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Day 7/20, 27th September, 2023 – Wednesday

Hello again! (Sorry I'm late in posting, but please bear with me). Yes, so I don't usually have class on Wednesday's, but since Thursday is a religious holiday for us, they compensated the class on Wednesday. I had zoology again, and this time we did the appendicular skeleton after finishing off the last part of the axial one. It was nice :D Alongside that, I had physics class, and we started our new chapter, which is Work, Energy, and Power. After quite a while, I began understanding stuff in physics again. 😭 Either way, my exams are upon my head once more – they begin on next Tuesday, and we're kicking off this set of exams with English and Physics, which will be fun!!! (Not). Alright, see you tomorrow (I promise to click pictures soon, I swear I'm trying my best).

Day 6/20, 26th September, 2023 – Tuesday

Alright! So again, I had class (it's three hours long and I live a bit far off, so I have to leave immediately after reaching home), and so I couldn't do much once I was home (it becomes super tiring, especially since I was attending the class online for a bit and my rythm was broken). However! I did learn quite a bit in class – we were supposed to have Botany and Chemistry, but our Botany teacher was sick, so we had Zoology and Chemistry instead. Our teacher finished off muscle contractions and then we moved on to doing the skeletal system! Which, in my opinion, was super cool and interesting because we started with the axial skeleton (which comprises of the skull, ribcage, and spinal cord). We finished the parts of the cranium (it has a total of 8 bones if anyone was wondering btw). And in Chemistry we sort of wrapped up our thermodynamics chapter, which was nice too. However, I'd missed a class last week due to my UT1's, so I wasn't able to understand everything that was going on. Either way, another day that wasn't a total waste, which is a good thing in my books.

Day 5/20, 25th September, 2023 – Monday

So. I can't exactly remember what I did on Monday (I should really start strictly following everything I said I would smh), but I did go to my tuition/coaching class. We had zoology and physics. Now, in zoology, we were doing muscle contractions and how they work. I need to go over my notes again, because though I understand it, I need to make sure I understand the whole process. And I would've have physics class, but I'd missed a test on Saturday, so I had to write that instead (two of my classmates were writing it alone in a separate room without an invigilator, so you can imagine what happened). Either way, at least it wasn't a total waste of a day again.

Day 4/20, 24th September, 2023 – Sunday

...I have nothing to say for myself.

Day 3/20, 23rd September, 2023 – Saturday

Didn't do anything again. This is NOT going well. I need to start holding myself accountable god-

Day 2/20, 22nd September, 2023 – Friday

Yeah... so I was supposed to have a test today- but it got cancelled, and alongside that, I had this thing in my community for a week-long-festival we were celebrating, so I ended up not doing anything 😬

Day 1/20, 21st September, 2023 – Thursday

So! We're not off to the best start, since I didn't study today. However! I did finally go back to my tuition class. And!!!! I finally understood stuff in physics! Well, most of it anyway. And in both my school class and tuition!!!! (I get the distinct feeling there's way too many exclamation points in this post, but oh well). Tomorrow will be better, I promise. Also, hey, I'm sticking to my rule of posting before bed :D

Another Productivity Challenge

Alright! I'm back at it, since my UT2 schedule has been released (not me trying to make it sound as if it's something exciting, like an album). Now, these begin on the 3rd of October, so I'm starting this challenge about 2 weeks prior so that I remain focused on my studies, ensuring I do better this time around.

This one's gonna last 20 days this time around!!! 21st September to 10th October (the day my second round of UT's end).

Also, since the last time's challenge was a bit all over the place, I'm making a couple self-imposed rules for myself:

Must post before sleeping

Remember to click pictures (just cuz)

Finish allotted amount of work for any given day (to reduce procrastination)

Since it's getting late and I have to sleep slightly earlier tonight, I won't add more to this, but I will post my UT schedule tomorrow, alongside my tentative study plan.

Yeah... I started at about 12:30 and now it's 3:17. Gonna be so tired tomorrow- but it'll be worth it! I think my presentation is turning out well.

Procrastinating my presentation/reading the book to the last minute: Check

Essentially, for our English coursework, we were supposed to make PPT's on the chapters we were assigned. My presentation was supposed to be on Friday, but by a sheer stroke of luck, it got shifted to Tuesday (Monday was a holiday for us) and now here I am, 12:30 in the morning on Tuesday, finishing off my presentation before I actually have to present first thing tomorrow in school.

Yep.

Procrastinating my presentation/reading the book to the last minute: Check

Essentially, for our English coursework, we were supposed to make PPT's on the chapters we were assigned. My presentation was supposed to be on Friday, but by a sheer stroke of luck, it got shifted to Tuesday (Monday was a holiday for us) and now here I am, 12:30 in the morning on Tuesday, finishing off my presentation before I actually have to present first thing tomorrow in school.

Yep.

Day 14/14, 13th September, 2023 – Wednesday

I apologise for the severe lack of pictures, but I promise I'll start posting some this weekend. Either way, 13th had been my last UT, biology! To be honest, I didn't do well in any of them, but I'm reconciling myself with the fact that this was primarily because I didn't know exactly what to expect and it was new for me. At least I now know what the papers may look like and how exactly I am expected to answer them. I also learnt some more about how I study/how I need to study for my tests, which is going to be very helpful in the future. This mini productivity challenge is over! For now. I'll probably start a new one soon (with pictures this time, I promise haha).

Day 13/14, 12th September, 2023 – Tuesday

I had my physics test on Tuesday. It went better than chemistry, but it didn't go all too well either. Thank god I'd panicked last minute and learnt operations for uncertainties so that I didn't fail completely (I hope). I also studied some for my biology test the next day.

Day 12/14, 11th September, 2023 – Monday

I had both, my maths and chemistry tests on Monday. As I mentioned in my previous post (since I'm mass-posting once again), I didn't do all that well. However, since I had my physics test the next day, though I felt very tired and a tad sick, I tried my level best to practice.

Day 11/14, 10th September, 2023 – Sunday

Studied for my chemistry and maths exam on Monday. I'm posting late again, so I can tell you that neither of them went well. It seems that my classmates and I have grossly underestimated exactly how tough and rigorous the IBDP really is. We have a rough idea of when our next sets of tests will be though, so I'm going to begin preparing for those now; I need to do better. I'm also beginning to realise that writing things down really helps me retain them, as well as having someone quiz me on the notes I've made. So we're making progress in other ways, even if my grades aren't brilliant just yet.

Day 10/14, 9th September, 2023 – Saturday

Alright, I'm posting late again, so this is a bit vague, since I only vaguely remember what I did. Essentially, I practiced Logarithms for my Maths test on Monday. That was about it (unfortunately, today wasn't a very good day either).

Day 9/14, 8th September, 2023 – Friday

Today wasn't as productive as I wanted it to be. I had a test in my tuition class, so I studied my botany chapter for that because that was the only subject I really had the time/motivation to do. I don't really know how it went, but my physics class before the test had gone well! I finally understood some of the motion problems the teacher was teaching, and I think I got one of those kinds right on the test (which is improvement, baby steps, ok?). Either way, even though it wasn't the most productive day, I still think it went well.

Day 8/14, 7th September, 2023 – Thursday

I finished my chemistry lab report and submitted it!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, an hour after the 11:59PM deadline, which is something I need to work on, but still!!!!!!! I did it!!!! I also began the chapter thermodynamics in my chemistry tuition class, so that was fun too :D

Day 7/14, 6th September, 2023 – Wednesday

Alright! Like I said before, I tried doing that thing where people try to block out their time and then finish as much work as they can within that amount of time, which I guess is called time-blocking??? Or something of the sort?? Either way, that's what I tried to do today. I set reminders reminding me to switch tasks at a particular time and tried to accomplish as much as I could, as seen from my previous post, I'd added 7 tasks in total. Long story short, I had to prioritise and remove 5 of those 7 tasks. And hence, I discovered that time-blocking doesn't really work for me because once I begin a task, I commit to it for as long as I can bear it. Either way, it wasn't a completely unproductive day. I finished my biology notes!! Which was important, because I have my Bio UT on the 13th, which is next Wednesday.

Day 6/14, 5th September, 2023 – Tuesday

I cannot, for the life of me, remember what I did on Tuesday. I should probably start posting these on the same day, shouldn't I?

‘3 things....’ asks!

1. 3 things you wish for

2. 3 movies you have rewatched many times

3. 3 songs that mean something to you

4. 3 topics you’d love to learn more about

5. 3 colors to paint your room

6. 3 characters that inspire you

7. 3 fruits that you love the most

8. 3 tv shows that you never get bored of

9. 3 things you like doing on a rainy day

10. 3 things you like eating with coffee

11. 3 books that you would recommend everyone to read

12. 3 apps you use the most

13. 3 classes you used to hate in middle school

14. 3 professions that you would like to try

15. 3 quotes that have a special place in your life

16. 3 drinks you consume the most

17. 3 tv couples you adore the most

18. 3 dream jobs you’ve had in your childhood

19. 3 animals you’d love to take care of in your house

20. 3 adjectives that you’d use to describe yourself

21. 3 things you are the most passionate about

22. 3 movies/books/tv shows that made you cry

23. 3 songs you listen to while cleaning

24. 3 places that makes you feel peaceful

25. 3 people you’d never get tired of

26. 3 countries you’d love to visit

27. 3 things you wish you did more often

28. 3 things you love cooking/baking

29. 3 characteristics of the person you aspire to be

30. 3 moments you could never forget

31. 3 types of flowers you love the most

32. 3 months you enjoy the most

33. 3 scented candles that you love the most

34. 3 people in history that inspire you the most

35. 3 vegetables that you like the taste of

36. 3 ways of traveling that you enjoy the most

37. 3 languages you would love to learn

Trying to do the time-blocking thing today!!! Let's see how it goes.

Short Update:

So, my group members were the ones who'd wanted to change the animation of our bio coursework video, so they finished it and submitted it.

Secondly, my physics coursework lab report is now due on the 11th, since we had a holiday for teacher's day.

Day 5/14, 4th September, 2023 – Monday

Ok, so apparently I'm super bad with remembering to click pictures, but. yeah. Either way, today wasn't all that productive again because I had to go back to school. However, I figured out the first set of calculations I needed to do for my Chem Lab Report, so I was very very proud of myself for that! (Shout out to my friend who helped me with them <3).

Day 4/14, 3rd September, 2023 – Sunday

Ok, so I don't have a picture for today either, but I worked again!!! I worked on my Chem Lab Report a little bit, since the due date looms closer. Along with this, I did some physics, motion in a plane, from a book of mine. Got emotional over getting a problem wrong, but alas, that's the learning process (for me, at least).

Day 3/14, 2nd September, 2023 – Saturday

I did it!!!!! I worked!!!!!!!!! And I felt realllllyyyyyy good about it, lemme tell you that :D Essentially, the day started off slow again – especially since it was a Saturday, but it picked up towards the evening and I did at least three hours of maths practice!!! I studied logarithms from my textbook, since it's a topic I haven't understood for the past two years, all the way up until we did it this year in class (thank god we have physical classes, gosh). I studied them for at least 3 hours, so I'm quite proud of myself! (Sorry I don't have any pictures this time around, though).

A classical music playlist I made to listen to while I work.

Day 2/14, 1st September, 2023 – Friday

Today wasn't that great a day either, I worked a little on my Chemistry Lab Report and emailed my classmates the values my friends and I had gotten in the lab prior, but otherwise it was pretty slow and uninspired. I'm trying to nudge myself out of my bad habits by posting for this challenge (can you tell haha), so hopefully that begins happening soon.

Day 1/14, 31st August, 2023 – Thursday

Today I wasn't as productive as I should've been since I'd had a terrible headache (horrible start, I'm aware). However, after taking some medicine and eating something, I started to feel better and began to do things. I finished taking down notes from my biology ppt, so that was good! I plan on getting more done tomorrow.

Wait, beneath the sea floor?

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OIUOHGHHVOIH!!!!!