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June 2011 wellness.ucsd.edu
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Cultivating Intellectual Wellness
Picture Success! Study tips for finals
Open Monday thru Friday from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday & Wednesday:
Yoga 11:00-11:45am
TUESDAY & THURSDAY:
Laughter Yoga 11:00-11:45am Zumba 2:00-2:45pm
FRIDAY:
Meditation 11:00-11:45am
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While you are studying, apply quality of attention control. Do
not do the semi-study with one eye on your phone and the other on Facebook. When it comes to final exams, the major source of stress is feeling ill-prepared and worrying about whether you had time to study enough. Don’t waste your energy worrying. t Plan your study time and trust yourself to focus. n e em g : When you are digesting g n a itizin a information at a rapid pace, it’s e m rior m i T Dp important to take breaks! AN 1 Your brain requires a re-fresh: get up, stretch, or stare off into space. One of the most efficient ways to relax your mind muscle is to bring your attention into BE SURE 2 ST your body, breathing with TO UDY BREA TA K E awareness. It’s reasonable to KS : think of spending approximately 10 minutes on break for every hour of study.
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If you want to maximize your mental
efforts, avoid refined sugars and processed food. Instead, stock up on whole foods: complete grains, fruits, vegetables, and healthy protein sources. Foods that are high in healthy omega fats—nuts, avocado, fish—are thought to grease your gears. What is good for the body is good for the brain.
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EXERCISE :
One of the best ways to increase the flow of
oxygen to your neurons after staring at a screen or book for many hours is to get up and move around. Cardiovascular exercise such as walking, running, or biking, will restore brain function. Enhance your educational endurance with exercise!
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EIGHT STUDY TIPS FOR FINALS
Not getting enough sleep at night is a real pickler when
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it comes to performance. Sleep deprivation decreases motivation, concentration, attention, and coherent reasoning. It decreases memory, self-control, and speed of thinking. This is the last thing you want to do to yourself before a big test—so put a good night’s sleep first on your list.
Make study guides and read them first thing in the
morning when you wake up, before other impressions have a chance to settle in. Study groups are also very effective, especially if you have a tendency to fall asleep when studying alone. Just be mindful that the group stays on task.
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particular point, don’t wait until the last minute—your study group partners might not understand it either. Approach your professor or TA ahead of time and ask for clarification.
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In all likelihood, this final is not going to be
the defining moment of your life, or even your academic career. If you don’t get the score you hoped for, don’t lose your head over it.
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WAYs to cultivate intellectuaL WELLNESS WRITTEN BY GINA TANG
Though the brain is an organ, it can be trained like a muscle. You can
make it more flexible, strengthen its powers of concentration, or increase its weightbearing capacity (figuratively speaking). In an academic environment, certain parts of the brain get a lot of exercise—primarily those involved in act of studying and taking tests. There is a great deal of reading, memorizing, analyzing, reviewing, and recalling. While the intellectual prowess cultivated in the classroom is wonderfully useful in its own right, balanced mental fitness requires additional consideration.
1.Read for pleasure: Browse the 4.Engage in lively conversation internet for blogs and articles that capture your interest, or pick up a book you’ve been curious about.
AND friendly debate: Challenge and explore conventional schools of thought, social norms, and institutions.
2. Switch up your routines: If 5. Reflect: Take some quiet time in you are right handed, use your left hand for awhile. If you always drink coffee in the morning, have a cup of tea instead.
the evening to think about your day— you’re likely to discover an aspect or two that’s marked for review.
3.Play! : From sports and games to 6.Have new experiences: Go fort-building and tree-climbing, activate your imagination.
some place you’ve never been, do something you’ve never done, or get to know somebody you haven’t met.
7. Create open-ended opportunities: Whether it’s drawing a picture, writing a story or poem, painting the furniture, inventing a recipe, or reorganizing your room, cultivate the creative flow.
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library hours and locations for
spring finals 2011 ARTS LIBRARY:
8:00 AM - 7:45 PM
BIOMEDical LIBRARY:
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
clics:
OPEN 24 HOURS
geisel LIBRARY:
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
ir/ps LIBRARY:
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
mandeville LIBRARY: science & engineering LIBRARY: SIO LIBRARY: SS&H LIBRARY:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 7:30 AM - 7:45 PM 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 7:30 AM - 7:45 PM get your study on
did you know... napping can help improve your memory, productivity, and energy levels? Find a soft couch and take a nap at these places on campus!
TOP 5 PLACES TO NAP ON CAMPUS 1. geisel library Check out the bottom level of Geisel Library!
2.Price Center West Ballroom Lobby Soft chairs!
3. Sun God Lounge Quite a lot of traffic, but the perfect place to nap when you are waiting for class.
4. JK Wood Lounge Warren college. Quiet place with lots of chairs 5. Treehouse Computer Lounge Very few people, really soft couches.
Words of Wellness “Each of us has the power to give life meaning, to make our time and our bodies into instruments of love and hope.� --Tom Head
Office of Student Wellness Student Services Building 5th Floor, Suite 562 (858) 822-7618 wellness.ucsd.edu The LiveWell Magazine is published by the Office of Student Wellness Edited and written by: Gina Tang, Margaret Chiu and Natalie Wong