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Things to do on Sundays for a more productive week

Do a big brain dump of all the things you need to do —> Do any of the tasks that would take under 15 minutes

Review your calendar for the week

Make a plan to work on any upcoming projects throughout the week

Plan your outfits for the week (check the weather first!)

Check your bank account

Take a look at your budget (or make one if you don’t already have one!)

Get to inbox zero (go through your emails so that you have zero unread emails, reply to any emails you need to and unsubscribe from those spam ones)

Make your to do list for Monday

Clean your dorm/apartment/house

Do laundry

Make a meal plan

Go grocery shopping

Meal prep

Spend some time on self care

Go to bed early

Signs of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

1. You walk on eggshells when you’re with your partner as they’re suspicious, explosive and react so easily.

2. Their feelings and opinions are the only things that matter. Your feelings and opinions are irrelevant to them.

3. They take everything very personally.

4. They’re not interested in affirming you.

5. Any praise or compliment comes with strings attached.

6. You have to be who they want and need you to be.

7. You feel they twist your words so you’re left feeling confused.

8. You can’t question their judgment or the things they say and do.

Roasted Garlic Chicken with Asiago Gravy

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

4 (6 ounce) bone-in, skin on chicken thighs

salt and pepper to taste

1 onion, diced

20 cloves garlic, peeled

2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dry thyme)

2 tablespoons flour

1 cups chicken broth

½ cup asiago cheese (or parmesan), grated

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken (seasoned with salt and pepper) and brown, abut 3-5 minutes per side, before setting aside.

Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onions are tender and the everything is lightly browned, about 3-5 minutes.

Sprinkle in the thyme and flour and cook for a minute.

Add the broth and deglaze the pan by scraping the brown bits off of the bottom of the pan with a spoon while the broth is sizzling when added.

Mix the asiago into the sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Add the chicken, cover (with a lid or foil) and roast in a preheated 400F/200C oven for 15 minutes OR turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer on the stove top for 15 minutes.

How to Never Fall Behind in Classes

Alternatively titled: How to Use Your Planner or How Organization and Discipline Will Get You Better Grades

This is my full guide on how to use your planner effectively and make sure that you are never missing deadlines or falling behind in classwork and homework. This is definitely more about the university level and works best with a dated planner, rather than a bullet journal. Let’s get started! 

Get all of your syllabi together and write down dates. Go through one class at a time and mark down all of your major tests and assignment due dates. I recommend putting these dates into the monthly and weekly views, and perhaps coming up with a symbol or other indicator that tells you they are of utmost importance. 

Make a weekly schedule of when to complete readings and do a weekly review of notes. Instead of trying to randomly decide when to do these things, assign a date for each task for each class. If you have a tutorial on Tuesday, do the assigned readings for it every Wednesday. I recommend scheduling one to two weekly tasks per day, and to leave a few days open, whether it be weekends or days when you have a lot of classes.

Make a master list of assignments. I find that sometimes, even having due dates in the calendar view isn’t enough, and they can still sneak up on you. The master list will be a good place to double check if you have any deadlines approaching easily. 

In the week or so before a due date, create a checklist of smaller tasks needed to complete the assignment. Set individual due dates for each smaller task by working backwards from the due date. Smaller tasks may include finding sources, making an outline, writing a rough draft, and editing and adding references to create a final copy. Write the smaller tasks into your daily to-do list. 

You can also do this with studying for tests, but the checklist would look slightly different. You could either sort by study method (first do flashcards, then do essay outlines, etc.) or sort by the topics you need to study. 

Stick to the schedule you have made. Obviously, if something comes up and you need to move your to-do list around, do so! But if you aren’t doing anything and you see readings on your list of daily tasks.. do them. Having the plan set out like this makes it easier for you to remain disciplined. 

Why use this method? 

By creating a schedule for repeated weekly tasks like completing readings, you make sure that you can’t repeatedly push off smaller tasks until you are weeks behind. I don’t think it is very reliable to just will yourself to do readings, or to keep up with them without tracking it. 

By writing down all of your due dates, you will never be shocked to find out something is due the night before. You will know and you will be prepared. 

By creating smaller checklists of tasks to complete before a major test or assignment, you will never find yourself in a situation where you have an essay due in a few days and haven’t even started. You will be following a timeline and making sure you don’t have to rush.

I know this system may seem rigorous, but planning is the only way you can keep on top of your workload in university! Falling behind is a lot harder if you are organized and disciplined, and being on top of your workload will help you a lot when it comes to exam times… no cramming and all-nighters if you have been consistent all semester! 

All Negative Disharmonious Conditions

All negative disharmonious conditions are sublime siddhis, since negative conditions intensify the yogin’s experience, since one understands the true state of negative conditions without avoiding them, train in them, maintain that, and practise until coming to the conclusion of experience and realisation, just as a good horse is encouraged by a quirt.

— Mahasiddha Virupa

What is your favorite building that you helped design?

I always give the same answer: the next one!

Each project is special in some way, and you work so long on each that they are like your children, but the next one is always the one where we put our faith on!