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November 2009
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Do You Make These 7 Mistakes That Lead To Burnout?
This is part two of my series on college burnout. In part one, I examined some of the symptoms burnout victims experience. Ranging from loss of motivation to lowered immunity, these symptoms can provide a major setback in a student’s study plan – perhaps forcing him to finish school later! Obviously, everyone wants to avoid college burnout, but [...]
5 More Ways to Waste Study Time
A few months ago, I wrote a post explaining “5 Ways to Waste Study Time“. Because of that post’s popularity, I have decided to write a companion post explaining five more ways to destroy precious study time. 1. Poor Planning All too often, often I find myself going over my day’s tasks in my mind when I [...]
Do You Recognize The 7 Early Warning Signs of College Burnout?
The word “burnout” is relatively new. Coined in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger, it was originally defined as “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one’s devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.” Burnout is caused by excessive stress and can lead to physical depletion (weakened immunity, loss of energy) and [...]
