Procrastination a Way to Alleviate Exam Stress?

Final exams are finally hitting high school students and I don’t even have to design my own science lab to know that the rate of procrastination with the added stress is definitely increasing as well.  Studying may seem like rocket science at times and I feel like “procrastination” is actually the perfect solution towards helping my overworked brain absorb all the information I have been cramming.  After I’ve had enough of puzzling over Mendelian genetics or perfecting my essay writing techniques, I’ll try my hand at some photography or explore iTunes’ latest apps – all while allowing my cranium to digest the aforementioned material.

So I bring to you a list within lists of some of the most random things I have discovered this week:

1. Music

A broad topic, I must admit, but here are the five best artists I have found this week complete with song recommendation for each.

• Gabrielle Aplin (British You Tube singer, turned famous musician): Romeo Must Die

  

• Of Monsters and Men: Little Talks (the music video is a must see)
• The Cinematic Orchestra (a shout-out to my friend from New Brunswick for this one): To Build a Home
• Imagine Dragons: Radioactive
• Florence + The Machine: Never Let Me Go
• The Paper Kites: Featherstone

Honourable mention goes to this music video from The Paper Kites, which, judging by the You Tube comments, demonstrates “the perfect stress relieving dance for university finals”

2. Apps

Thanks to Alexis’ lovely blog on Augmented Reality, I decided to find some AR apps on iTunes.  I highly recommend checking out AR Showcase by String as well as the very cute AR app for Cut the Rope lovers called Candy Flick.

Word has it that there’s also a sequel to the infamous Temple Run, which is definitely on my list to check out!

3. Photography

A couple months ago, I took a course on how to use my Nikon DSLR on manual mode.  I hadn’t practiced in a while so keeping the mantra of the “the magic triangle” in mind (shutter speed, aperture, ISO), I experimented with a late Christmas present I received.

*It’s a tea infuser in case you were wondering 🙂

That’s all for now….happy procrastinating!