Many lecturers, organisations and general people on campus will be telling you round this time what you should be doing in the lead up to and during exams. This battler however, has some 'don'ts' that I have learnt in my measly three years of Law.
Don't leave it last minute. This may seem obvious and this is often the one 'don't' that is echoed by all, but no one actually takes it on. Think of it like this; imagine you have to eat a certain amount of food in a day or you will explode (dramatic effect so you'll take it on board). If you wait until 11:50pm to eat all the food, you're not gonna have a good time, whereas if you start earlier and eat in small amounts over the course of the day, you'll be able to do it. I was hungry when I wrote this one, can you tell? Don't get on it. If you're a fan of certain recreational beverages or other ingestants that make you feel good at the time, but can have dire consequences in periods following, you might want to consider a break from them for the next couple of weeks. Dusty days are the killers of productivity. Any and all plans will go out the window and that study plan you've made will be ignored. Up to you what you do with your time of course. Don't start new things. Another one that might seem obvious but it extends past hobbies. Exam time should be about getting in a healthy routine, so as well as I suggest not starting to learn guitar even though you've been meaning to forever, I would also, if you can help it, not start new romances. I know the library can be an asylum for mistaking study stress for sexual tension, but if you can think with your mind rather than your downstairs for three weeks max, then the hot girl/boy/person summer you've been planning will be all the better. Don't hesitate to get help. Exam time sucks. It can be so overwhelming and sometimes it seems like there’s nowhere to turn because everyone's so busy. Whether it be help with material or your mental health, there will always be avenues to go down in order to get it. Tutors, study groups as well as friends, family and other loved ones are great resources to lean on when shit gets hard. So those are my 'don'ts' for this exam period. I do, however, suggest you follow them, as well as find your own routines and habits that work for you. Also, in the end, you're doing this for a piece of paper, so don't go racking your brain too much. Kia kaha me aroha nui whanau. Jeremy Wright
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