Let’s Do This For December!
Let’s do this for December!
Mindful December study and self-care challenge
Okay, so here is my December study and self-care challenge! It’s thought to be motivational and habit-forming, but bear in mind that everyone works differently and is involved in a different field, so if you need to make adjustments to this challenge to fit your personal needs, then do it. Feel free to adjust this and view it as a source of motivation and inspiration. Also, you don’t need to this in the right order. The most important thing about this challenge is that you get to know yourself better and find peace while moving in the right direction personally.
You can dedicate daily posts to this challenge in which you elaborate the questions, but of course its also okay to post nothing at all or just on selected days where you feel like you have anything to say, especially because this is a very personal thing. If you decide to post something, you can tag them with #al study challenge. I’d love to read about your experiences!
1. Tidy up your study space and make a mind map of things that you want to accomplish this month, as well as a list of deadlines for December and January. Keep in mind that a clean study space needs to be kept up with during this challenge, so it’s a daily task to keep it neat. Also, remember to drink enough water or tea during this challenge and to sleep well.
2. Do you have a big project coming up? I need to write a 15-page-essay, so this needs a lot of preparation. Make a mind map for that big project as well.
3. Create a study routine plan, so that you will accomplish your goal and make it realistic. You know yourself best, so make up a plan that you’ll be able to stick to. Set up the goal of doing at least one thing a day. Of course, more is fine, but don’t overwork yourself.
4. Start planning your days in the morning (or in the evening before), if you don’t already. Also, try to be mindful. How are you feeling today? What are your plans besides studying? You don’t need to study for 5 hours straight because others do. You can, but it’s not necessary. It’s also fine to take a day off in case you’re not feeling well. Just do some little thing, a short assignment or a reading that is fun. Keep that in mind.
5. Meditate for at least 10 minutes. Sit or lay down comfortably and focus on your breath. Try to control your thoughts by trying to think nothing or of a specific word or thing. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work right away.
6. Try the pomodoro technique for doing a task that you don’t really like and have problems focusing on. You study for 25 minutes, and then do a 5 minute break. Repeat this, and take a long break after 3 or 4 sessions, or stop studying, if you’ve accomplished your goal for the day.
7. Record yourself reading out some of your notes that you need to remember, go for a walk and listen to it. Did this method work for you? Do you remember more?
8. Don’t forget that project you’re working on! Read through some literature or do some more revising. Check your progress, and make adjustments on your planning or your mind map if necessary.
9. Time-log your day to become mindful of what you spend your time on. Eliminate obvious distractions. Remember that it’s perfectly fine to do pointless things just for fun in between, but your daily life shouldn’t be centered around playing Candy Crush.
10. Do something study-related that has to do with other people. Study with friends, start a study group or read an essay of someone else to see how study methods of other people look like or how they think differently than you. Try to pick something up that you remember and learn from.
11. Try out a different study space and see how well you do there. You could work at the library, or in the kitchen instead of your desk, or at a café. Reflect how you did there, and you were able to work out more effectively, think about changing your study space.
12. Declutter. Make space in your room, and therefore space in your head. You could sort some things out that you don’t use anyway, and either throw them away, sell or donate them or gift them to someone. There are great Facebook groups for doing that.
13. Do you move your body regularly? Doing some sort of fitness activity strengthens your ability to discipline yourself, but also your brain and muscles. Try it out! Go to a local gym and do a free trial training or look up workouts on Youtube. You can try Yoga, Pilates, or more challenging stuff like HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).
14. Check the apps on your phone. Which do you spend most time on and why? Are they useful in any way, or are they a waste of time? Could you download some more apps that could help you reach your goals, like drinking more water? Remember day 9.
15. How does your sleep schedule look like? Is it regular? Try to go to bed earlier and get up earlier or later and see in which direction your productivity levels go.
16. How do you motivate yourself? Have you already established a method that works for you? If you don’t need motivation for studying and can rely on your discipline, that’s great, but a little motivation doesn’t hurt anyone. You could make a vision board or watch study videos on Youtube, for example.
17. Have you thought about trying something new in the past weeks or months, like learning a new instrument or language? Why don’t you give it a try?
18. Do something for your body, as this self-care concerning your outside will also reflect on your inside. Buy or mix your own face mask, take a long and hot shower or bath, put on make-up or put lotion all over your body. Do something you’re comfortable with.
19. In the past 17 days, you have implemented studying into your routine. Did you have any distracting thoughts? If so, what were they about? Were they centered around a special topic? In which location are you able to study best? Think about those things to improve your productivity.
20. What have you procrastinating for the longest time? Do it, or at least start doing it. If you can’t make yourself do it, at least try to start and say yourself you’ll do it for five minutes. Try to do five more, and so on. How do you feel afterwards?
21. Read something for enjoyment. Light up a scented candle, make yourself comfortable and enjoy the book.
22. What is your favorite planning method, and which have you already tried? Which didn’t you try yet? Maybe it is time to find out what method is the most effective for you personally.
23. Watch a documentary that widens your horizon. Either on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube or any other platform you can think of. Suggested topics: Environment, consumerism, nutrition, animals, science.
24. Do you have a personal book which addresses personal development? Which is it? Who, would you say, could this help, and with which issues? What did it help you with? If you haven’t read one yet, why not do some research? You don’t have to buy a book if you don’t want to, of course.
25. Reflect: What has helped you personally, and in your studies and what didn’t? Maybe repeat some daily challenges on the remaining days of the month. Remember to enjoy the end of the year, make yourself a nice time and don’t pressure yourself too much. Have a nice New Year’s Eve and Christmas, in case it’s celebrated in your culture or in your life or family, personally.
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Since it’s #transformationtuesday I’ve got some older notes from my courses! These ones are on philosophy 💕
Don’t be confused with my gross handwriting - it’s a A4 binder that’s almost full!
(My handwriting got smaller but it’s as calligraphic as always and I’m sinking in deadlines and essays so I don’t get to write by hand much and it’s so sad 😭)
7/100 days of productivity Studying for biology--- got a test tomorrow! Also working on a project for computer science, save me please....
“When was the last time I actually posted something productive on tumblr...”
—I ask as I look off into the distance after becoming a disappointment...and thinking I should finally do that challenge that I have been putting off for more than 2 years
8/100 days of productivity Well that's the bullet journal I was doing! In it, i started to work out the structure for my new program and computational artifact report for AP Computer Science
My day today, in a nutshell
Well...today was eventful.Struggling to write a thematic essay for Literature, juggling humanities and college algebra while doing so. Covering Beyond good and evil leads only to wonder more and more about the expanse complexity of the human mind and history. During the same time period, various ideas flew around in somewhat of a harmony until the breaking point of the twentieth century. Mind you, I was trying to write an essay during that time, so that was torture to do things like that. Afterwards, I realize I’m more forgetful than anything on this planet, forgot to turn in my homework which led me to run for my life to my teacher. By the way it’s her birthday today! Shout out to my calc prof! Love her, honestly. In literature, I failed a multiple choice exam but in calculus, I passed with flying colors! Which is new because since last year I haven’t been able to pick myself off the ground.
Well, as eventful as it was, it made me have new goals for the future, consisting of:
- taking more mc exams for literature so I don’t become trash
- focusing a bit more on literature
- reading and analyzing more profundly while short on time
Seeing my friends I guess made me glad I didn’t stay home, thanks for listening in✌️
Winter Studying Challenge
December 6: Do you get a break from school/uni/work during winter?
Yes! I got a three week break for winter in my University.
December 7: How do you stay motivated?
If I’m not motivated I will probably fail my next semester and I like to maintain myself a bit more accountable.
Day 12: How much time do you spend on studyblr per day on average?
I don’t really go on studyblr for that long, I normally spend my time around the langblr,studyspo, and the tag that can’t be mentioned throughout the day. So I’d estimate like ten minutes.
Me if I were a slytherin
I don’t know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy in the same time.
Let’s go for it
Here is my brand new challenge! I hope that you will all enjoy taking part in this challenge <3
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Info
This challenge will begin on the 1st October 2020 and will run for the entire month
HOWEVER! My plan for this challenge is also that it can be done at any time (like the 100 days of productivity challenge for example), so although it will be officially starting then (and that is when I will be doing it) you can start it at any time
There are 31 prompts - one for each day of the month
If you do the challenge, use the tag #studyblr community challenge so i can track the posts and see what you are all posting (and so others can see as well!)
Days 1 -14 are essentially a way to introduce yourself to the community and to find out about the person behind the blog!
Days 15 -28 are what really excite me about this challenge! Essentially, my initial idea was to do an ‘appreciation challenge’ and so these days are essentially this idea within the larger challenge. It is an opportunity to tag studyblrs that you love and let them know that you appreciate them
The final three days of the challenge are about reflection and looking at yourself positively.
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Aims
As the name suggests, I want this challenge to be about community
Studyblr has personally helped me so much and I’ve met some incredible people and I thought this challenge would be a good way to bring the community closer
When I was creating this challenge, I tried to keep in mind new studyblrs. I think that it is a good way of introducing yourself and getting involved in the community, as well as having things to post, if you have just started! It could also be a good way for people to find your blog!
That said, if you have been in studyblr for a while (for example, like me!), this challenge is definitely still for you! I think it will be a good way for your followers to find out more about you and to discover some new blogs!
Overall, I hope that this challenge will promote positivity, appreciation and productivity
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Rules
If you want to do this challenge, please reblog this post
There are daily prompts for 31 days but challenges should never be a burden so you can post as frequently as you like/are able to
When tagging, please do not spam people. Tag someone different for each day so we can share the love.
I would suggest only tagging 1 person for each of the days but I understand that it could be a hard choice for some days. Therefore, I would say that a maximum of 3 people can be tagged for each of the days.
Please be respectful. Some of the prompts are asking about personal opinions and you might disagree, but make sure to remember that everyone has had different experiences and the questions are designed to promote the sharing of ideas.
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Prompts
Day 1 - Introduce yourself and tell us what you study!
Day 2 - Explain your studyblr URL!
Day 3 - Why did you create your studyblr?
Day 4 - How long have you had a studyblr?
Day 5 - Have you ever done a challenge before?
Day 6 - Why did you decide to do this challenge and what is your goal?
Day 7 - What is your goal for your studyblr for the next few months?
Day 8 - What is the best thing about studyblr in your opinion?
Day 9 - What is the worst thing about studyblr in your opinion?
Day 10 - What is one thing you wished you could change about studyblr?
Day 11 - What is something that you have learnt from studyblr?
Day 12 - How much time do you spend on studyblr per day on average?
Day 13 - Do you have an ‘aesthetic’? If yes, what is it?
Day 14 - What are some of your study essentials?
Day 15 - Tag someone you look up to
Day 16 - Tag someone who has beautiful handwriting
Day 17 - Tag someone who you think is really kind
Day 18 - Tag someone who makes you think more deeply about things
Day 19 - Tag someone you are grateful to have met
Day 20 - Tag someone who has a lovely aesthetic
Day 21 - Tag someone you think works really hard and deserves appreciation
Day 22 - Tag someone who makes you smile
Day 23 - Tag someone whose blog you always check
Day 24 - Tag someone who posts the best text posts
Day 25 - Tag someone who gives good advice
Day 26 - Tag someone who you would like to get to know
Day 27 - Tag someone who makes you laugh
Day 28 - Tag someone who you think everyone should follow
Day 29 - What are three things that you are proud of?
Day 30 - What are three things about yourself that you love?
Day 31 - What are three things that inspire you?
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I really hope you will all get involved and if you have any questions, please feel free to send me an ask!
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