Diary of a Gen Z Student: If you’re going to distract me at exam time, at least make it interesting

Give me a hamartia, some plot development

Last week, I had the privilege of hearing someone talk about her disastrous Tinder date. Picture: Barry Cronin.

It’s that glorious time of year: Christmas lights warming up the city, buskers filling the streets with renditions of ‘Last Christmas’, wine being mulled. But it’s that other time of year too. Where I’m walking past the buskers on my way to the college library, walking around the library for half an hour looking for an open desk. 

My hands seizing up while I try to write an essay because the heating hasn’t been turned on since the Celtic Tiger. Exam season in college is stressful. You’ve got deadlines piling up, essays to write, exams to sit. Staring at your laptop for twelve hours at a time. Convincing yourself you don’t have time to sleep or drink water. No one can do it for you.