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Now that we’re about a month into the new year, I find myself losing steam on my resolutions around this time. I thought I’d start a little challenge that is open to anyone to join to help us stay on track and have some fun together! This is the 30-Day New Year Momentum Challenge (#30nym)

What you need to know (but none of this is mandatory to be clear!!):

Open to absolutely anyone, and you can start whenever and post at your own pace

So you can post as often or as little as you want - this is by no means designed to be a 30-days-in-a-row thing (I actually expect this challenge to take up most of my year)

Answer each prompt as a caption to a photo post OR as a standalone prompt (or you can answer a batch of questions as one caption/post, whatever!)

The ultimate goal here is to learn about others’ goals and methods of achieving them + create a teeny little community for our goals

TAG YOUR CHALLENGE POSTS WITH #30NYM and reblog this so more can join/so you can share with the community! Not required at all but this way we can all follow along with each other!!

psst you can also tag em #heyshef if you want me to see them

If this sounds like something you’d be into, prompts are below the cut ↓

🌿16th December, 2023 🌿

it's been a while since i last updated. i'm done with the practical exams for this semester, and am now preparing for the theory papers. for some reason, we have lots of study leaves in between the papers, which is a blessing for me, since i'm feeling extremely unprepared.

the good news is, i can make lots of time now to continue learning korean and also do a little bit of coding. so, i'm looking forward to that.

🌧️ day 12: do you have any studying methods you use? if so, share them with us (please *sobs*)!

i'm the kind of person who studies sitting down for hours with little breaks, so idk how useful my advice will be. the main points of my study system are:

stay at the library if you are desperate/need to finish quickly

forest app in intervals of at least one hour and a half.

lots of coffee/energy drinks

headphones off but covering your ears

go through your class notes, do every exercise/annotate in the material given by the professor the things you wrote down in class. this is the most important thing but it requires that you really pay attention in class everyday.

extra exercises after, for as long as you can.

hey, studyblr peeps!

we, india and reva, are starting this v cool and not at all weird network to support other studyblrs (as the url suggests)!! this network was created to give attention and exposure to all you amazing people and your amazing study journeys.

now, to do exactly that we need you to tag your posts with #studyblr-support. otherwise, we can't reblog them and india can't shower you with compliments.

Every year I find that the mid-semester is when my personal productivity is at an all time low. Motivation plummets as the workload for classes increases and professors are starting to cram in assignments before the end of the semester. It is stressful and can make or break your semester.

Here are some tips to get you through this difficult time!

-Maintain any previous study schedules you have been using this semester. Mid-semester is when these plans start to fall apart; students get lax with their schedules and then suddenly you are two weeks behind on your readings. Fight through the desire to push your rigid schedule aside and power through. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO IGNORE YOUR STUDY ROUTINE- don’t panic. My best advice is to make a revised schedule before you truly fall behind and recruit a friend to hold you to it. Friends are great at holding you accountable if you think you can’t keep on top of it.

-Go to the library. Seriously, the library is a wonderful place that will make you feel productive if you are feeling lethargic. When everyone around you is working hard it kick-starts your motivation.

-Maximize your work during periods of motivation. Sometimes you just get short bursts of motivation where you can sit and do work for hours- make sure you jump on these whims and accomplish whatever you can. Similar to these motivated moments, there are also times where you can’t get yourself to sit down and work no matter how hard you try. By maximizing your productivity when you’re motivated, you can balance out these periods of inactivity.

-Have an emergency plan in case everything goes down the drain. It’s always best to be prepared for the worst case scenario. If your mental health takes a significant and rapid blow, have a plan of what you will do to keep yourself semi-functional. Maybe you have to alter your work schedule to working for five minutes with a thirty minute coloring break. Maybe you have a brand new set of highlighters to open if you cannot force yourself to read that twenty page articles.It is always important to have an emergency plan because little spurts of work is better than not working at all.

-Get some fresh air. Getting away from your desk is a good way to refresh for a few minutes, and getting outside gets your blood flowing and can help energize you. Sometimes I like to just walk around the block and look at the beautiful sights of nature around me (it sounds cheesy, but it gets me out of my head to appreciate the world for a moment).

-Work Hard/Break Hard. When you are working, do not let yourself lose momentum and and stray over to social media. When you take your scheduled breaks, do not let your mind linger on your schoolwork. You worked hard for that break and need to fully enjoy it. If you continue to think about work, you will not feel as refreshed when your return from your break.

-Stay off Netflix. Please, just trust me.

-Join a network of motivators (i.e. the amazing studyblr community). Sometimes the best motivation comes through the support of others. Everyone here in the studyblr community is/has gone through this mid-semester slump, and they are the best people to talk to if looking for advice (or even just a friend to relate to).