#studyjournal

Day 1/153

Ok so… I’m officially giving myself the next 5 months to really focus on my civil service exam for law. It feels both overwhelming and exciting, but I’m ready to give myself this time.

Morning walks to clear my mind + long study sessions at my desk will be my new routine.

English isn’t my first language, so pls be nice if I mess up 😅

step by step. day by day. we got this!!!!!

< Self-caring >

20.05.2023

In the past few days my study time focused on biology (mainly). Soon I will start reviewing and practicing for my exams. As my anxiety grows, studying is a bit heavy lately. Yesterday I finished 📖The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I was a bit skeptical at first because I didn't think the genre could fit my personal tastes. Instead, I was surprisingly satisfied. I found the reading extremely therapeutic as the author manages to be vague and incisive at the same time, pushing the reader towards a series of freely interpreted reflections. At the end of the reading I developed a meaning of my own. This is a rare and precious thing for me, very few books did that. Today I started my current reading 📖Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson, I was in the mood for a little adventure 🍃. Inspired by a comment from a dear follower, I gradually changed my usual routine by integrating a series of selfcare activities. One of these was the introduction of workout sessions, which make me feel very good both mentally and physically and help me relieve anxiety and stress. Another activity I'd like to introduce is meditation, which I’m so excited about. I haven't practiced it for over 5 years, but I remember it was very useful for reinforcing my self-confidence, my security and mental peace. 

Productivity:

took biology notes

studied biology from my course book

reviewed chemistry

cooked pizza for my family (yesterday)

Selfcare:

finished my second book after a long reader's block (📖The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

started a new book (📖Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson)

20-25 minutes daily workout

Prepárate para ser siempre la mejor versión de ti. Recuerda que tu único rival eres tu mismo.

My second notebook is up! and my first as shipped! I’m excited to get my orange book soon!! My New blue book has thiner lines (should be College ruled sized) then my Orange one (wide ruled)! and I also figured out how to get bleed to work on the interior, so the lines should hit the sides of the paper~! All the lines in the college ruled blue notebook ‘Benkyou Note’  are the same shade, so not faint lines for the furigana lined part of the pages. Basically, ‘Benkyou Note’  is more study focused, while “My Japanese Notebook” is more like a journal or for people who want more space for things.