Study phase – suddenly, the days of the week are blurry because you’re just studying every day. When the exams are still some way ahead, you can enjoy the weekends but, at the latest, when there’s only one week left until the exam and the material still remains like a huge mountain in front of you, you also start studying on the weekends. At some point, however, you realize that a break from learning every now and then would do you good. But how can you enjoy the break when there is still so much to study?
Breaks are important to give your mind a rest, to move your body, and to let the knowledge sink in. If you don’t have time for a whole weekend because you’re too busy studying, there are still opportunities to take breaks. Weekend light, so to say.
The organization can vary:
Deliberately set days on which you study a little less and take a longer break. Review the material of the last days in the morning and then go hiking in the Aachen forest. Do you already know the hiking map “Aachener Knotenpunkte”? Or get on your bike and explore the city. Later in the evening, you can review your material shortly, with lots of fresh air in your head and movement in your legs.
It’s Sunday and all you’ve done is study again? Choose a typical Sunday activity for the next one: A nice Sunday breakfast, a Sunday walk, cook yourself a nice Sunday roast or invite your parents over for Sunday dinner. At the moment, some of this probably has to take place digitally, but at least you save some travel time. If you do have to go somewhere: take some study material with you and repeat it on the way. That way, you kill two birds with one stone.
Arrange to play board games. This can also be done digitally and in a completely corona-compliant manner in the board game world. Or arrange to play games digitally, if that’s more your thing. You will get away from the daily hassles and hopefully, you can continue learning afterward in a good mood.
You still have too much to learn to take half a day off? Then create little escapes to clear your mind: Make some tea, sit by the window, and look outside for five minutes. What do you see? Maybe you’ll try meditation or see if a little exercise will do you good. At RWTH, the university sports department currently also offers a digital program, live and on-demand.
And if you need help planning your study phase, the faculty mentoring team is here to help! Just get in touch at mentoring@fb6.rwth-aachen.de. We have time for you!
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Written by: Iris Heisterklaus
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