Just opening my laptop to begin this column took quite a bit out of me, I won’t lie. Many breaks were required. I rewarded myself for every line I wrote … the typical just-get-through-the-finish-line tactics I’m sure we are all experiencing right about now.
With dead week and finals starting, it was tough to find students who had enough time to answer a few interview questions. The irony of this does not escape me – a column on student burnout requiring students to take more time on their phones and computers to answer a bunch of questions … I know.
In fact, there were a few who volunteered and then backed out due to stress. And herein lies what I believe to be the ultimate cause of burnout this semester: even the things we