What do you actually do in your breaks?

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  1. confusedinlife's Avatar
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    What do you actually do in your breaks?
    So loads of people stress that having breaks every half an hour or so is a good idea when revising. But what do you actually do? Eat? Cry? ...
  2. GiveMeAChallenge's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    I'm normally better when I don't have breaks and just keep working. Whenever I plan to have a 15 minutes break, it gradually gets longer and longer till there are no more hours left in the day
  3. SimBa14's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    Go on TSR...
  4. StartSomething's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    Eat food, drink tea, watch tv, internet, youtube.

    ... My half hour breaks usually turn into 5 hours...
  5. oli_G's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    Go on laptop for a 15 minute break. Don't restart revision for another 2 hours :facepalm:
  6. acedlol's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    Think about what I'm going to do on my next break.
  7. salty_candy's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    Read about what other people do on their breaks, apparently
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    TSR
    check hotmail
    do chores
    play games on ipod touch
    lie in bed resting (backache from my chair )

    just anything which is stress free/relaxing
    If I'm doing chores, it's not voluntarily btw :sad:
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    (Original post by oli_G)
    Go on laptop for a 15 minute break. Don't restart revision for another 2 hours :facepalm:
    Hahaha...Exact same happens to me! I go onto TSR, youtube and i go and munch on food, time goes so fast whilst on your break but so slow whilst revision/studying!
  10. confusedinlife's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    haha! great responses! I always tend to play sims on my laptop. I think whenever you use some technology in your breaks, time just suddenly flies by! I always end up looking through like 10 TSR forums and then realise I couldn't care less about what I've just read...
  11. deniu3545's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    cuppa tea - episode of big bang theory
  12. swaggiee's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    watch movies, then realize its time for bed
  13. ieatcheeseyo's Avatar
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    Re: What do you actually do in your breaks?
    (Original post by StartSomething)
    Eat food, drink tea, watch tv, internet, youtube.

    ... My half hour breaks usually turn into 5 hours...
    Same, same and same :L
    Doing chemistry work I've had 2 weeks to do... due in 8 hours lol
    Food seduces me and the recommended bar/section on youtube only becomes interesting when you're supposed to be revising -_-
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