Finals Guide
Monday, May 13, 2013
Page 3
Letter from the Editor
Finals, woof. I'm not sure what to say about finals besides that they suck and rock at the same time. Who doesn't love rekindling their flame with Mountain Dew at 2 a.m. in the stacks at Club Shutz? That feeling, you know, when you get so tired everything becomes funny, that's my favorite.
I won't waste your time, or mine, telling you the key to a successful finals week because there is no secret. Everyone has different studying habits and ways of learning. This is your time to buckle down and do work. So find a quiet place, grab a bottle of water and your favorite caffeinated beverage, put your headphones in and do your best to avoid the deadly distractions of social media.
It's a time to make more notecards than necessary and get less sleep than required. Stop complaining about finals, it won't make them easier. Don't dramatize your final essay or response paper, it won't make it shorter.
This is your last week in Lawrence with all your friends, make the most of it. Go have brunch with your friends, take a walk by Potter's Lake, play hide-n-seek in the stacks. Don't let finals take over your insanity, just your sleep.
Here are some motivational sayings to carry around throughout the week. If these don't keep your spirits up, nothing will.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Ferris, from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."
Ayn Rand
"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice."
Wayne Dyer
Victor Kiam
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
Booker T. Washington
"Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'." Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption"
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." Pat Morita as The Emperor in "Mulan"
"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion."
Dolly Parton as Truvy in "Steel Magnolias"
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it."
Rafiki, from The Lion King
Do, or do not. There is no "try".
— Yoda
(from The Empire Strikes Back)
And I'll leave you with this, "just keep swimming."
— Finding Nemo
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