How does winter affect your motivation?

As the days get shorter and the blankets get fluffier, high schoolers are finding it harder than ever to stay on top of their schoolwork instead of cozying up in their beds. From seasonal slumps to accidental naps, here’s how the winter months are hitting Haven students’ motivations.
(Damini Mydur ’29)

Joy Mbaeri '29

“I would say it doesn't help that we're around a lot of family, so it's a lot more chaos, but there's usually always some form of social problem in the winter. It definitely affects my motivation towards working.”
(Damini Mydur ’29)

Joy Yang '27

“Honestly, the winter makes me more locked in. I feel like I deal really badly with the heat. Like, during the heat, I just collapse and flop around. So during the winter, I feel like I feel cold enough, and the cold just makes me feel more energized and it just helps me get stuff done. And it's nice, you know, just cuddling up in your blanket and you're getting stuff done.”
(Damini Mydur ’29)

Yuhang Li '26

“So I feel like in winter overall, my motivation seems to sort of decrease a little, and it's probably in contrary to the various other opinions that you've gotten however, I feel like when it's cold, I usually cozy up in my couch, in the bed, wherever, and then that's usually where I do my work, because it is nice and warm. But unfortunately, when I'm cozy, that means I fall asleep, and then that means I don't get my work done.”
(Damini Mydur ’29)

Daisy Sanchez '28

“I think there's a phrase that many people say, especially during the winter time, and it's seasonal depression. And I feel like you can just see that everywhere. I think it's because the weather just gets so gloomy, and I just feel so unmotivated to do work sometimes, especially with winter break, like when that comes up, I feel like everybody just lets loose.”

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As the days get shorter and the blankets get fluffier, high schoolers are finding it harder than ever to stay on top of their schoolwork instead of cozying up in their beds. From seasonal slumps to accidental naps, here’s how the winter months are hitting Haven students’ motivations.