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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Chic Diet (the book): Masterlist
Index in case you wanna read it...
(Like/reblog this in case you want to read that way. I'll be adding the latter parts soon and then i will edit this masterlist as I go)
FOREWORD
PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS
CIGARETTES
COFFEE (BLACK, NATCH)
DIET COKE
ADDERALL
AMBIEN
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
CHEWING GUM
SPARKLING WATER
CHAMPAGNE
PART 2: THE MECHANICS
OVERDIGESTION
BEING COLD
DIURETICS
FIBER
LAXATIVES
COLONICS
PART 3: I'M JUST TRYING TO BE HEALTHY
JUICE CLEANSING
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY
DETOXING
EATING CLEAN
SUPERFOODS
HEALTH BEVERAGES
COCONUT WATER
NON-DAIRY MILKS
BARS
ACUPUNCTURE
GENERAL ORTHOREXIA
EXERCISE
PART 4: UM, IT'S NOT A FAD… IT'S A LIFESTYLE
VEGETARIANISM
THE BABY FOOD DIET
THE AIR DIET
THE PALEO DIET
THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW CARB DIET
THE STRATEGIC STARVATION DIET
THE RAW FOOD DIET
THE ONE FOOD DIET
THE TWO CUP DIET
THE HCG DIET
THE CABBAGE SOUP DIET
THE I-CAN'T-SEE-IT DIET
THE I'M-FUCKING-RICH-AND-GLAMOROUS DIET
PART 5: HIDE IT, BETCH
BLACK
SPANX
BOHO CHIC
ONE SIZE DOWN
PART 6: I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S ILLEGAL
COCAINE
MDMA
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
BANNED DIET PILLS
PART 7: FODDER FOR YOUR SHRINK
COMPETITION
MODERATION
COMPROMISE
LYING
HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
BEING A TOTAL BITCH
STRESSOREXIA
PART 8: ALL THAT OTHER CRAY SHIT
OCCASIONAL VOMITING
CHEW-AND-SPIT
HYPNOSIS
THINSPIRATION
PUBLIC EATING
A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS
SHARING IS CARING
COACHELLA
BOO, YOU WHORE
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youtube channels to motivate you this semester
♡ abao in tokyo - study with me’s & playlists
♡ advika singh - study & productivity vlogs
♡ allie c. - medical school vlogs
♡ carrot td - study with me’s
♡ celine - study with me’s
♡ deaana - medical school, study with me’s, stationary, etc.
♡ dear mimi - study vlogs
♡ dia - medical student vlogs
♡ dr. rachel southard, do - medical school & residency vlogs & talks
♡ emily feng - medical school vlogs
♡ emilystudying - dental school & study vlogs
♡ emma grace - nursing school vlogs
♡ emmalilyn - study with me’s
♡ ginny - study vlogs
♡ hyobin - medical student vlogs
♡ leighton sanders - nursing vlogs
♡ lucky penny - study with me’s
♡ lunardazes. - uni study vlogs
♡ madi’s nursing journey - nursing school & nursing vlogs
♡ mango oatmilk - study with me’s
♡ maria silva - study & hospital interning vlogs
♡ merve - study with me’s
♡ mishujo - study & productive vlogs
♡ nada - study & productivity vlogs
♡ ray hon - study with me’s
♡ sab yang - medical school & study vlogs
♡ sean study - study with me’s
♡ sierra lyn - nursing vlogs
♡ studymd - study with me’s
♡ study to success - stationary, study with me’s, study hacks, etc.
♡ tani study - study with me’s
♡ yours truly, chloe - study vlogs
♡ yulma - study with me’s
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Some of my writer’s block cures:
Handwrite. (If you already are, write in a different coloured pen.)
Write outside or at a different location.
Read.
Look up some writing prompts.
Take a break. Do something different. Comeback to it later.
Write something else. (A different WIP, a poem, a quick short story, etc.)
Find inspiring writing music playlists on YouTube. (Themed music, POV playlists, ambient music, etc.)
Do some character or story prompts/questions to get a better idea of who or what you’re writing.
Word sprints. Set a timer and write as much as you can. Not a lot of time to overthink things.
Set your own goals and deadlines.
Write another scene from your WIP. (You don’t have to write in order.) Write a scene you want to write, or the ending. (You can change it or scrap it if it doesn’t fit into your story later.)
Write a scene for your WIP that you will never post/add to your story. A prologue, a different P.O.V., how your characters would react in a situation that’s not in your story, a flashback, etc.
Write down a bunch of ideas. Things that could happen, thing that will never happen, good things, bad things.
Change the weather (in the story of course.)
Feel free to add your own.
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