Helpful Tips

1. Determine your productivity values

• Figure out whether you tend to be more productive when you have intrinsic or extrinsic values associated with the completion of tasks
  • Extrinsic motivation may include:
    • Tidying up your room to avoid your parents being upset
    • Competing in a competition to win an award or scholarship
  • Intrinsic motivation may include:
    • Tidying up your room because you simply enjoy it
    • Solving puzzles because you enjoy the challenge

2. Start with simple goals

• Write out simple goals in a Journal to keep you on track (linked below)

<aside> 📢 Use the Daily Journal linked below to write out your every day goals and tasks.

Daily Journal

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• Make realistic goals that are quantifiable and grow to more complex ones if necessary
  • For example, "Exercising - lose 2 lbs within the next 2 weeks"
• Start with ONE goal and focus on that before moving on
  • This will make the goal appear more attainable and prevent you from feeling overwhelmed and eventually procrastinating
• Use deadlines to keep you on track
  • Building anticipation towards a certain goal is KEY, you often find yourself increasing your focus to complete that goal

3. Reflect on your progress

• Prioritize your mental health

  • Reflect on how your productivity increases or decreases in correlation with your mental health
  • Good head on your shoulders = Increased effort in reaching goals

  <aside> 📢 Use the Mental Health Journal linked below to document your emotions every day! Using this page will help you improve your mental health by determining any triggering factors.

  Mental Health Journal

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• Track your progress

  • Visualizing how much you have completed will motivate you