EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 2 | Page 65

O R I E N TAT I ON
Eat healthily

Stay motivated

Meetings scheduled, assignments due,
and commitments in your extra-curricular
activities – all these can be overwhelming.
Don’t you wish you had 36 hours in a day?

Do you know why some of your New Year’s
resolutions remain as “resolutions” each
year? It could be partly due to a lack in
motivation. While it is very easy to aim to
attain something, achieving it is an entirely
different story. In this case, it requires
execution that comes with effort and
discipline – both originating from motivation.

Such stresses can drive you to steal time
from somewhere else. You might skip
meals or take fast food, for instance. Or
burn midnight oil instead of sleeping.
But you might end up spending all that
‘saved-up’ time queuing up at the clinic
when you fall sick! Think long-term and be
consistent in your daily routines, especially
your dietary habits.

Avoid "mamak" stalls
Perhaps the credit of the growth in
mamak businesses should all go to
university students (and football fans).
Watching football or chatting with your
friends in mamak stalls until late at night
might seem normal. However, if you
are serious about staying fit in college,
try your best to avoid such sessions.
If you’ve gotten used to staying up
at night, you would, sooner or later,
become sleep-deprived.
Going to mamak stalls often would
also mean that you would be skipping
breakfasts because you would rather
take the time to sleep. However, not
only is lost sleeping time irrecoverable,
but you would also start to have gastric
pains due to irregular eating habits.
Nevertheless, socialising with friends at
mamak stalls once or twice a week is
still acceptable.

Learn to say "no"
University is a place where friendships
are fostered. As your network of friends
increases, you would spend more time
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