I know that as we start to approach the middle of the semester things almost seem to slow down. For the most part, we've all found our flow, whether it's where we like to study or who we eat with, things seem to be a bit more comfortable. However, a consequence of that would be something I like to call Midterm Molasses. This is where you kinda feel pretty slow and lazy and all around not being on top of everything you got to get done. I'm here to remind you this: YOU CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU.

It really doesn't matter whether you're a freshman or a senior, everyone does need to deal with the midterm exams that are coming up. If you get into this sort of comfort zone where you aren't studying when you should be, watching a little too much YouTube, a little less going to class, YOU WILL FAIL. I don't mean to drop the F-bomb so easily, but it's true. I need to instill the fear of God in you at this point because you need to wake up and realize that book will not read itself and those notes aren't just going to write themselves. We always tell ourselves "Hey I got some time or maybe that those tests aren't so soon." Check those syllabi, people. I bet those tests are just creeping up on you without you even knowing it.

Now I'm not going to just freak you out and make you worry without giving you a couple tips.

Hopefully, this little wake-up call will prove useful, considering you are reading this instead of doing something a little more productive. I hope you'll heed my advice and do what you gotta get done. Good luck with your incoming exams, and don't let them completely run you over. I'll leave you with one last piece of advice.

Just take the day an hour at a time, put one foot in front of the other, bob your head a little to whatever music you've got blaring in your ears, and breathe. It'll be alright.