The Important Habit of Just Starting by Jory Mackay
I feel like this article was useful in getting us to realize the importance of just starting. "The fear of starting is often so much less than the pain of actually working. Yet, our brains can fool us into thinking the opposite is true." I get this quote. Mainly with large projects with school, and not so much in the quilt projects that I do. With the school projects it just a grade, not all that rewarding to me now. And with the quilt projects, the reward is the look on the new owners face when they open it and take it out of the bag. That is the best reward, is the look on the persons face when they receive a homemade object. Even when baking, my dad will smile just as big as my little nephew when I make them something from scratch. I personally dread school projects because I cannot see the readers face when they read what I write.
I like this formula because it gives a "mathematic" equation to something that is inside of us and can be hard to put a number or a qualitative number to. In the article it explains the different parts.
Realistic Study Plans by Amanda Collins.
This particular article is good, but not that useful to me. I say that it is not useful to me in that with my work schedule (retail pharmacy) it is always changing and I do not always know more than a week in advance on when I will be working. She also talks about writing out a planner, either weekly or daily and setting aside times for studying. I have tried this, but I never seem to stick to it. I will start out strong then slowly stop using the template that I was using and never open it again for who knows how long. My sister on the other hand has a planner that she puts everything in, I just put it all in my calendar on my phone so it is always with me.
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They point out to lessen your distractions, which I have learned and made a habit to do so. Over time I have noticed that there are to many distractions at home while doing homework, and if I am in the library I actually get more done in the time I am working or studying. I put on instrumental music, no words what so all, and sit down and go to work. I will have a snack of some sorts with me to keep me fueled so I don't fall asleep, and if I start to I will change what I am working on. Phone is normally faced down so I do not see the notifications, but I do have some apps on my laptop for communication (GroupMe or Google hangouts). If I notice that I am starting to hear more of what the other people around me are saying or doing, I turn my music up. I have never been much of a list maker, again my sister is, but I may try that so I can keep track of what I would like to accomplish while studying and mark them off. Solely for the gratification of finishing something and marking it off. I remember reading somewhere that it takes 2 weeks, 14 days, for something to become a habit. I think that amount of time could be a little bit longer, so that you can truly do something mindlessly i.e. brush your teeth, take your vitamins, eat breakfast (if you are normally not a breakfast person), wash your hair, exercise, read, and even learn something new.
Based on my classes last semester my biggest struggle was working around my work schedule. This always will be a thing while I am doing both. Yes, they know that I am a student and I have cut my hours back at work. But at the end of the day I am still mentally drained and tired where I don't want to start homework. I would say if you are into scheduling, just about, every minute of your day make sure you make time to eat, and enough time to sleep. Make time for the hobbies that you enjoy, about once a week or so. And set a place where there are the least amount of distractions as possible for you.
I feel like this article was useful in getting us to realize the importance of just starting. "The fear of starting is often so much less than the pain of actually working. Yet, our brains can fool us into thinking the opposite is true." I get this quote. Mainly with large projects with school, and not so much in the quilt projects that I do. With the school projects it just a grade, not all that rewarding to me now. And with the quilt projects, the reward is the look on the new owners face when they open it and take it out of the bag. That is the best reward, is the look on the persons face when they receive a homemade object. Even when baking, my dad will smile just as big as my little nephew when I make them something from scratch. I personally dread school projects because I cannot see the readers face when they read what I write.
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I like this formula because it gives a "mathematic" equation to something that is inside of us and can be hard to put a number or a qualitative number to. In the article it explains the different parts.
Realistic Study Plans by Amanda Collins.
This particular article is good, but not that useful to me. I say that it is not useful to me in that with my work schedule (retail pharmacy) it is always changing and I do not always know more than a week in advance on when I will be working. She also talks about writing out a planner, either weekly or daily and setting aside times for studying. I have tried this, but I never seem to stick to it. I will start out strong then slowly stop using the template that I was using and never open it again for who knows how long. My sister on the other hand has a planner that she puts everything in, I just put it all in my calendar on my phone so it is always with me.
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Overall
They point out to lessen your distractions, which I have learned and made a habit to do so. Over time I have noticed that there are to many distractions at home while doing homework, and if I am in the library I actually get more done in the time I am working or studying. I put on instrumental music, no words what so all, and sit down and go to work. I will have a snack of some sorts with me to keep me fueled so I don't fall asleep, and if I start to I will change what I am working on. Phone is normally faced down so I do not see the notifications, but I do have some apps on my laptop for communication (GroupMe or Google hangouts). If I notice that I am starting to hear more of what the other people around me are saying or doing, I turn my music up. I have never been much of a list maker, again my sister is, but I may try that so I can keep track of what I would like to accomplish while studying and mark them off. Solely for the gratification of finishing something and marking it off. I remember reading somewhere that it takes 2 weeks, 14 days, for something to become a habit. I think that amount of time could be a little bit longer, so that you can truly do something mindlessly i.e. brush your teeth, take your vitamins, eat breakfast (if you are normally not a breakfast person), wash your hair, exercise, read, and even learn something new.
Based on my classes last semester my biggest struggle was working around my work schedule. This always will be a thing while I am doing both. Yes, they know that I am a student and I have cut my hours back at work. But at the end of the day I am still mentally drained and tired where I don't want to start homework. I would say if you are into scheduling, just about, every minute of your day make sure you make time to eat, and enough time to sleep. Make time for the hobbies that you enjoy, about once a week or so. And set a place where there are the least amount of distractions as possible for you.
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