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How to Keep a Routine without Motivation.

There are Four Laws of Behavior Change in the book, Atomic Habits. But today, I will be focusing on the Third Law: "Make it Easy".

You need a cue to trigger the habit loop.

It means in order to stick to a habit, you have to lessen the friction. Just like an alarm clock.

Throughout my self-transformation journey, I have had my fair share of trial and error and I will be sharing the system I built that has worked for me to achieve my intentions of the day.

Notion Recurring Tasks

You have probably heard stories about 'Notion being the best productivity app'. Notion is indeed the second-brain system where you can do a lot of things. It is versatile and easy to use since it syncs on both desktops and phones. But I have not seen anyone who talked about this new feature that helped me accomplish all my tasks and gave me more free time to achieve my higher self.

This has been the best system I built that is extremely helpful to my leveling-up journey. I was able to accomplish a lot of tasks and have more free time to achieve my highest self.

GUIDE: HOW TO CREATE A RECURRING TO-DO LIST

First, pick a task that you know you will be doing weekly, monthly, or yearly.

For example, every month you want to create a Monthly Workout Planner:

On your page, type /gallery and click the Gallery view.

2. Click the drop-down arrow on the upper right side and click "New Template"

3. Type your recurring task

4. After that, click "Back" and Click the 3 dots to choose the frequency of the reminder.

5. Your task will appear automatically on the specific day you set.

Note: You should check your daily to-do task every day because the app doesn't have a feature yet to remind you of the recurring task

WHAT SHOULD I PUT ON MY RECURRING TASK?

I do tasks based on the planetary ruler of the day.

Astro girl coming in...

Have you ever wondered why a lot of people don't like going to work on Mondays? It is because Monday is ruled by the moon. The energy of the day is encouraging us to rest and take things slow.

Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't show up at work or sit on your couch for the whole day! It's about doing prioritized tasks intentionally and not putting too much on your plate. However, if you feel like doing a lot of things on Monday then do it and don't waste your energy!

I like doing Yoga, Meditation, and Journaling every Monday to honor the Moon so I put them on a recurring task.

Tuesday is ruled by Mars. It's good to keep things fired up by working out and accomplishing a lot tasks as possible

Saturday is ruled by Saturn so it is the best day to structure and plan for the next week, clean, and change beddings.

and so on...

This is a wonderful guide on how to organize your week based on the energy of the day.

Source: The Blissful Mind

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im really glad to live in town full of amazing cafes to visit! 

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17.10.2020 // i definitely miss going to outdoor cafés with my bestie and enjoying some delish half-melted ice cream :( but, i drove to her part of the city yesterday and we went for a walk - it completely recharged my batteries, 100/10 would recommend

day 17 - Tag someone who you think is really kind

i think no one will be surprised by this: @rylie-studies, you my friend are one of the nicest, most kindhearted people i’ve met, full stop. not just on here, in general. your posts are such gems of positivity, you always leave incredibly lovely feedback in the tags and your enthusiasm about life is so contagious, it boosts my morale from the other side of the ocean. i’m so glad i stumbled across your little corner of the internet bc girl, you’re a literal ray of sunshine! hope today’s treating u well, you deserve the world <33

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My favorite thing about traveling and visiting bookstores is searching for books to send to friends, stumbling upon that one book that makes me go: “Ah, this is perfect! They’ll love this one!”

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Saturday, November 12

I’ve really started loving saturdays. They’re my most productive day of the week. I spend them cleaning, first and foremost. Today I did laundry, dishes, replaced my bedding, and plan on grocery shopping in a little bit. I also am typing up the research paper I procrastinated, and am genuinely enjoying it, surprisingly. It’s a fascinating subject (mathematical modeling if infectious diseases). My goal is to churn out a few pages of work, then go back to cleaning.

I also let myself sleep in on Saturdays. It’s the one day a week I have nowhere to be, which is nice. And I replace the flowers on my desk, although the bouquet on the left is two weeks old and still blooming, and the one on the right is a week old and fresh, so I may leave them another week before getting a new bouquet. Then again, maybe not. I love fresh flowers.

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12.17.2021

Waiting for an interview invite has continued to be a lesson in patience. There’s still a couple months to hear back, but I’m starting to think about the next application cycle. I really hope I will be moving on to medical school next fall. 

Currently reading: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Just finished: Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

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02.02.2022 // have some more old pics as i try not to drown in exam stress :)))

♪ blood // water - acoustic - grandson

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June 2022 - final exams

The final weeks of my bachelor have arrived and I’m not sure how to feel about it! One exam down, two more to go. If these exams come back with passing grades then I’ve done it. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, here I come!

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25.01.2022

“I am so afraid of disappointing the people I love, I often forget that I am someone I love too. And I need kindness just as much as I believe the people I love do.” -Nikita Gill

Coming home to nostalgia and childhood friends, entering a new year and trying to find beauty in small things.

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Trying to figure out a schedule for ramadan and so far guess study with me videos and 2 am coffee are my friends. Also cute anime to watch in breaks, so if you got any recs I’m all ears 👀

Hope April is treating you well ✨

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graphic by bum-lung on twitter

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Studying from home.

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It’s the equinox, autumn has arrived, it’s libra season, so that means it’s another year for me too; my ouroboros, my endless return to day one. We go with the change in small ways: I broke my filter jug by dropping it in the sink, so I replaced it and enjoyed the fresh new filter papers, warm freshly roasted coffee. It’s a gloomy day for the first day of the season but I feel alright about it

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she’s a 10 but she will procrastinate studying until the last minute and then cry about academic pressure