Often times at Cornell or college in general, we stress about different assignments, GPA, life after graduation, personal relationships, etc. During the lecture, I even caught myself a little stressed about a grade that I had received earlier that day. I knew the signs, really well, discomfort in my chest, butterflies in my stomach, increased heart rate, sweaty palms, and the feeling of anxious. All of this over an exam that I was hesitant about seeing my grade. It was really funny how much I could relate to this lecture under that current circumstance. In that moment, I realized that I needed to make some changes to reduce my stress and avoid breakdown. I immediately grabbed two paper calendars provided by the lecturers and utilized their pre-work, routine-strategy before I even started this assignment.

I am really happy that this lecture was provided because it is a little past the middle of the semester, and there are still roughly six weeks of school left. During this time, I usually get unmotivated to do work and I no longer have the strive and determination that I started off the semester with. This can be very problematic if I want to maintain decent grades and avoid stress from my procrastination with assignments, so I was very fortunate for the advice they provided. I think I will definitely take with me their advice on the pre-work, routine strategy and finding a good recharge that is not facebook or any other social media because they tend to worsen your mood, which I have found to be true in my personal experience. One of the ladies also stated that a good nine hours of sleep was recommended for people of the college age group, which was actually really surprising to me. Considering I have always been taught that seven hours was enough, I believed anything more was over-sleeping.

Overall I felt that this was a much-needed lecture that I am sure almost every student at Cornell can relate themselves. with.