{"id":8430,"date":"2018-10-28T01:17:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2018-10-28T01:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T09:17:39","slug":"self-care-tips-for-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/self-care-tips-for-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-care tips for midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Rebecca Meyers<\/strong> | lifestyle editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Midterms are notorious for bringing in a lot of stress. Some students find this time of the term especially difficult as it is challenging to balance school work and basic survival needs. However, it\u2019s important to remember not only the importance of self-care for students under lots of stress, but it will likely help your grades in the long run. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may seem obvious, but it\u2019s important to remember the basics. Physical health has an effect on energy and focus, and will therefore help in class. This means it\u2019s important for each student to know their own limits and habits and plan accordingly, like making sure there\u2019s enough time to get a decent amount of sleep or plan a meal instead of ordering takeout every day for the week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may seem difficult to schedule time in for things like these, especially for those unlucky students who have their midterms lumped together rather than spread out over two weeks. It\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed with the amount of work there is to do, which can feel paralyzing when it\u2019s hard to tell where to start. When this happens, it\u2019s helpful to take a step back and organize priorities. Questions to ask, for example, are: what work has to be done first? Which will take the most time? Can any studying be done in a group so that any questions will be answered quicker? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another important reminder to students is that asking for help can be productive, whether this means using a professor\u2019s office hours or asking friends to be mindful of one\u2019s time and space during midterms. Many professors will offer study guides, and if assignments pile up onto a small space of time, it never hurts to see if they\u2019ll be understanding and be more lenient with deadlines. Also, while having a social life is important to most students, sometimes it\u2019s also important to set aside time with no social or academic obligations for both mental and physical rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:howllifestyle@mail.wou.edu\">howllifestyle@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Meyers | lifestyle editor Midterms are notorious for bringing in a lot of stress. Some students find this time of the term especially difficult as it is challenging to balance school work and basic survival needs. However, it\u2019s important to remember not only the importance of self-care for students under lots of stress, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}