 Seeking More Energy
As a college student, one thing that I never seemed to have enough of was energy--in particular mental energy. In the past I have noticed that I would go strong for a week or maybe even two at the start of a semester and then by the time the first set of exams comes around I would be completely spent. I am looking for ways to put myself in a situation where I have an excess of mental energy rather than a deficit.
Should help:
* I would usually get about eight hours of sleep each night.
* I drink about 8 glasses of water a day.
* I take Ultra Mega Gold multivitamins daily.
Not sure:
* I usually eat three times a day: one large meal, one small meal and a snack.
* I tend to study with driving monotonous techno/electronica music.
* Most of my studying happens either in the afternoon or evening.
To best describe the brain drain that I feel very strongly after a week or so of classes is to say that it feels like my book is literally draining my mental energy to a point where I feel like I need to go to sleep. I would then find myself re-reading passages and feeling a general sense of confusion and inefficiency. This would frequently take about 5 - 10 minutes to start happening.
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