this week is chaotic more than it is busy, which for me is kind of worse because it means I cannot plan ahead, and my brain usually refuses to do things that were not scheduled at least a day in advance. well, i’ll try my best to schedule around the unknowns.
Tuesday to Friday I’ll have to stay at my parents’ house while they are out of the city. it’s not a lot of things to take care of but it’s a different environment and issues might come up that i will need to deal with. one day is delegated to a doctor’s appointment. and there is one last assignment i have from this semester which i’ll hopefully get done tomorrow
the rest is working on the meta-analysis and dealing with some regular errands. i would really like to get a full outline of the WIP novel done this week but i don’t know how much energy i’ll have left. i feel like every single week something comes up that just drains my batteries and then i need the whole weekend to recover. and most of the time The Something is just a change of schedule i wasn’t prepared for or some errand that is pretty easy for NT/healthy people. i really wish i could design my entire week how i want,,, maybe one day i’ll figure out how to do that
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Days are getting colder. The vibe is turning gloomy. The air is making me sleepy.
And this wouldn't be so bad if you didn't have your final University Exam in a month.
So now you have a truckload of syllabus to cover in a constricted time frame and you are sleeping all day cause your eyelids get heavy.
The challenge isn't getting things done, but to get it done as perfectly as you want and box it all in a small time.
The challenge isn't even planning, but it's somehow knowing to settle the random things thrown at you out of nowhere.
The challenge is to not let those things suffocate, demotivate or derail you from your get-this-done mindset.
But you know what's more important than that,
It is to believe that
You Can Do It. I Can Do It!
Repeat this mantra in your head whenever you are in doubt, feeling unsure.
Focus and get it done.
And if you get panicked, don't worry, most of us have been there. Insecure in our minds, worried about our syllabus and worried about our future.
But girl ( and I'm including male gender in this too, like how we use Bro) you are going to get it done. Know how I can say this with so much confidence, cause I got it done.
I got it done when I wasn't panicking so much that I couldn't sleep at night, I would be awake at four in the morning wondering "why I can't get myself out of this crippling position." I would be shivering in fear with my mind paralyzed with all the worse consequences, like
I'm going to fail this year
I'm going to let down my parents
I'm wasting their time, energy and money
It's easier to die than to face this
But girl, all of this is not true. It's your brain messing with your entity, creating hypothetical and untrue situations.
I was facing all of this when I had kept up with my studies all year. Still I was panicking!
I gathered all my strength, from every part of my heart and bone, and I bundled in the centre and let this strength protect me from all my insecurities and fears.
And what happened,
I was amongst the top students of my batch.
So I know, this fear you are feeling in your bones which is trying to paralyze your mind is not strong to stand against your strength.
Girls, make a first, put it on your sternum with a thud and steel ur mind, cause you are going to get it done.
Make a list of your syllabus,on paper or digitally
Then make a list of all the important questions you got from your teachers or you picked up from previous year question papers.
Get the main book you are referring to for this particular subject.
Now divide the important questions under a few Main Headings
Count the days you have to get done with the syllabus.
So, you have all the information you need. Divide the number of days with the number of Main topics and Viola! You have a plan now
You know how many topics or Main Headings you need to cover in a day.
Bonus Tip, Get your Weekly planner printed out for the exams days and paste it beside your study area.
In this table you write up your distributed topics. So whatever you have to do, whatever your day is made up of, you have it at a glance.
You can rearrange your topics according to your benefits. For me, I bunch my small topics together. Get more small topics done in a few days so I have more time to understand and learn the larger and more important topics.
Plus, I keep the more marks carrying or difficult topics for the last few days. This helps me retain the information more clearly and on the top of my mind.
This is you planning for yourselves. So don't worry about handwriting, cause I know, we Asians tend to criticize ourselves for even the smallest things.
I like to add the extra curricular activities I took part in to take care of my mind or to refresh it. It helps to not feel bound by the syllabus. I can see that I did something purely for selfish reasons and that's okay!
There are no rules and no boundaries on how to take care of yourselves mentally.
Exam season is a stressful time, provoking anxiety and panic. But you are strong too. You are going to study and take care of yourselves. You are going to prove yourselves that you can definitely do it.
And whenever you feel like, the water is going aboveboard and you can't handle it alone, get help. Cause you are not alone! You have people who love you and would love to help you. Talk your heart out. Work on yourselves.
Know you are not alone in this struggle. When we want great things for ourselves, we strive to earn it and that's worth all the pain and sacrifices. One day we will emerge on the opposite side of the shore, where we wanted to, and we will be grateful to our own selves, for all the hardwork and savings.
Guys,
Just Get It Done!
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planning my habits for the week
i believe so much in decision fatigue,, so i wanted to make this week as easy as possible for myself, i'm recovering from being sick at the end of last week.
morning stretch
i do the same routine every day,, and its become a super consistent habit. i like to keep it on my habit list to make sure i don't get distracted by other things, though.
study time
english learner portfolio CT2B, activity pages for english learner portfolio (creative task), english speech activity and homework, spanish ep, sehs glossary and learning doc, sehs workbook DUE MAY 16, abc training coursework, maths practice questions DUE MONDAY
daily physical activity
sun, upper body strength circuit
mon, go for a walk
tue, grit training
wed, follow a yoga or pilates video
thu, grit training
fri, upper body circuit
sat, hike or long walk
practice a hobby
writing, blogging, making paper aeroplanes/origami
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