To begin, one must know the difference between burnout and stress. Stress
causes a loss of energy, anxiety, and can even cause damage to your body.
Burnout, on the other hand, causes disengagement, depression, and loss of
motivation. In other words, stress is being anxious about the ten page essay
you have due at 8am, and burnout is not being able to make yourself do the
essay although it may be worth 50% of your grade. Below are 3 tips that may put
the pep back into your step and onto the pathway to success!
Get active!
Go for a walk, run, lift weights, or do Zumba! Becoming physically active
releases hormones that make you feel 10 times better than sitting on the couch
with massive amounts of popcorn and Harry Potter. In addition, physical fitness
classes allow those in a fog to be surrounded by people who are upbeat and
energizing; thus potentially brightening your mood! When the body is healthy, the
mind can become clear and focused…on the ten page essay of course.
Get help!
The Student Success Center is an amazing resource that will not only help
you get your goals back on track, but will also help you step by step by
offering tutoring, academic coaching, success workshops, and supplemental
instruction sessions in some of those “weed-out courses”. Visit their website or
stop in and make an appointment in order to get your priorities on paper and
specify your goals.
Give back!
Sometimes giving back to your community will make your viewpoints change
instantly. As students we tend to forget how fortunate we are to have the
opportunity to earn an education. By volunteering, we are given the chance to
not only help those in need, but also realize how silly being “burned out”
really is.
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