{"id":36275,"date":"2018-11-09T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T16:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=36275"},"modified":"2018-11-08T16:53:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:53:57","slug":"logging-my-reading-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/11\/09\/logging-my-reading-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Logging My Reading Week"},"content":{"rendered":"For this Reading Week, I challenged myself to keep a daily log to see what worked in keeping me productive and what didn't. Here it is:\r\n\r\nThursday<\/strong>\r\nMy Reading Week officially begins after I submit an assignment and head home. Knowing that I'll be spending both Friday and Sunday at the Parliament of the World's Religions as part of my ROP course, I plan out which panels to attend and ensure that my express tickets are printed. I resolve that I want to get two assignments done before next Friday and another done before Wednesday.\r\n\r\nWhat worked<\/em>: setting a concrete goal for myself.\r\n\r\nFriday<\/strong>\r\n\r\nParliament of the World's Religions. A very interesting but very long day.\r\n\r\n
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Where I spent most of my time last weekend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWhat didn't work<\/em>: scheduling back-to-back panels and accidentally skipping lunch.\r\n\r\nSaturday<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI feel completely wiped out from yesterday. I decide to check out the Day of the Dead festivities happening at the Harbourfront Centre. I get some reading done for one of my classes.\r\n\r\n
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Super awesome Day of the Dead altar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWhat worked<\/em>: authentic hot chocolate.\r\nWhat didn't work<\/em>: not anticipating how tired I'd be. I tried getting reading done, but accidentally fell asleep instead!\r\n\r\n
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Maybe I wouldn't have fallen asleep if I didn't read in bed?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSunday<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBack to the Parliament of the World's Religions. Another interesting day. I go to a few more hands-on events.\r\n\r\nWhat worked<\/em>: pushing myself to try out new things and have new experiences.\r\nWhat didn't work<\/em>: back-to-back panels again, and maybe pushing myself a little too hard.\r\n\r\nMonday<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI wake up feeling a bit under the weather and way later than anticipated. I go for a walk, so that I feel recharged enough to work on one of my Environmental Studies assignments for a couple of hours. I decide to binge watch The Haunting of Hill House afterwards, and play my violin for a bit.\r\n\r\nWhat worked<\/em>: getting some work done, going for a walk, treating myself a long Netflix session.\r\nWhat didn't work<\/em>: spending too much time watching Hill House, and not trying to get more work done. But hey, I really needed a self-care day!\r\n\r\nTuesday<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStill feeling sickish. But I eventually get around to answering some emails to schedule a few meetings. I get close to finishing the assignment I was working on yesterday, but stop myself from completing it because I feel like I'm doing a sloppy job (I'd rather be slightly behind schedule than submitting work I don't feel great about). It's sunny and warm out so I decide to go for another walk. I'm still taking everything a bit slow, but I decide not to worry too much about my assignments or else I might make myself feel overwhelmed.\r\n\r\n
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Two notebooks at once? We party hard here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nWhat worked<\/em>: getting work done, walking, making sure I stay calm in the face of setbacks.\r\nWhat didn't work<\/em>: not pushing myself to complete this one assignment before the middle of the week, which was what I initially had planned.\r\n\r\nProductive or not, Reading Week is what you make of it. It can be a time for really pushing through with your final assignments or a time for recuperating. My original plan was to get tons of work done, but my body decided to slow me down. I could get stressed out about this, but would it be doing me any good? I think I needed a bit of a break before classes start up again. There are still a few days left to get important things done, and I think I can do it.\r\n\r\nMy advice? Like anything, plan ahead but don't fret if life throws you a curve ball or two.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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