too cool for school

i want to ask how yall actually stick to schedules and timers and stuff – because I can never stick to self imposed study schedules [like I will do this from 1-3pm and then this other thing from 3-5]

The idea is that you set a specific plan/goal before your study session, and then you reflect on how it went at the end of it.

This method really excited me because the added reflection at the end would give me a chance to actually see what study methods worked, when and why I might get distracted, and how long things actually took me to finish. (I wrote my reflections down so I could look back on them, but I don't think that's entirely necessary.)

The goal setting/reflection sections made each session into a little experiment, which helped me reframe my approach: if my hypothesis was that I could finish working on [insert task here] in 45 minutes, and I DIDN'T accomplish that, what would I need to do next time to do better? Did my phone distract me? Did I not have everything I needed? Did I need more time?

Or, conversely, did I need LESS time? Did I UNDERESTIMATE how hard it would be? What helped me do so well during this session as opposed to the last?

Also, the study sessions were long enough for me to get into the groove (25 minutes is never enough for me), but short enough that I wouldn't get off track for too long if I DID get distracted. Plus, the idea that I would be reflecting at the end added just enough motivation to do my best to accomplish whatever my goal was during the set time.

(NOTE: I still took the 10 minute break, even if I did get distracted. The point of these breaks was to reset/refresh myself, which was still necessary after getting distracted.)

But yeah. Long story short, I just needed to have a bit more structure during my study sessions. While timers were helpful, they weren’t enough on their own. Adding reflections and goals to the mix definitely helped me stay on track a little better.

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17.05.2021 ~ Some more notes I want to share with you because I'm just so happy with how they turned out! I really like the color scheme with all the beige and grey tones.

05/06/2024 // my last final examination for the second semester is tomorrow, and i am quite nervous since there was not a lot of preparation time and any student of abnormal psych knows the hassle of learning the numerous diagnostic criteria without mixing them up.

— what i did today :

studied the diagnostic criteria for sleep wake disorders + somatic symptom and related disorders

read a paper on culture bound syndromes

revised a paper on media portrayals of disorders

read about sexual and gender related disorders

studied about methods in making therapy more multiculturally sensitive

went through the process of conducting a clinical interview

revised notes on phenomenological social psychiatry, culture & mental illness, and religion/spirituality and mental care

Thank you @notetaeker for the tag 🫶🏽

I don’t think it’s possible to read 24 books cause even last year I read only 18 🫠 but I’m gonna list a few I’m really interested in down here so I’m more motivated.

I’ve already read three so I think that’s a good start

1. The Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim ✅ (5/5)

2. The Dragons Promise - Elizabeth Lim ✅ (3/5)

3. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh ✅ (5/5)

4. The Secret History - Donna Tartt

5. The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

6. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir ✅ (5/5)

7. One of Us is Lying - Karen M McManus

8. The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin ✅ (3/5)

9. Dare to Lead - Brene Brown

10. The Sealed Nectar - Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

11. Ten Myths about Israel - Ilan Pappe

12. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself - Nedra Glover Tawwab

13. Reclaim Your Heart - Yasmin Mogahed

14. Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam - A. Helwa

15. Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Sue Lynn Tan ✅ (5/5)

I’ll leave the remaining 20 books upto my choice or for any random books I happen to stumble upon. This is the first year in like 11 years that I haven’t set a reading challenge on Goodreads for myself cause I just want to give myself more freedom and make reading more fun and less pressure. But this list is gonna help me prioritize the books I do wanna read :)

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15.05.2024 Update

Day 89 • 100 Days of Productivity

i finally got an answer from my macroeconomics professor about how to do my final from last semester (i had taken an incomplete grade because of illness) and instead of having to do a 60 minutes timed multiple choice and four 10 minute timed writing prompts, she’s just giving me a document to do on my own time to answer 15 essay questions. it’s literally not even due until over a month. i am BLESSED. i also have been studying my ass off for biology and it’s paying off because i got a 90% on a lab quiz that a lot of people struggled with. you can see the screen that my study group did some quizlet questions on.

the food pictures are last nights dinner with a philly cheesesteak and this morning’s coffee. i’m completely out of rhythm with my food intake but not in a disordered way just in a too focused to eat and then when i am hungry it’s in classes where i can’t eat. at least i ALWAYS have a structured dinner with my family because we meal plan for the week on sundays. i’m trying to get into eating breakfast before school which is going well, especially because my club sandwich bagel tastes better than anything in the cafeteria on campus lol

anyway, back to studying so i can relax this weekend!

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Working from home: A week of reading and making. Rediscovering the joy of DIY and studying bookbinding more earnestly.

September 28th:

I officially hit burnout today after going strong for three days in a row. But that being said I still got in four hours of studying. I'm going to have to start shifting gears soon as I'm fully out of time. I've come to the realization that I'm someone who is just going to have to take these exams multiple times until I pass and that I can't pass on the first try. I can read this material as much as I want and go through the flash cards over and over but it doesn't sink in. I can tell you what it says but I cannot apply it. I think I just need to work with the material for a much longer time than one month to truly absorb it. This fine but doesn't help me for Wednesday. I can give you a broad idea of what I've learned but I can't go into details and this exam is all details. Anyways I've hit my stage of acceptance.

Today's accounting topic: Creditors use debt covenants in their lending agreements to protect their interest by limiting or prohibiting the actions of the debtor that might negatively affect the position of the creditor.

08.25.23 | 14/50 days of productivity ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

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