Breaking Bad Habits
Relaxed mind and relaxed body are the key to making lasting changes.
Prioritize Relaxation and Sleep
Making a schedule, set aside time for studying, and reward yourself when done.
Time management
Practice of taking care of yourself to promote your health and well-being, and to cope with illness or disability.
Self Care
Helps improve mood, memory, and focus. Helps you learn new things and lowers your risk of heart disease.
Sleep
Cranked up stress levels which negatively affects well-being, relationships, and work performance. Chronic condition can lead to risk of depression, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Losing Out on Sleep and Exercise
Identify what is triggering your bad habit, lean on family and friends, and/or keep a journal.
Replace a Bad Habit with a Good One
Using mnemonics to help you remember lists of information.
Memorization
Educate yourself on sexual health, commit to your sexuality, consider birth control options if interested, get regular checkups if you're active, and practice open communication with partners.
Sexual Self Care
Minimize distractions and improve productivity.
Time Management
Pulls you away from productive activities like catching up on reading, connecting with loved ones, or taking care of yourself. Can leave you mentally drained and lacking motivation. You will start the week feeling sluggish and overwhelmed.
Binge Watching TV Shows
Little wins boost your confidence and keeps you on track. Examples: Aim to read a book for 15 minutes a day, dedicate 20 minutes to one task before taking a break.
Set Realistic Goals
Make flashcards, rewrite/reread notes, verbalize what you know, identify problem areas, get caught up, and take advantage of extra credit.
Test Preparation
Fuel your body, get enough sleep, care for your physical needs. Attend healthcare appointments, take medication as prescribed, and manage your health.
Physical Self Care
Rehydrate body after sleeping, regulate body temperature, replenish your nutrients, and improves mood and sleep.
Drinking Water
Makes people feel ignored and unsupported, will lower others morale, and hinders teamwork/friendship. Leads to others being less likely to share ideas and they won't feel valued.
Lack of Empathy
Helps clear your mind and relax you. Helps you visualize yourself breaking the bad habit.
Practice Mindfulness
How long you should study before taking a break.
40 Minutes
Put time and energy into building social relationships. Figure out your social needs and develop a schedule for them each week.
Social Self Care
Reduce stress hormone cortisol by listening to it, helps you feel grounded and secure.
Touch Grass
Leads to rushed and subpar work. Lackluster and negatively affects your reputation as a student.
Procrastination
Helps disrupt bad habits. You aren't in the same place as you were which leads to the possibility of change and preventing that bad habit from continuing.
Change Your Environment
How long should your study break be?
10-15 Minutes
Nurtures your spirit. Involves anything that helps you develop a deeper sense of meaning, understanding, or connection with the universe. Meditation, religious service, or praying.
Spiritual Self Care
Emotional support, reduces depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns, more time you spend, the higher your sense of belonging.
Spending Time with Loved Ones
Being Overly Self Critical