#StudyTips #ExamPreparation #WorkLifeBalance #AvoidBurnout
Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to juggle a full-time job and studying for a crucial exam? 📚💼 It can be challenging to find the right balance between work and study without burning out. But fear not, we’ve got you covered! In this article, we’ll provide you with practical solutions and tips to help you navigate through this tough situation.
##Set a Realistic Schedule
1. Prioritize Your Tasks
Make a list of all the tasks you need to complete for work and study each day. Identify the most urgent and important tasks and allocate time accordingly.
2. Allocate Specific Study Time
Set aside specific time slots for studying, whether it’s early in the morning before work or in the evening after work. Stick to this schedule to ensure you make progress consistently.
##Optimize Your Study Environment
3. Create a Dedicated Study Space
Find a quiet and comfortable space where you can focus and minimize distractions. Make sure you have all the necessary study materials within reach.
4. Eliminate Distractions
Turn off notifications on your phone, block distracting websites on your computer, and inform your family or roommates about your study hours to avoid interruptions.
##Take Care of Your Well-Being
5. Practice Self-Care
Make sure to prioritize self-care activities such as exercise, meditation, and sufficient sleep. Taking care of your well-being will boost your productivity and prevent burnout.
6. Stay Organized
Use planners, calendars, or apps to stay organized and keep track of deadlines, meetings, and study sessions. Breaking down tasks into smaller manageable chunks can help you stay on track.
##Seek Support
7. Reach Out for Help
Don’t hesitate to ask for support from your colleagues, friends, or family members. They can provide encouragement, moral support, and even help you with your study material.
8. Consider Professional Help
If you’re struggling to cope with the workload, consider seeking assistance from a tutor, mentor, or counselor. They can offer guidance and support to help you navigate through this challenging time.
Remember, it’s essential to find a balance between work and study to prevent burnout and maintain your well-being. By implementing these practical tips and solutions, you can successfully navigate through this busy period and achieve your goals. You’ve got this! 💪📝
You don’t, really. We were never meant for all that. Good luck.
I’m in the same boat. What I typically do is take my studies with me to work and study any chance I can get.
You ask for time off at work
8 hours of work and 6 hours of sleep is 10 hours. If you don’t want whatever is after the large exam then you are wasting time. If you want whatever is after the large exam then what was your question again?
Had to do this awhile back while studying for my PMP. I found using their study hall app on my phone from the couch to help. Also have quick study sessions whenever I had a few moments to scroll on my phone.
Online flashcards and custom quizzes could work the same way.
Good luck.
Definitely have a special place for doing your studying. Maybe even a special hat, necklace, or accessory. This will put you in the right mindset when you put your “study uniform” on and go to your “study office”.
Also healthy snacking and plenty of water.
Good luck on the exam!
Adderall.
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You can’t catch up on sleep. Lack of sleep is cumulative and damaging to the body.
You may be one of those people who only needs 5 or 6 hours of sleep a night. If you actually require 7 or 8, and you don’t get that routinely, it will catch up to you.
I would try to study before work if you’re okay with waking up earlier. I don’t know what job you have but most are mentally draining – I’d imagine it’d be hard to focus on anything after that.
Wishing you luck!
Do 2 hours before work the whole year.
I did my masters thesis while working 60+hrs. There’s no strategy. It sucks and you just gotta deal with it
Drink heavily while you are studying and get shitfaced when you write the exam. You will remember everything better.
“Burn out” is a normal part of growing up. You just get through it and then breath when the exam is done. You are capable. Just have to push yourself.
Half arse your day job. Save your energy. Take a long lunch. Bail early. Maybe call a sicky for a day or two. Probably the only thing that’ll work really
I study at work during down time . Come home and relax a bit , then study some more . Wish you luck with whatever you’re pursuing
I completed my course based masters degree while working full time and with a newborn. You can do it. Id do homework at lunch at work, then study at night and do exams on weekends. It still takes support from your loved ones and you have to give up some of your hobby time. I’m a night owl anyway and regularly (though not wisely) operate on 6 hours of sleep.
If possible set some study milestones for yourself so you can get some sense of accomplishment along the way and take a small break when completed. If this is a popular exam you might find a study group or other students focused on it to keep you motivated.
Yoga nidra is a cool meditative practice that helps your nervous system relieve stress. It helps keep me going through my degree and other responsibilities.
That and a good morning stretch make a big difference throughout the week as far as physical motivation go- which makes a big difference when my mental tank is drained. For that I use outside breaks walking and the success of progress with my studies and responsibilities.
Good luck! It’s only extra stressful temporarily, right?
Use a spaced repetition flashcard program like Anki
I can provide my experience while studying for the CPA exam (it’s for accountants that’s compromised of 4 sections in the US and the pass rate for each section is around 50%).
During my 9-5, I focused on the job. If I took a break, it was to do some practice questions. Once I got home, it was study. Either writing out flashcards (yes, writing them one card at a time), or doing practice questions. I also attended the live classes when that was a thing. Weekends were studying only. Saturdays was like 10AM to like 9PM, Sundays were maybe 10AM – 4PM, and I studied at a university library. I brought food with me (eating was allowed in the library). Be consistent with the schedule, even on the days you don’t want to. Some people I knew chose to wake up at like 5AM and study before work, YMMV. Before bed, I would flip through a chapter on the flashcards I made.
When I studied, I wasn’t memorizing. Instead, I was truly trying to understand and learn the material.
I can’t speak to other exams, but I came to realize the exam isn’t really testing intelligence but instead is testing endurance and discipline. Have faith in yourself, and trust the process. Study with someone, even if that person isn’t studying the same material as you. It helps to have someone so that it forces you to be accountable. And try to study in a similar environment to what the testing environment will be.
You got this. Good luck.
I say this as someone who works two jobs, has a wife and kids, and is in a capstone course of a grad program – find a dedicated spot to study, and grind through it. We’re not meant to be under this much stress, just do the best you can.
I would try to get a lot of studying done and make/organize your notes on the weekends, then take these notes to work to study them and memorize them during lunch breaks.
Study during breaks, lunches, and downtime at work. Then I would take quizzes after work for an hour or so before prepping dinner. Good luck!
Take breaks to cry, make sure you get some sleep, count down the days, coffee.
Also struggling with a full time job and looming exams, good luck!
Amphetamine salts, that’s literally your only option here.
People just weren’t designed to grind that hard unfortunately.
Trick yourself into studying being really fun. Get enthused by what you are studying so it’s more like a hobby. Be completely fascinated by what you are studying. Just gaslight yourself through it!
You just do it. No sleep. I was there when I was in school. Worked 7am to 4pm M-F then school from 5-9 4 days a week.
You just do that’s shit. You either want to succeed or you don’t
That’s the neat part, you don’t! Try to eat healthy and recognize it will eventually end.
My recommendation is to start your day insanely early (watch tv for a couple of weeks to tweak your body clock).
Get into office early, stay on the bus to work, study at home before you get ready for work etc – but ideally put in 2/3 hours before you start work.
The advantage is that you’ll be sleepy in the evening, and commitments like kids , housework will get done on autopilot or in a tired state and you won’t feel like you’re sacrificing your entire life for this.
Hit the bed & it’s the next day.
Eat healthy, and exercise, get tons of sleep, go to bed when you’re tired or take melatonin improves your sleep quality and allows you to fall asleep faster
Something has to give. Block out time each day for studying. You might need to get up early or stay up late. Eliminate as many distractions as possible and celebrate milestone achievements. Good luck!
A full 9-5? You half ass it when you need to study. Large exam? You half ass it if you have to work. What? They didn’t tell you that half assing things is actually a perfectly reasonable strategy in your situation? You’re after that paper. You can always get another labor job, they’re everywhere. And you can get your degree with a bunch of B’s and C’s. A perfectionist makes a great artist but a terrible manager.
Cluster study!! Just 20-30 minutes here and there throughout the day
Can you study during work hours? Perhaps if you have an office job, I’ve found it’s possible to get some studying done during work.
Protip. A very few amount of people can actually deal with that pressure.
The ticket would honestly be take time your work offers you alone and secluded. But that’s hard
The other option is, don’t sacrifice school.
Really doesn’t help financially.. but unless you see the job leading to permanent life solutions, school is worth more.
An hour before work, during lunch, another hour after work, 2 hours on the weekend. YOU GOT THIS
To find out the answer, make yourself kids.
Go to work, do your work and if you have to print study materials do it there, if you can read at lunch do it, but not everyday you’ll need some of that time for a mental break. When home make dinner, relax 1hr study 1hr, relax 1hr them go to bed on time. Repeat on work days. On weekends study 2-5 hours Saturday and Sunday, tell your friends I’m sorry but I’ll see you next year (or however long it is going to take)
Worked for me I passed my five architecture registration exams doing this without failing and ultimately you get used to the routine. The best part is when you finish and you can really appreciate your free time and also know how capable you are of learning something new if you want to do it.
Study in the morning before work