News: stress
Dealing with a hectic week
On busy days I find myself lost in rehashing the past or rehearsing the future.
Feeling overwhelmed and paralysed
The assessments just seem to keep coming.
On failure
Following my post in May on graduation and commencement speakers, did you all hear that Taylor Swift has received an honorary doctorate from New York University?
New semester, new problems
When I first started at uni, the start of a new semester was exciting. But now, I find myself associating it with stress.
Self-care bootcamp
It’s the middle of winter and if you’re an HDR student like me, it’s quite possible that you didn’t manage to take a proper uni break.
Pet therapy
Returning home after having to isolate, I was incredibly happy to reunite with my cat.
Should we be stressing for finals?
I know exams = stress but does it have to really be that way?
Background noise
Background noise is a great way that I de-stress. My favourite form of background noise... the Food Network!
The tricky ticks of time
Something I've noticed the last few weeks is the malleability of time and how easily it changes with my headspace. It almost feels magical.
On perfectionism
I stumbled on this podcast episode recently from the Art of Charm. It was as if the universe was asking me to stop scrolling through podcast lists and just get on with writing my thesis.