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August 10th

Blog 11 Breaking breaks

I was on a break since Friday , August 7th and didn’t get much done during the weekend or today. A long break usually throws me off and it takes quite some effort to get back to routine, so somehow I always work best in extremes , which is not healthy at all , but you gotta do what you gotta do and when you gotta do! 😭

Study goals : Didn’t get a lot done but I did give a mock test in the weekend and analysed the quant part of it. I scored decent so there’s some hope for improvement which is good news! I have completed geometry revision and I just have data analysis and permutations, combinations left. Verbal is still something I am struggling with!

Health and fitness goals : I have not been quite well past few days so I hardly have the energy to workout, but hoping I get there this week. I have been trying to eat healthy but I went out a lot this weekend and ended up having junk here and there.

It has not been a very productive day overall. Regarding my sleep schedule, Alarmy is working good for me so far. The only problem is I am sleeping very late to actually get up early. So gotta fix that.

Blog 10 Morning Miracle

I could finally wake up on time today!!! I slept around 5 hours but that’s okayyyyy cuz I got up at 6:30!!!!! Tried Alarmy after a long time and Ig the app was updated with some very cool new features and it totally rockss 🤘

Study goals: I had to commute an hour to office and then back so I only managed to study about 3.5 hours today, most of which I completed in the morning. I competed one section of Geometry and mugged up 60 GRE words. I was in calls for like 4-5 hours straight today so I am happy with what I got done despite.

Health and fitness goals: Well I didn’t workout, but I did eat pretty good though and walked a little today which was nice.

I have absolutely 0 complaints today because I FINALLY WOKE UP ON TIME AND IT IS NOTHING LESS THAN AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME!!! I hope I can maintain this going forward.

3rd and 4th August - Missed few blogs because I fell sick and couldn’t get much done apart from completing the Algebra section.

Blog 9- When I wake up

I studied for 3 hours, worked out for 40 mins, spent time with my family, I am still tracking my entire day on paper, completed all my pending office tasks and meetings. A fairly productive day, I can already see progress.

Study goals : I completed coordinate geometry today. I had a lot of work meetings today and couldn’t get much time to get anything else done.

Health and fitness goals : Completed a workout sesh, meditated for 5 mins, ate fairly okay ( didn’t have very balanced meals today) . Overall 3/5 day .

The biggest struggle is still waking up early, I feel everything else depends on that right now, I can study so much more and I want to! But balancing work with it is very difficult. I usually work the US Shift - which means busy evenings so I have to complete most of my personal tasks in the morning. Once this is fixed , I can actually achieve so much more in a day!

2nd August

Blog 9 : Slight setback

I did not check off anything I had planned for today, but I still studied 3.5 hours effectively today. I faced a bit of “unforeseen circumstances”

Study goals : I could not complete the arithmetic section although I did make a lot of progress, the last section has more of note taking and things I am not really good at (complex word problems) so I am taking my time .I decided not to give the mock today as I didn’t want to waste the inventory by giving a poor mock. I also struggled with 1 question for almost 2 hours today so that’s where all the time went!

Health and fitness goals : Today was a rest day so no workouts, I did eat healthy though and squeezed in a quick meditation session too.

Honestly not a bad day, but not what I had planned at all. But it’s okay cuz we are getting better everyday 💪. I am just gonna take my melatonin now and sleep by 12 so that I wake up by 6-7:30 AM tomorrow.

1st August

Blog 8 : Tangible Progress

Late post cuz I slept yesterday . I managed to study 6 hours today(idk how!!!!))). I continued to track my day and gotta say it’s helping! I accomplished more today than I have done in past few weeks combined! So yayyy!!!!

Study goals : Completed about 85% of math videos on algebra. I even completed 1 section of Text Completion and sentence equivalence. This took most of my day , I had to study while eating too, but just bcz I had planned it , the last thing I did was revise words right before sleeping. 💪😌

Health and Fitness goals : I ate mostly protein and fiber today (burrito was a cheat meal!) , did a workout for about 45 mins as well(my abs are still hurting). I didn’t get time to meditate though.

Overall a very productive day, which I am very proud of! I think if I just wake up a little early I can incorporate more productive hours and even enjoy longer breaks in the second half of the day. I ordered myself some 5mg melatonin tablets and I plan to use them today!

31st July

Blog 7 Getting into the zone

It was a work heavy day, but I tried to squeeze in some math today here and there. I continue to track my day on paper, and so far it is really helping in making me understand , well, the concept of time and how much I waste it.

Study goals : I completed videos on the arithmetic chapter today. I will have to start watching these videos while having my breakfast, lunch and snacks too to complete them fast enough for me to move on to practice. So basically cut down on Netflix for the next few weeks.

Health and fitness goals : I did a full workout today between breaks from math and office. I had to workout in like 3 different sets throughout the day to complete an hour of workout planned for today. But nonetheless, done and dusted .💪 Oh and followed a 10 mins guided meditation too!

Overall, I am really getting back into it. Focus is still haywire but meditation and deep breathing right before a study / work session is helping! And coffee , coffee rocks! 🤘