#academix

before and after :)

Given the present day situation with the pandemic going on, I have felt a break in my motivation towards school. Long hours spent on computer screens, making sure to make it on Google meets on time, turning in all assignments. The list could go on! So I have decided to put some tips that I have learned that I have really sparked my motivation back up!

Limiting Distractions

Yes, I have seen numerous posts like these saying “take your phone and throw it in the trash” or “stop watching cafe videos while you should be doing a math assignment”. But limiting distractions, especially for someone with focusing issues, is key! Your friends can wait, go get them A’s!

Apps that Help with this Issue:

Forest

App that allows you to set your own allotted study time in 5 min increments

The more time you spend studying/focusing, you are awarded with points that allow you to buy cute plants! (Trust me, it’s addicting)

Includes study music

Free on desktop and I believe 1.99 for mobile (may be less, but definitely not more)

Finding Motivation Within

Sounds very “open your third eye”, but it really does help you buckle down and do what you need to do. The key here is to find what you personally are putting in this effort for. Maybe it’s to go to your dream college, or one up someone who says you can’t do it, any reason for motivation is valid! If you are reading this to gain tips, you have motivation within somewhere! Find that source and bring it to the surface and you can get yourself going again.

Breaks!

I cannot emphasize this enough, take breaks! Your brain is a muscle, overstraining it everyday will not lead to growth, it will lead to pain. Especially during these hard times with the pandemic, take some time for yourself and allow rest. Yes, studying is great, but you are more important. Doing all nighters will do nothing but cause gigantic eye bags. 

and finally...

Organize, organize, organize!

I recall the days of me scavenging through my notes and papers trying to find that one important misplaced one. Organizing your notes, and basically your stationary/ study space will save you the headache of finding lost items and the sight of a cluttered study area. Keeping yourself in control is key, if you feel yourself start falling underneath a building of work, take the time to organize and make yourself the master of your studying. A clear space will allow a clear mind, trust me.

aug 2017  | |  Blue 💙

“The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural... The brighter it becomes, the more it loses its sound, until it turns into silent stillness and becomes white.” Wassily Kandinsky