outline of when to do it.
d\ Schedule breaks and interruptions.
Allow yourself to have tiny interruptions during daily tasks, such as a lunch break, or 5 minutes to check social media per 1 hour you study for.
e\ Stick to a sleep schedule.
A solid sleep schedule is vital for time management and ensures that you are ready for the day.
Reference | Klare Heston (2019)
https://www.wikihow.com/Manage-Your-Time#Adhering-to-a-Daily-Schedule_sub
Hope you find this information helpful
for the end of the first semester!
Be grateful,
study hard,
use stress to help you improve,
take advantage of your time,
We wish you the best for this semester!
-END-
Support | Patti Wallace
Reference | Klare Heston
International Student Support Team @DCL
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