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This honestly feels really strange to me because I have not filmed a sit-down video in like a year
But here we are today filming is a dumb video
So in today's video, I'm gonna be sharing with you guys some tips for how to have a productive and positive day in this self-isolation
Situation. I know that we're all like stuck at home and it can feel very boring and lonely and sad and we feel very lazy
So I just thought that these tips would hopefully be helpful for someone
I definitely do not do all of these every single day like you do not have to actually find it like
overwhelming when I like look at my life, and I'm like
I
Want to change so much take like one or two tips from this video and try to apply those to your life once they become
Like habit, you can start working on more things. They want to incorporate to your life
I really know I'm know like self-help expert but I do know that it's easier to take advice from other people than yourself
So listen to me and I will find someone else to listen to but yeah, let's just get into the video
So I just wrote them all on my phone
And the first one is like pretty obvious if you want to have a productive day. I definitely recommend waking up early
Usually I wake up at like 8:30
and then I go on my phone till 9:00 and then I get on bed or I wake up at 9:00 and I got my
Phone until 9:30, but I really don't like to wake up any later than that because then I feel just unproductive
I feel like I'm wasting my day if I sleep in so I definitely recommend that you try and start setting your alarm earlier
I know it's like really hard for the first few days, but I've honestly been waking up at like 8:30 9:00 for IRA
how many month like since September it's like seven months maybe and now my body is just like adjusted to it and you can even
Start slow like you can wake up early on weekdays and then have your time asleep in on Saturdays and Sundays
But yeah, definitely number one tip is to wake up early
If you want to be productive, my next two tips kind of go hand in hand. It's to get dressed and make your bed
I know since we're all doing online school, and we're like basically spending our entire day on the computer
It can be really tempting to just like wake up and just pull open your laptop and like stay in your pajamas stay in bed
I know I've done that a few days
But definitely if you want to have a more productive day and like feel more positive about yourself
Even if you change them to like sweatpants and a sweater
at least you're getting out of your pajamas and you're getting
that like on a
Sleepy state and you're not gonna be as tempted to go back into bed and like take a nap
Also if you make your bed same thing
Then you won't be tempted to like go back under the covers
I tend to do a lot of my work on my bed
And if my bed's not made then it's like terrible for me because I just feel way too comfortable and it makes me sleepy
So having like a flat surface like when my bed is made definitely makes me feel more productive
Say bye to your bed until the nighttime and have a productive day doing other things
My next tip is like continuing with this like start your morning off
Right, if you start your morning off positively and productively you're just gonna set the tone for the rest of the day
So I definitely recommend first eating breakfast cuz I know a lot of people tend to skip breakfast
I read says it's the most important meal of the day
I personally do not like it but what I found is if I put time and
care into my breakfast then I really do like it and it makes my morning start on a happy note for me it that means
Having a smoothie every single morning. I love smoothies
I suggest like going to find what you like to eat in the morning whether it's oatmeal or a smoothie or eggs
Whatever you want and that'll just like really set your morning off and the rest of your day on a really nice note
so my next tip is kind of more on the
Productive side and that's to make some sort of schedule or list of things that you want to accomplish in a day
You don't have to do this every single day
But if you want to have a productive day
I think it's really helpful to kind of have a set list either in your mind or on paper what you want to do that
day
I know like for me it can be sometimes
Overwhelming if like I make a schedule for myself and I don't complete it and I feel really negatively about myself
So that's not the goal of this kind of activity
There are like two different ways you can go about this one is just like making a really rough list of things that you want
To do today and like they're your goals
So that's just kind of like a rough structure like oh here are five goals of what I want to do today
Just have them in the back your mind while you're going out your day
But then if you're someone who really wants structure and you can also do like time blocking which is where you literally set time for
Yourself to do a certain task and I also suggest that like in your time blocks set time for like free time
But yeah, that'll definitely lead it to a more productive day
if you kind of have a schedule or like things that you know
you have to do in that day and then building on that tip and I
They can do for yourself is
Actually plan your day like bake that scheduled the night before
So right before you go to bed like either
Again in a very loose way like write out your goals for the next day or write out your schedule
That way you'll just like know in the back of your mind
Okay
I'm waking up at this time so that I can accomplish this this and this and you can also take the time to reflect at
Night as you're making your goals for the next day pride yourself on what you did accomplish on this day that can be like kind
Of positive end to your night. My next tip is to clean an area of your room
that is like kind of crowding your mind if it's very messy and just like
Unpleasant to look at because that can be really like negatively affecting you without you even realizing
When we're all like stuck in our bedrooms during this time like you want your room to look nice and you want to like feel
Happy being in it
You don't even have to like clean your entire room in one day because that can be overwhelming shoes
Like one spot every single day. So today I did my desk tomorrow. I might do my bedside table now
My desk just looks really nice, and I'm really happy about doing that
And so that made me feel positively but then it also made me feel productive because I did something productive today
I clean my room. My next tip is that whenever you're doing your schoolwork or your work for your job
Just anything that you need to really focus and concentrate on put your phone away
I know it's completely
Easier said than done but it will honestly and make you feel so much more productive
If you can just put your phone away for an hour
You'll be able to accomplish something in an hour that with your phone could have taken two hours
Literally just one notification can get you so distracted and then you're on your phone for five hours on tick-tock and you're not getting any
work done
You can either like turn your phone on do not disturb
But you can put it like really far away from you
You can give it to a family member until you're done whatever you have to do
you can like shut it off completely and then if you like put in your schedule you're working on your assignment for one hour and
Then put after that go on phone for half an hour and then you kind of reward yourself another tip that I have for
While you're doing work is to have a cold water bottle or glass of water next to you. I don't drink coffee it
so I find that cold fresh water really like wakes me up and
Energizes me and makes me feel more productive. If you're feeling kind of sleepy and sluggish have like some cold water
You can have like a water bottle that keeps your water cold
Or you can just take a regular glass and put some ice in it. It can also like quench your thirst
Hunger because I know that we kind of eat when we're bored
Yeah, that's another good tip if you are struggling with snacking because I definitely do that
Sometimes my next tip kind of has like two parts to it first
I recommend that every single day if you can fit into your schedule
Take like 30 to 60 minutes or longer to do something not on your screen while we're in this time
We have so much like entertainment on our phones and our computers
That it's really easy to just be on your screen
Like I know that all of our screen times have gone way up since it started
So I definitely recommend trying an activity that usually in your like busy life
You'd be like, oh, I don't have time for that
but now you do whether that's reading or drawing or
Journaling or painting whatever it is get off your screen for a little bit of time every single day
Along the same lines that I recommend that while you do something like creative off your screen
You also take 30 to 60 minutes or longer to do some exercise
I definitely have not exercise every single day, but I do think it's really important
Especially now that we have like all this free time to do a little at-home workout
There are so many YouTube videos out there for workouts that you can do at home
You don't need gym equipment or anything or you can go running or walking outside
Just to get some fresh air and just get your body moving
So I definitely think it's a good idea to make the time in your day to do something productive
and work but also do something kind of creative and then also something that is like good for your health like exercise and then my
Last time is to call a friend. I guarantee that this will make you feel so much more positive and happy during your day
If you had a little bit of interaction with other people that are not in your house
So whether that's like facetiming a friend or calling them on the phone
You can even like call them and do work together if that works for you guys
Or you can do something with a friend like go on Netflix party with them just like something with your friends because I know it
Sucks that we can't be with them during this time and oh just like make you happier
You call a friend, even if it's for like 10 minutes. So those are all the tips that I have for this video
There are definitely way more ways. You can have a productive and positive day that I've just not included in here
So definitely if you have more ideas comes them down below. I would love to read them. I'm sure other people would too
And yeah, that's it for this video. I hope you guys enjoyed it
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You can do this. Hang in there. We're all this together now go have a productive and positive day. Love you all. Bye