Ways to balance your studies this christmas break
Hi guys 😊,
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
(edited 12 months ago)
Reply 1
Hi there!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful tips!
I just wanted to add one thing that I find particularly useful - dedicate some time for reading additional materials provided by academics. I don't usually have much time to dive deeper into some specific topics, but Christmas Break is a perfect opportunity to dedicate 20-40 minutes per day for some additional reading.
Once again, thank you for tips
Ilya
Thank you for sharing these wonderful tips!
I just wanted to add one thing that I find particularly useful - dedicate some time for reading additional materials provided by academics. I don't usually have much time to dive deeper into some specific topics, but Christmas Break is a perfect opportunity to dedicate 20-40 minutes per day for some additional reading.
Once again, thank you for tips
Ilya
Reply 2
Original post
by UCLan StudentHi guys 😊,
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
Hi
Some great ideas here, I totally agree with them!
I think that it is really important, to take a break from studies and just relax. However, I think that it is important to have a good balance of both, this is because we can use this time to get prepared for any upcoming exams or assignments that might be taking place during the next semester.
Please add any more tips below.
I hope this helps,
Matt
Wrexham Uni Reps
Reply 3
Original post
by UCLan StudentHi guys 😊,
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
Christmas break is a great time to give your mind a rest and take a step back from your studies. However it's important to still get prepared for upcoming exams, or get those semester 1 assignments completed! ❄️
Here are some recommendations I have to balance your break and your studies:
1) Make a list of realistic goals - Having goals to work towards can help make your studies more planned. By having a clear direction, you can plan your time for effectively. 📑
2) Make a study plan - Depending on your style of learning, you may choose to dedicate full days to getting work completed. However if this isn't your style, try doing a "little but often", as this can help you make quick progress, yet it avoids burnout. 📚
3) Study environment - Finding the right study environment can massively increase your productivity. This could be a quiet corner of your house, a local library or even a café. I recommend experimenting by trying different locations and seeing what works best for you. ☕️
4) Be flexible - During the holiday period, you can't predict your every move. Whether its a spontaneous meet up, last minute Christmas shopping or travelling home, make sure to give yourself some flexibility in your studies so it fits around your life. 🌎
5)Take a break - Most importantly, this time of year is a chance to rest your brain. By planning effectively, you can avoid overwhelming yourself. ☃️
Enjoy yourself! I wish you all a lovely Christmas and I hope this is useful,
-Sophia (Business and Management)
Hi there,
These are fantastic tips!
It can be difficult, but having that balance of completing academic tasks and making sure you are taking a break is so important. I use a planner regularly, which is especially helpful over the winter break! I follow the 'little but often' rule, and also try to sprinkle in some fun activities in-between.
I'm also going to spend some time over this break to explore some local study spots - this is a great suggestion. 🙂
Isabella
Fourth-Year Geography with a Year Abroad Student
Reply 4
Hi there,
These are some really good ideas. It can be difficult to get the balance between studying and relaxing over the festive period. I find it best to study little and often over the break, of about an hour a day, so it doesn't feel like a whole day is taken up studying. Also, I find it important to take days off studying to spend time with family and friends and relax over the break to avoid burnout and make study time more productive.
Thank you for the tips, and enjoy the christmas break!
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)
These are some really good ideas. It can be difficult to get the balance between studying and relaxing over the festive period. I find it best to study little and often over the break, of about an hour a day, so it doesn't feel like a whole day is taken up studying. Also, I find it important to take days off studying to spend time with family and friends and relax over the break to avoid burnout and make study time more productive.
Thank you for the tips, and enjoy the christmas break!
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)
Quick Reply
Related discussions
- How do you stay productive and motivated during the semester break?
- Lots of essays due straight after Christmas
- Excited for Christmas?
- Multiple weeks behind uni work. How to catch up over christmas?
- Second Term Tips📚
- having a job while living away at uni
- How does time off at uni work?
- Who has coursework/homework to do in December?
- How to balance your part-time job and your studies.
- Is part time work worth it during university?
- Feel like a loser at home but am dreading going back to uni.
- How working students manage their work and academic responsibility
- Ways to manage your physical, mental and emotional health at University...
- burnout help
- Final year biomed student - overwhelmed, panic :(
- Students life and wellbeing
- What apps do you use to stay productive or relax between study sessions?
- Do Uni students go home for winter holiday?
- Best things to do during the winter months at university?
- Feeling lost at uni
Latest
Trending
Last reply 4 months ago
Laptop vs iPad for universityLast reply 4 months ago
living away from home for university- pros / cons, advice ?University life
15
15
Last reply 4 months ago
Should I Appeal an Academic Misconduct Finding at a UK University?Last reply 4 months ago
Will I be an outcast in uni if I don’t use social media?University life
14
13
How The Student Room is moderated
To keep The Student Room safe for everyone, we moderate posts that are added to the site.
