The start of university for me was very much like coursework, revision, coursework, revision, and then as a break I\u2019d probably treat myself to some coursework\u2026 You know, just for a change. Well yeh I kind of made it hard for myself, just a little bit\u2026. I worked long hours, no breaks. There was a lot of falling asleep on my laptop, waking up to \u20183789ehdkcfjoldolicgv ;idifpesa\u2019 added to the end of my essay. Oops.<\/p>\n
I was actually working way harder than I needed to and getting way too stressed! Now it\u2019s the exam period, and a lot of people are also getting way, way too stressed. Ok let\u2019s just put things in to perspective, it\u2019s an exam – important to you? Yes. But it’s an exam, if you fail the exam your head isn’t going to fall off, well at least I hope not\u2026 Stop the stress, stop the worrying and start the efficiency! You need to put aside some time for yourself! Honestly having time to do the things I wanted, not only put me in a good mood for starting my work, but also released a lot of stress and allowed me to think a lot clearer. I find it funny how we all spend a lot of time doing things we don\u2019t enjoy. Ironically less time working actually improved my grades. It\u2019s about working smarter not harder, replacing long hours with short and efficient hours.<\/p>\n
Soooo\u2026.. What do you actually do during this \u201cme time\u201d, well during the exam periods Loughborough offers different stress relief activities such as puppy petting and free yoga sessions. The puppy petting<\/a> sounds very random I know. But it makes sense! Petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol. But don\u2019t ask me how, I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m just very talented at googling. I attended both yoga and the puppy petting session; the dogs were really friendly and really cute, oh and yeh same for the yoga instructor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t