10 Half-Hearted New Years Resolutions For Overworked College Students
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10 Half-Hearted New Years Resolutions For Overworked College Students

Let's be honest, they're not gonna happen – but you get points for trying, right?

Brandon Benner
Jan 03, 2017
Pennsylvania State University
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10 Half-Hearted New Years Resolutions For Overworked College Students
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As a senior going into his last semester of college, I think I speak for almost all my fellow academics when I say I JUST WANT TO BE DONE. When your schedule is stacked with 400-level courses, you've got papers due every week, a senior thesis hanging over your head and you need to prepare job applications so you can, y'know, actually do something with all this education you've been working your ass off for... You tend to lose your mind a bit. But after a nice winter break, I think I'm ready to get back at it and power through the final stretch. So, to give myself goals along the way, here are some New Years resolutions that academics like me can strive toward (softly chuckle at as we realize their futility) as we work to finish strong (survive).

1. Reduce our caffeine intake

Too much caffeine in your system can, of course, cause hypertension, irritability, and insomnia. (But when I have a paper due in the morning and I need to write eight more pages, my blood pressure is the last thing on my mind. This is why I'm gonna die at forty.)

2. Find time for exercise

Exercise benefits both the body and the mind, after all.

3. Avoid stress eating

It's the little things you reward yourself with that can really get you, like some Cheetos or a whole sheet cake.

4. Establish responsible financial practices

Just act like you know what you're doing and attempt to save money.

5. Only drink at appropriate occasions

Lol, jk.

6. Create stress management strategies

Destroying things is an unhealthy output of emotion.

7. Keep your space neater and more organized

... But they do say messy spaces are a sign of brilliant minds.

8. Improve your confidence

It'll help you in the professional world, so start now. ... Or not. Eh, eff the professional world, I'll live.

9. Take up a hobby

I mean, whatever makes you happy.

10. Be kinder in your daily interactions


... Of course, being kind is easier without the irritability caused by caffeine, so if you've failed every single resolution since the beginning, go back and start again

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