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Another problem: There is not enough time!
Another problem: There is not enough time!
“I have already learned that regular, short breaks are advisable, that my day should not have more than 6 working hours and that I should also take at least one day off a week.
But if I stick to all this and plan the weeks I have left until the end of the semester accordingly, I'll never get through the material! That is completely impossible!
The new situation that I have to work through all the teaching content independently at home doesn't make it any easier. I miss the structure provided by the lectures at the university. I also miss the exchange with my friends about what is relevant to exams.”
The problem of not having enough time to learn all the teaching content is certainly not easy to solve – at least not without magic ;-)
For the next exam, you can ultimately learn from this that you should get an overview of the learning materials very early on and create a learning plan. That way you can make sure you start in time.
For the current exam, the main thing is: Keep calm!
It is important to think about how you can use the remaining time wisely in order to be as well prepared as possible for the exam.
Panicking and studying all night is usually not the best solution.
Rather, you should definitely stick to a maximum of 6 or 8 learning hours per day. Now the breaks are so important for you because they help you to keep calm and avoid being stressed out too much.
You have already read something about a breathing exercise for relaxation in the chapter on breaks. Perhaps such an exercise can also be helpful in a situation in which you seem to be running out of time.
On the right, you can find instructions for a breathing exercise.
In any case, you now have to set priorities: What learning content are you going to focus on? What are you going to leave out? You can find help in the next chapter on setting priorities.
GerryGelassen can perhaps encourage you to create learning plans with his experiences:
“I found it very helpful to initially create a semester plan as an overview for the whole semester and then to write a detailed plan for a single day of the week.
For me, it has become a daily routine to take a look at the semester plan first thing in the morning and make adjustments if necessary as well as to further specify exactly when I start and which learning content I study and when.
This way, I avoid both tunnel vision and losing my orientation in the learning content.
I find it particularly pleasant that I can relax at the end of the day – because if I stick to my work schedule, I’ll get everything done in time for the end of the semester.”