Another lesson.
On my test day I decided to pack my schedule with meetings upon meetings.
Stay busy I heard.
Keep distracted I heard.
That was the worse course of action ever.
Not only was I distracted by the hopes of a phone call, every meeting is now a blur. Every interaction irrelevant.

For anyone going thru their first test day, do what you do to cope. Be who you are when you need to relieve stress. If keeping busy works for you, keep busy. If spending a day reading and painting uplifts you, then do that.

No process of this cycle is a one-fit-all course, so why would test day be any different. All of our cycles are different, our coping mechanisms are different. So be different and indulge in all the things that make you feel normal.