by Mia Shelton<\/p>\n
Welcome back to Sunny Salem!\u00a0 It has finally approached the time of year when everyone scuffles back to campus for yet another semester!\u00a0 It is always exciting to see friends and professors after a much needed summer break.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first day or so, you unpack, meet new friends, or reconcile with old ones.\u00a0 You enjoy the last true moments of summer before the impending doom of schoolwork arises.\u00a0 Papers that shouldn\u2019t be that long, readings that tell a tale of heavy eyes and heavy z\u2019s, and horrid first day ice breakers. There is a lot to feel indifferent about in the return to school.\u00a0 It is easy to let the first couple assignments pile up.\u00a0 Sometimes, it feels as though there may never be a solution to the repetitional school related issues, resulting in copious stress.\u00a0 Use these niche tips to make this semester a breeze.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When looking for the biggest distraction on a day-to-day encounter, cell phones are the man fit for the crime.\u00a0 People dump hours of their day into their personal electronic devices, ruining their attention span and the ability to stay on task.\u00a0 Reducing how often you stay on your phone will make longer durations of work, or time you are not on your phone, easier and more efficient.\u00a0 Your brain will find less of a craving for mind-numbing stimulation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Take breaks!\u00a0 You shouldn\u2019t work on homework for seven hours straight.\u00a0 No one wishes to spend a day doing such.\u00a0 Break up your work into small lists throughout the day, divide, and conquer.\u00a0 Taking a break in between will refresh your brain and keep you stimulated.\u00a0 When taking a break, going on your cell phone can derail attention span and proper brain stimulation.\u00a0 A proper break can be spent doing one of the following tasks: reading, drawing, coloring, cleaning an area, indulging in a hobby such as scrapbooking, etc.\u00a0 Nonetheless, when taking a break, it should be an activity that you wish to complete.\u00a0 Something rewarding or fulfilling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Changing your outlook on schoolwork can make completing assignments much easier.\u00a0 It is important to realize that what you are completing is for your greater good.\u00a0 Even if it is information you might not use later in life, you still learned something new for your enrichment.\u00a0 If something seems challenging, write the steps out on paper.\u00a0 Divide and conquer.\u00a0 This can make a task feel more approachable rather than daunting.\u00a0 Be mindful of the work you are completing.\u00a0 Realize how you feel after completing an assignment in full.\u00a0 Use that sense of fulfillment to keep you going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s to a great semester of working hard, kindness, open-mindedness, and zero stress\u2026 or so you say.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Life\u2019s what you make it, so let\u2019s make it rock \u2013 Hannah Montana<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Mia Shelton Welcome back to Sunny Salem!\u00a0 It has finally approached the time of year when everyone scuffles back to campus for yet another semester!\u00a0 It is always exciting to see friends and professors after a much needed summer break.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first day or so, you unpack, meet new friends, or reconcile with old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-6803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-wellness","category-lifestyle","tag-summer2019"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stock-photo-for-Mias-article.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}