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I have uploaded my first ever video on YouTube.
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12 Steps For Self Care
If it feels wrong, don’t do it
Say exactly what you mean
Don’t be a people pleaser
Trust your instincts
Never speak bad about yourself
Never give up on your dreams
Don’t be afraid to say “no”
Don’t be afraid to say “yes”
Be KIND to yourself
Let go of what you can’t control
Stay away from drama & negativity
LOVE
I haven't really given a try to making flash cards before. I've seen many students use these and now I know why. They're indispensable for summarising formulae and last minute revision.
P.S. These look rough and untidy because I made them myself by cutting out pieces of chart paper.
P.P.S. Open the images for better quality.
Spread for this week.
Keeping up with the simple and minimal theme for this month. It turned out very childlike and I had messed up at many places but I did this in a hurry. I set a timer for 10 mins to complete it since I didn't want to spend too much time on anything that doesn't directly involve actual studying, something I always end up doing everytime.
I decided to start preparing for the most dreaded competitive exam in the country : UPSC.
A year of mind numbing hardwork awaits. I feel highly motivated right now and deeply believe that I am capable of cracking this exam. I just hope I can keep working hard till I achieve it. I have a chronic vulnerability to procrastination but I cannot let it get in the way of me fulfilling my dreams anymore.
I started by listing out the details of the preliminary exam and also jotted down preparation tips for the optional subject I have chosen( which is my love, Physics, of course). I will be starting with the studies from February.
To all those who are struggling with laziness and lack of motivation I sincerely hope you find the strength inside of you to overcome your issues and go achieve those goals you have set.
Wish you all the very best!
Staying Focused: Tips for Maintaining Focus while Studying
You’ve sat down at your desk. You have everything you need on your table or somewhere around you. You start to work. You think, “this is going well,” until a notification pops up on your laptop screen. And then another notification pops up on your phone. And during that period when your eyes were off of your study material, you also noticed a bag of chips, a magazine, your unfinished journal spread, your roommate bobbing their leg up and down and up and down, the pattern of the wood on your bookshelf, a text message, your bed … suddenly you can’t remember what you were supposed to be doing but instead think about how much you want to sleep. Or how hungry you are. Or how much you want to go hang out with your friends. Or your entire life choices.
I’m sure we’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s really difficult to stay focused while studying, and with all the distractions that surround us, it really isn’t surprising. However, there are ways that you can minimize the chances that you’ll give in to those distractions and focus on your work instead. Here are some that have worked for me:
Prepare for the session
The first thing you should do is clear your space. Don’t have things lying around that could make you distracted - put all your food where you can’t see them, your phone inside your bag, etc. However, there also comes a time when you have a thought that’s super important, but you can’t extend that thought or you’ll get sucked into a chain of other distracting thoughts. I like to have a notebook or piece of paper nearby where I can jot down these compulsive thoughts that I’ll get back to later - this is usually my bullet journal.
You could also find a study space where you’re the least prone to distraction. For me it’d be a cafe, since I would only have the things I brought with me. My dorm is where a lot of the distractions are: my books, all my journals and stationery, and my bed. Some people like studying in the library, but personally I find it distracting when other people around me are studying as well (especially when it’s super quiet and you can hear every pen click and page turn).
In addition, you might also want to do things like have a snack, go to the bathroom, and check your phone before you start your study session, so you won’t have the urge to do those things during your study session.
Block out your time and assign specific tasks
I’ve found that whenever I have a very vague schedule - like “I’ll study [ subject ] from 3 to 5 or something” or “I’ll complete these 5 tasks in 4 hours” or even worse “I’ll learn the whole syllabus in the next 2 months” - I don’t get as much done as I could. It’s hard to focus when you don’t really have a specific thing to focus on. You know how on the weekends especially, you have a whole list of things to do but every time you do one thing you get distracted by the thought of another? That can be solved by time blocking. Set aside a specific period of time to do a specific task, and eventually, those will accumulate into more productive hours.
It’s even more efficient to block smaller periods of time - 5 or 10 minutes or so. For example, even though I use the pomodoro technique of doing a task for 25 minutes then taking a 5-minute break, I break up those 25 minutes. If I were studying my flashcards, I might set a goal of finishing one stack - usually one topic - in 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the stack). If I simply assigned 4 pomodoro sessions to review all my cards, this would make me prone to stretching out the amount of time I spend on a single stack, and in that stretching of time comes a loss of focus. It is a lot easier to focus for 10 minutes on one thing than 25 minutes on 3 things.
Note: What has helped me study for exams is scheduling out my time in months, and then weeks, then days, then hours, then minutes, so I’ll know the direction I’m going in, but I also won’t be overwhelmed by the amount of tasks I have to complete since I can do one small task at a time.
Practice, practice, practice
Like everything else in life, in order to be good at something, you have to practice. Learning to maintain focus is the same. At first, focusing for 25 minutes might feel hard and maybe even painful, but as you complete more pomodoro sessions, you’ll find that focusing for 25 minutes is effortless (or whatever period of time you usually work/study for).
Another way to practice focusing is by meditating. Meditating is part of my morning routine, and it’s definitely helped me stay focused in other activities, so you might wanna give that a try.
Work alone
I can tell you that of all the group study sessions I’ve had with my friends, most of them are much less efficient than if I had chosen to work alone. (The exception was when I was stuck with a bug in my code and my friend helped me figure it out.) Friends are very distracting, and even when you promise yourselves you’ll work on assignment or that you’ll only discuss the topic you’re studying, your conversation will inevitably stray from that.
Take breaks
When you’re tired, you’re sure to be distracted, so one way of combating that is to take breaks. It refreshes you so that you have more energy to focus during your next study session.
Aside from that, you should schedule your distractions during your breaks - go to the bathroom, grab a snack, go on your phone, or during longer breaks you can talk to your friends, take a nap, etc - so that you won’t give into those compulsions during your study sessions. Because you’ve already done those distracting things, when you’re studying, you’ll end up thinking something along the lines of, “Oh, I’ve already checked Instagram five minutes ago; my phone can wait,” or “I just had a snack, I can go get another one once I’m finished.”
That’s all the tips I have for you right now about how to maintain focus while studying. I hope this has been helpful, but as usual, if you have any questions, or some of your problems aren’t covered in this post, feel free to reach out to me by dropping an ask or sending me a message. Also, linked below are several of my posts that you mind find helpful. Have an awesome day!
Relevant posts
How to Beat Procrastination
The Mandatory Midday Break
4 Secrets to Efficiency
Getting Stuff Done: How to Deal with Lack of Motivation
How to start again ✨
delete apps and social media that lowers your mood
wear a new scent, throw away things you don’t need, delete contacts of people who make you feel unworthy, unfollow social media that makes you feel bad in any way
make a new playlist that makes you feel confident and happy
in a journal, write down why you want to change, the traits of the person you truly want to be, the places you want to go and people that make you feel inspired
write down the things that stop you and bad habits you have, and replace those with new mindsets and habits
before you sleep, make a detailed, achievable routine for the next day, that includes everything you want to do, including activities that genuinely make you happy
try new hobbies, like baking/cooking, playing a musical instrument, making art, learning a new skill, a sport, or a new language. you can easily get free resources online
think about the ideal version of yourself. you can be like that, if you try your best and work hard.
do not overwork yourself or set overly lofty daily goals and forget to do things like drink water. make your sleep and health your number one priority.
spend less time on your phone scrolling through social media. have a method of focusing on other things, like Pomodoro method or using the Forest app.
if you can’t concentrate, commit yourself to doing it for 5 minutes. once you get into the flow it’s much easier to concentrate.
be patient and kind with yourself. it’s hard to change overnight. you’re the only one who can help change you, so be a friend to yourself.
once you start something, promise yourself you will finish it.
have new weekly routines, like going to a cafe every Wednesday afternoon or indulging in your favourite tv show every Friday night.
do not deny yourself of good things; there needs to be a balance. similarly, do not be too generous and overdo it too much.
dedicate a day to clean your room and organize your things if you feel stressed out.
it may feel scary to change, as you may feel like it’s not the real you. but you’re still you, just the best version of yourself.
have a relaxing morning routine to look forward to, like making a nice breakfast, having a skin care routine, stretches, journalling, or thinking about nothing for a few minutes
have a mental image that makes you excited to do something. visualize yourself completing the goal and concentrate on it every morning.
however, learn not to rely on motivation because your brain will often turn off motivation, especially when you first begin something. have a routine, a specific time to do something, and do it.
notice the places and people that drain your energy, and try to avoid them. find people who make you feel energized and places that calm you.
think about an enjoyable part of something. for example, when studying you can look forward to learning new things and when exercising, listening to calming music or using nice stationery. it’s actually more fun than you think.
even though it’s hard, don’t compare yourself. you’re on your own path, and it doesn’t matter if people are better than you, because there will always be someone better than everyone. don’t be afraid to suck. so draw badly, write bad poems, run slowly, make embarrassing mistakes and fail everything. you can’t be good at something unless you’re terrible at something first. and doing anything badly is so much better than doing nothing.
don’t tell anyone about your new beginning, just start and let the results speak for themselves.
you can change and be your ideal self. but it will be hard to do that if you don’t believe in yourself. so make sure you challenge negative thoughts telling you can’t do something. tell yourself firmly that you can do it and then prove your negative thoughts wrong.
First attempt at bullet journal.
Since I'm preparing for multiple competitive exams and I'm having a hard time juggling all these subjects I figured I'd give a try to the bullet journal method to keep track of my progress.
Living in India, I do not have access to the high-end stationery supplies like tombow markers or crayola supertips or even mildliners. Technically I could order them online but I'm just finding them way too expensive right now. So, I did what I could with my simple Sketch pens and water colors and a black ballpoint pen. Also, I made the notebook myself and had a lot of fun doing it.
Since it doesn't hurt my eyes to look at it, I'm pretty happy with it. 😊
Cheers to everyone in the bujo community. It really is therapeutic!
My first attempt at bullet journal.
I'm aware its very basic and I'm irregular, missed a week, didn't really stick to the bullet system in the first week but hey, a girl is trying. 😅
● seize time opportunities. If I have 15 minutes until your next class, I sit down and do homework in the hallway. If I have a long commute, I’ll do flashcards. This works because you most likely won’t have anything else to do anyways, so it’s easier to get your work done.
● start something. When I get a lab report assignment, the first thing I do is pull up the directions and at least start the cover page and pull up some research links. It takes 5 minutes but it gets the ball rolling and makes it more likely that you’ll finish what you started.
● auto-mode. When I procrastinating, it’s usually because I’m too busy thinking about what I’m going to do. Instead, I like to pretend I’m in “auto-mode” and just get started as fast as I can. auto-mode means shutting out distracting thoughts or pleas to watch one more funny cat video and forcing your hands to open your textbook. Works every time.
● personally, creating time schedules don’t work for me because if I fall out of time, the whole schedule falls apart and I usually give up. Instead I use time games. I’ll tell myself something like “work as hard as you can until 11:00 sharp and if you finish, you can have a break”. This is great for developing self discipline because it’s in the moment so you can be more realistic and flexible.
● i don’t like writing down earlier due dates in my planner because it’s confusing so instead, it’s good to have some sort of mental rule. for example, my mental rule is to finish everything at least two days before the due date. following through with that will keep you on track.
● do a little bit every day. If you have a big project, chip at it within a week rather than stressing out 2 days before it’s due. the same goes for studying for an exam. if you review lecture notes and attend office hours after class + work on flashcards throughout the week, then do a final review at the end, you’ll be well prepared and won’t need to cram. It’s a good habit and you won’t get stressed. Two birds with one stone.
● use mornings too. I’m not really an early bird, but using mornings to get some work / chores done is great because it gives you a productive start to the day, which makes you feel proud of yourself for knocking out half of your tasks in the a.m.
a. Lay out your lecture notes / worksheets on the table the night before and open your work tabs on your computer so they’ll be the first thing you see when you turn on your computer.
b. Put your computer far away from your work space and go to sleep.
c. When you wake up, the first thing that you’ll see is your ‘paper’ work, so get it done first. then start on your ‘screen’ work (you’ll be less likely to get distracted if you do your ‘paper’ work first). when you open your laptop the first thing you’ll see are the work tabs you opened the night before. Your job is to go on auto-mode and get started.
Good luck with self-discipline. You’ll do great. - hana from thoughtscholar
I know that starting bujo can be a daunting process, speaking from personal experience. As such, I have compiled a list of resources down below to help beginners to start bujo.
Guide
Starting a bullet journal
A guide to bullet journal
Guide to bullet journal
Starting a bullet journal
Bullet journal
How I bullet journal
Notebooks brand
Essentials A5 grid journal (example)
Rhodia webnotebook (example)
Scribbles that matter pro dotted a5 journal
Moleskine large hardcover journal (example)
Moleskine classic journal (example)
Moleskine large square ruled (example)
Leuchtturm1917 dotted a5
Bujo spread ideas
Bujo spread ideas
Bujo spread ideas
Bujo ideas masterpost by @optomstudies
Its ok if you are not an artistic studyblr by @tiyastudies
Bullet journal ideas
Youtube videos
How to bullet journal
Bullet journal setup 2018
Bullet journal tips for beginners
Bullet journal flip-through and tips and tricks
How I use bullet journal (updated version)
Plan with me 2018 setup
Hello, 2018!//january bujo pwm
My 2017 flip-through
My 2017 bujo flip-through
2017 bujo flip-through
Printables
Space tapes
Fall stickers and vocabulary worksheets
Christmas tapes
Super random sticker sheet
Inspirational spreads
Overview
Daily spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Weekly spread
Monthly spread
Monthly spread
Monthly spread
Monthly spread
Monthly spread
Yearly spread
Other spreads
Favourite films
Moodboard
Clothing spread
Gratitude spread
School year checklist
Places to travel
1 sentence a day
Reflection and looking forward
Year in pixels
Doodle ideas
Highlights
Last replaced
Videos, habits and finance tracker
Things that make me happy and dreams
Room tidying
Movie journal
Lookbook page
Bucketlist
Travel journal spread
Summer daze (good things)
How to make your bujo aesthetic?
How to banner by @studypetals
Easy doodles
Header ideas
Gradient titles effect tutorial
Faves
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Other masterposts made by me
Printables
Self care
College
Ace your exams
Apps for students
Note taking
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I cannot stress this enough- Build a routine. Build Habits. Wake up every day and get used to being productive, one day at a time. Do this for long enough and eventually you’ll be at your goal without even realising it.
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