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Continue reading →: Why Your Brain Feels Fried After Winter BreakWinter break is supposed to be restorative. Sleep. No alarms. Actual meals eaten at normal hours. A temporary disappearance of deadlines. And yet… the first week back, your brain feels like it’s buffering. You read the same paragraph five times. Simple tasks feel weirdly hard. Your focus disappears the moment…
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Continue reading →: Second Semester Energy: Lower Stress, Higher StakesThere’s a very specific feeling that comes with second semester of senior year. It’s quieter. Not calmer—just quieter. First semester was loud. Deadlines everywhere. College apps. Tests. “Have you submitted?” texts. My brain felt like twelve tabs open, all playing different music. Second semester, though? The noise drops. The pressure…





