Fatigue while studying is common among college students. Here are 8 tips to avoid exhaustion and boost your energy.
Some of the key tips to avoid fatigue include getting enough sleep, maintaining a balanced diet with a good breakfast, exercising regularly, reducing study intensity, resting your eyes, and cutting down on other obligations. Also, having clear goals helps differentiate between tiredness and lack of motivation.
Let’s dive into these tips in more detail.
1. Get enough sleep
So, how much is enough? Listen to what your body tells you.
If you wake up and feel like you want to keep sleeping, it’s clear you’re not getting optimal rest.
If you’re lacking sleep, make sure to add those hours by going to bed earlier.
Another option is to include a short nap in your routine, but keep it brief—don’t sleep more in the afternoon than at night.
If you have trouble sleeping, I recommend checking out the article on insomnia in students.
2. Maintain a balanced diet
You might be lacking certain vitamins, which can lead to fatigue and low energy. You don’t need a nutritionist for this—everyone knows what it means to eat well.
However, if you find that your diet is truly an issue for you, then it’s a good idea to consult a nutritionist who can provide personalized guidance.
3. Workout
There’s nothing better than being in shape to avoid exhaustion. If you stick to a routine that includes exercising several times a week, you’ll notice that you’ll have more energy in no time. And nothing beats sleep like physical fatigue.
4. Have a good breakfast in the morning
In some countries, breakfast is not considered a main meal. However, it’s proven that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, as it keeps you energized throughout much of the day.
If you wake up very late, still have breakfast and delay lunch.
5. Have a clear goal
Nothing helps more than knowing your goal. Every day, you need to wake up with enough motivation to work towards and achieve it.
If you’re unclear about why you’re doing what you’re doing, you’ll feel lost and lack motivation.
Sometimes, fatigue from studying and lack of motivation get confused, and often one contributes to the other.
If you’re unsure about your goals, I recommend the book Goals by Brian Tracy and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.
6. Rest your eyes
Nothing beats sleeping for this. But you should also avoid spending too many hours in front of screens, which emit light, or straining your eyes while reading or writing.
Your eyesight is crucial when it comes to studying fatigue. Remember that if you experience visual fatigue, in addition to resting your eyes, you should see an ophthalmologist.
Check out the article 10 Tips to Care for Your Eyes While Studying.
7. Reduce your obligations
Can’t take it anymore and wonder why? Could it be because you’re taking too many courses at once? Or because you work nine hours a day and then head straight to the university?
It’s very likely that if you answered yes to any of these questions, the fatigue is due to an overload of activities.
But the solution is simple. Just like an overloaded plane, the best approach is to reduce the weight. Dropping some activities can help. If you can’t do that, check out the next point.
8. Reduce the intensity
You need to reconsider your daily activities and manage them differently. If you have too many tasks, then making it your goal to prevent them from consuming you can be a solution.
Don’t live with fatigue
Feeling a bit tired while studying or working (or both) is normal. However, you don’t have to live with that sensation. Not only will you perform worse in what you do, but you’ll also miss out on important moments in your life. You won’t have the energy to go out, have fun, and socialize.
So, take a moment to think about how much chronic fatigue is taking from you.
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