Mood Boost To Try During Your Study Breaks
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Mood Boost To Try During Your Study Breaks

The mid semester slump hits hard, try some of these things to give yourself a little mood boost before you're back to studying.

Bre Gajewski
Oct 17, 2016
Tuscaloosa, AL
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Mood Boost To Try During Your Study Breaks

Midterms are here, and they only come accompanied by one thing: The Mid Semester Slump. The mid semester slump sneaks into your mind and body and makes you feel sad and sluggish. It leaves you unmotivated, but I have a few tricks for you. Try one of these pick me ups when you’re taking a study break to refresh yourself and get back to work.

Workouts

Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't fail their midterms, they just don't. Isn’t that how it goes?

Clean your room

I know this doesn’t sound like a very nice break from studying, but once your room is clean you will feel like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders and you’ll be able to focus so much better on your school work.

Be outside in nature

Take a little walk or bike ride, or just chill outside on a hammock. Fresh air can always do you a little good.

Color pictures

Yes, just like Kindergarten again. The mandala coloring books for adults are the perfect mindless activity to relax you for a little while before it’s back to making flash cards.

Listen to music


Turn up the jams and dance around your room for a little. You’ll shake some energy and nerves out and nothing takes your mind off of school like your favorite song.

Read online articles

I mean, we all are doing it anyways. Professors are always telling us to read, might as well get some practice.

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