#study wellbeing

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my chill lockdown playlist (fall in love with your solitude) ✨

so I decided to make a nostalgic, chilled vibes playlist to reminisce about better days and get me through the lockdown.. I’m using it for studying, relaxing and even cleaning my room so thought i’d share it for others to use if they wish! i’ll keep updating it but hope you enjoy!

hope you have an amazing monday ☀

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a new chapter?

almost got my postgraduate applications finished and ready for submission... hoping to submit by tomorrow and then i’m away on holiday so will write some new blog posts so stay tuned folks

 i’m excited... but scared. if it’s meant to be, then it will be and if not there’s always another opportunity around the next corner 

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Sunday’s motivation 💗 - 29/03/20

Saw this super cute post on Instagram (cred:mellowdoodles) and couldn’t resist sharing it!

This is not normal life, you don’t need to have everything figured out right now. Don’t be too harsh on yourself... it’s okay not to know what you’re doing right now.

Focus on what you do have rather than what you don’t. Find things to do that you enjoy and make time for yourself alongside your commitments to your studies. Most importantly, don’t put too much pressure on yourself to achieve in these unprecedented times - if you are set on achieving then set yourself small attainable goals 💫

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toxic productivity: mental health week 💛

As it’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek, I’m dedicating this week’s content to mental health 💛

I’ve started off by sharing my playlist that’s helping me to relax (or background music for studying) earlier today.

many of us are still in lockdown, so I thought it’d be nice to focus on being productive in a pandemic and how toxic productivity is more apparent than ever. as the video explains, you do not have to be productive right now.

your worth isn’t related to your productivity. you don’t need to write a symphony, workout every day or read every book on your shelf. you are enough. yes, you are good enough.

studyblrs often offer advice on study motivation and productivity but I just want to take a moment to focus on the fact that we shouldn’t be prioritising being productive over our health and wellbeing.

many students are taking exams or have deadlines right now so how can you be productive and healthy?

if you wanna be productive then set realistic goals, have some non-negotiables (like taking a wall everyday or spending an hour calling a friend), practice self-care, take breaks and have time for yourself ✨

hope you all have a wonderful day and please remember to be kind 💛

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can’t believe I’m actually saying this but I’m really considering going back to uni this september. how crazy is that! there was definitely highs and lows of undergraduate study but I’ve just started working on my postgraduate applications and am actually excited about this new chapter!!

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reminders

if you’re right in the middle of deadlines or exams, then take a moment each day to remind yourself:

you are doing the very best you can

keep working hard

only you can get the grades you want 

it’ll be over soon

you can do all the things you want to do once you get through this

you are strong

you can do this

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small achievements: productivity + self-care

today I really turned things around and I’m honestly pretty happy with myself.

I had a fairly productive day today and honestly made myself feel so much better. we all have good days and bad days and it’s important for me to remember both. it’s the small achievements each day that make the biggest difference to our overall happiness. I think as well it’s important to remember to have a balanced life as well as trying to work hard to achieve your best grades.

so here’s a list of what I’ve achieved/done today: 

- made my bed 

- wrote + finished my extended outline for my dissertation

- collected tickets that I need to sell for uni orchestra 

- put away/folded washing

- loaded + unloaded the dishwasher

- collected a parcel

- tidied my room

- printed out all my readings for the week ahead

- batch cooked some food

- washed + dried my hair 

- called my family

- messaged friends

- emailed to reschedule an appointment 

- deleted old emails + read new ones

- listened to music v loudly 

- watched b99  

writing a list like this makes me see that I am working hard and achieving things even if I sometimes don’t feel like i’m making any progress. 

[this might not seem like a big deal to some people but I’m happy]