Test Anxiety

Test anxiety is a real thing! If you think you have it, check out this video for tips for how to manage it.

Let’s Talk About Stress!

In which Hank discusses loanword adaptation for two minutes in order to distract himself from the crushing reality of all of what he must do. One thing that I did not say in this video…that’s just for you dear dedicated dooblydoo reader…is that “stressing out” as we sometimes call it (focusing on the worry rather than the work) is a kind of flight. It is the easiest, most monkey-brain thing to do. There is nowhere to run, and we don’t want the unpleasantness of engaging with the fight, so we flee into fear and it eats us because we literally have no defense against it. If you’d like to learn more about stress and our physiological responses to it, here’s a SciShow on how presistent stress harms our bodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViWCk74Bu8k And here’s a Crash Course I did on emotion, stress, and health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KbSRXP0wik Also linked in this video is the video I did on hankschannel on the processes I’ve used to deal with things I can’t deal with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr8wIiypS_g —- Subscribe to our newsletter! http://nerdfighteria.com/newsletter/ And join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com http://effyeahnerdfighters.com Help transcribe videos – http://nerdfighteria.info John’s twitter – http://twitter.com/johngreen John’s tumblr – http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com Hank’s twitter – http://twitter.com/hankgreen Hank’s tumblr – http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com

Revision Tips – Beating Exam Stress

Radio 1, 1Xtra and BBC Bitesize (with the help of Greg James and Charlie Sloth) have teamed up to help you beat The Fear by getting your exam stress under control, no matter what exams you’re taking. To watch the all the videos and get loads of great revision ideas and tips, head to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Tc9FPRfmszxGzjDC7cLng4/defeat-your-revision-enemies Plus there are loads of guides on all your revision subjects, no matter what exams you’re taking on the BBC Bitesize website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education