Karina Rodriguez | THE RIDER
As I am nearing the end of my last semester in college, I completely recognize that college burnout is incredibly real.
For the past several nights, I have found myself tossing and turning in bed with thoughts of overdue assignments, hundreds of pages to read and probably double the amount to be written.
Usually, in these blogs, I make an effort to provide words from experts to avoid burnout and allow some time to think of yourself rather than the multitude of work you have to do. But today, I am going to offer some advice from me.
Since all of my classes moved online, I knew that I was supposed to start a schedule and do my best to follow it. This, of course, meant establishing a bedtime, wake-up time, work time, break time and winding-down time before bed. Needless to say, following a schedule that intricate with your bed right next to you is difficult.
My advice to you is to allow yourself to mess up. Do not be hard on yourself when your body urges you to continue sleeping and your mind feels overridden by your thoughts.
Even more so, allow yourself to remember that you are a student living through unprecedented times, where no one in history has experienced exactly what you are going through at this moment.
I know it is easy to be down on yourself for not working hard enough, not getting the grades you want all the time and not feeling like you are bettering yourself. But I promise you that effort is the most valuable part of growth. Each day that you decide to choose a way to better yourself, whether it be in academia, fitness or even self-care, remember that what you are doing is valuable and that you are worth it.
