May 25, 2017, by Chloe

10 minute breaks for when you have too much work to do

Yesterday on a revision break* I walked around campus with my flatmate and spent far too long posing for photos with the NOTTINGHAM sign and discovering hidden gardens. Whilst it was such a well-needed break from the stress of revision, it got me thinking that I need to find some shorter revision breaks, that don’t use up a whole day of study time. So here are some of my ideas:

 

Boring but productive – good for when you feel guilty about taking a break/mess is taking over your life

• Clear your desk
• Do the mountain of washing up that you’ve been avoiding for two days (then leave the drying up for an extra 6 hours)
• Do a load of laundry

Healthy – good for when you haven’t moved all day

• Go for a walk, round one of the dozens of hidden gardens on campus or maybe just to the shop to buy a snack
• Do some stretches
• Prepare a plate of fruit

Unleash your inner child – because revision can be dull

• Colouring in
• Go to an outdoor gym or park and mess around for a while
• Have a picnic lunch, extra points if you bring a ball or Frisbee

Realistic but less good for you – what we are all likely to do, when one of the other suggestions would be more beneficial

• Plan to watch a short video on Netflix or YouTube and get sucked in for at least half an hour
• Scroll through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter…
• Have a nap

Good luck in your exams!

 

*Does it count as a break if I hadn’t started working at that point? Oops.

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