5 Tips to Help with Productivity

It is currently mid-semester break for me, and this means that I have a lot of assignments due as well as a lot of other stuff to catch up on. So I am so sorry for not posting much recently.

I always have goals of how much I am going to study, but life seems to get in the way. Friends come back from other Colleges and you end up hanging out with them or spending time with your family that you didn't really plan on but it happens (or binge-watching way too much TV, anyone else loving Younger, or The Royals as much as me, soo good!).

I guess that's where this post fits in it is really hard with all the distractions to stay focus and achieve those things that you set out to achieve at the start of the break. So this post is about productivity, how to spend your time wisely and get everything finished without feeling stressed (However reading this post is not actually going to do those things for you so this requires a bit of work on your half as well).

 1. My first tip would be to plan, plan everything from when you are going out to when you want to get things done by and every other little thing that is important. Why? Because planning makes you realize how much time you do have to finish things, like when I am really stressing about things I generally like to count the hours that I have left, this makes you see that a week or 168 hours is actually a decent amount of time and it is easier to relax because step by step you can get things finished. My post on Planner Organization can be found here.

2. Next I like to write a list of all the things that I have to get done (color-coded of course). This way I can visualize the things that I need to complete and am able to see results as I tick each one off my list. I like to catch up on readings and everything else in the breaks because this way you start the new term fresh and on a clean slate.

3.  My third tip would be to use my assignment schedule, it is a really great tool for remembering when things are due and also use my assignments and readings printable these really help to map out when things need to be done and when you plan to do them.

4. My fourth tip would be just to get started, you are never going to achieve anything if you never start. I know about procrastination and all that but even if you do a little bit everyday you would be a lot more likely to actually finish it than if you never started.

5. My last tip is to stick to a rhythm, get out of bed at the same time everyday, make your bed, have your coffee. Just do assignments and things that need to get done first therefore the rest of your day can be spend doing things that you enjoy (like binge-watching Gilmore Girls) which is a similar tip to what they say about working out, once you have achieved what you need to in the morning you are not stressing about have to finish it all day. 

How do you combat procrastination? Any tips you find help to keep you productive? Any TV shows you are enjoying right now?