I look at the massive changes in my life over the last ten years, and I have no idea how I could have continued university study through them all. You've done well to get this far.
In I'm sure the words of an American somewhere, You're running for the home plate, don't give up now.
Stubbornness. Sheer bloody-minded stubbornness is what is needed. Plus weekly break-out crazy moments. That's how I think I got through my 40hr work/40hr study weeks when I had my part 1 exams - for however many years it took me.
No advice on anxiety-management, I'm afraid. I just learned to live with panic and anxiety.
if you haven't already done this, make a timeline plan. A list of everything you need to get done, with deadlines. Then once you have done that and are about to die from anxiety, break down your overarching plan into smaller todo lists for every day until you have to hand in.
Make the lists realistic, and tick off everything as you do it. You get a great internal reward ticking off the last bit of your list at the end of the day/night. Also, schedule breaks. Finally, make the todo list as articulate as possible - not 'write introduction' but 'write part a of introduction, have coffee, write part b of introduction, 5 minute walk, write part b of introduction, go to sleep'
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In I'm sure the words of an American somewhere, You're running for the home plate, don't give up now.
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No advice on anxiety-management, I'm afraid. I just learned to live with panic and anxiety.
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Make the lists realistic, and tick off everything as you do it. You get a great internal reward ticking off the last bit of your list at the end of the day/night. Also, schedule breaks. Finally, make the todo list as articulate as possible - not 'write introduction' but 'write part a of introduction, have coffee, write part b of introduction, 5 minute walk, write part b of introduction, go to sleep'
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Ganbatte, 'eetah.
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