Studying as much as I can (1/21)
Let me tell you, yesterday was a productive day! I managed to wake up at 6 a.m. easily, and the day went well after that.
I did some more research about study tips on that Instagram account I mentioned, and here's what I found out:
- It is good to have previously defined times to use screens
- It's good to have analog hobbies, that don't involve screen time
- It's good to have some time to be outside, to get some sun and fresh air
- I must seek a susteinable routine, meaning something that I can maintain for a long time without getting absolutely exhausted
- It's good to enjoy vacations and holidays. I will try to plan some trips during these times
- There's no need to buy expensive study materials to succeed. Sometimes we correlate rich privilege with success
- There are some tips to change habits:
1. Do a list of pros and cons
2. Study about risks and benefits of the habit
3. Make plans
4. Have short-timed, small objectives to reach, and have a map with these objectives
5. Have reminders
6. Try to avoid relapsing
7. Have a social network of people who also want to change habits
- It is good to focus on health over aesthetics when thinking about food and exercise
- It makes things easier when I have a map of step by step concrete objectives I can complete in order to reach my dreams
Ok, so after this research, I did some stuff. I researched some stuff to do during my end of the year holidays. I don't think I'll manage to travel a lot (money...) but I can still explore my city. I searched my Instagram and ended up with a bunch of restaurants, museums, libraries and beaches I could visit:
It's all in Portuguese because, well, I'm Brazilian!
I also searched the net for some analog hobbies I could do during the day, specially to avoid being glued to screens all the time. I work on screens, I study on screens, by the end of the day I NEED some other stuff to do other than looking at more screens. Here is the list:
Analog hobbies:
- Reading
- Gardening
- Walking
- Crosswords and analog puzzles
- Calisthenics (like push-ups)
- Stretching
- Listening to music
- Martial arts
- Lifting
- Cooking
- Journaling
Many of these I could do turing my Pomodoro intervals, like the push-ups. Ok, modified push-ups, I'm a big potato, and can't manage full push-ups yet. I went on Hybrid Calisthenics and got some modified versions. During my Pomodoro intervals I did some incline push-ups and bended knee-raises.
I think walking will be good too. On the longer intervals, I can take walks around my building. That will get me some sun and fresh air too! And I need it, I stay inside my apartment almost all day.
Cooking is a good one too, to do during longer intervals, and will help me meal plan and work on healthier eating!
So... about the study... I actually managed to study full 2 hours yesterday! Yay for me! Let's see if I can keep up with this! I consider this a success!
Sleep: 8h
Magnesium: yay for pumpkin seeds!
Therapy: had a session and got more homework to do
Exercise: rest day. But still got some calisthenics in
Vitamins: nope. Fuen fuen fuen
Water: 4 full bottles (2 L)