So if you're like me then you're probably getting stressed out
especially when you're studying
not only this but it can make you pretty agitated when you're sitting at your desk trying to get
things done, so I thought I would take you on my walk with me
and share with you my top six tips
for relaxing and de-stressing
so tip number one is as you might have guessed, to get some excercise
all the better if you can get some which takes you outside
into the fresh air, so I highly recommend that if you sit at your desk a lot
whether in the library or in your own study like I do at the moment
to fit in some time for a walk
it doesn't have to be a walk in a park, it can be a walk to the supermarket or
somewhere else but as long as it gets you some fresh air and a bit of activity
you're really gonna see the benefit another idea is to go to the gym of
course any physical activity, can you tell I'm asthmatic, is amazing for your brain
and it is incredibly relaxing which it might not sound like but I
would not lie to you I used to go to the gym a lot but I'm not really near a gym anymore
or at least I'm not near the gym I was at before so since them I'm trying to make sure I get in lots of
walks outside, but changing up your space so not just exercising
in your bedroom by either going to a gym or going for a run
or going for a walk and just moving your body around is gonna be so helpful
my text tip is something that took me a while to convert to but it works
and this is something you can do whilst you're studying so it doesn't require you to
take a break and that is listen to some classical music. I can't listen to
music with words in it when I'm doing anything else that requires
mind power but classical music I have discovered is incredibly relaxing
woah, crazy right, like who knew?
so I don't know much about classical music, I don't have any particular favourites
I just tend to search on youtube for classical study music or
classical reading music and there's these videos that are like 2 hours long
of classical music and that saves you the trouble of having to find some stuff
there's playlists already out there and Iike to listen to that when
I'm typing or I'm reading in the background, especially if I'm finding it hard to concentrate
because I'm distracted by other things, the classical music actually makes it easier
for me to focus on the one thing I need to be focusing on
and puts everything else out of my mind
which brings me to my third tip, which is putting things to the side
one of the most stressful things when you're studying or working on one
particular piece is the knowledge that there are other things you need to do and it is very difficult to focus on
one thing and you get distracted by everything else and it's so important to
put things aside and leave them till later
and just focus on one thing and just, even if it means writing a plan just say to yourself 'you know what for the next three hours
this is this task or this is today's task and I don't do anything else or oh there's a youtube video I need to film'
ok but that's for tomorrow or that's for tonight that's not for just now don't think about it just now
I've got two essays to write for different classes, today is this essay, tomorrow is that essay
don't be flitting back and forward between things
within the same hour, an hour is for one thing
and it always should be for one thing, unless you finish the thing
then that's great
my next piece of advice is not film whilst you're walking up hills
but really, my next piece of advice is to take breaks and most importantly
not to eat whilst you're studying or not to study whilst you're eating
so have your lunch breaks whether it's half an hour, 45 minutes, an hour
have it and enjoy it and dedicate it to only that
do not work through your lunch breaks, take a moment to
do something that has nothing to do with studying
watch some of a tv show, have a conversation with a friend
enjoy your food and savour it cause giving those little grey cells
the rest that they need makes it so much easier to get back to tasks
rather than just sitting there, agitated and not getting anywhere and then
feeling extra unrelaxed and tired later because you didn't take your break
take it
fresh air and sunshine although it is very cold still
I appreciate though what is sometimes the hardest thing is to let go of things and to take a break from your mind
thinking about things, so another suggestion for helping you relax
and get rid of some of that agitated energy, is if
are specific things that are bothering you that are not necessarily related to your study
maybe you got a piece of negative feedback, maybe somebody left a mean comment
on one of your videos on the internet, maybe you had a stupid argument with your friend
whatever just takes hold of you when you're already stressed, it makes you feel a little bit
crappier than you did before, my next suggestion would be to write it down and throw it away
so sometimes actually giving something a physical space can remove it from your mind and
let you do things to it in a way you can't do when they're in your head
so sometimes if I'm feeling really stressed about something
that isn't getting me anywhere thinking it over and over again
I write it down, maybe I write it down on a piece of paper
or I type it on my computer in word, once I'm done, once I've got all my thoughts out, all my feelings out
or just those stupid things I can't get out of my head written down, I delete it,
I don't save the file, I chuck out the page in my notebook and it's gone and sometimes I actually find
that makes it a lot easier for me to stop thinking about it so I'd give it a shot
if you aren't already, but my last tip for you
tip number six for this video is to embrace the world of technology, and that is maybe to try some
is maybe to try some of those calming relaxation and meditation apps that are out there, I recently