{"id":4984,"date":"2020-09-30T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4984"},"modified":"2020-09-28T00:55:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T04:55:53","slug":"anika-study-break-ideas-for-when-youre-at-home-all-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/09\/30\/anika-study-break-ideas-for-when-youre-at-home-all-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Anika: Study Break Ideas for When You\u2019re At Home All Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether you\u2019re on campus or off this semester, you\u2019re probably cooped up inside due to Zoom meetings for much of the day. Also, when going from class to club meetings to homework is just a matter of closing one tab and opening another, it\u2019s really easy for all the parts of your day to blend together. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed myself feeling drained much more quickly lately because of this, so I wanted to share a few ideas for how to take breaks if you\u2019ve been feeling the same!<\/span><\/p>\n

Go outside<\/span><\/h3>\n

This seems obvious, but I\u2019ve found that it can be <\/span>so<\/span><\/i> easy to get caught up in other things and forget. When your days are busy or you don\u2019t have long breaks in between classes, it can be stressful trying to plan a good time to go for a walk or do an outdoor workout. I recommend getting a bit of fresh air every day, even if you only have time to walk down the street and back! I promise even\u00a0just a few minutes outside can be a game-changer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cook something<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re like me at all, the word \u201ccook\u201d is subject to a <\/span>very <\/span><\/i>loose interpretation. For me, this tip usually means something extremely simple like making homemade frozen yogurt. Even just taking a few extra minutes to put together your favorite snack is a great way to show yourself some kindness on your super busy days!<\/span><\/p>\n

Stretch<\/span><\/h3>\n

When you\u2019re sitting at a desk all day, there\u2019s no doubt that you\u2019ve probably got some tight muscles! A lot of times, we barely even notice because we are so used to it, or we\u2019ll feel like <\/span>something<\/span><\/i> is off but we can\u2019t quite put our finger on it. Stretching and rolling out your muscles on a daily basis is genuinely life-changing. Again, just like going outside, it\u2019s totally fine if the most you can manage is just a couple of minutes a day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to music<\/span><\/h3>\n

Blasting your favorite music and dancing around your room is a great way to let off some steam when you\u2019re feeling stressed! It can also be a good way to\u00a0get in a tiny bit of\u00a0physical activity when you might be feeling too overwhelmed to carve out time for structured exercise \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

Journal<\/span><\/h3>\n

Sometimes, when I\u2019m feeling really stressed about my to-do list, I like to jot down in my journal what exactly is making me feel this way. Is there some unlikely \u201cworst case scenario\u201d that keeps playing anxiously in my head, keeping me from actually buckling down and getting things done? I\u2019ve found that sometimes, just getting it out of my head and onto paper can be enough to let me move past these thoughts and go back into my work with greater focus.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ve found a few of these tips helpful! It can be difficult to make sure we\u2019re caring for ourselves, especially when we seem physically attached to our computers now more than ever. But it\u2019s important to take at least a couple minutes out of each day\u00a0to check in with ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re on campus or off this semester, you\u2019re probably cooped up inside due to Zoom meetings for much of the day. Also, when going from class to club meetings to homework is just a matter of closing one tab and opening another, it\u2019s really easy for all the parts of your day to blend … Continue reading Anika: Study Break Ideas for When You\u2019re At Home All Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44581],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4986,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984\/revisions\/4986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}