Online Learning For Dummies
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A few examples of how to treat yourself
You know yourself and what can motivate you, but the following list offers a few suggestions that might help you complete a task or work consistently (with coffee/tea or loo breaks included) for a couple of hours. Promise yourself the reward and make sure you deliver.- A relaxing bath with scented bath oil, alternatively, do the washing up with lots of lovely suds and hot water to blow bubbles with as well, if you’re short of time.
- Forty-five minutes in the pub with friends, back in time to get to bed before 11 p.m.
- A really delicious treat — dark chocolate coated ginger, seaweed peanuts, chewy salami — taking time out to savor whatever you fancy.
- A quick spot of window-shopping nearby in the early evening, when it’s quiet, to look at that great dress, jacket or pair of shoes.
- Television break to catch the news for half an hour or watch a favorite soap.
- Thirty minutes to listen to some favorite music — really listen, not as a background to revision.
- Fifteen minutes to knead dough with your hands, or rub butter and sugar into flour to make breadcrumbs for crumble. (These can be put in the fridge to bake the next day.) It’s very tactile and relaxing.
- Half an hour or so to read a chapter of a thriller or other non-revision reading.
- A foot or shoulder massage to your roommate and get them to return the favor.
- Time to pet the cat/dog that lives nearby, or any other furry, accessible creature.
- Ten minutes to stand in front of a window and practice deep breathing, especially on days when you won’t go out till later in the day.
- Listen to an audio book at bedtime. Being read to conjures up feelings of warmth and security in many people.