Hello week 4 and goodbye motivation.
So you did it, you sorted your shit out and you got on top of all that you needed to with all of your classes.
You know when your assignments are due.
You know where your classes are.
You got your textbooks.
You finally organised a pencil case for yourself.
You are now actually proud of getting your shit together.
But with that now comes a whole lot of de motivation.
I know how that feels I am sitting with you exactly the same in the week four slump.
You know you have to study but you also know that you have an assignment due and damn you don’t want to do that.
I feel for most of us experienced Uni students we are all just waiting for that week seven study week were we can get a break and ‘catch up’ on all the shit that we need to do.
I say ‘catch up’ lightly because that hardly ever happens. I have watched many a Study Weeks fly by and absolute nothing has happened with them when they had tremendous plans.
Even back in my first degree I literally had the whole week with the idea that every day would be dedicated to one subject only and that ‘ S H I T W O U L D G E T D O N E’
It didn’t.
But anyways back to week 4 and maybe a turn back to the positive (although I am just being real with ya). I always find that week four is when life hits you, you know when your tired and you start missing a few things and you just don’t know what’s going on and you just can not be bothered getting it back on track. Well at least that is the case for me.
So if you feel the same come along with me on this little journey and I’ll let you know how I turned it around.
But first. How did I get here?
Well for me personally, this always happens around week 4 or 5 sometimes both and sometimes all the way up to when my study week is. The only thing is I am not letting that happen this year.
So what happens for me is that I get ‘so busy’ (I hate that excuse) with life and trying to do everything that I am meant to do that I just don’t get done the stuff that is actually important.
It is so funny to me because I can feel it in my bones when this is going to happen and most times it takes me a really long time to snap back out of it. But not this time, no I am not letting it happen this time.
So if you read my weekly reviews you’re going to be doing a little doubling up this time because here’s a little insight into what happens this week.
Monday I went to the gym. I was to tired after.
Tuesday I just didn’t want to do it.
Wednesday, I got a flat tyre and I just didn’t want to do it.
Thursday I went out. I chose not to do it.
Friday I decided to work an extra day and I already know, that I just don’t want to do it.
So there you have it an entire week of excuses and the only real loser here is me because it also means that I have entire week of study missed and an entire week of learning to catch up on let-a-lone the assignment that are due coming up next week and the emails that I should have already sent right now. But no that is just sitting there avoiding being done.
So how am I going to overcome this you may ask?!
Well here we goooooooo
One. I recognise that I am having one of these weeks, I recognised that early and I also recognised that I will not be changing these bad habits pretty much until the end of the week. This week is a write off and I just have to accept that.
Two. Every time I got anxious about having to do something but didn’t want to do it. I just jotted it down on my ‘to do Uni’ list and have saved it for when I have the ‘time’ (another thing I hate saying and we will get to that in a later blog)to do it.
Three. I set aside my one day off (yes, I know I am only having one day off this week, Saturday my only non working day) to be up early and go to Uni and get the day started. I actually plan on being there an hour earlier so that I can get even more done in my allotted time. The only thing that is shitty about this is that it is clear and evident that this no study has come back to bite me in the but.
Four. I then spend an extra 30 mins, not included in my study plan where I set out a plan of attack for next week and make sure that I am ready and prepared and able to smash it all out.
So that will be how I go about this week to make sure that I do not remain in this slump for the entirety of the next few weeks.
S I D E N O T E
Just before I wrap this post up, I just wanted to let you all know that it is okay to have off days or in my case off weeks the main thing is that you can not let determine the remainder of the day, or the next day or in my case the next week. You have to get back out there and start smashing it again.
E.
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