College and chilling.
These two words don’t really go together from a student’s perspective. Heavy workload requires a lot of time, especially during hell week where students are bombarded by exams, exercises, and deadlines, that one can’t really find the time to chill. A lot of people, including me, actually consider chilling a sin because of the reason that they could’ve studied instead of taking a rest. A lot of times students feel guilty for sleeping or even taking a nap because they could’ve used that time for schoolwork. However, continuous exertion of energy for school will inevitably drain our strengths and take its toll on our health. No matter how time-consuming requirements can be, college students should always include resting in their jam-packed schedules.
How does a DevCom student de-stress? Here are some things that I do:
Eat. Eating is one of the simplest forms of pleasure a college student can do to de-stress. However, we should take caution on the food that we eat. Most students turn to sweets when stressed but eating sweets is all fun and games until you get a migraine. High sugar levels can cause severe headaches and we can’t afford to get sick because we have a lot to do. So, eat healthy. I suggest eating fruits as an alternative but it can be expensive.
Move. Us, DevCom students, are often glued to our seats because we do a lot of writing so it’s important that we stretch our muscles from time to time. Take a walk around the campus and observe its serenity outside classes because you surely won’t feel at peace inside the classrooms of the university. You can also jog around Freedom Park, this way you can exercise and de-stress. Another thing that I do is zumba. It’s a good thing that our HK 12 requires us to attend the zumba at Baker Hall but everyone is free to join. It doesn’t matter whether you’re good at dancing or not, what’s important is you move your body and feel the music. After an hour of zumba, you will certainly feel your body loosen up and it also helps you sleep soundly. Exercising can really help you release all the stress that hell week can bring.
Read. Not the required readings though. Take a rest from the readings and start reading that book that you told yourself you were definitely going to finish but never went back to. Yes, that book. Read that.
Sleep! And I say it again, sleep. For the love of the gods, sleep. No, you don’t need to scroll down a little more on Twitter or Instagram leading you to accidentally stay up until 1AM. Sleep is very important. Value it. Cherish it while you still can because you’d be lacking sleep once you pull an all-nighter to study for the exams and I assure you, you will regret that you did not take those sweet moments of free time to close your eyes and take a nap.
We all have different ways to unwind and hopefully I was able to give you some ideas to release the negative vibes that you gathered from all the stress the university gives us. There are times when you need to take a break from the hustle and slow down.
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