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Please check out your local library!!

I volunteered at a library this summer where my main tasks were returning books and organizing. Here’s some common books I saw tons of in the library that you can get for free!

Cooking. So much cooking. All kinds of foods, dietary limitations, and cultural specific.

Crafts (sewing, crocheting, knitting, painting, decorating, pottery, drawing, and cross stitching are what I can remember just off the top of my head. So many)

ESL/learning English

Foreign language learning

Financial advice

So many “___ for idiots”

Destinations / countries

Mental health / disorders (and recovery)

Music (including sheet music)

Classics (the ones you see read in high school)

Test prep (including SAT, ACT, PSAT, ect)

Gardening / how to grow stuff

Pet care

Child care

Illness information / coping

Disability information / coping

Both specific and general historical topics (From just the history of America in general, the history of a certain group of people, to history of certain events, ect.)

Most hobbies.

Religion

How-to’s and guides

Audio books and movies are usually available in the hundreds. Popular books and movies are accessible.

It’s usually disability friendly and most are also offering free games and devices to borrow.

Most also have computers where if you are looking for a certain book, it will tell you where it is in the library or which nearby libraries do have that book.

Fiction books are also abundant and usually the genre is labeled on the spine.

Even if you don’t want to take a book out, you can sit there all day and just read a book. It’s a good, quiet place for those stuck in a chaotic situation. It usually has AC/heat, bathrooms, and water fountains too. As long as you’re not a snorer, no one really cares if you even take a nap.

Overall, I cannot recommend libraries enough. People really think why go when you have the internet, but it really has everything and an immediate option so you don’t have to search. And, once again, free!

Libraries, especially in more conservative areas, are getting less and less funding and more and more restriction on books with content regarding LGBTQ+, black history/authors, and safe sex. Donate to your local library. Visit. Check out what is there. There literally is no negative!!

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-ˋˏ day 009 ˎˊ sentinel's academic weapon challenge

absolutely crushed today. normally i struggle with self-imposed deadlines, and while i didn't meet certain ones, i definitely showed up for myself today and got a LOT done.

sleep: 5h 50m, worst sleep i've had in a while :( routine: demolished my whole routine this morning after a quick coffee run. wild how much a shitty $2 iced coffee can the trajectory of my day. deep focus: tons of small tasks to tackle today, i got a lot done and i'm quite proud body: went out for a series of smaller runs/walks today, including a coffee run and walking to my hair appt reading: started nicked | mt anderson reflection: went for another guided meditation day, plus a few smaller journal prompts between deep work sessions

tools i'm using: rise sleep tracking ice barrel cold exposure miles running obsidian notetaking

blank template below the cut

sleep: routine: deep focus: body: reading: reflection:

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9/8/2024

Reading as a social activity: still going through " history of natural philosophy"

Plans for today:

🪷 read 2 articles of this book

🪷 revise old notes

🪷 try to think sections to reference from this book

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ninth august

two Pomodoro sessions 25 minutes (here)

started on lesson 6 in my Czech-Korean textbook book

did two Duolingo lessons

I had to clean out everything in the kitchen cabinets today because there were flour bugs 🪳 it was such a pain

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Thursday, August 8, 2024 | day 5/60 of productivity | days until school starts: 6

Thirty minute workout for the first time in months

Chapter three history notes, almost 2/3 thru

Went to a movie with a friend

Practiced guitar for a while

Total study time: 2h 9m

Screen time: 4h 17m

Goal for tomorrow: finish chapter three notes? (Not very realistic)

📖: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

🎥: The Reluctant Debutante (1958)

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09.08 // I called my insurance today AND mailed my profs about my papers! Huge win! And that means I don't have to do it on the weekend.

today:

work 4h

cat tasks

call insurance

mail prof abt fun home gothic horror paper

mail prof abt Skint Estate amatonormativity paper

bank + groceries

finish Murtagh

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day 6/60 of productivity

I'm really enjoying learning this. I'm making apps and even tho they're simple ones right now it is so incredibly satisfying to see the little android icon pop up on my phone screen knowing I made it :))

today:

finished lesson 3 of android dev fundamentals course

started user input section of android dev fundamentals course

got halfway through user input section of ^^

worked out

read Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr for 1hr

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ok im cheating a lil w the picture bc it's from much earlier in the summer. it's notes on Peskin and Schroeder Intro to QFT, chapter 5. i was first introduced to mandelstam variables in my particle physics class but they just seemed arbitrary. they were still kinda dumb when i was writing these notes. but now, they're highkey useful. (do not ask me what a u-channel exchange is i simply do not know)

[9/8/24] fairly productive as far as days go. i did not break physics today! the problem i was moaning about two days ago occurred because i violated another physics tenet. [STAY IN THE PERTURBATIVE REGIME]

everything was fairly alright after i cranked the mass scale up!

my prof told me to check my numerical coefficients again but he seemed okay with the results we got. now i have to learn abt the weak interaction and add that to my model. it better make more sense this time around!

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day 49/100 days of productivity

got up at 9am

watering the herbal garden

household chores

garden work

took a shower

grocery shopping

ice cream <3

went to the beach

updated my socials

trying to find ease. peace. and good vibes. only.

bisous

xx

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9/8/2024

♤ finished physics past papers

Yay I'm back I promise I've been studying. Summer's nearly over and I cannot wait until school starts.

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09.08.24 || started planning my presentation for monday, later went to lunch and shopping with my mom. it was a super fun day and very much needed after an intense week.

day 11/30 of productivity.

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Highly recommend ordering an appetizer for yourself and just studying the entire day away

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August 9th, 2024 09/30

Salut a tous!

Today I learnt about french comparatives (plus que, moins que, aussi que...) on Busuu and practiced some conversational french and called it a day because I decided to pick up a second language that I've been leaving aside for a year now and I want to hopefully remain consistent with it.

Either way if I were to drop one I'd drop the new one obviously, so I doubt I'll change my french study routine any... I'd like to make a better structure to know what to do each day, though.

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August 9th 2024, Friday .ᐟ .ᐟ

Accomplished:

• Pre-Algebra Unit 1: Factors and Multiples — completed and mastered all lessons via the unit exam

Notes for Today:

• Felt quite sick once I started studying, didn’t get much done today unfortunately but there’s always tomorrow and at least I finished a unit in Pre-Algebra :’)

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𝟶𝟾.𝟶𝟾.𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺

New habits I want to develope

Wake up before 8 A.M.

Only consume content that leaves some kind of benefit or positive/neutral impression on me

Be focused on what I'm doing in the present moment by developing better meditation and grounding practices

Move my body daily for at least an hour

Go outside and spending time in the sun and fresh air when the weather is nice

Become more disciplined by resisting the urge to indulge in distractions to train my self-control and discipline

Do tasks as soon as I can instead of procrastinating. Fight the executive dysfunction through positive frameworks (not shame)

Drink water before my coffee, and simply stay more hydrated

Learn to display my gratitude to/towards others

Go to sleep before 3 A.M.

Do everything with intention instead of staying in autopilot

Enjoy my time off and rest while I still have it

Discover and nurture my excitement for study through curiosity

[𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍: 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚔 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚘𝚙; 𝚌𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎]

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08.08.2024—moments of clarity & peace in a chaotic day. back in psychiatric care

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15 Productivity Hacks 💻💭📝💡

Use the Pomodoro Method. Work in focused intervals (typically 25 minutes) followed by a short break. This helps you maintain high levels of focus and gives regular breaks to rest.

If a something takes less than two minutes, do it immediately.

Schedule specific blocks of time for specific activities. This helps in dedicating focus to one task at a time.

Group similar tasks together and tackle them in one go. For example, respond to all emails at once rather than sporadically throughout the day.

Contrary to popular belief, multitasking can reduce productivity. Focus on one task at a time for better efficiency.

Use apps and tools like Trello, Asana, or Notion to manage tasks and projects.

Use the Eisenhower Box or the ABCD method to categorize tasks based on their urgency and importance.

Keep your workspace tidy. A clean workspace can enhance focus and reduce distractions.

Even if one doesn’t exist, setting a deadline can create a sense of urgency.

Large tasks can be overwhelming. Break them into smaller steps to make them more manageable.

Aim for excellence, not perfection. Sometimes waiting for something to be perfect can lead to procrastination.

If someone else can do a task, delegate it. This allows you to focus on tasks that only you can do.

Working for long hours without a break can lead to burnout. Short, regular breaks can help maintain high levels of focus.

Use apps to play background music/noise that enhances concentration or block all notifications to prevent you from checking your phone.

At the end of the week, review what you’ve accomplished and what needs to be adjusted for the coming days.