100 Days Of Productivity - Blog Posts
15th April 2024
I've been ignoring my language course for the past 7+ months and my final exam for it is coming closer day by day T-T
Overall a productive day...
Today I :
Completed 5 lessons with grammar in Arabic
Attended my Arabic class
Finished my homework
Read 100+ pages (still counting)
Completed a novel
Total study time: 1 hour 30 mins
Affirmations i use to study/get things done!
"You've prepared the whole year for this. Don't let it go to waste." "I can and I will." "It doesn't matter how hard it takes to reach my goal." "It doesn't matter if the other person is more talented than you. There's no rule for them to work more harder than you." "You can wake up anyday and decide to change the person that you are." "Who cares if I'm pretty if I fail my finals?" "One day, you'll leave this world behind so live a life that you'll remember." "If it's a million to one. I'm gonna be that one.” "You can't be perfect. No one can. But you can try to be the best." "Failure is a part of success. Use it in the best way possible." "You are more than capable of handling yourself and your textbooks." "Study like you haven't prayed and pray like you haven't studied." "You came this far only to come this far?" "There is no way I'm going to come back with something I don't like." "Study because learning is better than being ignorant." "Grades aren't everything but they do make your life somewhat easier." "I know more than i think I do." “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” "Progress > Perfection." "You're doing this for you. Only you. Don't forget that."
It's okay to be bad at something new. Normalize people who want to keep trying without them feeling ashamed for being bad at it.
Weekly Goals
I've been really lazy these past two weeks since summer break started so i think this is a good way to track my progress and productivity.
Complete a course on digital marketing (which I was ignoring for a long time)
Finish atleast 2 books
Complete atleast 5+ lessons in Arabic
Start attending summer course classes (also Arabic)
Clean my closet
Wake up alittle earlier (it's not gonna happen but let's believe it will)
Watch a movie
Study Tip - 3
Something I've seen quite a lot nowadays is people studying with timers, like, I still don't understand it... I've asked many people and they're like "It helps us to finish the goal while managing time and we complete our revision sooner"
But the main thing is, they don't remember it for more than a few hours or days... for me the goal is to complete the task perfectly and not to complete it faster than anyone.
Because when you keep looking at the clock, you're worried more about the time than the work. You're more excited about getting a break after that specific time than the actual studying. That is why, when i study, I face towards an empty wall and I can easily work without worrying about the time.
Don't set a time limit for any work, you'll realise how much work you'll actually get done when you're not looking at the clock.
Of course, this doesn't have to work for you but I think that this could help you expand your average study time.
No harm trying it :)
Tips for understanding complex topics
I've struggled with this but I'm adapting, you know? So here are some of my tips I use for this :)
If you can't understand it at once, do not think that it is hard
Many times, the topic itself if simple but the way the textbook has described it is complex so go and search for related videos and Google about it until you've got a hint about what it is.
If it's complicated, divide the sentence.
When you find yourself getting completely lost in a topic while banging your head against the wall because it's so confusing.... separate each part of the sentence while you write each part as you say it out loud. It'll help you to atleast get a short idea about the subject.
Read! Read! Read!
Read it over and over again and underline the words you think are important, write them down, explain it to yourself, draw small diagrams around your notes, connect them through visual representation. The more you use different types of senses, the better you understand it.
Give yourself time.
Let yourself grasp what the whole topic is about, do not under any circumstances have a time limit for difficult topics. I took days just to understand how Javascript loops work and I'm still not fully clear about it but i can explain the general, very basic purpose of it.
Explain it to someone or yourself
The best way to learn is to teach, this actually does work. It helps you to put your understanding in words and clear any underlying questions. And lastly...
Handwritten notes!
I cannot stress this enough but things that you've written down generally stay in your memory for longer durations. I also prefer handwritten notes to digital ones cause personally it works better.
Hope this helps! :D
Weekly Reading Challenge!
So, my summer break starts now and let's say that I'm gonna do this challenge. Basically, I'll try to finish the books given below :))
It's basically my reading list now xD
A Court Of Frost And Starlight - Sarah J Maas
Stalking Jack The Ripper series - Kerri Maniscalco (I have to start from the 3rd book)
Escaping from Houdini (3) (✓)
Becoming the dark prince (3.5) (✓)
Capturing the devil (4)
Let's see if i can complete it :D
25.03.24
Day 8/ Day 8
I know it was a 9 day thing but it was because I had to go to school tomorrow but now I don't need to cause I just dropped by picked up my things and certificates etc etc... so my break starts here!!
The exam was alright, kinda unexpected paper but it's done now!
So what am i gonna do for 2 whole months?
Finish a course that I've been ignoring for way too long
Read as much as I can
Post some study related content here
I'll be posting a weekly reading challenge later on, like cause I wanna actually see how i complete it xD
24.03.24
Day 7/ Day 9
Okay, only 1 more day until suffering kinda ends for like 2 months? Anyway, it was a productive day but I still have a ton of stuff to revise.
Completed:
Part IV of 17 lessons out of like 33 (T-T)
Revised MCQs
Need to revise:
Part IV of 16 more lessons
Gonna be a long night
Total hours of study: 6 hours and still counting (Updated: 8 hours)
23.03.24
Day 6/ Day 9
It was a really productive day to be honest, i completed:
Part I - III in about 29 lessons
Revised notes
Wrote some new notes
(An overall, we have 4 parts in each lesson and totally we have about 33 lessons T-T)
Total hours of study: 8 hours {I shocked myself too, I'm damn tired}
Discussion after an exam:-
Friend 1: You know, for the first four MCQs we got only C! Friend 2: I got D for everything.... Me: uh... I got an A,B,D,C *The three of us staring at each other realising we are in deep trouble* A classmate: I got A,B, A, B *Silence*
22.03.24
Day 5/ Day 9
Not a very productive day but I did:
Glance through the important questions and case studies
Revised MCQs
Total hours of studying: 1 hour 30 mins
21.03.24
Day 4/ Day 9
I completed my exam today and nothing else unless reading an extremely cringey e-book counts xD
So yeah... and my exam was meh... not too good, not too bad. I still have like one exam left and then I'm done with junior year!
20.03.24
Day 3/ Day 9... It's the night before my 2nd last exam, gosh, I want to get it done T-T
Despite my exam being tomorrow, I ended up reading an e-book for the majority of the time but nevertheless i revised quite a lot...
Things i completed today:
Finished almost the whole textbook
Revised MCQs
Watched an hour of lectures covering important topics
Need to complete:
Review the notes one last time today (✓)
Revising MCQs again (will complete early in the morning)
Revising 4 important lessons again (✓)
Review 8 important questions/topics (✓)
Total hours of study (still counting): 4 hours
Updated: Total hours of study- 6 hours
19.03.24
Today was a lazy day, I just slept and studied for only sometime... But Day 2 is done!
Day 2/Day 9
Today i completed:
Two lessons in accounts
Revised MCQs
Reviewed notes
Total hours of study: 2 hours
18.03.24
I'm gonna start a countdown till my last working day of junior year which is 26.03.24 so...
Day 1/Day 9
Over-all, a productive day, i studied for six hours (still counting) and completed:
Revised 7 lessons in Business Studies
Revised some important questions
Did some previous year questions in Accounts
Reviewed notes
Things I have to complete in Accounts:
Review more notes (✓)
Revise 3-4 lessons (✓)
Revise MCQs (do not have the energy T-T)
Updated:
Total hours of study: 7 hours 30 mins
16.03.24
Today was kinda productive to be honest, i finished:
Four lessons in accounts
Completed a previous year question paper
Reviewed notes
100 days of productivity
3/19-20/25 21-22/100
Pretty unorganized week, I have let go the weekly goals and haven’t really progressed on it much.
Wednesday
-college research
-went to the gym
-prepped some chicken
Thursday
-cooked dinner
-walked 10k steps
-a little college research
-doodled for 30 mins
-cleaned the kitchen after my mess :)
100 days of productivity
3/18/25 20/100
All I do is workout and walk at this point but hopefully we get these gains
What I did today
-took out my trash
-worked on my wood carving project
-10k steps
-physical therapy exercises
-went to the gym
100 days of productivity
3/17/25 19/100
Pretty uneventful day
What I did today :
-almost got 10k (it’s like 300 steps off I’ll give it to myself)
-did some mobility stretches
-folded and ironed some clothes
-doodled for 30 mins
100 Days of Productivity
3/13-16/25
Been slowing down with the amount I’ve been doing but at least I’m keeping consistent with what I’m doing. Definitely feel well resting since I’ve been sleeping 10+ hours the last few days. I think I need that much sleep but how do I do that and enjoy my days when I need to go to work?
What I’ve been up to the last few days
Thursday:
-slept a lot
-finished dopamine nation
Friday:
-visited library book sale
-got my oil changed
-doodled 30 mins
-tried whittling
Saturday:
-went to gym
-washed work clothes
-carving
-read 1 ch of “you can’t screw this up”
Sunday:
-washed dishes
-doodled 30 mins
-went to the gym
-tided up my room a little
-did some journaling
100 days of productivity
3/12/25 15/100
Pretty productive with the time I had today. Gonna try to keep this trend going.
What I did today
-walked 10k steps (35 mins on the treadmill)
-did some physical therapy exercises
-went to the gym (I went early but felt so exhausted for some reason)
-made an appointment for an oil change
-went to the doctor
-read 1 ch of “dopamine nation”
100 days of productivity
3/11/25 15/100
Woke up pretty late today….I’m hoping I’ll wake up early tomorrow and get back into the Habit of waking up early to give myself more time in the day.
What I did today
-went to the gym
-walked 30 mins on the treadmill (almost hit 10k steps)
-called the doctor (I hate making called to doctor ironic)
-drawing in my sketchbook for 30 mins
-read 15 pages of “dopamine nation”
100 days of productivity
3/8-10/25
I’ve been slowing down the last few days so not much is done.
I’ll try to pick up again the rest of the week and focusing on bigger tasks (well what I consider bigger tasks) to achieve my goals.
Saturday
-went to the gym
-washed my work clothes
Sunday
-went on a long walk
-tided up my spaced a little bit
Monday
-walked 30 mins on the treadmill
-did some physical therapy exercises
-washed some dishes
-Spent some time drawing in my sketchbook
-researched careers
-cleaned my car and got gas
100 days of productivity
3/7/25 11/100
Got out of work late again today so I wasn’t able to do much
What I did today
-went to the gym
-walked 10k steps (20 mins on my he treadmill)
-went to the store and picked up a few things
100 days of productivity
3/6/2025 10/100
Very little today since I left work really late today but happy nonetheless
What I did today
-walk 10k steps (30 mins on the treadmill)
-clean my bathroom
100 days of productivity
3/5/2025 9/100
I’ve been struggling energy wise the last few days but I think it’s just getting up in the morning this week is a struggle bus. That’s ok, we pivot and we did it ;).
What I did today
-dusted my room
-ironed my work clothes
-put away laundry
- walked 10k steps (30 mins on the treadmill)
-went to the gym
-doodled in my sketchbook for 30 mins
-washed my shoes
Hopefully I’ll get to start moving onto less of the same things that I’ve been doing but I’m happy that I’m being somewhat consistent.
100 days of productivity
3/4/2025
Spent a lot of my day sleeping. I was pretty exhausted for some reason.
What I did today
-went to the gym (hell yeah)
-tossed some dead plant 🥲
-took out some trash
-cut up some fruit
100 days of productivity
3/3/2025 7/100
Spent pretty much all day at work so it much time to get anything done. I’m also just really tired so small things.
Things I did today
-took care of some financial stuff (need to do the rest tomorrow)
-watered my plants
-did some dishes
-made a doctors appointment
-only did 5-6k steps
100 Days of Productivity
3/1/25-3/2-/25 5-6/100
These last few days I haven't really done much but something is better than nothing so I'll take it.
What I did the last two days
-washing my work uniforms
-cleaning up my room and bathroom (looks like a bomb went off in it)
-Made my bed
-Did some doodling at work