Orgo Night has happened. Midnight Breakfast has happened. Reading week has happened. Now, as the first round of exams kicks off today, make sure that studying and sleeping both happen for you this weekend. As always, though, you’ll have loyal and trusty Bwog in Bed to keep you focused on all the right things.
Bwogline: One of New York’s more infamous baseball players, Alex Rodriguez, hit a homer to pass one of New York’s most famous and beloved players, Willie Mays, on the all-time home run leaderboard with 661. (NYT).
Study Tip: Everyone knows where they study best. But if you find yourself frustrated, exasperated or just freakin’ unproductive in your normal location, take the time to walk around, leave, find a new place to study. A secluded corner of campus or the shade of a tree in a park can provide a relaxing and even inspiring atmosphere for you to get back to the grind.
Procrastination Tip: Sleep. Seriously. Use the weekend to get the rest that you might have forsaken last week, or will forsake in the coming week. Not sleeping is depriving yourself of the time you need to refresh, remember what you did yesterday, and start a different day fresh. Give yourself the chance to look back on the day and say “I got something done,” then hit the hay.
And remember, when writing those essays, don’t worry about the Oxford Comma: