My own Post Exam Propaganda

Let me start by saying, “YAY! Exams are over!!!” I am mostly so unprepared for my exams each time that in the days just before exams start I have to study my brains out to score decently and thus am over relieved when they’re over. I can sleep for more than 3-4 hours everyday; I can spend more than 5 minutes to decide what I want for dinner; I don’t have to think that going to the washroom is equivalent to taking a break; I can spend some time learning and trying out new hairstyles; I can watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S all day without feeling guilty; I can play all the squash I want; I can go out of the university; I can have a life!

Yes, there are plenty of reasons why I despise and dread exam times. But (what’s the story without a ‘but’ eh?), today I woke up at 6 in the morning feeling a little gloomy; the kind of gloomy you get when you’re birthday is over or when you spend your day’s savings on a chocolate and eat it up in less than a minute. The question I asked to myself was, “Gloomy because exams are over? Seriously!?”

So I spent the next 3 hours watching a movie and an episode of Gossip Girl (I had catching up to do!) trying to get me out of the exam mode, slowly – Detox. However, as I am writing this post and thinking aloud, I am realizing that it’s not the studies I miss, it’s the way I becomes during that time. Let me explain a little:
I am known for being one of the laziest persons (I don’t deny that. In fact I think that being lazy has taught me a great skill which is handy at all times – time management. I try my best to avoid doing work but when I know it absolutely cannot be compromised; I look for a way in which it can be done in the shortest time period. Trust me I have surprised myself with amazing results!)

So, lazy I am! However, I tend to get out of my usual self and be the opposite of lazy when exams are approaching. I have heard a lot of people talk about them that they are best efficient when they have tons of work at hand; I can’t be one of them, can I? I am definitely not a workaholic but simply saying no to this question and carrying on with doing nothing will do no good either; hence I have decided that I’m going to give the other option a shot.

I have not fully recovered from all the hard work I put in for exams and have a lot of restless energy. Usually I just let this feeling die out slowly but this time round I plan to channelize it before it fades away. Where to put in this energy is not really decided yet, but I can start off by reading the research papers my prof gave me (For all those who think it’s not a big deal, then you have no idea what reading ANYTHING after exams mean to me!).

Wow! I already feel good about figuring this whole thing out. Just hope I can stick to the ‘plan’ and discover a whole new better person in me (not that I don’t think I am the best now, but you know…)