Are you feeling too tired and exhausted to study?
Fatigue usually comes from not sleeping enough. Have you ever tracked how many hours you actually sleep? Is this sleep also restful? When you’re tired, you can’t concentrate and you’re studying isn’t going anywhere.
You only get tired while studying? This may be due to a lack of breaks. Pay attention to the concentration curve! After 30-45 minutes we need a short (!) break of maximum 5 minutes to restore our ability to concentrate.
Ability to concentrate
Our ability to concentrate decreases with time. After 30-45 minutes a short break of max. 5 minutes should be taken. This restores the ability to concentrate. After 4 blocks of work, a longer break should be scheduled.
Pomodoro technique
One possible method of implementation is the Pomodoro technique. There are numerous apps designed to implement this technique.
You do sleep enough and take breaks during the day? Maybe have your blood values checked by your doctor, sometimes a mineral deficiency can make you feel tired.
Maybe you are overwhelmed. Do you have many other commitments besides university? You might be able to delegate some of them to someone else or give up some of them in order to relieve your workload. Restful sleep is also important in order to be able to sit behind your desk with renewed energy. The following measures can help you get a good night’s sleep:
Written by Iris Heisterklaus
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