For my final project, I read the book The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey and used the tips and strategies mentioned in the book to implement into my life. My goal for this project was to learn to manage my time better so that I could balance school, extracurricular activities as well as make time for myself as well as to beat procrastination. While reading the book a few strategies stood out to me that would help me to accomplish these goals; these being the rule of3 and allocating stricter time constraints on daily tasks and the 30 minute technology detox. For three weeks I sought out to implement these strategies and ultimately accomplish my goals.
Happiness is a Choice — Will You Make It?
The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky is a book about the science of happiness and practical ways to improve your everyday happiness. This book discusses several empirically supported ways to improve happiness that are easy to integrate into your everyday life. My blog post discusses three strategies from the book that I implemented to try to decrease the stress and anxiety that I experience and improve my overall happiness. Emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, and expressing gratitude are all strategies from the book that really worked for me. I practiced emotion-focused coping by going to the gym. I practiced problem-focused coping by making study guides for exams, and I practiced expressing gratitude through a weekly gratitude journal. Happiness is a choice and I chose to practice these strategies to improve my happiness.
Planning for Productivity
As a second-year student, I have pretty much gotten my study habits down pat. As for actually having a productive and timely manner to get things done and not having to RIP my hair out over how many assignments I have piled up, I may have a problem.
How I hacked my habits—and how you can too
In this project, I set out to become a better studier. I did this by developing good habits and a good routine. The book Hack Your Habits was a big help to me in pursuing these goals. The time tracking website/app “toggl” was used for most of my goal tracking.