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Around November a kid in my class got the chickenpox. This caused our class to be quarantined for a little more than 2 weeks, which sucked even more because it started on the day before our over-night field trip. And it was pretty chaotic since weโre seniors. I didnโt see the need to post this before since not many of us on here lives in China, but now that most people are going through the same thing I decided to post some of the tips I have on staying at home and staying productive. Enjoy~
I cannot tell you how many times some of my classmates missed homeroom (for us itโs mandatory cause they take attendance and it affects whether you graduate or not). Setting an alarm makes you wake up on time and prevents you from oversleeping. I admit there were times where I forgot to set my alarm, hit stop and contined to sleep, or literally slept through it. It happens. But you canโt let it keep happening. This messes up your whole day and might causes you to procrastinate even more because โeverything is ruined anywaysโ (though this may have smt to do with my mental health..). So remember to set an alarm to get started on your day on time!
Routine helps. When you literally have nothing to do, having a scheduled saves you from boredom and also from wasting your time thinking about what you have to or should do today. It doesnโt have to be packed, just a simple list of chores and activities would do. This also refrains you from delaying schoolwork for โtomorrowโ.
Yes. Staying at home and not moving much will not make you feel good. Especially to those who live in dorms or apartments. So move around, exercise a bit. You could do yoga, stretch a bit, or just freestyle jump around to music. Anything to get you moving, do it. Itโll help you from feeling cramped, stop you from gaining weight, and also make you feel better. Why? Because exercise=endorphins=happy people (and happy people donโt kill their husbands) . Doing some chores would work too! So get up and start moving!
For all those who grew up with your mothers opening the windows, you get it. You need to โchange the airโ. Right now youโre not getting any fresh air. And you canโt just go out to take a walk, right? Open your windows for half an hour in the morning, and youโll feel a difference.
This one is kinda related to the second point. I strongly recommend you to have something new to look forward to everyday. It could be eating a slice of the cake you decided to bake, an episode of your favorite tv show, or trying to achieve your goal of touching the ceiling idk. Having something to look forward to motivates you to get up everyday and keeps you from having your days mashed up together till you donโt remember whether you ate the bananas on Tuesday or Wednesday. Personally, I look forward to what Iโm having for breakfast, that way I have another incentive to get up early and enjoy it before the rest of my family wakes up. So create a list of things you like to do (or would like to try), go over it right before bed, and choose one for the next day.
Staying in your pajamas is really really tempting. However, your brain associates your pajamas with sleeping. So staying in it the whole day will make it question whether you should sleep or do something productive. This could also mess up your sleeping schedule. So lay out an outfit before you go to bed, and change into it when you start working.
I donโt mean to sound like your mother, but just because you didnโt go outside, it doesnโt mean that you donโt need to shower. If you are staying in your pajamas the whole day and for a few days now, go shower and get a change of clothes. And chores? Yes you still need to do them. It is your job to keep the area you live in clean and tidy. Plus, cleaning it would get rid of germs. Take care of yourself, please.
Last one, stay with me kids. This was a habit I developed during the chickenpox quarantine. Although it was solely for my mental health, it helped a lot to just sit there and write about my thoughts, feelings, and what happened during the day. For those of you who are alone and have no human interaction, this might help you when you feel like ranting. Just sit down at the end of the day, and pour your heart out. If you donโt feel safe having a physical book lying around containing all these intimate and vulnerable parts of you, download a journaling app. Some have locks, and worse case you can just delete it to never see it again.
Wait no, this oneโs the last one sorry! Contact your parents or friends once in a while. For those of you who often see them physically yet donโt have a habit of holding conversations with them online, call them. It helps with the loneliness that creeps In sometimes. Catch up with them, make sure theyโre ok.
YOUR HANDS ARE GOING TO GET DRY FROM ALL THAT WASHING SO PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY LOTION OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP
So far these are all that I can remember, Iโll reblog this if I have more. Thanks for reading! I hope it helped~
youโre sat at your kitchen table studying. you can hear the birds singing. youโre baking a loaf of bread. youโve just understood a new topic. youโre happy.
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a healthy habit Iโve adopted recently is asking myselfย โhow is this serving meโ. I take this approach mostly when Iโm scrolling through social media but it works for me in other aspects of life as well, such as when staying up late reading. Or what Iโm feeding myself, sometimes it IS having that butter & honey on my fruit toast or having those cookies if it nourishes my soul. But having that questionย โhow is this serving meโ also lets me be conscious of how I am spending my time & resources. It allows me to tune into my goals and each step that either brings me closer or further from these
september will be kind. september will be magical. september will bring the missing energy. september will be working towards our goals and self. september will be a month full of growth.
because you know what? we do. weโre not perfect, we mess up, we make mistakes. but that doesnโt make us any less of a person. youโre allowed to be imperfect.ย
โHow can I stay disciplined?โ
โHow can I get things done if I donโt feel like doing them?โ
โHow can I overcome my lack of motivation?โ
As a college student who has had their fair share of being absolutely unmotivated to do anything, I know it can be hard to get things done if you donโt feel like doing them. Luckily, there are some things you can do to become more motivated to finish your homework, write your paper, study for your exam, or whatever tasks you have on your plate.
Just thinking about one huge task is going to intimidate you so much that youโd rather leave it till later, when the urgency of time pushes you to complete it, than start now.
Breaking up your big tasks into smaller ones will make your tasks seem less daunting. Since you wonโt be as intimidated by the amount of effort it might take to complete these tasks, youโll be more likely to start doing them.
For studying, this can be something like โmake flashcards for units 1-3โ or โpractice past exam papers: 2015 + 2016โ. For writing papers, this could be writing an outline, doing research for each point of your outline, writing the first 3 paragraphs, etc.
Working on small tasks at a time will also make you less prone to distractions since you only need to focus for a short length of time.
These goals could be accomplishing one of the smaller subtasks above, or achieving a certain grade on a practice test, or finishing a section of your study plan - as long as youโre working towards something.
The rewards? Maybe going out to eat, watching something, or even just time off. Hopefully these rewards will motivate you to complete your task.
I know some people are more inclined to do their work if theyโre punished for not doing it, rather than rewarded for doing it, so if you wanna take the โpunishmentโ approach, you could do something like not allowing yourself to use social media until you finish a set of tasks - this is essentially the same thing, just thought about in a different manner. However, you should always be careful with these punishments/restrictions, because sometimes they can end up harming your health and productivity (e.g. โI canโt take a break until I finish all of my homeworkโ).
Of course, you canโt always expect yourself to be motivated all the time. In fact, itโs very ineffective to rely on motivation to get things done; motivation is fleeting. Hereโs an alternative: self-discipline. But how does it work?
Humans are creatures of habit. Even if youโre a P-type (like me), habits are hard to break. So making a habit of accomplishing your tasks/studying at a set time every day will help you, well, accomplish them. For example, itโs a lot easier to get your homework done every day if you do it at the same time - e.g. once you come home from school - rather than doing it โwhenever you have timeโ.
Having a study routine will also make you less likely to be distracted since you know that that period of time had a purpose. If youโre trying this out for the first time, you might wanna completely get rid of distractions so that you can focus (e.g. putting your phone in your bag, on silent). However, with practice, I found that my phone or any other sources of distraction donโt really bother me anymore since Iโve had tons of practice resisting the urge to pick up my phone whenever thereโs a notification, for example.
This ties in well with the point about rewards: the break might be the reward for your studying. However, this doesnโt always have to be the case. You shouldnโt always think of relaxing as merely a reward for studying or accomplishing your tasks, but rather a necessity for the well-being of your mind. This sort of approach to breaks ensures that you actually let your brain rest once in a while.
After taking a break, your mind will be refreshed and revitalized, and you should have more than enough energy to continue with your other tasks.
Some of you asked - with regards to my previous post on The Mandatory Midday Break - how I can limit myself to exactly an hour, and to be honest, the answer is habit. Itโs like having a habit of showering at the same time every day and not extend the length of time you spend in the bathroom (except in certain circumstances, like during a day off, I guess).
This is why itโs important to schedule your breaks and establish a study routine or habit - not only does it ensure you get enough rest, but it also prevents you from extending your break so that you donโt become unproductive and leave a ton of tasks unfinished.
It can be hard to motivate yourself to accomplish all your tasks, but there are things you can do to increase your motivation. However, you canโt expect to be motivated all the time, and you shouldnโt rely on motivation to get things done. Discipline and habit are the most important tools you can use to be efficient and productive without having to be motivated.
Hope this post has been helpful, and, as always, feel free to drop me an ask if you have an ask. Have an awesome week :)
Sometimes it blows my mind that there are people that donโt wear glasses/contacts. Like they can literally see with no aid. Like they wake up and just be out here seeing. What a wild concept.
And people say stuff like โlol donโt you hate it when you look up in the middle of the night and see a spider on your ceilingโ like bitch (!!) i could have Nicholas II last czar of Russia hangin from my ceiling fan and i would be none the wiser
things to do during break: create reading lists and work them off one by one, watch movies in foreign languages, attend lectures or seminars at places youโve never been to before, discover a new library, visit museums and galleries, send postcards to your friends, take up a new skill like photography/digital drawing, write a daily poem, take an online course on something you always loved, pick flowers and press them, rate 10 cute cafes in town, test how much you can buy for 5$ on a flea market/in second hand shops, just start walking and see where the day takes you, plan a walk/hike/bike tour, start a new blog, create a vision board, write a letter to your future self, go to indie concerts, send cute anonymous messages, try out new ice cream flavors, make your own smoothies, buy artsy magazines, take the train/subway to nowhere, go to a party where you donโt know anyone, ditch a party and spend the whole day reading outside, set up a bullet journal, jot down 5 things you are grateful for each day, create playlist for different moods, try out a new language learning app, unwind and do not use your phone for a day, try meditation, go to a food market, sleep the whole day because you can, go to the theatre/cinema/opera, take aesthetic photos of the prettiest buildings in town
concept: waking up early, eating a healthy breakfast, going for a run, drinking enough water, finishing assignments on the first day and not last minute, having clear skin, not being stressed 24/7,ย
021118
reviewing my math notes for an upcoming unit test ft. my new glasses and some good tunes!
24 December 2017
merry christmas eve! iโm finally on winter break and iโm using my time to start my bullet journal up again. also, iโm starting the 100 days of productivity challenge, and iโll be tagging ย it #sabs100days. happy holidays!
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