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A couple of semesters ago, I thought it was the brightest idea in the world to sit down and make a super micromanaged daily schedule. When I would eat, when I would do homework and for how long, even how long I would spend getting dressed or brushing my teeth… every moment of every day […]
As with many things, I’m not a fan of the word lazy. Often, and ironically, it’s a bit of a cop-out and usually pretty dang rude or inaccurate. Sure, go ahead and call the person struggling with chronic illness and/or severe exhaustion lazy for not being able to function at the same level as someone […]
I’m going to get a little bit personal today. I’ve never had an easy time keeping things tidy and in their places. My living space is full of clutter – clothes on the floor, unwashed dishes, the occasional full garbage bag that I’ll totally take out tomorrow. A lot of the files on my computer […]
I procrastinate. I procrastinate a lot. Sometimes if an important task has no due date, I’ll put it off indefinitely until something forces me to consider that it cannot wait any longer. I think that’s the “thing” with procrastination in general – our brains didn’t evolve for things like deadlines or bureaucracy. Generally, needs were met […]
Chances are good that if you’ve found yourself at this blog, you’re at something of a loss. You’ve tried and tried again to get your academic life back on the rails. You’ve failed, or you haven’t made the progress you wanted. Maybe you find yourself looking at long listicles and clickbaity lifehacks about how to […]