{"id":43152,"date":"2020-11-17T06:41:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=43152"},"modified":"2020-11-16T10:10:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T15:10:35","slug":"why-its-okay-to-have-an-unproductive-reading-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/11\/17\/why-its-okay-to-have-an-unproductive-reading-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it’s okay to have an unproductive reading week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reading week is for getting work done (it\u2019s even implied in the name) but, of all the reading weeks I\u2019ve experienced while at university, it\u2019s probably fair to say they are the time when my productivity is at its lowest. And that\u2019s okay! This week I\u2019m writing about why reading week doesn\u2019t need to be all about homework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When reading week is around the corner, I usually make some grand plans for what I hope to accomplish. I tell myself I\u2019ll wake up early each day and work for a few hours on essays, studying for midterms, catching up on readings, etc. Spoiler alert: I never do this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

U of T holds a reading week later than most Canadian universities, and because of this, we have already learned a huge amount of course content when the break rolls around. Personally, I prefer the break being in November because when it does come around it disrupts the flow of my work routine....which means I get lazy and decide to pick up that tv show I was watching in the summer. However, I have a habit of not realizing how burnt out I actually am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I make my plans for a productive reading week but never follow through because my mind just can\u2019t take more work. Therefore, I\u2019ve realized that reading week is the perfect time to recharge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it\u2019s difficult to ignore that nagging feeling of stress when I\u2019m not productive, but it\u2019s counteracted by the burnout. So, instead of catching up on my workload during reading week, I just try to catch up with myself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week: <\/p>\n\n\n\n