While you’re pursuing your online degree, remember that perfection is not necessary. If you’re one of those students who is juggling more than a handful of responsibilities and let’s say forgets one of your deadlines or decides to blow off your nightly chapter reading. Don’t beat yourself up with guilt in the morning! Give yourself a break. Not that you’d what to make a habit of missing assignments and shirking your homework, but if you put too much pressure on yourself about your stumbles along the way,  you’ll surely burn out and possibly not finish your online learning journey.

To limit the number of mental roadblocks, try switching up your study routine so that it’s fresh and new again. Maybe take a semester off from the heavy stuff and take one of your elective earlier than you planned, or partner-up for your next class. Examine your situation and determine at least one thing that you can modify (even if it’s temporary) in order for you to consistently maintain your sanity. You may need a tune-up every few weeks, so be sure to stay mindful of when you’re feeling overloaded.

 - Online Learning Tips Staff

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When you look ahead and think “I have 6 weeks to complete this piece of work”, it is tempting to put it off for a week or too. The further away the deadline, the stronger this temptation is. You’ll need to become a master at resisting this natural instinct, and forcing yourself to get to work. You’ll thank yourself a few weeks down the line when you have made some good progress.

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Whenever you are assigned a homework assignment or paper for your online class, schedule a deadline. With many online courses, you aren’t required to actually turn in work until the end of the semester, but if you don’t set deadlines for yourself, you’ll suddenly find that you have three papers, 10 chapters of reading, and a final exam all due in the space of two days.

When setting a deadline, don’t schedule it for the day the assignment is really due to your professor; instead, give yourself a few days of leeway in case you run into problems or otherwise need extra time to work. Also, try to stagger your personal due dates throughout the semester so you aren’t overwhelmed with work at any one time.

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