#gloomstudies

[idlestudy]

made a homemade version of starbucks’ sweet cream cold foam today!

[marie-curie]

since the start of the new semester i try to do no work on sundays. and it's wonderful! i get a whole day of doing only the things i love and therefore i have so much more motivation on mondays.

[cloud-kore]

this is how i prepared for my psychology final, with a mindmap and an example bank! by the time this goes up i would’ve received my results *sweats* i’ll update on how it goes!!

[tamystudies]

midterm season is here

[noodledesk]

update: FREE template for you to make your own dashboard (updated in 2022! with progress bars and stats)🌱🌾🌿

having a dashboard has been helping me a lot with clarity in my work, so I wanted to share how I set mine up :) 

other posts that may interest you: goal setting and tracking | habit tracking in notion |  notion page ideas | my other free notion templates

databases are an integral part of notion, and I hope having a dashboard will make things less overwhelming for you! ✨🌞🌻💌

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A dashboard highlights the important things in your life, whether it's your events, your deadlines, or your to-dos. In Notion, we can create a dashboard that automatically updates every day. Here's what mine looks like.

Here’s the breakdown of what you see when you click the ‘today’ dropdown.

Next I'll talk about how I actually track my habits! I use databases in Notion to do this. Essentially, in my main page or dashboard, I have a dropdown which shows me what habits in my routine I need to do today, and what value they're filling in my life. These reset every day depending on which day it is. How do you set this up? I'll show you!

Create a new database page. I like to use the calendar for my habits. Once you create a new page on your database, go to the properties section. I have 3 properties: Do date (when I will do the habit), value (what bucket the habit fills in my life), and done? (a checkbox to click if I did the habit). I create this and repeat for whatever days that week I'd like to do the habit. On your main page, create a linked database, which is essentially a live copy of your database that updates the original and vice versa. I like to use the table view for my daily spread. Click Filter, and set the following:

This means habits that are scheduled for today that are not currently finished. If you like, you can create other views of the database that will let you see the habits you completed today. Habits that you don't finish will stay where they are, since we don't want them to overwhelm you the day after. Don't think about 'catching up' when it comes to habits! Just take them one day at a time.

A note about habits and the truth of time: be ambitious with your goals, but be realistic with your habits. Don't overload your days! It takes around 15 minutes to get focused into a task, but only a second to break it. By aiming to do less, you'll be able to focus more on your tasks at hand, and you'll naturally be able to do more as a result. Less truly is more!

[studyingsian]

may 21, 2020 
5 ap tests down and i’m done for the year! 
my friends and i started a book club to read a little life together. i am prepared to cry.

[phoebe-does]

a healthy habit I’ve adopted recently is asking myself “how is this serving me”. I take this approach mostly when I’m scrolling through social media but it works for me in other aspects of life as well, such as when staying up late reading. Or what I’m feeding myself, sometimes it IS having that butter & honey on my fruit toast or having those cookies if it nourishes my soul. But having that question “how is this serving me” also lets me be conscious of how I am spending my time & resources. It allows me to tune into my goals and each step that either brings me closer or further from these

[heather--moors]

Boston, london