We only live once, cherish it!

[theredheadness]

1. Cut toxic people out of your life. 

You don’t have to put up with toxic people. Cut them out where you can, make time for people who support you.

2. Accept that you will fail. 

Knowing and accepting you will fail makes starting things so much easier and thats going to make 2018 a whole lot better.

3. Digitally declutter.

Clear out your phone, clear space and move your photos to Google Photo, delete apps you don’t use, organise the item you use the most. 

4. On that, try for Inbox Zero. 

Inbox Zero is just that, your inbox with Zero unread emails. 

5. Clean out your cupboard

We all know we accumulate more than we need. Clean it out and have a fresh start with the things you use and need. 

6. Deep clean your car, desk, workspace, house or bedroom.

You deserve to work and live in a clean and functional space. Allowing you to work on things that you love and to have that time to yourself. 

7. Get better sleep

You might not need more sleep, but better sleep is something almost everyone needs. 

8. Make your bed when you get up in the morning. 

It is one of the small everyday habits that has a profound effect on your day. You get up in the morning and make your bed, you’ve just ticked off two things on your daily to do list!

9. Write a list of SMART goals. 

The best goals, SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT and TIME BOUND. Breaking the goals down to make sure you do them. 

10. Say ‘No’

Say no to things that will not challenge you to grow and reach your potential. No point in spreading yourself thin and produce work that is not your best and to stress on top of it all. 

11. Get your finances in order, or at least under control.

If getting them in order just isn’t possible, at least get them under control. Create a show-box budget, file your paperwork, label it. 

12. Carve out time weekly for you to focus on you.

Even if it is one hour at the end of every week MAKE that time where you can be with you. You’re important, you deserve it. 

13. Switch ‘Sorry’ for ‘Thank you’ when you possible.

Switch it up, you don’t have to be sorry, you can be humble and recognise kindness rather than apologise for kindness and consideration that you deserve. 

14. Learn just one new thing.

Even if it is how to boil an egg to perfection. Learn just one new thing, how to make a cocktail, how to drive, to touch your toes, a language. Whatever it is, just one thing. 

15. Get a small plant and look after it. 

You’re making yourself responsible for a small living thing. They make your space beautiful and bring you in to contact with nature, which we often forget. 

16. Put your emotional, physical and mental health first.

Your health is important, treat it as such. 

17. Ask for help

From the people who are supportive, caring and loving of you. Ask, even if they can’t help at this moment, they will be there for you. 

18. Shift your perspective

Outlook is everything. You don’t need any more bad vibes than the ones the world already throws. 

[psych2go]

5 Tips to Practice Gratitude to Get Through the Day

According to Robert Emmons, a leading gratitude researcher, positive emotions wear off quickly. We respond excitedly to newness. So when new jobs become routine, romance turns to work, and moving to a new place turns into familiarity, we try to find novelty elsewhere. But the cycle repeats itself and feelings eventually wear off. Emmons discovered that this is why practicing gratitude is so important because it allows us to appreciate the present. Rather than becoming mere spectators and believing that the grass is always greener on the other side, gratitude pushes us to participate in our lives to find and celebrate the good times. Psych2Go shares with you 5 tips to practice gratitude to get through the day:

4. Don’t analyze too much. Instead, allow things to just be.

Sometimes, there’s not always an explanation for the events that happen in our lives. So, don’t try to pick apart every situation. This will only drive you nuts and make you feel drained, rather than help you move forward. Don’t allow yourself to live in the past. Instead, focus on the present and enjoy things as they come. If an opportunity comes your way that will enhance your life for the better, don’t be too skeptical about where it came from or why it suddenly…

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[shesgotwhatittakes]

While cleaning out my room I found a paper that my therapist gave me some time ago to deal with obsessive and intrusive thoughts. Sorry the paper is a little crinkled and stained, but I figured I’d post it in hopes that it will help someone like it helped me.

[shesgotwhatittakes]

Here it is again with text for anyone who can’t see the picture

That thought isn’t helpful right now.

Now is not the time to think about it. I can think about it later.

This is irrational. I’m going to let it go.

I won’t argue with an irrational thought.

This is not an emergency. I can slow down and think clearly about what I need.

This feels threatening and urgent, but it really isn’t.

I don’t have to be perfect to be OK.

I don’t have to figure out this question. The best thing to do is just drop it.

It’s OK to make mistakes.

I already know from my past experiences that these fears are irrational.

I have to take risks in order to be free. I’m willing to take this risk.

It’s OK that I just had that thought/image, and it doesn’t mean anything. I don’t have to pay attention to it.

I’m ready to move on now.

I can handle being wrong.

I don’t have to suffer like this. I deserve to feel comfortable.

That’s not my responsibility.

That’s not my problem.

I’ve done the best I can.

It’s good practice to let go of this worry. I want to practice.

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[the-prudent-student-blog]

Handwritten Note-Taking Methods

The appearance and organization of my notes plays a huge role in the amount of time that I dedicate to studying and my overall performance on tests.  Therefore, I’ve spent the past several years experimenting with various methods, and these are a few of the techniques that I’ve found to be most beneficial.

Cornell Method

The Cornell Method emphasizes identifying the key points of a textbook passage or lecture and consolidating information as much as possible.  

I’ve found that this style works best for literature and science courses that require extensive, dense reading and note-taking.  It allows me to easily and quickly identify what I understand versus what I still need to work on.

Adapted Cornell Method

I’ve created my own adaptation of the Cornell Method by eliminating the summary section at the bottom of the page and incorporating Post-It notes throughout the body of the page to highlight lists and key points.  And, of course, I had to add some color!

Outline

This is, by far, my favorite method due to its flexibility and clean, minimalist appearance.  While the image above doesn’t depict a true series of bullets at varying levels of indentation, you can experiment with different types of bullet points as well as varying spacing.  

I prefer using this method for maths because it allows sufficient space for me to draw graphs, record examples, and solve problems.  

Mind-Maps

Mind-maps are extremely helpful for organizing complex or extremely confusing topics.  There’s no right or wrong way to go about drawing one, and much of the final appearance will be related to the material that you’re diagramming.  Keep in mind that certain topics and information will more readily lend itself to this sort of portrayal.

For those of us who aren’t artistically talented 🙋🏼, these can be rather challenging to construct, especially when working with unfamiliar material.  In the past, I’ve used mind-maps for history when looking at isolated events or individuals.

[gflynnx]

Here are some of my lecture note-taking tips!!  Enjoy!!:-))

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[fattyfit]

[the-exercist]

My partner and I want to prioritize our health, especially working out, this semester. We want to set a goal, but we know that the "goal weights" mentality is reductive and harmful. What are better ways to set fitness goals?

Focus on action and achievements. The very first question you should be asking yourself is: In my most insane, impossible dream, what would I want to do? (Run an ultramarathon? Become a professional ballerina? Swim the English Channel? Deadlift my car?)

Once you have an answer to that question, it starts getting a little bit easier to pick out the more accessible goals within that grand dream.

If your ultimate fantasy is to run an insane distance, then start off with just one mile. One little mile. First make sure that you can run it, then make sure that you can run it at a pace you’re happy with, then make that pace a little bit faster and faster over time. What starts off as “I want to run 1 mile without stopping” will eventually turn into “I want to run a 6 minute mile and maintain that for 5 miles.” As you adapt and become a better runner, your goal will slowly inch towards that ultramarathon. Even if that original goal seems completely inappropriate and unachievable, that’s completely okay: the key is in the baby steps.

This works with just about everything. Before becoming a ballerina, you have to sign up for a beginner dance class and master a few basic steps both in flats and en pointe. Before lifting like Arnold, you have to safely learn the basic motions with only your bodyweight, gain access to equipment and learn how to adjust your diet in order to build muscle mass. The key is to break your goals down into manageable pieces. You can’t do it all at once and no one expects you to. Instead, look at the different components of your biggest dream and start thinking about the kind of steps that will eventually get you there.

You started off with the right idea: Move away from aesthetic goals and not only will your workouts suddenly become 100x more fun and satisfying, but you’ll have such a better chance of moving forward and being happy with yourself. Because we don’t want a goal that you’ll hit within 2 months and then struggle to maintain for years afterward. There’s no rush here. Aim big! Do a lot! If at any point you look at your current personal goal and think “This is too hard, I’ll never achieve that,” then it’s time to break it down again and look at the step before that next goal. And if at any time you think “This is pretty easy, I bet I could do more,” then aim higher! 

[the-exercist]

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