#shitty studyblr

can i coin #shitty studyblr because i feel like in the new year when people are setting very high bars you need to remember than any progress is good. the habits you want don't happen overnight. yes, it took me 3 hours to get myself sat in front of my desk. yes my breaks often (but were not always) were longer than i meant to be because i got distracted reading fic. but i also did 4 hours work and yes that still means i'm behind, but it's not nothing. also i have an ugly desk.

ok but what if i created a discord server for people with dissertations/theses/research projects due in the next couple months who have been afflicted with [insert ailment here] and want to die but also want to graduate and make themselves proud so need to Get Their Shit Together because *sobs on the floor looking at my current wordcount*

embarassing study tip of the day. treat your procrastinator self like you would a drunk person or toddler. hide all interesting things (this includes using apps like focus friend or extensions like leechblock to hide your time sink apps/websites), keep them well fed and watered and have them within close reach so they don't wander off and create a mess. limit sensory input so they don't cry. give them one task at a time with simple goals. it's pathetic but it (mostly) works.