Hurricane Florence hit a few weeks ago, but last minute it decided to not hit the lovely Virginia Beach area, which is great. However, as one of the students who evacuated northward, I may have turned the five days off of school into a mini fall break. It was an amazing time off with two of my closest friends as we explored Washington D.C for a week, but now, a week later, I find myself lazier and less motivated in school. My brain wants to keep me in the mini fall break I had. So, through this crazy post-evacuation period, let’s get talking about getting over this slump.
First things first, when the laziness hits, tell your friends about it. Get an accountability partner. It really is so helpful! Your friends will get onto you about keeping those assignments up and will annoy until you do it. While this may not be a set-in-stone way to fix this mood that you’re in, having support from others is a huge game-changer.
Secondly, have alarms on your phone/watch for all the daily tasks you have to do. This will get annoying really quick, but having them go off consistently will remind you to do things. For example, I haven’t wanted to get back into my gym routine since coming back, but the minute my phone goes off to remind me, I begrudgingly get dressed and go workout.
Thirdly, admit that you really don’t want to go back to working every day. Quit being in a state of denial of “Oh yeah, I’m fine.” No. Just no. Admit it, it will make you more self-aware and more likely to change your current schedule.
Hopefully, these post-evacuations waves of laziness will cease by midterms, but keep these tips in mind!