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14.11.17 // 23/100 Days of productivity - I had a tutoring session yesterday with my composition teacher and honestly he is just like Dumbledore! When we asked him a question he answered so enigmatic and never told us the right answer, he tried to make us think about it.

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10.11.2017 // Half working, half relaxing. Doing some light reading for quotes for the end of my term paper. Hopefully, I’ll finish that one this weekend along with the revisions on my other term paper, and then I’ll have a full month free to do the third and last paper! I cannot wait for winter break 😴

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111117 | i was studying for my bio exam at a cafe in a library after school. i ended up getting a 74 on the test, which kind of sucks, but i am sure that i can do better next time! :-) dont let a bad grade demotivate you! ♡

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How to Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

So let’s say you’re in the same boat I am (this is a running theme, have you noticed?) and you’ve just got, like, SO MUCH STUFF that HAS to get done YESTERDAY or you will DIE (or fail/get fired/mope). Everything needs to be done yesterday, you’re sick, and for whatever reason you are focusing on the least important stuff first. What to do!

Take a deep breath, because this is a boot camp in prioritization.

Make a 3 by 4 grid. Make it pretty big. The line above your top row goes like this: Due YESTERDAY - due TOMORROW - due LATER. Along the side, write: Takes 5 min - Takes 30 min - Takes hours - Takes DAYS.

Divide ALL your tasks into one of these squares, based on how much work you still have to do. A thank you note for a present you received two weeks ago? That takes 5 minutes and was due YESTERDAY. Put it in that square. A five page paper that’s due tomorrow? That takes an hour/hours, place it appropriately. Tomorrow’s speech you just need to rehearse? Half an hour, due TOMORROW. Do the same for ALL of your tasks

Your priority goes like this:

5 minutes due YESTERDAY

5 minutes due TOMORROW

Half-hour due YESTERDAY

Half-hour due TOMORROW

Hours due YESTERDAY

Hours due TOMORROW

5 minutes due LATER

Half-hour due LATER

Hours due LATER

DAYS due YESTERDAY

DAYS due TOMORROW

DAYS due LATER

At this point you just go down the list in each section. If something feels especially urgent, for whatever reason - a certain professor is hounding you, you’re especially worried about that speech, whatever - you can bump that up to the top of the entire list. However, going through the list like this is what I find most efficient.

Some people do like to save the 5 minute tasks for kind of a break between longer-running tasks. If that’s what you want to try, go for it! You’re the one studying here.

So that’s how to prioritize. Now, how to actually do shit? That’s where the 20/10 method comes in. It’s simple: do stuff like a stuff-doing FIEND for 20 minutes, then take a ten minute break and do whatever you want. Repeat ad infinitum. It’s how I’ve gotten through my to do list, concussed and everything.

You’ve got this. Get a drink and start - we can do our stuff together!

allydsgn

WOAH THIS SOUNDS HELPFUL. I’M GOING TO TRY THIS IMMEDIATELY. Also, I made a chart for myself, but if anyone else wants it for reference (or if this is wrong and I misread you can tell me) here it is:

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english notes ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ sorry i havent been posting original content on here lately!! ive been more active on my studygram tho so follow me woo @kaisdesk

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september 26th 2017 | 2/100 days of productivity

my quarterly exams are finally over!! woo^^ test scores come out tomorrow tho huhuhu i’m not sure how to feel about it but i think i did pretty decently! hope my grades are doing well :3

meanwhile, entrance exams are just around the corner… guess who hasnt started yet? yup that’s right! me lol 😂 tbh idk how y'all do it? share me your secrets!!

calling out any fellow procrastinators out there! wanna procrastinate together? 😂😂

what i’m currently in love with : breathe again by emily slough ( @emslough on wattpad!! she’s awesome i love her so much omg )

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1.27.17 | 11:05 AM 4 days to go before my final physics exam worth 40% of my mark! The semester has been a rough one, my mark went from 98 to 87 and if I want a 90, I’ll have to get at least a 95 on the exam so wish me luck!

Also, pertaining to my electricity test, I got 42/50, which is granted not my best work, but I’ll keep trying! ♡

Don’t be too hard on yourself okay? Marks really aren’t everything, I’m just competing with myself.

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6.2.17 8:46 AM // green vibes two weeks ago 🌿🍃

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Monday, November 28 (2016)

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Sunday, December 11th

Tomorrow I have two finals, and today I’m continuing my studies for sociology. Sorry for my lack of original posts, but it was my first semester of college so there was tons of adjustment to make. Also I ordered myself a new laptop case which I happen to adore to pieces. Wish me luck and luck to everyone takin their finals 👍🏼