Solving struggles of every academic in 14 battle-tested solutions and attitudes.
Procrastination🤳
Back Pain 🥹
Low Productivity 🦥
Poor Organisation 📅
Lack of Sleep 🥱 ...
A practical, motivational and somewhat dreamy thread 👇
@OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance #phdfriend
Procrastination🤳
Back Pain 🥹
Low Productivity 🦥
Poor Organisation 📅
Lack of Sleep 🥱 ...
A practical, motivational and somewhat dreamy thread 👇
@OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance #phdfriend
One Core Mantra | None of these attributes ARE you.
You HAVE them, hence you are able to LOOSE them.
Distinguish between BEING and BEHAVIOUR.
Once your recognise behaviour, you can change it, once you change it isn't a part of you anymore.
You HAVE them, hence you are able to LOOSE them.
Distinguish between BEING and BEHAVIOUR.
Once your recognise behaviour, you can change it, once you change it isn't a part of you anymore.
Procrastination | A dull knife or a square wheel. You don't lack productivity, you still HAVE it - it only needs some attention and love.
SOMETHING holds you back, you experience FRICTION.
Look out for FRICTION. What annoys you? What takes too much time? What slows down?
SOMETHING holds you back, you experience FRICTION.
Look out for FRICTION. What annoys you? What takes too much time? What slows down?
The building block of achievement is FOCUS. Hold it for ~15 min and you fall into a state of FLOW.
Focus is a SPACE, that you enter, much like an office.
First, shut the door to your room: Turn on Focus Assist (Win), Focus Mode (Mac).
Focus is a SPACE, that you enter, much like an office.
First, shut the door to your room: Turn on Focus Assist (Win), Focus Mode (Mac).
Soundscape | Turn on some music. No lyrics. Airplane mode for your ears.
Associating FOCUS with RHYTHM means, when you hear rhythm you WANT to focus.
Two of my playlists, that work magic for me:
on.soundcloud.com/RPSVN
on.soundcloud.com/doqHR
Associating FOCUS with RHYTHM means, when you hear rhythm you WANT to focus.
Two of my playlists, that work magic for me:
on.soundcloud.com/RPSVN
on.soundcloud.com/doqHR
Upright Posture | Your space for FOCUS is a TEMPLE. You meditate in it.
When you remind yourself to sit upright, you remember the privilege to be here.
Use a chair without arm rests, fold in one or both legs in and stretch up. 🙏
When you remind yourself to sit upright, you remember the privilege to be here.
Use a chair without arm rests, fold in one or both legs in and stretch up. 🙏
Hotkeys | Mindless tedium and repetition to your focus, is what a chatty tourist is to a temple. Learn Hotkeys eliminate the friction.
I find @tot_app to be most useful to note hotkeys.
A piece of paper will do as well.
I find @tot_app to be most useful to note hotkeys.
A piece of paper will do as well.
Mouse | Use a trackpad with gestures, especially 3-Finger dragging. Set sensitivity to max. Tap, don't click. Alternate hands for simple tasks like scrolling or switching.
I promise, your hands will never feel more relaxed and nimble.
I promise, your hands will never feel more relaxed and nimble.
Don't be Greedy | Creativity is like the goose in Aesop's tale. It can lay GOLDEN EGGS, if you care for it. Access it all at once and you kill it.
Set a timer to 60 minutes. Then stop. Google "Pomodoro Timer" if you want an app.
I like using this one:
xwavesoft.com/be-focused-pro…
Set a timer to 60 minutes. Then stop. Google "Pomodoro Timer" if you want an app.
I like using this one:
xwavesoft.com/be-focused-pro…
Coffee | A big part of the craving is not caffeine, but RITUAL. To give the day a permission to begin. The price can be lethargy & poor sleep.
Instead: Buy loose leaf tea from an asian store and an Ukiyo. It elevates the RITUAL but reduces the caffeine. ukiyosense.com
Instead: Buy loose leaf tea from an asian store and an Ukiyo. It elevates the RITUAL but reduces the caffeine. ukiyosense.com
Food | Our brain 🧠 evolved to better procure food. Hence it is a tool that operates best when it is needed, that is with less food.
🧘Meditation is best done on an empty stomach for that reason.
CREATE on an empty stomach,
DO CHORES on a full one.
🧘Meditation is best done on an empty stomach for that reason.
CREATE on an empty stomach,
DO CHORES on a full one.
Morning Practice | Dedicate the first hour to your number one priority: *Yourself*.
You are the CENTER of your life - without you, it all will vanish.
The "Miracle Morning" practice is an evergreen to follow → @HalElrod.
You are the CENTER of your life - without you, it all will vanish.
The "Miracle Morning" practice is an evergreen to follow → @HalElrod.
Exercise | We all know its importance. For the sitting lifestyle one thing you can't skip is back exercise.
Most effective one i came across is to make a "snow angel" but lying on your belly. Hold water bottles in hands for weights.
Most effective one i came across is to make a "snow angel" but lying on your belly. Hold water bottles in hands for weights.
Tension | You hold tension mainly in 3 points of your body: Face, Breath and Anus. Relax those 3 areas and your whole body and mind will soon follow.
It works for focused work, stressful presentations or exams equally.
It works for focused work, stressful presentations or exams equally.
Mindset | Your life is TREE🌲, not a construction site 🗼.
Never be rigid with yourself.
PLAY.
Let the wind of SERENDIPITY blow through your day. You will grow slower - but your tree will be standing, when the skyscraper turns to dust.
Never be rigid with yourself.
PLAY.
Let the wind of SERENDIPITY blow through your day. You will grow slower - but your tree will be standing, when the skyscraper turns to dust.
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Have you developed techniques of your own to guide your growth?
Have you developed techniques of your own to guide your growth?
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