I am so determined to fall more in love with life. intentionally romanticising the walks I am on, the birds chirping, the blooming nature around me, the water in my cup of tea turning from a light peach tone to a dark pink, the poetry I write, the things I am learning, my handwriting, dozing off while sitting in front of my window, all of it and more. I have to take a closer look at the little things that make my heart beat faster.
im almost done with my final paper which is supposed to make me feel better but this is only the first of many stress inducing projects i have to do this year so it somehow makes me feel worse. it's not that I'm not motivated to work, because i am. i just feel really tired.
03.16.22 // i'm finally starting my paper and my desk setup is so cozy ☕️ i wish my space back at school was anything close to this lol. my aim is to work until around 4pm, see what i have completed, then hopefully i'll be able to rest for the day. at the very least, i'm glad i'm getting this started instead of procrastinating it to the last minute
good morning!!!! i just journaled for a bit (feels so good!!!), jot down our school calendar for next sem, and now just enjoying my coffee before i log in to my interview with a national org. wish me luck!!!
for today i’ll just clean again, workout in the afternoon, watch a movie after, and finish my CDE course for my driver’s license renewal. it’s a busy, busy summer i need to chill
In my experience, this step is the toughest, especially for a high schooler. Counselors and advisors at schools will always say there’s plenty of opportunities available, but it’s key to find something that matches your potential career field.
Some ways to find find internships may be:
- Networking (ask friends, family, or classmates)
- School resources (counselors often have a job board on school websites with a list of companies looking for potential high school interns or employees)
If you don’t have the opportunity to network in person, there’s plenty of online resources as well!
- Indeed
- Idealist
- LinkedIn
- Chegg Internships
new: i made a FREE TEMPLATE if you're interested in this habit tracker notion setup🌱💗💞
i've received a few questions about how i track habits, which honestly changes often, but i thought i'd share how i do it right now.
other posts that may interest you: making a dashboard in notion (with template) | my notion tag
this is a pretty low-maintenance and simple way of tracking habits, while still using the wonderful database feature. i hope it helps you ✨😋
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title: how i track my habits on notion (an illustrated guide + free template)
habit breakdown: every year i take some time to define exactly what my habits are first (i like to use icons for simplicity). this way, i know what i have to do to check off a habit on a day
how i use it: every day, my dashboard has a habits section that updates daily. when i practice the habit, i just check it off. this refreshes automatically so it’s convenient.
how i use it: at the end of each month, i can see how consistent i was with specific habits. i do this by looking at my monthly percentages and looking for patterns: did i burn out on a particular habit? why? and i think about how i should adjust these to my current reality every month, because life happens!
how i use it: then i jot down these numbers so i have a general idea of whether or not i’m being consistent with the intentions i set at the beginning of the month. i ask myself, why or why not? and then i make adjustments to my new interests and priorities.
benefits
benefits — an easy habit tracker helps you see what you’re doing each day so you have an idea of what you want to practice more, practice less, and gives you a better idea of how your habits are affecting your wellbeing, instead of just relying on vibes, which can make you hard on yourself.
encouragement — checking it off gives me a sense of accomplishment. i had a tendency of thinking i wasn’t ‘doing enough’ each month, but when i write things down, i have concrete proof that i did things that were important to me. you also get to look back on your month and be like, look at all these things i did for myself! and have a little celebration :)
how it works: calendar view: of course i’ve created a template for you to use (yay!), but it’s worth learning how i set up the template so you can adjust it to your needs. basically, each habit is a property, and each page corresponds to a day, which has all the habits on it like a checklist. every month i duplicate the page each day for a month (it sounds cumbersome, but actually only takes about a minute total). this allows me to review every month if i want to keep my habits the same, set habit intentions each month so i can reflect and consider, what habits should i continue? what should i stop? it keeps it flexible. also, if you’re going on vacation, need a break, or anything comes up, you can take days off and that way your statistics won’t be skewed by stretches of time where you aren’t planning to practice your habits.
tip: hold alt + drag your mouse to duplicate pages super quickly for this step
how it works: count page: all you have to do here is filter the date to the interval you’d like to see your habits summarized in. i keep mine as calculated per month, but you can set your interval for a week or year or something more specific.
how it works: daily view: i create a linked database and set the view to gallery, filter to “Today” and make sure that all the properties for habits are enabled so they appear in a little task list. then i just check them off each day. it updates automatically.
closing: and that’s it! for me, simple is best. i change how i track stuff all the time, but for now, this works just fine. i hope it can help you too.
18.08.2022 // completed my first test for the semester, did some assignment work, went to a job fair and the new campus grocery & did some korean. i've got a dance practice to head to soon and i'll get some more assignment work done afterwards.
"Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy.
Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder. Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder. Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder.
It gets easier though. You become stronger, physically and mentally. You start to enjoy working out, you start being able to stand up for yourself and talk about your feelings and boundaries without feeling guilty, you find joy in being able to execute your craft without much trouble, finding a routine and comfort in it. It's worth it.
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