is "burning out" if you work too hard on the holidays a myth?

[Fishyiscool]

I doubt I'm gonna be killing myself these holidays anyway, but I'd like to know. Maybe year 12 is too fast to burn out anyway? I always find myself tired after pushing myself crazy first semester.

Oh and this doesn't have much to do with this, but is it a bad idea to have a part-time job in year 12? I got fired today anyway so it won't be a problem but I don't want to be completely broke when it comes to 18ths.

[transgression]

I'm already buring out from doing nothing these holidays.

[b^3]

Yeh it' all about getting it in balance. I worked quite hard in the summer holidays and I didn't burn out in the holidays, but broke once or twice throughout the year. You should be studying this holidays at a pace that you can sustain and understand throughly. Don't over-do it though.

PACE YOURSELF, DRINK STUDY RESPONSIBLY

[Special At Specialist]

I always have these intentions of working extremely hard during the holidays, but it never gets done I'm hoping these holidays I can actually get something done.
Just remember: don't work for more than 3 hours at a time without a break. I've tried it and I ended up just dazing off and doing nothing.

[acinod]

It's not a myth. You don't notice the effects at all because this is what 'burn out' is like.

[pi]

It's not a myth. You don't notice the effects at all because this is what 'burn out' is like.

+1, saw some MHS kids massively burn out before exams

[TrueTears]

"burning out" is a myth if you treat study as something you like, if you treat it as a compulsory task then you're gonna get bored of it real soon, eg, would you ever burn out if played dota 24/7? u'd probs feel tired, but u'd never "burn out"

[acinod]

"burning out" is a myth if you treat study as something you like, if you treat it as a compulsory task then you're gonna get bored of it real soon, eg, would you ever burn out if played dota 24/7? u'd probs feel tired, but u'd never "burn out"

True I can do Dr He problems all day long. But you'd get pretty burnt out if you played dota 24/7 SINGLE PLAYER!

[max payne]

"burning out" is a myth if you treat study as something you like, if you treat it as a compulsory task then you're gonna get bored of it real soon, eg, would you ever burn out if played dota 24/7? u'd probs feel tired, but u'd never "burn out"

+1
"burning out is psychological not physical. i mean geez there are people out there that are much less fortunate who would kill to even have an education...so just think of
studying (your worst problem) as a privilege. if you dont want to study then dont.

[Hodgeyhodgey]

It's not a myth. You don't notice the effects at all because this is what 'burn out' is like.

+1, saw some MHS kids massively burn out before exams

A girl at my school studied for 12-13 hours each day over the holidays at the end of term 3, she broke down and cried first day of term 4.

[xdecay]

from personal experience, i didn't burn out from working during the summer break although i did work relatively hard seeing as i committed countless truancies in year 11 and didn't treat vce seriously. the stuff i did during the break really help set the ball rolling for the start of year 12.

my most productive period was the start of term 4 before exams started. would go to the library everyday after school until 10 or 11pm and would run essay-related ideas through my head whenever i can, incorporate quotes from text in everyday conversations with friends who did the same book (this is so sad) and run the definitions of different terms through my mind. i believe this was the hardest i've ever worked this year.

ironically, my biggest 'burning out' period was in between exams. right after my first exam (esl), BAM i lost all motivation even though i haven't completely prepared for all my subjects. i had a full one week gap in between and spent it just watching how i met your mother reruns online, wanting to give up and had random bursts of panic attacks scattered within the span of time. it wasn't healthy at all and i believe this was correlated with my craziness at the start of term 4. stuffed up my last exam even though i've gotten full marks for that particular subject throughout the year.

so, to answer your question, i think the best way would be to keep everything balanced and consistent throughout the year. it may seem like a good idea to add in extra hours prior to exams, but you want to make sure that you are not so saturated with vce-related stuff to make you want to give up. i loved all my subjects and i ended up burning out because i didn't really 'ease in' to the whole studying thing. so make sure you have that habit since school starts and keep it up until exams. study smart and don't do any more studying than you really need to!

[thushan]

hmm. i don't completely remember my year 12 experience, but i did have my fair share of burning outs during the year - yes i was quite often low on fuel
it's a matter of simply not overworking yourself - study as much as necessary, but remember that your ATAR does not define you, so you do not have to go killing yourself either - a social life is very very important because it kinda reminds you that you belong in a community and that you're not alone and that you have friends and family who support you

however, it is important to study constitently as well. i remember a quote: 'it's not what you do, but what you don't do, that makes you tired.' If you're productive consistently, you're up to date with work, you get it, you build confidence and therefore produce 'fuel.' So don't leave it until cramming, because it will kill you :/

my mistake was that i didn't study properly throughout the year. maybe i may have put in the hours, but i certainly wasn't productive as i could be. why? because I was lazy. because when i went to study german, what did i do? i read stuff. not actively even, but passive. think english language was the only subject i put work into to be honest :/

so in summary, burning out is very real and happens if you overwork yourself or if you cram in the last minute. so study consistently and don't kill yourself studying

[pi]

Just remember: don't work for more than 3 hours at a time without a break. I've tried it and I ended up just dazing off and doing nothing.

3 hours solid study rarely works. Its the holidays, take a break every hour, not every 3 hours. Furthermore, I would highly recommend a cap of 5 or 6 hours a day (with minimal of these hours at night) and maybe even have a day every week where you do no work whatsoever, it's critical that you keep fresh for the new schooling year (that means maybe have a cap of about 3-4 hours a day in the week leading up to school).

[REBORN]

Woah 6 hours a day? I'm doing 2. :/

[pi]

Woah 6 hours a day? I'm doing 2. :/

6 hours MAX. I only did ~4 hours each day (and I took a study-free day every week). I put 6 as the 'cap' as the only people I know who did more than 6hr/day were coincidentally the people who were underachieving in their SACs and exam grades.