hello everyone! since i'm turning 20 soon, and 2020 is almost ending, i've decided to create my own 28 day anti-procrastination challenge. i've tried doing challenges on my blog before but really struggled to stay committed. i hope that this time, i can really stick to my plans and goals. i've struggled with procrastination my entire life, and i really want to tackle this bad habit and incorporate better habits before i turn 20, and before this year ends. i will be using a mixture of resources i found online for this challenge. the first day of my challenge will be today (nov 24, 2020).

steps for starting the challenge:

make a not-to-do list (a list of tasks you will not do, no matter what)

make a rewards list

sign up for the beat procrastination challenge on: here (this is a 30 day challenge, but i'll be using this because after 28 days, i should still be using these habits, so there should be no reason why i can't answer the questions for an extra 2 days)

rules (based off of my challenge tribe, with additional rules i added):

review your not-to-do list as soon as you wake up

work on your most important task of the day for a minimum of 25 minutes as soon as you start your day (i will be keeping my phone on airplane mode and NOT check my email until after i've worked for 25 minutes)

give yourself a time limit for each thing you have to do

take breaks according to a set time (i'll be taking a 10 minute break every 50 minutes of work)

if you have a distracting thought or random task that you realized you have to do during a work session, write it down and work on it during your break.

reward yourself if you get a task done without procrastinating and within the time limit

when you have spare time, do what you have to do. do not put it off until the next day.

follow the schedule below

check in with the challenge tribe daily

12/07/2017

halo semua pejuang sbmptn!

gue mau kenalin diri gue dulu ya, jadi gini..

nama gue xxxxx , umur 18th, alumni SMAN 4 Batam, anak pertama dari empat orang bersaudara, dan kehidupan keluarga gue sederhana. p>

SMA 4 Batam tu bukan sekolah favorit, dulu sempet favorit beberapa tahun yg lalu, but gatau kenapa kualitas SDM sekolah ku makin menurun, jadi ya gitu deh:) gue anak nya b aja, ga pinter dan ga bego banget. gue tipe nya kalo mau ujian, h-1 baru belajar sampai begadang, hobi jalan-jalan,nongkrong,selfie,baca blog, suka siwon choi, mantan anggota osis dan rohkris di SMA 4 

oke, jadi….

awalnya gue belajar SBMPTN tu waktu kelas 12 semester 1, kira-kira di bulan juni, gue masuk grup LINE SBMPTN 2K17, waktu itu gue punya grup nya banyak banget, kira-kira ada 30 grup;’ terkejut gak lu? ahahaa waktu itu gue masih kenalan gitu bareng anak pejuang lainnya, like ‘salken guys’ ‘ gue dari batam’ gitu gitu deh pokoknya. menurut gue punya grup begini penting banget, karna kita jadi banyak kenalan hehe

terus gue mulai rajin deh baca baca blog tentang perjuangan SBMPTN, kaya nya semua artikel yg ada digoogle udah gue baca semua, gue baca sampai ke slide 12 ahahaa. abisnya gue penasaran abis ‘sebegitunya sulit kah berjuang lewat SBMPTN’ makin banyak baca, makin banyak hal yg aku tau, tapi gue gatau passion gue tu dimana. gue ga punya bakat samsek hehe. sedih yee.. pas gue baca baca si, banyak yg saranin pake ZENIUS, blog zenius.net juga udah gue baca semua, bagus bagus banget info nya.

karna gue masih on fire gitu ceritanya, gue beli deh pake uang gue sendiri, karna gue belum pernah make zenius dan gaada duit, jadi gue beli voucher yg 1 bulan harga nya gue lupa berapa. pas gue beli baru deh gue setiap saat buka nya, mulai dari tpa, bing, bindo. waktu itu gue punya target harus siap buka pelajaran SBMPTN yg tpa,bing, dan bindo nya dulu dalam 1 bulan. ternyata oh ternyata video nya banyak bangett, dan karna banyak banget, jadinya gue cuma buka bindo tu sedikit banget, tpa cuma yg materi nya doang itu pun hanya beberapa, baru deh bing gue buka semua materi nya, kalau soal-soalnya si cuma beberapa aja yg tahun 2016,2015,2014 aja yg gue buka. karna gue berencana tpa,bing,bindo belajar nya dari wangsit aja.

wangsit apa tu kak? jadi ini tu buku kumpulan soal soal sbmptn tahun-tahun lalu, yang dilengkapi pembahasan nya. itu beli dimana kak? gramed? engga dek, itu beli nya online. tapi waktu itu gue gak beli si, 

gue fotokopi punya kak nurul ahaha.gue tau fotokopi itu dosa, dan gue takut banget itu ga berkah, tapi kalo gaada duit gimana dong? ahaha sebelum gue beli zenius, gue udh banyak chatting kakak kelas gue nanya-nanya gitu gitu, jadi kebetulan ni kak nurul dapet sbmptn 2016 nya di FISIKA-UNRI.

kak nurul ni baik banget, pintar juga, dia alumni SMA 4 Batam dan kakak itu pernah dapet kategori siswa berprestasi hehe jadi kak nurul saranin pake zenius dan wangsit, yauda karna waktu itu kakak itu masih di pekanbaru, jadi gue pinjam buku nya bulan agustus waktu kakak itu ke Batam. selain kak nurul, banyak banget orang yg gue tanya dan bermanfaat di kala itu, tapi gue rada lupa siapa aja hehe yg gue inget tu kak rani(sasing-unpad),kak sejarah indo- undip(gue lupa namanya:( ),dan kakak-kakak yg ada di BagiKata!

gue nanya banyak hal,

gimana supaya lolos? kesalahan apa aja yg kakak lakukan waktu bersbmptn? nentuin jurusan gimana? kalo udah ga mood belajar gmn cara ngatasi nya?

gitu-gitu deh pokoknya, 

mereka sangat membantu , dan sangat baik! thanks a lot kak! love!!

bulan juni dan juli gue pengangguran, jadi gue ngambis banget belajar nya, pagi,siang, dan malam ahaha 

tumben banget kan gue rajin.

waktu itu gue pingin banget masuk FK UI sampai sekarang.. hehe

jadi karna gue tau gue bego. jadi gue harus belajar lebih giat dari pada anak-anak lain dan karna pingin banget FK UI, gue rela deh belajar keras untuk itu. gue ngambis sengambis ngambis nya. gue ga peduli orang mau ngomong apa tentang gue. 

waktu kelas 11 gue paling rajin nongkrong bareng kawan gue ke mall atau kerumah kawan, waktu kelas 11 itu gue selalu ada duit, ada aja, gatau dari mana, dari uang jajan gue yg 10k/hari kali ya? jadi gue ga berhenti jalan, ada film baru selalu nonton di bioskop dan pasti kalau nonton tu harus selalu makan! gue sampe sekarang merasa heran banget dari mana duit gue, padahal gue gak nyuri dan jarang banget minta ortu hehegue ngrasa bokek banget tu pas kelas 12. 

gue selalu butuh duit dan kekurangan duit, gue tipe nya usaha dulu pake duit gue baru minta duit ortu. gitu. gue rasa si duit gue habis buat belli kuota sama voucher zenius, maklum rumah gue gak pasang wifi jadi gue pake paket 3 30GB 1 bulan hehe. jadi 1 bulan tu gue harus nabung 100k buat beli paket internet doang, dan gue disitu jarang banget ke kantin, temen sekelas gue rada bingung kenapa gue jarang kekantin, ya alasan gue, gue mau nabung, paling gue jajan 2k doang buat beli better, lumayan kenyang si ahaha 

memasuki bulan september gue udah mulai ngambis mtk dasar dan mtk ipa, gue selalu nyatat semua materi yang ada di zenius.net, pelajaran mtk ipa dan mtk dasar memakan waktu 3 bulan deh kayanya gue pelajari,karna banyak banget, banget, bangett! oh iya, waktu itu gue juga les GO tapi gue ga pergunain les nya baik-baik, membantu si emang, bukunya bagus-bagus, apalagi buku rumus nya hehe kecil jadi bisa dibawa kemana-mana, gurunya juga baik baik. siang balik sekolah gue tidur bentar, sekitar ½ jam-an gue pake buat istirahat bentar dirumah, tapi kadang gue langsung belajar buka zenius si balik sekolah,abisnya gue selalu pasang target gue harus siap pelajaran trigonometri hari ini! titik! ga boleh lagi hari lain. senin dan kamis gue ada jadwal les dari jam 17.30 - 21.00 gue targetin diri gue untuk rajin datang les, gaboleh telat ahaha, tapi kenyataan nya makin lama makin sering telat, ga sering si cuma ya gitu hehe

gue tipe nya orang suka belajar malem dan tidur siang.  sampe-sampe nyokap bilang ke gue, gue tu kaya kalelawar, mata gue udah kaya zombie lah, gue kaya orang gila lah, saking rajin dan usaha keras nya gue buat belajar sbmptn. gue tidur jam 3 bangun jam 6 hehe, gila ga menurut lo? gue ga ngantuk samsek, gue bisa bertahan, bahkan gue bisa sampe jam 5. manusia ya gue ? ahaha tapi waktu itu tu gue kaya ngrasa ada yg salah dengan tubuh gue, gue kasihan jg kan sama diri gue, dan kejadian tidur jam 5 bangun jam 6 tu baru 4x dan ga bakalan gue ulang. pokoknya gue harus udah tidur jam 3. harus di paksain kalo emg belum ngantuk. tapi gue tu paling sering ketiduran dari jam 22.00 - 02.00, dan pas baru bangun deh gue baru belajar. gue paling sering ketiduran kalo balek les, gatau kenpa, padhal gue cuma duduk dan memperhatikan, tiba sampe rumah tu badan tu ngrasa minta istirahat, kalo gue paksain gue ujung-ujungnya pasti ketiduran di meja belajar, jadi gue memutuskan kalo balek les dah ngantuk boleh tidur, tapi harus pasang alarm bangun jam 2/3

setiap hari juga gue ada target, target nya itu gue sesuain sama pelajaran yg ada di zenius, bego nya gue, gue gak memilah yg mana yg harus gue jabanin, jadi gue belajar semua nya pelajarn mtk dasar dan mtk minat wkwkwk

26/100 days of productivity

☘★⚡ 02.23 - first post with contents ever since I join the studyblr community! (which is only like 2 days ago) here is my spread for the fourth week of february! you might not be able to see it clear since the picture was taken from the side, but I’ll post more pictures where you can observe the whole page nicely! 

Hey! Anya here, and I’m going to share with you a few things I’ve learned over the years that I hope will help make studying with dissociation just a little easier. Disclaimer - I’m not a mental health professional - I’m just someone who suffers from frequent dissociation, who’s sharing what works for her. Please don’t take my advice in the place of genuine medical help, and if you find yourself suffering from chronic dissociation that is impacting your life, please see a mental health professional.  

1. GET YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. I find that my dissociation gets worse when I’m stressed or uncomfortable, so I tend to sit in my bed, or just generally in my room while I work. If that doesn’t suit you, find somewhere else that makes you feel equally comfortable and safe - that could be outside, a coffee shop, your living room - anywhere that suits you.

Another thing that might help is listening to ambient noise or calming music - here’s a list of some good ones:

here’s a website that allows you to create your own ambient noise or choose from hundreds of premade ones

this one has different sliders allowing you to mix your own noise and is super easy to use

this one also works in a very similar way

2. MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT SLEEPY.

While I’ve found that my dissociation is worse when I’m stressed, I find it’s also worse when I’m tired - and generally studying tends to be harder when we’re feeling a little run-down anyway, so try to check at what points during the day you find yourself most awake - this could be early in the morning, or later on in the afternoon - really, it varies from person to person - and schedule your studying during those times. 

If you’re unable to do that due to things like school, work or other obligations, try and find ways to keep yourself awake and alert when you’re feeling a little tired - here are a couple of things that have worked for me:

this software adjusts the colour of your computer’s display so you don’t hurt your eyes (and tire yourself out from looking at a bright screen)

get a small desk lamp - this one is super cute!

take frequent breaks - use a pomodoro timer like this one!

3. SNACK. Every so often, go down to the kitchen and make a cup of tea or get a small snack - something like nuts or fruit. Busying yourself with eating or making the cup of tea tends to help dissociation - and when you eat or drink your snack, notice the flavours and textures - focus on how it tastes and how it feels in your mouth.

My favourite snacks are:

bananas and peanut butter

nuts (almonds or cashews are super nice!)

some dark chocolate

apples or pears

4. DATE AND TIME. Often when I dissociate I have trouble remembering the time or the date, so if you don’t already it’s a good idea to date your notes, and maybe have a clock near you. That way, you can always check the top of the page or the clock when you need to. 5. WORKOUT I’m not saying do all of your studying on a treadmill, or do pushups while you read, but breaking every so often and doing short bursts of exercise will really help ground you. Yoga’s especially nice for this - it’s pretty low impact, so it won’t tire you out, but it gives you the grounding and energy you need. Here’s a nice 5-minute yoga routine

6. TAKE BREAKS WHEN YOU NEED TO. There is no need to force yourself to “power through” anything that will make your dissociation worse. Your mental health absolutely comes first, and if you notice yourself starting to dissociate, take a small break - for however long it takes - and just ground yourself. Different people have different grounding methods that work for them, but what I tend to do is to either just stand up and press my feet into the floor, or I lie on the floor with the soles of my feet on the ground and I breathe, letting myself feel my back and feet pressing into the ground. Once you’re done, if you feel like you’re ready to, go back and start to study again. Don’t feel bad if you have to do this often - it’s nothing to be ashamed of. 

Here are a few more grounding exercises