

The year 2020 has taken a
toll on the mental health well being of most people. While CA aspirants are in
general extremely anxious and stressed about their exams, being locked in your
house in the middle of a pandemic makes the situation even worse. All this,
coupled with the cynicism and negativity that revolves around the CA exams,
students are bound to get anxious.
With barely any time left
for your exams, we uncover ways to effectively approach the Nov/Dec 2020
CA Examinations and tackle any uncalled stress or anxiety, amidst COVID-19:
Group
Discussions
Group discussions are known
to be an incredible exercise to increase your knowledge base about a topic and
collectively gain from the perspective of your friends. What's more is that
group discussions are also known to relieve stress and anxiety, hereby hitting
two birds with one stone.
While you may not be able to
go out and get together for a group study exercise, in this era of video calls,
a healthy group discussion via Zoom or Google Meet on any topic/subject may add
great value to your knowledge base. This is also an excellent way to catch up
with your friends and discuss preparation strategies. However, you must make
sure not to indulge with people with negative thoughts as this may increase
your anxiety level and stress.
Take a Break
We know asking a CA student
to take a break is arguably one of the greatest sin, one can commit, but did
you know that psychologists suggest taking a break after every 45 minutes since
that is the amount of time one can properly concentrate at a particular thing.
Moreover, neuroscientists are also in favor of taking breaks since the longer
we try to focus on one thing, the less efficient we get at dealing with it.
With all that is going
around in the world, taking a break will surely make you more effective and
efficient. While earlier, you may have considered going out for a drive or a
quick lunch with your friends, in these times, watching an episode of your
favorite Sitcom on Netflix is an amazing way to refresh and reboot your brain.
Quick Tip: Switch off the auto-play next episode option
on Netflix, otherwise all you'll be left with is more anxiety.
Maintain a
Dedicated Workspace
The human brain generally
associate places with actions, for example, Temple = Worship, Dining Table =
Food, etc. Thus, it is always beneficial to have a dedicated workspace with the
sole purpose of studying. People who use the same space for all their
activities, such as a bed for sleeping, studying, eating, leisure activities,
etc. have a harder time achieving the same goal as opposed to people who have a
fixed place associated with an activity.
It has also been proved that
if you stay in a single space throughout the day, your anxiety levels are sure
to shoot up. Thus, always associate different spaces in your room/house with
different activities.
Plan your week,
but leave one day out
It is always a great idea to
plan your day and your study hours. Psychologists also suggest that if you
achieve the planned target for your day, your anxiety is bound to keep a
distance. But what happens when you don't achieve your planned target? Thus, we
suggest you keep one day of your week totally unplanned. Use this day to
complete all the targets that are left incomplete throughout the week.
When it comes to anxiety,
all you have to do is play with your mind, as 3 Idiots taught us to tell our
heart “Aal Izz Well” no matter what happens. When you don't accomplish your
target for the day, your anxiety levels shoot up, but if you have a day to
complete that task, your anxiety again maintains a distance. Moreover, make
sure that you don't set unrealistic targets for yourself, else you'll be
welcoming anxiety again.
Read the
toughest topic in your syllabus while you are the most tired
This may come across as
extremely confusing, but did you know that studying at your most tired helps
your brain in retaining higher concentrations of new topics. This concept is
also known as sleep-learning. When you study a new topic at your most tired,
your brain gets all the restoration and reactivation it needs. Thus, it is
suggested to read the toughest topic in your syllabus while you are the most
tired, mostly right before you sleep at night.
Doing this can also help in
reducing your anxiety issues. If you go to sleep while studying a tough topic,
you wake up with double the energy, knowing that you have covered one of the
toughest topics in your syllabus. This also helps in maintaining your energy level
throughout the day and keeps anxiety at bay.
These are the five uncommon
things that you can enable in your life while preparing for the
Nov/Dec 2020 CA Examinations. Apart from these, you must also strive
towards a healthy and balanced diet, together with exercising regularly. All
these things are sure to relieve you of uncalled anxiety and stress and lead
you towards an incredible study routine.
Sign in/up with Facebook
Sign in/up with Twitter
Sign in/up with Linkedin
Sign in/up with Google
Sign in/up with Apple
Wouldn't it be a good idea to create a course?