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ahb-writes · 1 year

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How to Finish a Novel: 10 Ways to Follow Through

Make time to write

Create a story plan (outline)

Write to S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-based)

Have a system in place to silence doubt

Get a writing buddy

Avoid comparing yourself to others

Use your writing time effectively

Avoid perfectionism (the first draft is for you)

Prepare for the middle slump

Want to finish your book

#writing #fiction writing #writeblr #novel writing #now novel #writing tips #writing advice #finishing your novel #smart goals #stack the habit #make time to write #system to silence doubt #writing buddy #use writing time effectively

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femmefatalevibe · 9 months

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Hiya lovely, do you have any wisdom for someone struggling to study? I've been out of school for 3 years due to illness (in my formative learning years) and now I'm gearing up for university with absolutely no study skills, low energy and a whole lot of insecurity around it. I have always been intelligent enough to learn quickly but there's a barrier I'm just not getting through, possibly due to the latent effects of the damage.

I have high expectations for myself and I want to model myself off of your brand! Thank you very kindly in advance <3

Hi love! It sounds like you're in a difficult situation, especially for someone in their teens. My heart goes out to you for overcoming this and going after a university degree. This ambition and dedication takes a considerable amount of mental fortitude and strength, so please remember that. I'm flattered by your kind words <3

Here are some of my study tips to help you maintain your stamina and focus:

When in doubt, make everything into an itemized list (topics, timelines, organizing by subtopic, key facts/people/dates surrounding a significant event, concept, theory, or ideology, cause and effect, problem and solution, etc.)

Use real-life analogies and applications as often as possible to retain information (e.g. to remember acronyms, propositions through the "box" metaphor, etc.)

Reframe long-winded information into an ongoing narrative. Humans are better at retelling stories than retaining/regurgitating a laundry list of facts or statistics

Organize your study sessions to each focus on one main topic, concept, or chapter

Create a timeline for all your assignments. Plan in advance to work on projects in milestones rather than all at once

Utilize time-blocking to pace yourself through the information (e.g. devote 30 minutes to one task or an hour to studying a specific concept; take a fully unplugged break before resuming work or another study session). Use a countdown timer if you think it would be helpful for you – everyone is different

Prioritize rest, even if it sounds counterintuitive at first. You're most productive and focused when your mind is well-rested enough to achieve and maintain peak performance. Efficiency is more important than time spent on a task – the former is what makes all of the difference (and leads to a more well-rounded, fulfilling life, too)

Discover motivating playlists that keep you on task. I love the ones for ADHD from Jason Lewis - Mind Amend on YouTube (I'm listening to one now, lol). Coffee or caffeinated tea can also help your energy to power through a study session, just don't overdo it

Focus on one task, page, or concept at a time. Don't let the entirety of a project or the volume of your overall workload overwhelm you. Just focus & prioritize what's in front of you. Take one step closer to your goals every day. Perfectionism is the most stifling barrier to progress and long-term success. Remember that

You got this! Hope this helps xx

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postitforward · 2 years

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How to "habit stack" for better mental health ⬇️

What is habit stacking?

Habit stacking is a research-backed method to build healthy habits by incorporating them right after another preexisting habit.

How can it help me?

This method will help you sustainably build a healthy habit that could boost your mood, such as meditation, drinking more water, or decluttering your living space.

How do I do it?

First, define the activity very specifically. Then, think of a habit you already do daily around the same time you would like to add the new habit (maybe you take the dog for a walk every afternoon or always lock up the doors at night) and do it right after that.

For example, if you want to incorporate a five-minute morning meditation, try doing it after brushing your teeth. Stick to it for at least two weeks before trying to incorporate a new one. It takes around two to six weeks for the habit to become solidified!

Remember:

Start small! If you try to take on too much, it can be overwhelming and you're less likely to succeed.

#healthy habits #mental health #positivity #postitforward #self care #habit stacking

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pigeonflavouredcake · 11 months

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Happy Pride Month

here's a look at my current queer bookshelf🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

It's super small atm but it's slowly growing, most of them are either transition related or wlw related. Here's a list of all the books and their Goodreads links from top to bottom.

Gideon The Ninth - Tamsyn Muir. Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space. I am kind of obsessed. I currently only have an e-book version but I liked it so much I'm looking to continue the series as physical books (I'm holding out hope for the books as a birthday present). Also butch rep. I am rabid for butch rep.

One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston. On my TBR pile. A romance that starts on a NYC subway but the love interest is trapped in the past.

The Girls are Never Gone - Sarah Glenn Marsh. On my TBR pile. Girl runs a paranormal investigation podcast and starts investigating a mysterious death from 30 years ago. The most recent book I bought that I'm looking forward to reading when I finish Children of Time.

The Lost Girls - Sonia Hartl. Holly gets revenge on her vampire ex by killing him and stealing his new girlfriend. I read this last year and I don't normally enjoy vampires but this book took me by surprise, lots of funny jokes about immortality and some empathetic discussions about emotional neglect and grooming that did make me cry a little.

Growing Older as a Trans and/or Nonbinary Person - Jennie Kermode. On My TBR pile. Insight and advice on being trans later in life in the UK. Reviewers have mentioned that it's mostly specific to the transfeminine experience but I still thought this book might be nice to look at.

Spectrums - Maxfield Sparrow. A collection of personal anecdotes from autistic trans people. Some bits are poetry some are more essay based, it was very heart-warming and affirming.

It Came From The Closet - Joe Vallese. On my TBR pile. A collection of essays on queer representation in the horror genre.

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justforbooks · 4 months

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In 2007, researchers at Oxford University started peering into the brains of newborn babies. What they found was surprising.

After comparing the newborn brains to the normal adult human, the researchers realized that the average adult had 41 percent fewer neurons than the average newborn.

At first glance, this discovery didn’t make sense. If babies have more neurons, then why are adults smarter and more skilled?

Let’s talk about what is going on here, why this is important, and what it has to do with building better habits and mastering your mental and physical performance.

There is a phenomenon that happens as we age called synaptic pruning. Synapses are connections between the neurons in your brain. The basic idea is that your brain prunes away connections between neurons that don’t get used and builds up connections that get used more frequently.

For example, if you practice playing the piano for 10 years, then your brain will strengthen the connections between those musical neurons. The more you play, the stronger the connections become. Not only that, the connections become faster and more efficient each time you practice. As your brain builds stronger and faster connections between neurons, you can express your skills with more ease and expertise. It is a biological change that leads to skill development.

Meanwhile, someone else who has never played the piano is not strengthening those connections in their brain. As a result, the brain prunes away those unused connections and allocates energy toward building connections for other life skills.

This explains the difference between newborn brains and adult brains. Babies are born with brains that are like a blank canvas. Everything is a possibility, but they don’t have strong connections anywhere. The adults, however, have pruned away a good deal of their neurons, but they have very strong connections that support certain skills.

Now for the fun part. Let’s talk about how synaptic pruning plays an important role in building new habits.

Synaptic pruning occurs with every habit you build. As we’ve covered, your brain builds a strong network of neurons to support your current behaviors. The more you do something, the stronger and more efficient the connection becomes.

You probably have very strong habits and connections that you take for granted each day. For example, your brain is probably very efficient at remembering to take a shower each morning or to brew your morning cup of coffee or to open the blinds when the sun rises … or thousands of other daily habits. You can take advantage of these strong connections to build new habits.

How?

When it comes to building new habits, you can use the connectedness of behavior to your advantage. One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behavior on top. This is called habit stacking.

Habit stacking is a special form of an implementation intention. Rather than pairing your new habit with a particular time and location, you pair it with a current habit. This method, which was created by BJ Fogg as part of his Tiny Habits program, can be used to design an obvious cue for nearly any habit.

Habit Stacking Examples

The habit stacking formula is:

After/Before [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

For example:

After I pour my cup of coffee each morning, I will meditate for one minute.

After I take off my work shoes, I will immediately change into my workout clothes.

After I sit down to dinner, I will say one thing I’m grateful for that happened today.

After I get into bed at night, I will give my partner a kiss.

After I put on my running shoes, I will text a friend or family member where I am running and how long it will take.

Again, the reason habit stacking works so well is that your current habits are already built into your brain. You have patterns and behaviors that have been strengthened over years. By linking your new habits to a cycle that is already built into your brain, you make it more likely that you’ll stick to the new behavior.

Once you have mastered this basic structure, you can begin to create larger stacks by chaining small habits together. This allows you to take advantage of the natural momentum that comes from one behavior leading into the next.

Your morning routine habit stack might look like this:

After I pour my morning cup of coffee, I will meditate for sixty seconds.

After I meditate for sixty seconds, I will write my to-do list for the day.

After I write my to-do list for the day, I will immediately begin my first task.

Or, consider this habit stack in the evening:

After I finish eating dinner, I will put my plate directly into the dishwasher.

After I put my dishes away, I will immediately wipe down the counter.

After I wipe down the counter, I will set out my coffee mug for tomorrow morning.

You can also insert new behaviors into the middle of your current routines. For example, you may already have a morning routine that looks like this: Wake up > Make my bed > Take a shower. Let’s say you want to develop the habit of reading more each night. You can expand your habit stack and try something like: Wake up > Make my bed > Place a book on my pillow > Take a shower. Now, when you climb into bed each night, a book will be sitting there waiting for you to enjoy.

Overall, habit stacking allows you to create a set of simple rules that guide your future behavior. It’s like you always have a game plan for which action should come next. Once you get comfortable with this approach, you can develop general habit stacks to guide you whenever the situation is appropriate:

When I see a set of stairs, I will take them instead of using the elevator.

Social skills. When I walk into a party, I will introduce myself to anyone I don’t know yet.

When I want to buy something over $100, I will wait 24 hours before purchasing.

Healthy eating. When I serve myself a meal, I will always put veggies on my plate first.

When I buy a new item, I will give something away. (“One in, one out.”)

When the phone rings, I will take one deep breath and smile before answering.

When I leave a public place, I will check the table and chairs to make sure I don’t leave anything behind.

No matter how you use this strategy, the secret to creating a successful habit stack is selecting the right cue to kick things off. Unlike an implementation intention, which specifically states the time and location for a given behavior, habit stacking implicitly has the time and location built into it. When and where you choose to insert a habit into your daily routine can make a big difference. If you’re trying to add meditation into your morning routine but mornings are chaotic and your kids keep running into the room, then that may be the wrong place and time. Consider when you are most likely to be successful. Don’t ask yourself to do a habit when you’re likely to be occupied with something else.

Your cue should also have the same frequency as your desired habit. If you want to do a habit every day, but you stack it on top of a habit that only happens on Mondays, that’s not a good choice.

One way to find the right trigger for your habit stack is by brainstorming a list of your current habits. You can use your Habits Scorecard as a starting point. Alternatively, you can create a list with two columns. In the first column, write down the habits you do each day without fail.

For example:

Get out of bed.

Take a shower.

Brush your teeth.

Get dressed.

Brew a cup of coffee.

Eat breakfast.

Take the kids to school.

Start the work day.

Eat lunch.

End the work day.

Change out of work clothes.

Sit down for dinner.

Turn off the lights.

Get into bed.

Your list can be much longer, but you get the idea. In the second column, write down all of the things that happen to you each day without fail. For example:

The sun rises.

You get a text message.

The song you are listening to ends.

The sun sets.

Armed with these two lists, you can begin searching for the best place to layer your new habit into your lifestyle.

Habit stacking works best when the cue is highly specific and immediately actionable. Many people select cues that are too vague. I made this mistake myself. When I wanted to start a push-up habit, my habit stack was, “When I take a break for lunch, I will do ten push-ups.” At first glance, this sounded reasonable. But soon, I realized the trigger was unclear. Would I do my push-ups before I ate lunch? After I ate lunch? Where would I do them? After a few inconsistent days, I changed my habit stack to: “When I close my laptop for lunch, I will do ten push-ups next to my desk.” Ambiguity gone.

Habits like “read more” or “eat better” are worthy causes but far too vague. These goals do not provide instruction on how and when to act. Be specific and clear: After I close the door. After I brush my teeth. After I sit down at the table. The specificity is important. The more tightly bound your new habit is to a specific cue, the better the odds are that you will notice when the time comes to act.

Happy habit stacking!

✔ This article is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of New York Times bestselling book Atomic Habits.

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raiiny-bay · 3 months

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what's in my oc's bag? - dhes & kel edition

tagged by @gashface, @sikoi, @mattodore, @wldestluv-rs, @void-imp, @diwns, @wolfavens, @potential-fate, & @lilamausmaus (ty all for tagging me!!)

neither of my boys tend to carry bags that often, but if they did this is what i imagine they'd have in them. dusty needs some way of listening to music at all times & kel would not be caught dead without a notebook & pen.

ok, i tag @glammoose, @cold-dark-dreary, @alelelesimz, @hell-dusk, @simmersofia, @holocene-sims, & @ezra-trait (feel free to ignore ofc!)

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#tag game #dhestyn #kelly #gl:ex #dhes is actually more likely to carry a cd player & a stack of cds than an mp3 player but. yk.#& he doesn't smoke cigarettes anymore but i could see him carrying them out of habit regardless #kel is always writing some kind of song or poem so he DOES actually carry a pen or two with him when he goes out #whether or not he has paper to write on is another question

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tiktaalic · 4 months

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This time i'm really gonnado it

#it = reading the stack of books on my desk this year #etxt #6 library books due on the 28th. halfway done w the one i started today.#6 books i've pulled from my shelf to read . these are identical to the books i pulled from my shelf last year to read.#point is i should be able to hit 12 no praaablem if i can. form habits

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mindful-luna · 3 days

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Feel free to switch it up! :D

#mindful moments #habit stacking #atomic habits #mindfulness routine #daily habits #mindful living #self care tips #mental wellness #positive habits #personal growth #wellness journey #daily positivity #health benefits #smarter every day #smarter not harder

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martynsimp69 · 1 year

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books for netherite? my friend you are being scammed

no no no you see. i sell books that u can buy with diamonds. dog sells netherite that u can buy with diamonds. these are two separate shops. and i kept finding all my mending and unbreaking sold out and dog keeps finding his netherite stock sold out. the cycle of capitalism is endless.

#idk if dog has bought any of my books in a while actually. it might be other people like my lovely gf #i sold him two full shulkers worth a while back #i have also had to cut back on my netherite spending habits im down to a single stack of diamond blocks SAD!!!! IM BROKE!!!!#darkwoods smp

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letsberealsworld · 3 months

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Mastering the Power of Daily Habits: A Strategy for Success

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goldkirk · 1 year

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#the days are getting rarer now but sometimes like today I wake up and feel really really sick already #(and today I’ve got good workout pain too but it’s still pain lol)#but now it’s possible for me to get out of bed on days like today and #immediately go ‘what will make this have at least a higher chance of being not this bad?’#and then I start piling up tiny habits #take pain meds instead of forgetting to use them #and take them now rather than when it’s bad enough you have to bribe yourself into walking to get them #pre-prep some food for Aoife before you lose your 12% energy you’re starting with #move your laptop near the bed and bring its charger so worst case scenario you can work from bed #put on extra warm clothes now early #get the braces and heat pads you might want out now before you need them so it’s less strain on your wrists to get them if you do need them #write a post it note of quick food options so you don’t have to think later just read and do #grab out the bowl and place it in this room so you don’t have to run for the toilet if you need to puke #start pounding water rather than drinking it #and pre make a Pedialyte dose so it chills in the fridge #grab treats and put them with the leash so Aoife’s pee breaks are as fast and smooth as possible #etc etc #and not everything helps every time but enough #of them stack up that it makes a big difference #and makes this only a 1-3 day thing rather than a week of never getting back to baseline #just one step at a time and do what you can to make it a little easier for future you #not better. better puts pressure. easier. easier is just being nice which feels warm and good on both sides #health #personal #shh katie

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ragingbullmode · 1 year

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FUCKKKKKK BROTHER i just dropped a makeup pallette & of COURSE the only color i used was the one that exploded !!!!!!!!!!!!!

#personal #this is what i get for just continuing to stack all my shit instead of putting it away like i tried to get into the habit of aughhh 😭#shes not getting replaced so bye ig lol 🏃🏃🏃

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transingthoseformers · 1 year

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So, I'm insane, right? I've been campaigning for Megoplita, I've been seeing Soundstarshock upon y'know the new trailer, I've seen prev Megasound, I have a horrible idea and it is called Megoplitasoundstarshock. Literally six mecha in a complex polycule and it's 100% a crackship through and through and yes there's arguing yes there's apologies

#hhhghgh #i have a habit of looking at various ships and stacking them on top of one another #it's the ship equivalent of those homemade limo cars. and it's really shittily put together but it's really fond to see #transformers earthspark #crackship #MAJOR crackship #i have so little understanding of romantic relationships so we get ideas like this.#it's a fucking mouthful and i need another name for it #shitttt if this isn't how molecules work idk. Megatron is like damn carbon here being a bridge #I'm incorrigible

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drivenbydopamine · 10 months

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Habits. Do you have actual habits?

I learned today that the definition of a habit is something that is done almost involuntarily... Without conscious thought.

Ummmm....🤯

I have routines and patterns that I regularly follow. But... I consciously decide to do it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME... and if for some reason I choose not to do it one day, the second day it's nearly impossible to make myself do it again, beyond that it's like it never existed and I will forget it's even a thing for an indeterminate amount of time.

I do the thing they call "habit stacking". I group things together to remember to do them every day. However, they do not become habits. Just a way for me to remember about the thing. And then have to choose to do it every time.

Is this why neurotypicasl can't tell you the WHY to half the things they do? Because everything isn't a conscious choice??

#adhd life #adhd #autism #mental health #habits #conscious choices #Habit stacking #Routines #Patterns #I always know the why if you ask me

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hizerain · 2 years

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favorite stationery ?

120gsm laser printer paper. It doesn't matter what pen you use, using it on thick and sturdy (but not too textured or gritty) paper is an amazing experience and even though I enjoy flipping through a filled notebook, nothing is more satisfying to me than a ream of paper completely filled with notes.

Notebooks are neat and orderly but the sheer enigmatic chaos of loose sheets of paper is unbeatable.

#I have gotten into the horrid habit of just writing on loose sheets #and putting them down on the floor #I have multiple stacks of paper now #can I find a thing in them? absolutely not #am i living my organized chaos dream? Yes

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unsettlingcreature · 11 months

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Why must ink be so expensive i just want to print off like 50 billion things

#empire lrp #adding it to my stack of Shit To Take #except these things will be more useful than smut and a satirical cookbook #labelled them with my name and spire because i have a habit of lending stuff or leaving it on tables

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