does anyone else use Study Together? I like the idea of it. But I don't know about how much it'll help me focus.

#20240316 #Saturday

Hope everyday is as productive as today 🙏🏻😌🙌🏻

2nd December

i didn't study at all last year, i was just worried about everything. not doing that today.

today i'll do :

the chatbot (just complete the tutorial)

talk to akash

three hour study (cloud or calculus)

powerbi

For some reason, the rooms in studytogether won't load for me... Is there some sort of issue with the platform? Back to Discord I go haha 😅🤣

Introductory post

👋 Welcome to ScrubsAndScores! , where I'm about to take you on an exciting journey through my USMLE preparation. 📚💡

Who Am I? I'm Rana, a med student gearing up to conquer the USMLE exams. This blog is my diary of the experience – the highs, the hurdles, and everything in between.

🌟 What to Expect: From study sessions that stretch into the night to the "aha!" moments that light up my path, I will share it all. This is where you'll find personal insights and an honest account of my progress.

But here's the best part: It's a shared journey. If you're prepping, struggling, or acing your way through the USMLE, you're in the right place. Let's make this a space for inspiration, connection, and mutual growth.

Hold tight – the adventure is about to begin! 🚀📝

Studyverse

Ready to boost your focus? Join my study room for 🎸 jazz music, 📸 beach cafe background, and ⏰ 30/5 pomodoro!

Here is my link to join: https://studyverse.live/63420d2fa243210134e247a2?inviter=634164025425c8ece9da9beb

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09.03.23 | current setup + site survey notes

been super busy these last few months w starting a new full-time job, taking my first set of exams for this RHS qualification & starting to cram for the next set in June, volunteering at the farm, and trying to balance time w my partner, friends + family on top of it.

I'm still struggling w time management + self-discipline but small steps are still steps taken.

apps that helped me study!

I find it quite hard to get off my phone and leave all my distractions to study , so here are some apps that helped!

yeolpumta (ypt) - this app helped me a lot to track how long i study for . when you start a timer for studying it actually locks all the apps on your phone (except safari, imessage and phone) so you can't actually get distracted without stopping the timer first. it makes you stop and think before using your phone and forces you to study! i also like to join communities as seeing how long others studied for motivates me haha

studytogether (website) - i like to have it open on my laptop and join a study room with my camera on so that i know people can see me and i am forced to study so people don't think of me as lazy, and seeing so many others studying with you in real time is so motivation too! (although there are some creeps that will message sometimes, just report them!)

todomate - i quite like this app for keeping track of my todos! you can add friends on there and it's actually such a cute app! it's a bit hard to use at first but once you get the hand of it it's really nice :)

todewy - i use both to do apps haha but i like this one because it is easier to use and having to upload photo evidence of the work motivates me to do my work to the highest quality!

this is what has been helping me so far and i hope it helps you too! i will soon do a post on what i do before i study and during and after to help me focus more!

October 13, 2022:

A day into my life

I wake up at 5:30 am to rush out the door and go to work. I never put on makeup but did today because we had a customer on-site audit. By the time I’m done catching up to my emails the sun starts coming out. My ceiling at work is all glass so I can get a lot of natural light throughout the rest of the day.

At 12 pm while working on a Customer report our internet dropped and while trying to save my file it got stuck and my pc crashed leading me to lose all day’s work. I did cry!

At 7 pm I sat to study at studytogether to get some motivation while watching others study. But then my MacBook overheated so I went back to solo studying. Working on paper (although not encouraged! since LSAT is computer-based) because I’m convinced today technology and I aren’t in alliance.

Also yesterday I skipped studying. Work has been so exhausting that I went to bed after dinner at 6 pm and never got up until today morning.

I never take pictures of work (or me really) but I didn’t want to waste my effort in makeup.

I hope this weekend I’m energized and get lots of studying in. Good luck to us all!

it's joeover for studytogether

making a list of things that have helped me focus, whether for school, work, chores, normal daily stuff, or even just my own projects i genuinely want to do that i’m struggling to start or continue:

SOCIAL / SEMI-SOCIAL

( REMEMBER TO KEEP IN MIND AND EXERCISE INTERNET SAFETY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A MINOR. SOME OF THESE WEBSITES MAY EVEN DISALLOW YOU FROM PARTICIPATING IF YOU’RE A MINOR.

[QUICK INTERNET SAFETY RECAP: IF YOU’RE A MINOR, DON’T USE YOUR REAL NAME OR SAY WHERE YOU ARE] )

• StudyTogether.com. you don’t need to turn on a camera if you don’t want to / if you shouldn’t, except for one study room that requires it. also sometimes the solo study room is helpful. i like gathering hours of monthly study sometimes

• mooclab.club. same description as above, ‘cept it uses Zoom instead of a website-specific video format.

• “studio” or “office” voice chat channels on Discord, where people either don’t talk or mute themselves, and we work simultaneously on projects. sometimes people will stream what they’re working on. (often there’s at least some talking, like greeting and stuff. strictness and norms vary by server or group)

• being on a call with a friend as they work on their own project. (sometimes this overlaps with the Discord voice chat idea mentioned above, sometimes it’s a phonecall or other app call)

• “Study with me” videos on YouTube / background ambiance videos on YouTube. here’s a playlist i use sometimes, and Study Vibes has a TON of study streams. she also regularly streams during the semester. (sometimes i mute during the breaks where she talks, sometimes i like listening to her talk)

OTHER

• putting “[time] of silence occasionally interrupted by __” videos in the background. sometimes i’ll put on multiple. so far, i’ve gone through tbh creature, AMONGUS, random meme sounds, and probably at least one other. gonna guess the vine boom sound effect

• sometimes i’ll mute “Study with me” videos and put on background ambiance instead, or i’ll put on background ambiance of my choice while using StudyTogether’s solo study room. (reusing old links on this bulletpoint for my own convenience)

the studytogether discord server is amazing for body doubling if you just end up talking with your friends when you body double in real life. you can join public or private calls, set timers, share your screen, your camera, set goals etc.

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321メソッドは非常にシンプルでありながら非常に効果的です。これにより、3からカウントダウンすることに焦点を当て、一時的に心と体の間の戦いから解放されます。そして、1に達すると、すぐに次のタスクに移ります。 自己疑念の余地をなくすことで、最初の抵抗点をより簡単に乗り越えることができます。✅ 私はこのメソッドを「じゅん」という人から学び、それ以来使い続けています。具体的な使用例として、ジョギングの際にこれを行うことがあります。以前はランニングを始める前に約5分歩くことがありましたが、今ではその分を5から4、3、2、1分まで徐々に減らして、1分のウォーキングの間にちょうど321のカウントをするようにしています。 The 321 method is incredibly straightforward, yet it works wonders. It guides you through a countdown from 3, offering a brief escape from the tug-of-war between your mind and body. Then, as you reach 1, you seamlessly transition to the next task. By eliminating the space for self-doubt, you can navigate through the initial resistance more effortlessly. ✅ I first picked up this technique from a person named Jun and have incorporated it into my routine ever since. A practical instance of its application is during my jogging sessions. Previously, it used to take me around 5 minutes of walking before I started running. Now, I've gradually reduced the minutes from 5 to 4 to 3 to 2 to 1 minute, ensuring I hit the count of 321 precisely at the 1-minute mark of my stroll. 擺脫拖延症 : 321法則。321法則非常簡單也極為有效，這個法則是透過用從3倒數到1來克服拖延症的一項妙計。當你開始倒數，你的大腦將將不再有時間考慮要不要拖延，這樣一來我們就能夠馬上著手下一個工作，大大加強工作效率。 我最早是從一個叫Jun的人那裡學到這個法則的，這項法則一直是我管理做事效率的絕佳幫手。在我最初在學習慢跑的時候，我通常需要先走5分鐘的路才願意開始跑起來，自從我開始應用這項法則後，我已經有辦法把這5分鐘的”怠惰期“逐次縮減到4、3、2分鐘，直到1分鐘這個大關。我現在能夠在1分鐘之內預備好自己並開始慢跑，全部都是多虧了321法則。 #321メソッド#自己成長#効果的#心と体のバトル#挑戦#321法#自我成長#有效#心靈和身體的戰鬥#挑戰自己#321method#productivitytips #studytogether published first on https://www.youtube.com/@revywild