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30 Days of Productivity

Hi All,

I just completed my 30 days of productivity challenge and I got some pretty nice results out of it. What a magical experience!

At this time I finished the first course of my Project Management Certification and am halfway through the second one;

Got so much of my documentation done (I moved to the US on Dec22); attended meetings to have the latter completed;

I am a volunteer for my local library, and the work has been so fulfilling and joyful. Having the opportunity to engage with people from several places in the work is just magical; a hug and lots of love to all of you, TT attendees, and other volunteers;

Working out 4 days a week is a win! Although I am not doing any diets and indulging myself in eating things I want, without worrying about weight, I am keeping a good shape and have a nice cardio routine;

Scheduled my written test to obtain my learner's permit (and have done some driving to prepare for the practice test);

Have started my paper on literature and imagery. SOOOO happy and proud of this one because (honestly?!) i kind live for the first page I wrote;

My reading project for this year is for about 50 books (rn I am reading My Life So Far by Ms. Fonda [love you!]).

All going well. Tomorrow another challenge starts. ;*

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At the beach. 110mm filme from KODAK EKTRALITE.

This is a studyvlog for me, in which i intend to build my logs into something that inspires me to keep being productive; something that distracts me from the craziness of the day; something that helps me reduce screen time in other social media like twitter (does anyone call it X?) and instagram. I see this space is allowing me to be more productive, focused on logging my productivity and that helps me follow other people who also are pursuing new ways of being productive, productivity itself and etc.

Making friends here would be just a bliss and I’d feel the luckiest. But i also want to make it my little personal space, so anyone who sees it might feel connected and feel that i am a real person and i am always looking for friends.

These pictures (among others that i intend to post in the future) were taken when my friend L. visited in October, not just a special visit, but a necessary one. She has probably no idea how good that was to me. Moving to a new Country (even to a beautiful place like the PNW) can be difficult, so having someone so familiar and supportive, that helped me disconnect of some things, was just wonderful.

See you guys tomorrow on my next studyblr log.

X,

RP.

P.S.: i just noticed that i can choose where the pictures appear (whether the beginning or the end of the post). Fierce! :)

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Days 05/06/07/08 // 30 days challenge.

Despite disappearing for a few days, the challenge and on fire. It’s been working well, and i am not considering that the not-logged days as unproductive. Life also happens outside of socials. Helene Cixous and Jacques Derrida didn’t have to post on social media to become the philosophers they are today. So it’s okay.

Of course that a couple of days were a little difficult and that’s why i postponed writing here. But that’s not the main reason. In the meantime (when life was not a mess and i was beating myself down being afraid of things and thinking i am way too powerless and way too dumb) i have read a lot of articles and decided to change the direction of my essay. It is still on icons, semiotics, and imagery in literature, but i am narrowing down some of the themes. Instead of comparing writers, i am focusing by object of study to one literature author and history of art. It will fit me better and i fell more passionate about it.

Work was crazy as well. Like, crazy crazy. But well is solved, tomorrow there is an important meeting, so i need to prepare for that and to do it I’ll wake up at six tomorrow.

Something that made me sad is that i did not reach my end of the year goal on Goodreads, but, like i said before: not everything has to be tracked, not everything has to be a challenge i have to have the biggest numbers. I am not counting the several articles i read there, that gave so much perspective. Life is outside the numbers. Reading a book is not getting to the last page of it. Cixous mentioned in one of her essays that she had a Clarice Lispector book that she never finished, but was being constantly read, from the moment she opened it. And it remains there, page-marked, maybe in the middle, maybe more toward the beginning. It doesn’t matter, it is being read while one lives.

As a little break from the productivity posts, i am sharing (on another post) some of my 110mm film that I just received back.

Peace and love.

X,

RP.

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Day 04/ Productivity Challange

It was an awesome day. The TT session went so well, studied some PM, I finally exercised after almost two weeks of no physical exercise at all. Very happy with today’s results and I also made some dinner, very delicious btw!

Tomorrow it seems a more relaxing one as I don’t have big plans. I will plan my Thursday in the morning in a way that studying PM is involved and also the literature essay. Crossing my fingers that I’ll be energetic enough to run. Hopefully I’ll feel like it and not need as much coffee as previous days. I believe I can keep up a pace that doesn’t force me and that I still deliver a level of productivity that suits me.

X,

RP.

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Day Three / 30 days of productivity

As planned!

Diving more into the platform, I felt much more comfortable today using the Coursera website and watched half a module. I feel kind of bad for not watching one module per day - doing half of it only -, but I also want to not force myself and force a mediocre result, which would just make me want to give up. So I told myself that it’s ok to be slower than my mind expects of me. I can’t expect to come into it as a pro. I just wrote that the course is showing very basic things - I was very confused when they were showing on how to apply for jobs, but reflecting on it I felt it was really good to give that introductory perspective, baby steps it is! - and that’s alright.

I am honestly proud that today I could accomplish as much as I did. Got my goals complete today, planned some days with the new course, planned my dates to write the literature essay and there’s even a deadline now - which gives me more gas! -, I feel that writing here is also a victory. Sometimes I have this habit of feeling to much pressure and fear and giving up. Not this time. On top of the other checked to dos, I also organized my digital notebook on one notes for the online notes I take.

At the end of the module I did two quizzes, very simple ones, I got good grades and it’s feeling that I am absorbing the content, regardless what topic it is. I feel excited about and I like this feeling.

Tomorrow I have the last talk time session of the year. I feel very welcome as a new volunteer and have had a nice time during the sessions. I also plan on running a little tomorrow, studying a bit and reading. Hopefully all goes well and I can feel even more proud of myself.

X,

RP.

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It’s day 2!

My challenge has been consistent so far (pause for laughing). I am done with the first module of the PM course and very happy with it.

So far it was very introductory, for the area itself and the platform, which is a nice way of starting. You get into the groove. Super easy.

Other than that, today was about work, driving practice and a little bit of leisure reading.

I decided to do 30 days of productivity to be honest with myself. I am getting back into the rhythm and have just adjusted to be in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, I think I am imposing myself a very big challenge, since we are in the “big dark” era right now and productivity tends to fall; seasonal depression comes to mind; sometimes you just want to go to bed at 4pm.

At the same time, I like big challenges, I have a lot of resources to make me strong enough and inspire me through the journey.

It can always be a renewed (season?) event.

I am working tomorrow on setting up a schedule for the studying, also ensure that I can hand my first assignment in time (complying with rules, having schedules, being alert to due dates, are classic habits that, for me, they work. So I am still looking into that, Tuesdays and Fridays are definitely days that I not only can but must. I need to enjoy those times that I am more available and feel that could do something meaningful than distracting myself with negative thoughts or overthinking struggles.

I haven’t had a good exercise session in a while, and am getting worried about it. But it can wait a couple of days, and I will determine some dates for it as well tomorrow.

Feeling very positive about.

Positiveness.

That’s a word I needed.

Positiveness.

X,

RP

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I Started today my 30 Days of Productivity challenge. Following my birthday in this new environment I decided to take more care of my future, now that I settled down. Just like a plant, when you set it up in a new vase, you wait for it to settle, the roots have to familiarize with the new soil, lightning is different so it has to prepare to properly do its photosynthesis, etc. So, since I feel established in Seattle, I feel powerful enough to grow, expand the focus of my energy.

For this first day I accomplished to apply to the Google PM Course - did my hours of research, read reviews, website overview, opportunities and all that would help me feel safe with this new step -, and was able to keep focus on my reading (a nice fiction book to keep up with the rhythm of reading). Also, decided the first topic I am writing for my literature paper, which I aim to finish by the end of January.

Writing here will be a way for me to keep track of myself and also have my dose of social media. It will be a fun project that aims to both distract me and assess my development in this new journey. It will be a very blog-like style (my style) and I’d more than happy to meet people and make new friends along the way. Share this new journey here will be embrace a new life of possibilities and I foresee a lot of growth at the end of the journey. Hope to see you there.

X,

RP.

P.S. I do intend to log some pictures with my future updates and develop even more the contents exposed here.

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ACADEMIC PHRASE BANK MASTERPOST: CONNECTING WORDS

Addition

To begin with, 

In the first place, 

Firstly, 

The first reason

Additionally

Furthermore, 

Another reason why

Secondly, Thirdly, 

Next, 

Pursuing this further, 

Also

Lastly, Finally

In the same way,

Comparison

Similarly,

In the same way,

Likewise,

As with,

Equally,

Contrasting

However,

Nevertheless,

On the other hand,

Even so

Alternatively

At the same time

Otherwise

Instead

Conversely 

Result

Hence

Therefore

Accordingly

Consequently

Thus

As a result

In consequence 

For this reason

For this purpose

Time

Meanwhile

Presently

At last

Finally

Immediately

Thereafter

At that time

Eventually

Currently

Subsequently

In the meantime

Importance

Importantly

Especially

Above all

With attention to

Example

For example

For instance

That is

Such as

As revealed by

Illustrated by

Specifically

In particular

For one thing

This can be seen by

An instance of this

Literary

Clarifies

Conveys

Depicts

Demonstrates

Determines

Displays

Emphasizes

Establishes 

Explains

Exemplifies

Highlights

Illustrates

Indicates

Potrays

Represents

Shows

Signifies

Suggests

Beginnings/Causes/Effects

Affects

Generates

Ignites

Impacts

Imposes

Influences

Initiates

Introduces

Involves

Launches

Leads to

Presents

Promotes

Prompts

Results in

Summary

In conclusion,

To sum it all up,

To summarize,

In the final analysis

You can see why …

Finally,

Therefore,

In summary, 

In short,

In brief,

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No one is instantly a perfect student. It’s well known that ‘’perfect’’ studying requires some practice. Fortunately, there is a bunch of information available on this topic on the internet. In this way everyone can become a professional student.

1. Choosing the right study spot

Create a study space

Desk organisation

Study music (x) (x) (x)

Remove distractions

Study space guide

2. Being well equipped 

Studyblr on a budget

Organizing systems

How to stationery smart

Save money on stationery

School supplies shopping

Study apps everyone needs to use

Things you need in high school

Things that are useful in college

DIY school supplies

3. Getting focused

How to concentrate

Useful apps for focus

How to focus when a thousand things happen at the same time

Tips on staying focused

Academic goals

Getting started

4. Improve your handwriting

Handwriting goals 

Improve your handwriting (1) (2) (3)

Fake calligraphy

How to calligraphy

Some banners

Some fonts to try out

5. Taking useful notes

Cornell notes

Outline notes

Alternative to flashcards

Taking notes in class

Or during a lecture

Mindmaps

Highlighting

Typing your notes

Flashcards

Feymann’s technique

Colour coding

Sticky notes

Annotating

Decorate your notes

2 notebook method

Taking notes efficiently

6. Creating an efficient study routine in your life

How to create a study habit

Public transport productivity

Prevent the curve of forgetting

Make the most of your day

Study snacks

Succeed at school

Effective studying

Improve memory

Last minute studying

10 best study habits

After school routine

7. Planning your studies

Scheduling studying masterpost

Promodoro method

Plan during your study breaks

Bullet journalling

Plan for multiple tests using a calendar

Use printables

Use your productivity wisely

Be more productive with a planner

7 ways to better organise your study time

8. Study strategies

Types of learners + strategies

Study skills for test taking 

Study strategies masterpost

SQ3R reading method

Tips for effectively studying

Finding your perfect study method

How to memorise

Studying in a group

Study from textbooks

Quizing yourself

Secrets of a straigt A - student

My other masterposts

Scheduling studying

Acing vocab lists