#lockdown study

• 13.05.20 •

I started this in early September with the idea of gaining some strong productivity and also inspiration to keep my studies regular. The whole plan was to keep myself busy with a number of topics throughout the whole week and to minimise my waste of time. Sharing this with you in case you find it helpful too :)

Duration: Saturday-Thursday

Choosing four/five subjects/topics to read throughout the week: Choose certain subjects or chapters and have goals on them to finish

Organising: Try to divide the days into some portions in your mind for each subjects and study following so you don't miss any target. Repeat every day the same way and eventually it becomes a habit to read certain subjects in its time. Also whenever certain time comes, your brain reminds you that you have to finish your target in time. Read your subjects in their fixed time.

Homeworks: Take homeworks for each subjects for the next day, according to your ability and write down your targets in your diary. Trust me, it increases productivity a lot! Also it is motivating too, greatly worked for me. Every night before sleep check what you have finished and what you haven't, helps you to have a full vision of your productivity and stay motivated.

Stay away from any electric device! Sorry! But in order to get yourself into your works, it's needed :( I tried to forget about phone, tab or the tv and this choice was the no 1 helping-hand in my opinion. But If you get your works done first according to your routine, you will see you've found an hour or two for your desires :)

Notes: Use sticky notes and colour pens or shiny glitter pens. In this case here, I have a style of my own. While I'm reading anything, I write down the important/forgettable points in sticky notes and stick it to the same page. Just in case whenever I'm moving the pages casually or having a quick revise, I can look at them and find the hard-to-remember points easily organised.

You can also add some hobbies in the week too. Like read a fiction, some pages or checking the newspaper/any informative booklets or magazines, drawing, even cooking a fave dish or watering the plants. (I read lord of the rings every night and even added reciting Quran too)

You can also have small gifts for targets finishing. Like having the phone for five mins before starting another topic if you finish one target earlier. Or having a bite of chocolate or any food you like. Simple yet happy habits.

Keep your motivations alive and don't get bored!🌱

• 07.11.20 •

Several years after the coronavirus pandemic, Dutch public health institute RIVM has not calculated how many deaths could have been prevented had the Netherlands entered into a lockdown earlier during the first wave of Covid-19 cases, NOS reports. This despite the fact that a motion was adopted by Parliament calling for such a study, and a pledge of support by then-Health Minister Ernst Kuipers. The RIVM did estimate that intervening three days later would have resulted in more than double the number of deaths. However, the institute stated that reversing the calculations to see how many deaths could have been prevented is “too hypothetical.” Hearings for the parliamentary inquiry into Covid-19 begin later this month. The United Kingdom has already completed two inquiries. One finding there was that 23,000 lives could have been saved if England had gone into lockdown one week earlier, which led to the large Dutch parliamentary majority in 2023 requesting that the Netherlands also do these calculations. Then Health Minister Ernst Kuipers promised Parliament that the RIVM would do so. But according to the RIVM, it is difficult to estimate whether people would have complied with stricter measures a few days earlier, partly because there was “less sense of urgency.” Kuipers himself, however, told NOS that making the calculation remains “as relevant as ever.” Two members of the advisory committee of the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) also say the RIVM should carry out the analysis.