Take a break: Reading week at Deschatalets!
Beware of the fate of Don Quixote: In short, he so busied himself in his books that he spent the nights reading from twilight till daybreak and the days from dawn till dark; and so from little sleep and much reading his brain dried up and he lost his wits. —Cervantes Ok, whilst I am not at the stage where my brains risk 'drying up', the Reading Week was greatly welcomed! I've noticed over these past few weeks that I feel like a wind-up toy that is...well winding down. I'm less and less able to do high volumes of work at high intensity (which is probably no harm!). I feel the need for more breaks and am less governed by the clock. I suppose this is one of the advantages of being a full-time student, I can permit myself to work at my own pace. When I was younger, I would go for long periods of time without resting much and trying to squeeze in as much as possible. I am a night owl and like to work late in the evenings but that isn't always compatible wi...