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Productive morning routine
![An image of a sheet with a sign reading 'GOOD MORNING', a bowl of fruit, a watch, a phone, and makeup brushes.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/morning-g86fdc8e07_1920-2.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=ZJHLdJ2H)
There is a certain type of video that is always lurking on the YouTube home page. It is the infamous ‘morning routine’, a perfectly stylised video which glorifies waking up at an early hour to achieve peak productivity.
Letting go of stuff
![Boxes full of books](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/cardboard-boxes-gc929f3058_1920.jpg?h=06f6671c&itok=Kw6uWXhY)
As always, I am a collector of crap. Before I know it, I have shelves full of things that I barely use and items that have seen better days.
Grade fixation
![An image of woman in the dark drinking from a mug and using her laptop](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/laptop-g6b0068149_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Vtv45NCp)
As we enter the point of the semester where assessments are due, I have found myself experiencing my typical anxiety to obtain the best grades possible.
All things period related
![A blue butterfly pea flower](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/flower-butterfly-peas-gf23727243_1920.jpg?h=955437ef&itok=Q4A2_K97)
Some people have periods! Yes! Truly! Unfortunately, it is not something people really talk about often.
New food & a new perspective
![Thai desserts](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/thai-g3a6ebaecd_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=GqDgeJ5C)
Trying a steamed Thai pandan-coconut cake opened my mind up to new ways to make delicious desserts.
Glorifying the grind
![Many textbooks in the shape of a deep spiral](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/pexels-pixabay-159751.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=IMiM-Tdm)
We're about halfway through the first semester and I've been hearing competitions of who's getting the least amount of sleep start floating around campus.
Calendar blocking
![An image of a screen with Google Calendar on it](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/croppedcaelndar.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=FGJlxeaZ)
It is incredibly difficult to get things done if you don’t even know what you’re doing. Calendar blocking has truly been the most productive practice that I have implemented daily.
Putting down my phone
![Man holding smartphone out in front of himself.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-02/telephone-586266_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=JDnY0VzP)
In terms of unhealthy habits, scrolling through my social media feed is definitely one that I am working to nip in the bud.
Experiencing new things
![Blue cheese on a platter.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/jez-timms-gmw2nz7jgre-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Fk2-9J7H)
From surfing to eating blue cheese, there's nothing more fun than trying new things!