{"id":860,"date":"2017-06-03T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unswpride.wordpress.com\/?p=860"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T02:51:15","slug":"study-tips-for-pro-crastinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/studentlife\/blog\/2017\/06\/study-tips-for-pro-crastinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Tips for Pro Crastinators"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it’s winter. Which means it’s cold and ……. it’s exam season \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0this point at the end of the semester, we\u2019re all zombies.<\/p>\n

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And for most of us, our experience of studying\u00a0for exams can be captured in one word: panic.<\/b><\/p>\n

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For me, there is honestly only one way\u00a0to resolve this: to calmly but<\/strong>\u00a0productively procrastinate<\/strong> in order to\u00a0delay your study for as long as you can<\/strong> before you realise you have no<\/strong> choice but to\u00a0but to hit the books.<\/p>\n

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And then, when there is no time left, you hit the books with a level of fury and passion you never knew you had. Sounds crazy, but it works. So, let\u2019s get started:\u00a0let\u2019s procrastinate<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my top five productive\u00a0procrastination\u00a0tips to help you get through\u00a0exam season:<\/p>\n

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#1 \u2013 Clean your study space.<\/h2>\n

Get the most out of your study time by organising your space early<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Nice intention but, reality is, your desk is going to get chaotic regardless.\u00a0Instead, why not spend the next few\u00a0days\u00a0\u2018cleaning\u2019 your desk, uncovering old magazines, looking back upon sentimental high-school papers and random comics you found funny in sixth grade and reminiscing about concerts you attended when you find the ticket stubs.<\/p>\n

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Heck, why not clean out your room at this point, replace the covers on your bed, organise your dishevelled clothes, move all your furniture around, redecorate, vacuum the floors \u2013 whatever you can do to keep you from the dreaded\u00a0task of starting to study.<\/p>\n

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#2 \u2013 Get plenty of sleep.<\/h2>\n

Since the dawn of society, sleep has been the best\u00a0way for humans to escape\u00a0any problems they might have, for a couple of hours at least.\u00a0Nothing\u2019s changed.<\/p>\n

The easiest way to waste time is to lie\u00a0down, put on your favourite relaxing music, rest your eyes and doze off into unconsciousness.<\/p>\n

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Studying is tough work, but convincing yourself to start is even more stressful. The last thing you want to do is deprive yourself of sleep. It can put strain\u00a0on your memory capacity, making it difficult to remember essays verbatim. Need I say more?<\/p>\n

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#3 \u2013 Study with a buddy.<\/h2>\n

If studying by yourself isn\u2019t tedious\u00a0enough, share the dread with a friend!\u00a0Having a study partner can help keep you focused, on track and allows you to exchange tips and ideas that you may not have thought of on your own.<\/p>\n

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Ha! This one\u2019s guaranteed to waste time through the sheer amount of angsty chit-chat alone.\u00a0There’s also the wonderful security of knowing that your study partner\u00a0is probably going to fail right along with you. No snaking here.<\/p>\n

Extra points if your study buddy is a party fiend with substance abuse issues. There’s no way they are going to make you knuckle down before you both absolutely HAVE to.<\/p>\n

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#4 \u2013 Location, location, location.<\/h2>\n

Finding an appropriate, clean, quiet place to study is essential to studying success.<\/p>\n

Finding an ideal place to waste time is also essential when it comes\u00a0to not<\/strong> starting study.<\/p>\n

This one\u2019s a no-brainer. Get out of the house and go see\u00a0a movie, play pool, go out for lunch, go camping where there’s no wifi\u00a0– whatever. But wherever you end up, ensure that you\u2019re going to burn at least a few hours there.<\/p>\n

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#5 \u2013 Meditate to relax your mind.<\/h2>\n

Anxiety is\u00a0a given during exam periods. It\u2019s important to keep a clear mind so that you can retain\u00a0as much information as possible, and study efficiently without distractions.<\/p>\n

I recommend staring blankly into the void until you have an existential crisis, coming to the realisation\u00a0that life is made up of a meaningless\u00a0series of empty milestones and utterly pointless tasks. Is reality even real? Paint your face, pretend you’re\u00a0a cat for a day. \u00a0Nothing matters. Least of all, your exams.<\/p>\n

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This should\u00a0keep you mute and unable to function\u00a0for at least a day.<\/p>\n

When carried out with due care, all of the above should burn up all the time you could have spent unproductively studying.<\/p>\n

Good luck with your exams \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

By\u00a0Dennis Yu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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