Study Motivation

Just a blog to keep me motivated and productive. 24 | Graduate Student | Biochemistry | McMaster University

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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ADHD study tip

One of the hardest things about studying, or just being productive in general, with ADHD is getting started. It's so hard to just sit down and get something done. I was talking to my brother, who also has ADHD, and we realised we both do the same thing before studying. I always thought it was a bad thing, but after talking to my brother I realised it motivates me to continue being productive.

What we do is something we like to call "productive procrastination". It sounds bad, and yes, to an extent, it can be. Basically you do something not related to your task at hand that is still productive. It gives you that activation energy you need to just start what you need to do.

For example, yesterday I put on an audiobook and for half an hour I did a deep clean of my desk and bookshelves before starting my day of studying. Yes, this was procrastination, but it helped give me motivation. Doing something small makes what you need to do less daunting, because you get that bit of dopamine that keeps you going.

I also find that cleaning up my room really helps. I'm normally a really messy person, but when I study I need a clean space. I used to think it wasn't true, but I now really agree with the saying "messy room, messy mind".

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2023/03/22 | Working from homee

Been so lethargic these past two days, it’s insane. I don’t even know why it keeps happening. So yesterday was just a sick day, but at least today has been somewhat productive!

To do:

D&D

Reading papers

Planning and more planning

I finished listening to Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake-Dating and it’s kind of a vibe? I liked it more than the Henna Wars by the same author, so that’s good!

150/50 pages read

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2023/03/20 | When lab keeps failing :(

Unfortunately, my experiments aren’t working out today. Luckily, last Friday I got some good results and there’s some ideas to make the mistakes of today work.

To do:

PCC Book Club

RNase HI Reaction

Reading

Still trying to read. Currently listening to Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake-Dating and finishing up my read of Frankenstein.

150/50 pages read

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2023/03/17 | We’re backk

Actually, I don’t really know if I am, but I want to give this another shot... Today, I have to do some lab work, and hopefully I can also get some reading done.

To do:

PCR

Gel electrophoresis of my RNase HI cleavage reaction

Reading

It’s still my goal to read ~50 pages a day.

25/50 pages

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i'm so excited for the arrival of spring ! ☆

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Jan 27, 2023 - Friday | Winter 38/80

Rearranged my wall!! All the precious art that I’m proud of all ends up hidden away in a sketchbook or folder so the art on my wall ends up being my more mediocre pieces lol so I categorized some more stuff as ‘mediocre’ and cut them out to display 😅 second pic is my ‘speed test grading’ method lmao in which I check 10 tests at the same time so I’m not biased when checking specific students tests 😌

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throwback to exam season where i spent every day spending a concerning amount of money in coffee shops

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in the middle of reading and rereading and reading more

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Looking for some mutuals that are in grad school and trying their hardest to post daily but failing consistently. Please like and/or reblog so I can interact with y'all.

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2.10.23

today is so beautiful 🌿☁️ I finally got my taxes done!! I’m officially an adult now 🥲

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Pierce The Veil’s new album, coffee, bookclub book and trying to fend off this tension headache

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2023/02/10

Welcome to biochemistry X functional nucleic acid lab life. Where we crush gels to get nucleic acids for several days...

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE doing what I'm doing.

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2023/01/18 | 5/100

Finally made it to the lab early one day. Had hoped my orders came in, but no such luck, so spent the day summarizing some papers instead. Hopefully we get to do something tomorrow!

110/50 pages read

✔️ Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

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7 Jan 2023

Happy new year! This week I tried to bake some Kanelbullar (Swedish cinnamon bun) and of course I had to do work for uni