By the time winter break comes around, I am beyond ready for it. School brings me to a state of mental exhaustion. Seriously though, it's terrible. My main symptom of this condition is the habit of completely stalling from doing any type of work that requires thinking. It could be a fairly "simple" task of reading, lets say, ten pages out of a book. In the fatigued mental state, ten pages = three hours. Three. It usually goes like this:
-pick up book
-read first page only
-go to bathroom
-eat cereal
-listen to 5 songs on iPod
-lay on couch for 30 minutes thinking about how badly you don't want to read
-take 20 minute nap
-wake up 40 minutes later
-Yay it's dinner time!
-Eat dinner for 20 minutes
-Ridicule yourself for 10 minutes on how you could've had so much done by now
-take a shower
-pick up book. Read 2 pages
-Time for another snack
-Eyes start to feel heavy
-You FINALLY realize you have to finish reading
-You read the remaining 7 pages with ease
Total Time: 3 hours. Or More.
I guess my point is, breaks are absolutely necessary. And this winter break was a good one. I got to see my family from near and far, travel up north to the log cabin with great friends, see a couple movies, skii/snowboard, play a good game of pond hockey, and do absolutely nothing. Now suddenly, break is almost over. Which stinks. I feel like I need at least another week or two. Then I wonder, maybe I am ready to work again. HAH then I'll read this in another week and think I'm crazy. I guess its a cycle. Sigh.
-A
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