SpookyBoogie

Day 33 (yesterday) Got a lot of work done, exercised and pomodoro in the morning. Hung out with my friends late at night. Went to sleep pretty late Day 34 Woke up pretty late because of yesterday. I should have kept on track my headspace/exercise first but I was hungry. This threw off my groove and I only got around 3-4 hours of work done today. But I still did some productive studying. So I'm going to focus on keeping my morning routine on point tomorrow

Day 32 Got headspace and exercise in the morning, minimized distractions. I got 30 min more in than yesterday in studying. I'll keep at it. I realize I waste a lot of time (1-2 hr) when I come home in the late afternoon. Need to get into pomodoro ASAP when I get home to save more time. Also hungry at that time so maybe I should eat a snack while everything is cooking. Onto the next day!

Day 31 Just a tiny bit more productive than yesterday, still some distractions in the morning but I only wasted around 20 min. Just trying to forgo anything before doing headspace and exercise. I'm trying to get more productive in the afternoon, I seem to be losing most of my time there. I need to get in the habit of pomodoro right after I get home (Dinner time) On with the next day tomorrow, let's see if I can get more pomodoros tomorrow

Day 30 Still got exercise + headspace done. Rest of the day was unproductive because I had to be there for my gf - she was going through some issues. But that can't really be helped. Onto the next day!

Day 29 Okay, got headspace/exercise done. The trick is not looking/browsing internet and phone. Got a fair amount of work done, Let's see if I can keep the momentum up tomorrow morning.

Yeah, I also realized how much habit plays into our routine. Day 28. I've made a bad habit of checking the internet/reddit/emails with my phone since I've banned reddit on my PC. This stalls my headspace and then stalls/cancels my exercise because I get too hungry. So tomorrow I'm going to just not even pick up my phone until: 1. Done headspace 2. Done exercise I got only 2 hr worth of pomodoro done today. I need to up it back to 6-7 hours when there was a fire under my butt.

Day 27 Quickly checking in. Got a lot of chores down but not a lot of studying, has a complication in a morning so I wasn't able to exercise. But I still got headspace in. Looking forward to a more productive day tomorrow!

Thanks! I'll keep it up! Day 26 Still couldn't do headspace right away but still got to it. Did a lot of work so I'm proud of it. Hopefully I'm going to be able to do Headspace tomorrow right away tomorrow.

Day 25 Ugh, I couldn't do headspace in the morning and I screwed up my morning. I just get too distracted. My plan is to go straight to headspace without even thinking of anything. That seems to be the only way to get my day going. Other than that, got some work done but not as much since I wasn't as focused. Let's see how tomorrow goes!

Day 24 I PASSED MY SECOND EXAM! YESSSS. Major thanks to Cam everyone else here supporting me all the way. I know now what kind of schedule and discipline I need. It's just a matter of actually keeping it all when you don't have some kind of tremendous pressure that is actually keeping you accountable. My plan tomorrow is to do headspace in the morning and maybe exercise if I can (still recovering from my sleep deprivation + class is super early). My plan is to also continue my momentum of studying with pomodoro and to STOP browsing the internet before actually starting my day. How I feel right now: https://youtu.be/DjffIi2Pl7M?t=77 I feel like when you play video games/excessively surf the internet/etc you stop caring about the death/degeneration of yourself (what you're missing out on), and to climb out of the metaphorical well, you need that primal sense of fear/anxiety to lift you out. Anxiety is not a negative thing, you just need the right amount to get you going. For me, it seems like I might be on the low end. Maybe it'll take a while until my physiology starts going back to normal after playing video games for pretty much my whole life?

Momentum happens one day at a time. You've got this. Great quote. I will keep that in mind. I have been busy with work but I need to keep steady in my journal entries! Will update at the end of today

Thanks for the tip!

Day 21 Ugh I got almost nothing done today..just a few hours of studying, still recovering from sleep deprivation but I surfed the internet too much. I used cold turkey to block it so hopefully that will help. I want to regain the momentum I had when I was studying for my exams. I need to keep it up!

Day 20 This was pretty much my recovery day from studying/taking the exams yesterday. Didn't do too much work since it's after the exams but I plan on studying the material in advance tomorrow. I just cleaned my apartment since I've neglected to do that daily. Dozed off during Headspace since I was so tired. Hopefully I can recover tomorrow.

Day 19 I think I might have passed! I did pretty well on one section but the other results will come out next week so stay tuned. I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing. Thanks for everyone's support so far. I will let you know as soon as I get the results!

Day 17 (Yesterday) Sorry for the late update, was studying the whole day and got a lot of work in (Mostly studying for second exam tomorrow) Day 18 Passed my first exam! I'm glad because I didn't spend so much time studying for this one. Been studying for the second one tomorrow. I really need to pass this one! Going to study the whole day and be as efficient as possible. Really important for me to do well here.

Day 16 Thanks for the continued support, it really means a lot. I got one more hour of work compared to yesterday. Got another day to study for my first exam tomorrow + the harder one the day after. Let's see how it goes

Day 15. Had to spend a couple hours that were required but I managed to study more than yesterday via pomodoros. Two more days until my first exam, then another exam after that. After my morning Wed exam, I have to study hard for the exam tomorrow (Need to pass this!). Gotta wake up, headspace and exercise tomorrow morning to start the day off right. Will come back to this post in the morning after headspace.

Day 14 Got more work done than yesterday, but I could have done more but I got a bit lazy when I saw how fast I was cruising. The trick is keeping the momentum during the middle of the day (after lunch). Also nuked some certain websites via cold turkey because they were a distraction, if you know what I mean. Hopefully I can get more done tomorrow. Got a few required things tomorrow (just 2 hr). Then two free days of studying after that... Btw, I exercised today but I didn't yesterday and I feel a huge difference in energy. I also notice how easy it is to be focused. It's like I have super powers. This is amazing. If this is what not playing video games is like, fuck video games and fuck porn. It was so hard to keep pomodoros when I have an urge to play video games between my pomodoros (thus violating the whole point of pomodoros). Now that it's no longer an option, it's so much easier. Wow, where has Cam been all my life.

Day 13 Quick update. Was slow in the morning to go to headspace, I was feeling really anxious so I probably wasted an hour or 2 overall. After headspace I felt more centered. Overall I got around 70% done of what I wanted to today via pomodoro, but a lot of it was material I hadn't thoroughly reviewed. Got to make the most of tomorrow as well.

Thanks! That means a lot! Day 12 Got some studying done through pomodoros (was a little sleep deprived so I wasn't as efficient through the very end of the day). I talked to an upper classman for an hour and got some tips for one of the exams (I need to pass this!). I've got 5 more days until my exams. I need to make every minute count. I'm going to wake up tomorrow, do headspace, read this journal entry again, and keep in mind what's at stake.

Day 11 Lot of required events, but still got in my studying because of pomodros. Did headspace in the morning and I was focused in the morning. Less than a week for my exams. I really have to pull myself together and get through this. I can't even afford to lose one day of studying. Let's see how tomorrow goes.

Day 10 (yesterday) I woke up an hour earlier and yet I was less productive. It was because I was thrown off my new routine. I didn't do headspace at the beginning so my mind was like a unguided rocket. So headspace does definitely make a difference, it really does help anchor you. Overall a rough day because I had a lot of required events but I still got some work in Will update later with day 11 (just finished headspace and going to start my day).

Day 9 Rough day, lots of required classes but I managed to get a lot of studying in. Finally caught up in lecture for one of my classes. Only 1 lecture behind in my other class. Now I need to just go over each lecture and make sure I understand the material. Tomorrow is going to be a pretty rough day, lots of required events. Started doing headspace before sleeping as well, I found that it helps a lot. So I do 2x headspace, pomodoro and also exercise. Let's see if I can keep it up tomorrow as well! Really have to be productive over the weekend. No other way I will pass.

Agreed. Nuking it with cold-turkey definitely worked. I have enough self-control to only browse a little bit of reddit on my phone before bed. Day 8 Overall a very good day, didn't really skip much time before pomodoros, sometimes had certain chores to do where I would have to delay pomodoros by a few min but it wasn't a big deal. Managed to headspace/exercise. Still have a 20 min delay in exercising /headspacing but I'll keep reducing it little by little.