hi hello,
(warning boring post with no photos)
Im currently waiting for my nails to dry, so I'm cautiously typing up this blog post.
OKAY SO: First few weeks at uni (in other words the weeks that supposedly involve 'learning' rather than 'cramming')are suppose to be somewhat breezy (in comparison to S.W.O.T.V.A.C). It's suppose to be that time where I repeatedly tell myself "I'll just do it later" or "If I work really hard starting from 9pm I can get in a solid 5 hours of work done" (Because YES I have a bad habit of sleeping at 2am and YES I'm working on fixing my sleeping pattern and NO so far I have not succeeded).
HOWEVER I have just checked my timetable for this term and I cannot afford to fall back into old habits because EVERYTHING IS DUE SO SOON.
I've not failed to notice the repetitive cycle that involves me realising how fucked I am the day before a big folio/assignment hand in. Every time (normally around 4pm) I breakdown and swear to god that NEXT TIME I will put in 100% effort and not slack off during those early weeks. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I lose motivation after the first couple of hours and my lecture notes eventually consist of
1. The date
2. The lecture number
3. A couple of doodles on the corner of the page
HOW DO I GET RID OF THIS BAD HABIT OF MINE? HOW DO I GET MOTIVATED?
DO I ACTUALLY SUFFER MILD ADHD BECAUSE I CAN NEVER CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH AND GET DISTRACTED TOO EASILY?
This Semester I've decided to approach my uni learning and assignment-ing differently in hopes of actually becoming a motivated person who doesn't thrive off procrastination.
#1. DO NOT STUDY ON MY BED. This will be difficult seeing as it's almost impossible to not want to lay among a bed of pillows and warm blankets ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. However, every time I sit on my bed and begin to study I ALWAYS END UP FALLING ASLEEP OR LYING IN A POSITION THAT IS PROBABLY REALLY BAD FOR MY BACK AND POSTURE. In other words..studying on my bed is no help at all unless my aim of the night is to fall asleep and end up with keyboard square prints on the side of my cheek.
#2. Using meal times as an excuse to watch a TV show/Movie is not acceptable (during stressful pre-assessment due dates). Because more than likely it is not 'saving time' and I would not normally take 2 hours to eat a meal. Although that is debatable, considering I am quite a slow eater. But NOPE IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A RULE.
#3. Stop fucking painting my nails at inconvenient times. BECAUSE IT LITERALLY STOPS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT LEAVES ME HANDICAPPED.
#4. Watching 'The Block' and 'House Rules' on TV doesn't count as studying for Architecture.
THIS IS SUCH A LOL BECAUSE IM SAYING ALL THIS BULLSHIT THAT I PROBABLY WON'T EVEN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH. BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT I GAVE IT A GO.
AND THAT IS MY GUIDE TO NOT FAILING UNI.
peace owt
xo
(warning boring post with no photos)
Im currently waiting for my nails to dry, so I'm cautiously typing up this blog post.
OKAY SO: First few weeks at uni (in other words the weeks that supposedly involve 'learning' rather than 'cramming')are suppose to be somewhat breezy (in comparison to S.W.O.T.V.A.C). It's suppose to be that time where I repeatedly tell myself "I'll just do it later" or "If I work really hard starting from 9pm I can get in a solid 5 hours of work done" (Because YES I have a bad habit of sleeping at 2am and YES I'm working on fixing my sleeping pattern and NO so far I have not succeeded).
HOWEVER I have just checked my timetable for this term and I cannot afford to fall back into old habits because EVERYTHING IS DUE SO SOON.
I've not failed to notice the repetitive cycle that involves me realising how fucked I am the day before a big folio/assignment hand in. Every time (normally around 4pm) I breakdown and swear to god that NEXT TIME I will put in 100% effort and not slack off during those early weeks. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I lose motivation after the first couple of hours and my lecture notes eventually consist of
1. The date
2. The lecture number
3. A couple of doodles on the corner of the page
HOW DO I GET RID OF THIS BAD HABIT OF MINE? HOW DO I GET MOTIVATED?
DO I ACTUALLY SUFFER MILD ADHD BECAUSE I CAN NEVER CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH AND GET DISTRACTED TOO EASILY?
This Semester I've decided to approach my uni learning and assignment-ing differently in hopes of actually becoming a motivated person who doesn't thrive off procrastination.
#1. DO NOT STUDY ON MY BED. This will be difficult seeing as it's almost impossible to not want to lay among a bed of pillows and warm blankets ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. However, every time I sit on my bed and begin to study I ALWAYS END UP FALLING ASLEEP OR LYING IN A POSITION THAT IS PROBABLY REALLY BAD FOR MY BACK AND POSTURE. In other words..studying on my bed is no help at all unless my aim of the night is to fall asleep and end up with keyboard square prints on the side of my cheek.
#2. Using meal times as an excuse to watch a TV show/Movie is not acceptable (during stressful pre-assessment due dates). Because more than likely it is not 'saving time' and I would not normally take 2 hours to eat a meal. Although that is debatable, considering I am quite a slow eater. But NOPE IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A RULE.
#3. Stop fucking painting my nails at inconvenient times. BECAUSE IT LITERALLY STOPS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT LEAVES ME HANDICAPPED.
#4. Watching 'The Block' and 'House Rules' on TV doesn't count as studying for Architecture.
THIS IS SUCH A LOL BECAUSE IM SAYING ALL THIS BULLSHIT THAT I PROBABLY WON'T EVEN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH. BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT I GAVE IT A GO.
AND THAT IS MY GUIDE TO NOT FAILING UNI.
peace owt
xo
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