#delthenerd

Hello!

I’m back with a post!

It had been a rough few days trying to get into a schedule of studying after the finals got over because I still need to sit for my college entrance exams. (Also, I just attempted to make poached egg for the first time and it turned out really great, I’m proud)

The notes are from two different topics, one for biology and one for Cognitive psychology aka my latest interest.

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It’s definitely going to suck at first, but you will accidentally have fun, I promise. Okay folks, this whole sedentary lifestyle thing isn’t working anymore. It’s definitely going to suck at first, but you will accidentally have fun, I promise. Get moving! 

Exercise is anything that elevates your heart rate or takes your body outside of its normal comfort zone- you don’t have to go to a gym to do either one

Don’t use exercise as an excuse to eat junk! Bad food decisions don’t cancel out. 

Yoga/stretching is the easiest way to get your blood flowing with minimal effort

Running or biking is a close second 

Consistency is way more important than cramming in 3 miles in one day

if you’re doing cardio, follow up with a cool down stretch or light jog. Take care of yourself!!

Exercise after your school/workday is over (instead of taking a nap). You’ll have more energy to tackle homework, and you’ll get a better night’s sleep. 

Make a playlist filled with super bright and obnoxious songs. Works every time.

If you use the Pomodoro method to study, try to fit yoga/stretching into the breaks. 

If “regular” exersize isn’t your thing:

Take 5-10 minutes to dance enthusiastically in your room, that’s so much better than nothing. 

Get creative with your friends. Instead of meeting for coffee, go on a hike, frisbee in the park, etc. 

Small things like taking the stairs instead of the elevator do add up. 

If you drive, park a little farther away.

Keep track of your steps. My phone’s health app has a pedometer but they’re really cheap on amazon- please don’t splurge on a Fitbit. 

ages and ages ago i got an ask about how i manage to be productive every single day. since then i’ve done a lot of thinking about productivity and about life in general, and my mindset has changed. my focus have shifted from “do something productive every day” to “do something intentional every day”. hence this challenge!

i’ve been doing this for about five weeks now, but i thought it would be nice to make an actual challenge out of it, both to share it with all of you and to give my social media posting some structure. so here is what i’m thinking:

much like 100 days of productivity, this is a 100 day challenge - but feel free to adapt it however you want (intentional october ?? anyone ?? just me ?? okay)

the name “100 intentional things” is slightly misleading, but “100 days of at least 1 intentional thing per day” is hella long - and look at it this way, if you complete the 100 days, you’ll have done at least 100 intentional things

“intentional” for me can mean something planned, but it can also mean something i decide in the moment. spending a day in bed because i need a rest day is something i would class as intentional, whereas ending up spending the day in bed because i’m scrolling tumblr and am too lazy to get up and do the things i’d planned, is not something i’d class as intentional - you get my gist ??

feel free to post a picture of you doing your intentional thing (be it studying, binging netflix, sleeping or whatever), also feel free to just write a little text post about it, and tag it “100 intentional things”

also obviously feel free to do more than one intentional thing per day !! most days you will. but we all need rest days, or have days where we’re just not up for much. in that case, one intentional thing is enough