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5. Write a tutorial.

How to stay sane in final year.

You will need:

• friends
• a couple of series of awesome comedy shows
• a kettle
• organisational skills
• an amazing sense of humour
• persistence
• optimism
• last.fm account
• something to look forward to.

This isn't really a stepwise process, just more of a 'apply as necessary' scenario. But here are a few guidelines.

• Make the most of your friends; you can double up here in making them your something to look forward to. Try and go on at least one 'date' a week. It doesn't have to involve alcohol- but it helps.
• Take breaks. I guess if it's a nice day/ you don't live in Britain, you could go outside. If not, grab a blanket and a cuppa and bung in a DVD. Comedy shows are awesome cos they tend to be short and can alleviate any 'pending doom' atmosphere you may have unintentionally created.
• Drink too much tea. NB there is no such thing as too much tea, but it never hurts to test the boundaries.
• Plan ahead. If you're not a planner, at least don't be a panic-er.
• Learn to laugh at the utter hilarity that is your life right now. Cos if you can't laugh- then you will cry.
• One step at a time. Whatever happens this year, it will all be over in a year. Try not to let past failure affect your attitude towards your future success. 
• That said: feel free to let your past success affect your attitude towards your future success.
• Listen to awesome music. Listen while you study (if you can trust yourself to not sing along), listen with friends, listen and dance, listen and run (that running playlist is getting heckers I tell you), listen and SING, listen and smile. Some of my favourite last.fm tags at times like these: #disney #soul #prog rock #jamie cullum
• Book a frickin' holiday. Or at least make a facebook event. When the time comes, you better be ready to fucking celebrate.

No matter how shit things are, remember that in a year, you'll have a job, and things will be even worse! JOKES. Nah, just don't forget to live while you're getting ready to start living.