An Essential Guide to Being Productive This Quarantine.
At the beginning of quarantine I struggled gaining and maintaining
motivation to wake up early and have a productive day. I guess the most
difficult aspect of it was the fact that there were endless options I
could choose from, with so much free time I didn't know where to start.
All I knew was that I wasn't going to continue letting the idea of what
could be done take time away from what I could already be doing. As a high
leveled procrasinator, this type of mentality took a while to develop and
actually act upon. Pre-quarantine I started applying to a good handful of
programs in hopes that I'd get into at least one, I continued doing this
even in quarantine. I forgot the amount of programs I applied to but I
ended up accepting 5, I knew I wanted to do all 5 because they were all
different and interested me a lot. I was excited to grow in different ways
this summer so the next step in this process was planning and organizing
my summer schedule. I had a lot of fun doing this because I like to
envision my ideas and thoughts visually, mostly in google drive or cute
notes. So my advice to you this quarantine is if you haven't already,
create a weekly schedule and to-do list. Not only will you be more
organized and feel productive when you finished something but it will make
it easier for you to hold yourself accountable. Plus I feel like when you
have exact plans for the day ahead, you feel more motivated to start your
day off strong. Personally, I've always been a semi-healthy person, my
digestive issues, pickiness and joy for running made me this way. I refer
to myself as being semi-healthy because sometimes I do struggle eating
enough food for the day because of my pickiness. Now let's start talking
about how you can start your day off strong, usually waking up a little
early and giving yourself time to have a relaxed and calm morning works
best, especially on your busiest days. This is because although you may
believe alarming yourself to rush in the morning may feel more awakening
it isn't the best option. Of course you become more awake but do you
really want to stress yourself out that early in the morning. I usually
try to give myself an hour or two to get ready. During this time I feel
that it's best to start off with a shower, not only because it wakes me up
but mostly because starting the day off clean makes me feel refreshed and
ready for all the things I have planned. Then I usually follow up with a
fulfilling breakfast, usually oatmeal with some berries because I love
oatmeal or a yogurt parfait. Other days I choose a mostly veggie based
omlet with a sandwich on the side or boiled eggs, avocado toast and a
green smoothie. Those are also some of my favorites because I'm a big
fruits and vegetables eater. However,if you aren't that's fine too but I
would suggest to check out this website fro some healthy breakfast ideas!
There's a ton of healthy options to check out here:
Healthy Recipes! Another way you can make you can start your day right is by fixing your
bed. I feel that some people don't know the importance of this so I'm
adding this youtube ink here that my teacher showed back in June, this is
the title:
Navy Seal Admiral Shares Reasons to Make Bed Everyday. Another thing you might consider doing in the morning is a little bit
of self-care or spedning some time just enjoying your own company, this
could be by either watching some cool YouTube videos, reading, journaling,
drawing/painting, praying, meditating or incorporating some phyiscal
activity (it could be anything like a workout, yoga, boxing,
jogging/running, jump rope or a bike ride). Just make sure to shower
afterwards to prevent smelling bad and getting body acne. Now around this
time you can start scheduling your day, by including breaks where you can
move around, eat or just enjoy time by yourself. The activities you choose
to do are completely up to you but don't be shy to try learning new things
or joining new events and programs. It might be too late to attend a
summer program but it's never too late to be productive. Research things
you can do based on your interests, practice some of your hobbies or just
work on yourself, a project or something new. But most importanntly, spend
time with your family, they won't be alive forever so make sure you show
them how much you love them! Here is another link in case you're stuck on
what you can do:
100 things to do while stuck inside due to a pandemic.
While you're still here, enjoy these beautiful pictures!
