Making some radical life changes mid-semester because I noticed I'm failing

Just failed to turn in a 100pt assignment, bringing my grade down from a 93 to an 83 (temporary obviously still might kill my A). It was really eye opening because I thought I spent hours on this assignment (cancelled plans, multiple work sessions etc.) but I use a program that tracks the time I spend coding and I only spent 2 hours in the last two weeks on this assignment. 2 hours out of probably 10 that I was sitting "working". If I had been working that whole time it would definitely be done. I'm hanging in there in my other classes with As but just barely.

If you're in this position, I encourage you to join me in grounding yourself (kind of like your parents did, but think of it as healthy self care instead):

• sleep 11pm-7am

• no reddit.already have it blocked on my computer, after tomorrow Im blocking it on my phone. Same goes for buzzfeed, quora, netflix etc.

• at least 1-2 hrs coding a day and 3 hours homework

• i have to go to every professor's office hours this week

• no clubs, time with friends, parties etc. until I'm caught up with school and my job, or until thanksgiving comes (time with partner is ok)

• no more missed or half assed assignments

• no phone during the day. Im going to leave it in my dorm.

General lifestyle things (I'm curious how these will go since some of them are coping mechanisms and I'm super stressed):

• no sugar. Im getting fat and its all because of the sweets. With savory food I stop when full but with sweets I'm an addict.

• 10 mins stretching a day (or more, as a break from studying)

• at least 1 salad a day

• vit d in morning. Melatonin at night

• no drinks but water and tea

• no listening to music during the day( I end up just dancing instead of doing homework)

-no sitting in bed unless its almost bedtime (I spend like 1/2 my life in bed, its terrible. Nothing ever gets done in bed)

• no picking at skin/keep up skin care routine. Tooth whitening. I want to look less like the chubby, neglected asshole I am for my family. I'm going to tackle nail biting over christmas.

Any free time will be spent exercising, basking in the sun, with close friends, doing art, reading, or working through a mindfulness workbook I got. Here's to buckling down and making your parents proud! Edit: look at me still on reddit at 1am lol. Was going to add that im down for an accountabolity buddy if someone wantd to join me.

Submitted November 05, 2018 at 11:06AM by Bakedstargazer https://ift.tt/2QfK5MN