Learning to plan your day is key, so that you don't have to stay up until all hours to finish your work. Often, pulling an all-nighter to get work done only lessens the the quality of the work, and leaves the person feeling exhausted. Fontaine recommends following her advice on the other topics as ways to relieve stress. Exercise, in particular, is a great stress-reducer, as well as a way to keep fit. Fontaine says college is often stressful and leads to illness because for many students, it's the first time they have choices, and it can be a challenge to make the best ones for good health.
Bad habits can breed sickness in college.
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