August has come to an end, and with it summer. For a couple of more weeks in schools and in the highest educational institutions, everything will continue – slowly, neither shaky nor rolling. And there you look - it's already October, the first control, tests and verification works. By this time, you need to adjust the psyche to a new rhythm.
This will be especially difficult for those who, after a year of distance learning, get used to the old rules. What to do so that study does not turn into hard labor?
1. Set clear and achievable goals
Why should you study?
- Most likely, you would like to become a deputy, president or politician. In this case, you will be inspired by the portrait of the above-mentioned figures.
- Planning to become a great artist? Your inspiration can share the wallpaper with his works.
- Are you planning a career as a writer? A great addition to the room of a schoolboy or student will be a bookcase.
The goal should be concrete, understandable and achievable, but not necessarily mundane: be realistic, but dream of the impossible.
2. Find a mentor
You need someone who can inspire. You can find it in the circle of teachers or teachers, colleagues or senior comrades, finally, it can be a famous person.
By the way, becoming friends with a writer, artist or scientist is usually easy: a story about your own plans and a polite request for advice usually resonates. And you will have an obligation given to the person you respect. Do you agree that it is easier to screw up in front of yourself than in front of an idol?
Do not neglect teachers: some are not lucky with a teacher, but very often people who truly love children go to this specialty. And since you are still "children", it is a sin not to take advantage of this.
3. Get into the right party
Spending the evening after studying in a cafeteria or cinema is not bad, but it will be even better to work on a common project, discuss an important topic or help a friend in solving a difficult problem - both mathematical and vital.
In such conditions, willy-nilly, you will have to learn in order to comply with the rules and traditions established in the team. You don't want to be an outsider?
The driver of change can be yourself: instead of mindlessly eating ice cream, offer to spend this time playing an intellectual board game.
4. Leave a place for rest and leisure
Motivation and goals, responsible approach and self-improvement are wonderful. But it is important to leave one or two days (or at least evenings) weekly for indulgence in their weaknesses, rest and entertainment. After all, otherwise you will simply have nowhere to take energy for great achievements.
During the exams, of course, you can strain, scoring on your personal life. But do not make such practices routine, because it will not be easy to abandon robotization and return to civilization.
