one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become
Seriously need to get my shit together bc wtf is this— the frkn URGE to yeet myself out of existence
25.03.2025 (tue)
HIIIIIIIIII <33
Plans for the day:
Complete notes of lec 3 of srifp + study
Live lec (we'll finish the chapter off today)
Live lec - notes + study
Finish off srifp 😭 + maybe questions ?
Study lec 5 of solutions
That's ittt ! See ya later ;P
Kind reminder that a degree will not get up one day and leave you, cheat on you, cut your funds, disrespect you or assault you. A degree will be worth a thousand sleepless nights and rivers of tears, because in the end it does matter more than anything else. A degree will make you an independent and undefeated woman, so stop belittling the importance of education nowadays. Every woman who studies is a woman who is ensuring a greater future for all women.
07.03.2025
Didn’t post yesterday because I literally did nothing. Skipped school, joined the live class 15 minutes late because I randomly decided to shower last minute (and ofc, I don’t shower fast—especially when it's hair wash day !!!). Spent the entire class daydreaming instead of actually functioning, and now my to do list is staring at me like a disappointed parent. Ugh.
Anyways, shit happens. But also, I am so stressed about my backlogs. I feel like I’m drowning in stuff I have to do, I'm doing and will have to do— I have no idea how I’m supposed to do all this. Like, where is the pause button?? Also, I joined a Ramadan challenge group and haven’t updated in days—it’s barely been a week and I’m already flopping. I hate myself for it.
Weekend to do list:
• clean room
• Complete Saturday’s notes + HW before they consume me
• Study for the bio test on Sunday (our teacher tests us on stuff we learned the previous week—I love her, but also, why)
• Rewatch yesterday’s lecture and actually process it this time
• Study all three bio lectures because apparently, I enjoy suffering (I did this to myself really)
• Iftar party later today, which means I’ll definitely miss live lectures and will have to listen to them tomorrow (future me is already panicking)
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• Try to actually update in the Ramadan challenge group before I disappear completely
I am so behind, and I have no idea how I’m going to survive this, but we move.
No nap bc revising took longer than i anticipated 😭. Gonna read the reader b4 my class starts :’)
24.03.2025 (mon)
Hey chattt ;)
The plan for today :
Rev bio lec 1 n 2 + reader
Live lec
Chem lec 4 + notes
Live lec notes + complete Z notes
Complete phy notes cuz I forgot my nb 2 days in a row fml
complete eng notes
Lec 5 ? a lil ambitious but—
Might nap after revising bio till my live lec. If I can, I’ll try not to so I can sleep early—idk. Woke up at 6:30 with ≈4 hours of sleep, but I was weirdly awake and full of energy (which apparently annoyed my friends who got more sleep lol).
Whatever routine I have going rn is working, but idk if I can keep this up when I go back to waking up at 5 AM for school (bus comes at 5:40, ugh). I kinda wanted to make 4 AM wake-ups + 10 PM bedtime a habit, but I legit haven’t followed it for even a day—
Anyways, hope y’all have an amazing day ahead !
MWAHH
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12.03.2025 (wed)
Just got back from school and honestly, today’s been lowkey trash. Couldn’t focus at all and zoned out for the entirety of physics—like, my brain just went NOPE. So now I have to relearn everything from scratch 😭. I’ve been trying so hard to be consistent, but it’s days like these that really test me. So yeah, gonna lock in and grind to make up for it.
Today’s To-Do List (aka the battle plan):
Chem - Revise numericals.
Chem - Study Lec 1 (it’s been haunting my to-do list for a week now) + Lec 2 & 3 (I’m not going to bed until these are DONE.)
Phy - Relearn today’s class (because clearly my brain took a day off.)
It’s me vs. my procrastination today, and I’m NOT losing.
Toodles ~~
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Update: Took a nap right after my last post because I was dead tired and thought it’d help me stay up later. Well... that nap turned into 3 hours, and then I went straight into my favorite hobby: procrastination. Actually started studying around 10:45 PM and only managed to touch chem.
Tried revising today’s numericals, which should’ve taken me 30 minutes tops, but it ended up taking almost an hour because I was struggling with basic multiplication (and also why are so many decimal shits). Like, why am I like this? F you, CBSE, for not letting us use calculators—but it’s not like I can use them in entrance exams either, so guess I’m stuck suffering in silence.
Honestly, I’m so mad at myself, but I’m too tired to even spiral into a self-hate session or breakdown. I’m just here, floating through my regrets. Thinking I’ll try to squeeze in physics during the bus ride tomorrow because time? what dat ?
The OG plan was to finish Lec 2 & 3 today, do Lec 4 after school tomorrow, and attend Lec 5 live.
Reality check? I’ll just do Chem Lectures 1-3 tomorrow and 4-6 on Friday because right now I’m tired down to my soul. Like, this is exhaustion on another level. fml I’m crashing for the night.
Let’s hope tomorrow-me has her life together *sigh*
GNNNNN
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Study time ~ 0:55 hr
12.03.2025 (wed)
Just got back from school and honestly, today’s been lowkey trash. Couldn’t focus at all and zoned out for the entirety of physics—like, my brain just went NOPE. So now I have to relearn everything from scratch 😭. I’ve been trying so hard to be consistent, but it’s days like these that really test me. So yeah, gonna lock in and grind to make up for it.
Today’s To-Do List (aka the battle plan):
Chem - Revise numericals.
Chem - Study Lec 1 (it’s been haunting my to-do list for a week now) + Lec 2 & 3 (I’m not going to bed until these are DONE.)
Phy - Relearn today’s class (because clearly my brain took a day off.)
It’s me vs. my procrastination today, and I’m NOT losing.
Toodles ~~
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I want to be completely honest.
There are going to be people who are better than you.
There will be times when someone is going to get ahead of you
And there will be times when you worked hard, and you didn't achieve it.
And yes, it is fine. Completely fine. You are allowed to be disappointed. You are allowed to be sad. And you are allowed to get pissed.
It's the brutal truth that you may not get what you want all the time. And you should learn to be okay with that.