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[3/100 Days of Productivity] 

8.17.17

Chemistry at its finest. 

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tried to mix it up a bit and do a brown spread!! will try to do another one soon and experiment with more color combos.. suggest some color combinations you want me to try!

Days: September 18-24, 2017.

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10.30.17 | Morning study sessions are my favorite  | ig:coffeesforstudiers |  🎧 baseball // hippo campus

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Notes taken 2 weeks ago when I was studying for my chemistry test. Luckily, memorising all the names wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be.

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100dop: day 1

i had a bit of free time last night i decided to make some quick (and slightly messy) study guides for astronomy :)

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Haven’t posted in ages���.oops

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11•06•17 wew haven’t posted in a while :’) hows yall doing?? my exams ended last month so i’m on break now thankfully :0 though I should get started on my holiday homework soon sigh ;-;

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I took these in the morning after finishing writing my notes, edited them and planned to post them sooner but then ECG’s happened and I went wild, 99 deciphered electrocardiograms later I’m posting

Song of the day: Beautiful Day - U2

Will I ever post pictures with the same lightning coloration ?? The answer is no

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Old notes for my chemistry final!

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[11/08/17]

0.24

felt like i needed to jot down some thoughts and reorganize my mindset ~

currently listening to:

clap - seventeen all alone - day6

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A friend once asked me how I manage to do my tasks so efficiently. I wrote a 500-word essay in 20 minutes. I finished my math homework and studied for a quiz in the half hour before morning assembly. I sleep at 9 pm on most nights. But how can I possibly achieve that?

I’ve seen people, even good students, check their phone every minute or two as they’re studying. I’ve seen students “study” for six hours straight, meaning taking down some notes then watching a YouTube video then reading their textbook then opening Instagram… you know what I mean.

My advice is to commit to whatever you’re doing. Not too long ago, another friend asked me, “Jo, do you ever get distracted at home?” to which I replied, “Distracted by what?” They told me about how they always have the urge to check their phones, talk to their friends, or get some food.  I can’t say I never get distracted, but it very rarely happens to me because I focus on what I’m doing–and only what I’m doing. Here’s how:

1. During the time I allocate for working, I turn my phone to airplane mode (with WiFi switched off, of course). No messages or notifications will distract me from what I’m currently doing. Recently, though, I’ve left my phone on in case there’s anything important. There might an RMUN photoshoot tomorrow, or a Physics quiz, or a music showcase. I know myself well enough to know that I have the discipline to do nothing more than glance at the notification. However, if this isn’t true for you, then I suggest you keep your phone on airplane mode.

2. When I allocate time for relaxing, that’s all I do. No homework. No textbooks. No opening emails as they come. Just me and a good book or Photoshop or the piano or something. That way, I can satiate my thirst to relax within the half hour or so and not crave more when I start working

As for music, it’s been proven that music makes you less productive when trying to recall and absorb information (studying, in other words). Music only makes you happier when you’re doing things but not more productive.

By this, I don’t only mean which ones are most urgent, but which ones you can’t accomplish anywhere other than at home. For example, let’s say you have these three tasks: a) research about structural unemployment; b) write a poem with the theme of death; c) answer some questions about quantum physics; d) do a problem set about implicit functions; and e) memorize a set of chemical reactions. This is how I would do them:

Write the poem on the way to school. Maybe this is just because I like poetry. And because I can’t write when other people are around. I’d probably get a first draft done by the time I get home.

Do the research about structural unemployment. My school’s WiFi is terrible.

Answer the quantum physics questions. The new information is still fresh in my brain and doing the homework will help me revise, easing the process of spaced repetition.

Memorize the chemical reactions before I go to bed. Studying before you sleep is supposed to improve your memory, and since my memory is terrible, that’s exactly what I’ll do.

Do the implicit functions problem set as soon as I get to school the next morning. Math is undoubtedly my best subject, and it’s very refreshing to do math at 6:45 AM in the morning.

If you saw the pattern, I assigned each task a time slot when I would be most productive. I also did them from easiest to most difficult to the easiest again. Because everyone works differently, I suggest you find out which types of tasks are the most difficult (memorizing, in my case) and which types of tasks require a certain environment (e.g. requiring WiFi for doing research).

I guess that’s pretty much self-explanatory. I like to nap right after I get home from school if I’m feeling especially tired. As for breaks, I prefer to take them between tasks instead of every 25 minutes because of my high study inertia.

Commit to what you’re doing

Delegate and prioritize

Give yourself shorter deadlines

Take breaks!

And that’s it! Hope this guide to efficiency was helpful in some way. I do believe that by following these four steps, you can accomplish all your tasks in a much shorter amount of time. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to drop me an ask!

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My monthly spread sure looks kinda empty but I will add more events as I go. No classes for Izzy this week, so we might as well get on with decorating and some last minute additions on our gift list. I hope you all have a nice week!

IG: @shilen.qc

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- 10.30.2017 -

lit coursework on a Monday afternoon. Happy halloween for tomorrow, guys  🎃

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7.12.17

Love definitions for my English Essay. Gotta Search them up because #Can’tRelate

[Also non-white desk this time because I was in the library but I guess it adds variety]

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54 | Now accepting recommendations for a winter candle scent…

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SUNDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER 2017

- She was blessed with the virtue of being ordinary.

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✨07.09.2017 a little peek into my planner spread from last month~ the ‘august 2017′ was just something i doodled and it looked kinda cute so i glued it in. most of the time, i don’t even write the name of the weekdays bc i’m lazy af haha

on a side note, i made a studygram! pls follow if you like!