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some study some sunset runs

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coffee from my lil coffee station

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many many many of these. what do you do when every day looks the same? it feels like one big uninterrupted loop. hard to take mornings as new starts, machine whirls.

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one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

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Whatever is learned with satisfaction and enjoyment stays with you forever.

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It’s crazy how low self-worth fucks with peoples lives

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featuring my broken laptop

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i found the nicest bookstore tucked under a building at assi ghat in varanasi

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anyone know of any resources good for self help & mindfulness? longing for something that’s more my groove & rlly struggling to find it in mainstream self help & spirituality bits

something that reconciles art + feel good bits + nature + reflective thinking & practices?? don’t know if i’m looking for something that doesn’t necessarily exist

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trying to convince myself to get shit done the only way i know how #excessive romanticism

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You’re never too old to learn something new. Never stop studying. 

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Exam season is coming up. Coffee feels like home during these times.

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7 Reasons you might be procrastinating and how to solve them:

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28.05: planning a three month long break; using a mug that's been lying on my shelf unused since forever; making some progress on my reading; creating my portfolio

i have about three months before my masters begins, and i want to use it extensively to learn subjects that i don't get to study academically or professionally. i'm also planning to learn sanskrit. i don't have a lot of confidence for it, but i'm gonna try anyway.

self study requires so much discipline. being a designer, my graduation in the design field didn't require me to "study" as much. in fact, i've not had a written exam in like 6 years. i did have a lot of presentations, case studies and juries though, which seems worse to me. but i think that's a classic case of the grass being greener on the other side.

my neurodivergent brain created a massive list of hobbies to pursue, subjects to learn and books to read. i'm really excited for the next three months though, it's all about how i plan and prioritise the things i want to do. (i won't, it's gonna be a chaotic hot mess but let's humour my enthusiasm).

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slowly starting to feel like creativity is coming back to me after spending a few weeks feeling every last ounce of it was sucked out of me

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"If I must die let it bring hope, let it be a tale." - If I Must Die, a heartbreaking poem by Palestinian writer, poet and professor.