{"id":18212,"date":"2023-09-01T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/?p=18212"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:08:37","slug":"become-more-resilient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/studies\/become-more-resilient\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing challenges \u2013 how can I become more resilient?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What exactly is resilience and how can it help students in their everyday life? In this article you can find tips and tricks to better deal with demanding situations and stress in your student life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI still remember how I felt after failing an exam for the third time. I was so frustrated, because I only had one attempt left to pass the oral exam. This drove me into a bit of a crisis, because presentations and oral exams make me very nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Resilience \u2013 what is that?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are phases and situations during the course of your degree programme that can be demanding or overwhelming. Often it is not only the exams or assignments that are perceived as stressful, but also everything else that everyday life entails. The ability to easily overcome (unexpected) challenges, to achieve (mental) equilibrium soon after and, ideally, learn from them is called resilience. Resilience does not mean that you avoid setbacks or failures or that you never feel insecure. It means recovering from stress and strain as well as possible, while being able to trust your own strengths.<\/p>\n

It is therefore a psychological resilience or inner strength that every person can train and strengthen.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBack then I got a lot of support from a friend. She listened to me when I was feeling insecure and helped me with rehearsing my presentation and gave me feedback. This way, I was able to better get used to speaking in front of people and became less afraid of judgement. That really helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Why is resilience important in your studies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Resilience plays an important role in your studies as it can help you cope with stressful learning periods in a positive and productive way.<\/p>\n

It is about giving you the feeling that you are well prepared and that you can rely on yourself. It can help you with successfully learning new things. In turn, this can have a positive impact on your study progress. Resilience in your studies also means developing a good sense of yourself and your needs in order to feel good and achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

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How do I become (more) resilient?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Resilience is a process and it pays to be patient. You can support this process by observing and reflecting on your situations of success and failure and reflecting on which thoughts cause bad feelings and which behaviours can be beneficial.<\/p>\n

If you have a lot of tasks to do at once, various resources, such as study plans with sufficient breaks, enough sleep or conversations with friends or fellow students can be a great support for you. Such resources can give you the feeling that problems in your studies are solvable.<\/p>\n

Realise that you have already mastered difficult situations several times before. For example, if you are preparing for an exam or have to give a presentation, remember that you have been in exam situations or given presentations several times before. So there are aspects of the situation that you know and have experience with. Think about the skills you have used for this and how they can also be useful for the next challenge.<\/p>\n

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