With courseload ramping up, academic and personal stress has settled into most people's lives. Here are my best tips for staying disciplined, motivated, organized and, most importantly, happy and healthy this fall. 1) 3-2-1 method I often find that the transition phase between tasks is the hardest to overcome. If I'm in my bed and scrolling on my phone, the task of getting up and locking in seems daunting. To combat this, I use the 3-2-1 method: in my head, I'll count down from 3 and get up when