As we feel the endless waves of disdain towards the horrible trudging of this long semester coming to a close, we also see the students on the Goshen College campus showing their unique but fun ways to cope with their piling workloads.
In order to avoid the infamous “burnout,” our students implement ways to keep themselves motivated, and most importantly, “locked in” to their work. Just yesterday, the warmest day in a while, instead of studying for finals students were playing sand volleyball, boosting their shrinking spirits!
Walking to class, you could see some students carrying a Nintendo Switch or a 3DS around. I’m
not going to lie, I’m one of those students. Playing a little Mario or Pokémon before attending
hour-long lectures makes me crave a real battle or adventure. Anything to take me away from the impending doom of sitting down for an hour to listen to the never-ending stream of information.
Sometimes we hear about the occasional competitive spirits who challenge themselves to complete an assignment or study for a certain amount of time. They tend to reward themselves with petty things such as a bag of chips or a piece of candy; a form of self-bribe.
Of course, we have our caffeine fanatics who just use caffeine to give them energy and motivation throughout the day. Though personally, caffeine just makes me tired, kudos guys!
We see other students using their future accomplishments as motivation: “The thing that keeps me going is knowing that I’ll get a degree and get a good job in the future…” What a Chad.
Students out there who have a delusional confidence factor, who leave all of their work to the last moment, saying, “I can finish all of this coursework in one night.” Good luck with frying your brain!
There are students out there using words of affirmation to get them through these hard times. Using quotes like, “I am stronger than this challenge, and this challenge is making me even stronger,” or, “I am confident and courageous. I possess the strength and ability to accomplish all my goals and dreams.” Or even, “I am competent, and I believe in my abilities and strengths.” A beautiful way to help yourself through the end of the semester.
Seeing the different ways
students cope with the end of the semester makes me feel motivated to finish strong with the rest of
my peers, so you should too!
