how to feel good about yourself when school is kicking your ass.
Schoolâs tough, and when youâre getting hours of study and homework dumped on you every class, itâs easy to feel swamped, and itâs even worse when you feel like youâre not making progress anywhere else either. These things have seriously helped me with my mental and physical well-being, hopefully they can help you too!
1. Get the Forest App.Â
Itâs $3 on the app-store, and trust me its $3 well spent. i use this app pretty much whenever I shouldnât be using my phone. in class, studying, working out, not only does it make sure i stay off my phone, it feels really good to look back on all the time Iâve spent focused throughout the week.Â
2. If youâre gonna waste time, do it properly.Â
Limit the time you spend scrolling social media to 10 minutes. I canât count how many times Iâve been on Instagram explore page and suddenly an hour has gone past. This makes you feel crap. If youâre gonna waste time, do it in a way that can be measured. watch a tv show, ted talk, or youtube. make a social media post. Itâll make you feel like youâre spending your time doing something and thatâs good in itâs own way.
3. Clean your room.Â
Feeling ridiculously overwhelmed? Clean your room. I donât care how much work you need to do, or how soon itâs due. If youâre stressed you wont get anything worthwhile done. So clean your room, make your bed, vacuum the floor. Itâll calm you down and make you feel better about yourself. I promise.
4. Leave the junk food to the weekends.
I know, everybody says it. But if youâre eating crap 24/7, itâs going to drag you down. I hate the idea of diets, theyâre designed for failure and then you feel even worse, but trying to avoid junk from monday to friday helps a lot with your general perception of yourself.Â
5. Work out.
Another cliche! But theyâre clicheâs because they work. I donât care how often you work out or how much you do, just make sure you do it regularly and do enough to feel tired but good about yourself after woulds. it makes a difference. trust me.
6. Do a skin care routine & use face masks
If you dont have a skin care routine, you need one. Not a fancy one by any means (some of us are uni students, I know) just a cetaphill cleanser and moisturiser day and night (with any creams / other products you may use) does the trick. It helps maintain routine and feel refreshed. Facemasks will help you feel like a self care goddess, even if theyâre $2.
7. Burn candles & paint your nails
Get a few cheap candels (just make sure they wont give you a headache) and burn them whilst you listen to music and paint your nails, its incredibly relaxing and makes you feel like youâre really taking care of yourself.
8. Have a hobby
Last one! Learn something completely outside of school. Cooking, art, writing, photography, even if you suck, find something you enjoy and do it, you need a break from everything around you.Â
These things have honestly helped turn my esteem and habits around these past years, it wont happen over night but just remembering to do these things every now and then will help you feel better, I promise.Â
