ā¢ Every schedule is different. You shouldn't feel the need to make every second productive just as long as you find enough time to finish what you need to for the day.
ā¢ Make sure to sort your to-do list first. Start from the things that are the most urgent and important. After you do this, you can choose to either start with the hardest task so that its out of the way. Or you can start with the easiest so it gets your momentum going.
ā¢ When you make your schedule, give extra time for yourself to finish a task. Suppose, if you say you will take 40 minutes to finish a summary, schedule it down to 60 minutes so even if you end up procrastinating in between or if you take an extra break, your entire schedule is not throw into a mess.
ā¢ Account for breaks. Always. Take regular breaks between every task. Don't make it too long, 2-5 minutes for a small task and 15-20 minutes for a big task.
ā¢ Once you're done with your to-do list, make a schedule with a set amount of time for each task. Try to start exactly when you planned you would.
ā¢ Make sure to do tasks in chunks of 20-60 minutes, whatever works for you. Because humans suck at focusing for more than 50 minutes in general.
ā¢ Take a small 5 minutes break after one chunk of 20-60 minutes. After you finish 4-6 chunks of 20-60 minutes, reward yourself with a long break, like 20-60 minutes depending on how much work you have left and what time you can spare.
ā¢ Break bigger tests into small chunks so it's easier to get into. So rather than saying "I will completely this chapter today," you can do "I will finish 5 pages of this chapter now and then 7 in an hour. I will finish the remaining 9 pages, 4 hours from now." That makes the work smaller and you also feel more productive.
ā¢Ā Most people have a problem with starting. So just start the task and say you will do it for 5 minutes without getting distracted. Once you get through the first 5 minutes, you should have no problem getting through the rest of the task.
ā¢ If you still can't get yourself to work after 5 minutes, the problem is not you, its the task. See what's bothering you about the task. Do you not understand a concept? Or do you not have all the required resources for it? Look into it. If you can't find the problem with the task, move on and get to the next task. You can deal with this later.
ā¢ Work space can make or break your momentum. You can be the person who works best with all your materials sprawled on the bed. Or you can be the person who gets work done best in a library. Don't try to make things fits for you when they clearly don't.
ā¢ You could be the person who gets more work done at the evenings or in the mornings so don't feel pressured to get work done at the set time everyone says you should do at.
ā¢Ā Remove things that distract you. If you get distracted by the internet, I'll link some things that can help you out in the resources section down.
ā¢ Don't over crowd your working space, keep it to a minimum so you don't get too distracted.
ā¢ The most important thing, no skipping this. Sleep well, everyday. For a minimum of 6 hours no matter what. You can break it up if you can't sleep for long hours in a strecth but make surr you get that sleep.
ā¢ Get fresh air and move around. For a minimum of 30 minutes everyday.
ā¢ Make sure to eat at least two full meals a day. Try to eat as healthy as possible and snack in between meals.
ā¢ Make time for the hobbies/interests you love. Let yourself explore and have fun. You deserve it, you're beautiful.
ā¢ How to avoid burnouts
ā¢ Break works into small chunks as I mentioned earlier. So rather than saying "I will completely this chapter today," you can do "I will finish 5 pages of this chapter now and then 7 in an hour. I will finish the remaining 9 pages, 4 hours from now."
ā¢ Make sure to reward yourself. Doesn't have to be anything big. Give yourself a nice cup of tea or bake a cake from time to time. Reward yourself.
ā¢ Do shower and change into a new set of clothes every single day. It really helps. Seriously.
ā¢ Make sure to at least work for 30 minutes a day on days you don't feel motivated enough to work so that you don't slip into leisure mode.
ā¢ Make sure to maintain a school-life balance. It's a very thin line so make sure to finish your important tasks before going out and doing something fun.
ā¢Ā This chrome extension blocks websites.
ā¢ This blocks websites for the Mac book users. (This is free but there's also paid verified alternatives here.)
ā¢ This website gives alternatives to any software or website, paid or free. Mac or PC or LinusX compatible versions.
ā¢ This lets you print any website without all the clutter in it.
ā¢ This lets you highlights parts of a web page and lets you share it.
ā¢ This checks your writing for grammatical and spelling errors.
ā¢ This is also for checking your spellings and voicing in anything you write.
ā¢ This lets you convert URLs into QR codes/ shorten URLs.
I'll add more but I gotta dash to class so just these for now.
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