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the unexpected joy of the worst summer of our lives by christine mi for vox

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✎ 10.20.2019 // two days of writing papers. four meals. three iced coffees. one gallon of water. fifteen references. sixteen pages of content. one overwhelmed n tired graduate student.

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12.14.19 - This semester is officially over. I have one semester left before I graduate with my associates and move on to bigger things. Now it’s time to relax.

› Enjoy the holidays! 🎄

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12/08-did some late night studying in the harry potter library on this fine sunday night

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If you don't like this world – create your own

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butter and kaya toast. ✨✨

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Days of Productivity [99/100]

I'm in my last stages of editing my final paper. Hoping to get it done tonight then I'll only have to do a final read through of my last two essays and submit my PhD applications tomorrow and the semester will be over!

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@k_imchyun/instagram

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BcX_bynlcZb/

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30/11/19

one week left of term and i’ll be spending most of it in marrakech, thanks to the wowcher mystery holiday!! gonna be missing my last couple of lectures and seminars but i can’t really complain. one assignment left to finish for linguistics of consumerism before i go away and it’s really sucking the soul out of me but at least the blue sky decided to make an appearance to cheer me on!

happy saturday!!

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the APPLE method : tips for self-discipline

💌 AWARENESS

identify the difference between your current and ideal priorities. be honest with yourself. if it helps, keep record of the time you actually spend studying vs. reading for pleasure vs. watching tv, for example. is your routine effective for what you need to accomplish?

💌 PLAN

 for each ideal priority, create 2 goals focusing on them:

                                e.g. priority: coursework

                           ❣️goal #1: write 1 page / day

                           ❣️goal #2: read for 15 min / day 

💌 PRACTICE

set time limits, such as pomodoros (or just regular timers) at first. discipline is about endurance. you won’t be able work steadily for 2hrs or complete 5 tasks in a row at first. i spent this year building my attention span back (in the beginning, i couldn’t even read 10 pages without feeling exhausted). i started with 15 min of reading per day, and kept increasing it by 15 min increments until time no longer mattered.

💌 LEARN

after a month (minimum!), re-analyze your goals. are they working well for you? can you increase them, or add more for each priority? what habits have you changed / added? It took several months to get my attention span back to a decent place, but now i can sit through 3 hour classes attentively (the entire time), and read all day without tiring. 

💌 EVOLVE

self-discipline allows you to create strong foundations for success. motivation is more like ‘how much can i do while this candle is burning’, and you never know how long the candle will burn. self-discipline is a steady supply of logs into a slow-burning fire. you’ll be able to feel confident tackling larger goals, and keep your responsibilities operating even if you don’t feel like it.

if you have any questions, please send me an ask!

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coffee shop study dates with friends are the best type of study dates. even if it seemed like the owners weren't very happy to see our spread.

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30/11/19

one week left of term and i’ll be spending most of it in marrakech, thanks to the wowcher mystery holiday!! gonna be missing my last couple of lectures and seminars but i can’t really complain. one assignment left to finish for linguistics of consumerism before i go away and it’s really sucking the soul out of me but at least the blue sky decided to make an appearance to cheer me on!

happy saturday!!

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What my morning has been looking like. Starting to feel unprepared for this exam ahhh.