Do you hate finals week? Do you feel like you need to pull all nighters or slam Red Bulls to have a chance at passing them?

Here are some tips I’ve learned to help you crush your finals without the need to feel stressed or overwhelmed.

How are you supposed to get anything done if you are watching Snaps, scrolling through Facebook, checking your tweets, reading your emails, and constantly hearing dings on your phone? We live in such a need-to-know-instantly culture that we are addicted to our phones. Turn off all your notifications when you are studying. A really cool app I just found about is called Forest. It allows you to lock your phone for a period of time to grow virtual trees. It’s like a video game because you are trying to not use your phone for periods of time and build your forest.

If you don’t want to be a phone drone, why not try it always? Is it really that important to instantly know what your friend made for lunch or if your fifth cousin’s boyfriend liked your newest profile picture?

I just read “The One Thing” which talks about focusing on one thing at a time. 28% of our day is wasted by distractions. Don’t let 5 hours in the library only account for 3 hours of actual study time.

I know you may be in college, so I need to clarify this is not a “Power Hour.” This is a focus strategy. Instead of trying to power through endless hours of studying, break it into chunks.

For every 50 minutes of focused study time, take 5-10 minutes for a break. Those breaks could include doing jumping jacks to get the blood flowing, meditation to clear the mind, checking Facebook because you’re going through withdrawals, or going to the bathroom. You will return for the next 50 minutes rejuvenated and ready to focus.

I know this doesn’t seem like it relates, however, water is very important. Our bodies are made up of mostly water, and we need to stay hydrated. Even though it doesn’t give you a kick like coffee does, it will be better for your body, leaving you balanced throughout your entire study session. Drinking tons of water will keep you cleansed, give you better focus, and not leave you feeling drained and lethargic.

Too many students study with TV or music on in the background. You aren’t absorbing everything you can because part of your brain is focusing on what’s going on in the background. Even the library can be distracting. It’s a great place to go study, but most likely you’re spending half your time saying “hi” to all of the friends you see, getting distracted by side conversations, and staring at the cute girl in your English class across the room.Find a place with little traffic, little noise, and somewhere that puts you in a good mood.

I could write a whole website on the what the Miracle Morning has done for my life.