{"id":1173,"date":"2018-03-01T22:45:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lensq.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2018-03-01T22:45:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:15:32","slug":"2018-february-review-march-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensq.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/01\/2018-february-review-march-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 February Review &#038; March Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of February, I already feel that a lot of time has passed. While some of the things went wonderfully well over the last two months, there are a few things which need deliberate efforts to make them work. I would like to dedicate March to keep rolling the things which went well and find new ways to get the work done.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>February Review:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>1.Reading books:<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI haven\u2019t perfected the art of selecting the book yet. I spent a week in preparing for my psychology exams. The other weeks I read Why Zebras don\u2019t get ulcers, The hidden tools of comedy, the secret, the five love languages.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>2.Courses:<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI finished Influence people and on the verge of finishing Think and reason 1. Both of them are great courses.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>3.Exercise<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI did not have a great exercise routine this month either. Even though I had a few great days where I totally enjoyed my morning run, there were days when I did not get up from bed at all. I want to be healthier so that I don\u2019t take sick day off.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>4.Behavioral changes:<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs a part of diverse types of trackers, I did free writing, sleep tracker and sick day tracker. Free writing helped me a lot to let go off my stress. It was calming and assuring. Sleep tracker gave me insights into what keeps me awake at night. I could not sleep well on 8 of 28 days this month. It is so unlike of me but I will work on reducing the stress levels to go back to my sound sleep days.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>5.Socializing<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI reached a peak of socializing that I felt the need for a break. I attracted wonderful friends and memories in this process but I am a person who needs a break in between to get into it again.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>6.Art<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI did not build any piece of art completely. But I did them in bits and pieces. Art requires some effort from my end. Instead, I chose to sing for a week which was an absolute bliss. It made me forget stress and brought me alive.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe downside of this was I was not able to do yoga after coming back from running in the initial few days.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Plans for March:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>1.Reading books:<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEven though I realised this very late in life, we are the product of our thoughts. This month is dedicated to read books on how to think in a way to attract what I want in life. After the first level research, I found a few books \u2013<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/94xy\" rel=\"nofollow\">As the man thinketh<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/qnq4\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thoughts are things<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/z26t\" rel=\"nofollow\">Think and grow rich<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/mcmc\" rel=\"nofollow\">The power of your sub conscious mind<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/t797\" rel=\"nofollow\">Be rich \u2013 The science of getting what you want<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/iqgv\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Master Key system<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/4wc2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ask and it is given<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/1988\" rel=\"nofollow\">The science of getting rich<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/p59h\" rel=\"nofollow\">The power of intention<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/tmok\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Wealth beyond Reason.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAll the above are rated above 4 on good reads. It is a start. Even if I don\u2019t master the art of affirmations, I will at least half way be there. I might become a more optimistic person than I am today.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>2.Exercise<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nBody weights are wonderful way to lose weight. Apart from planks and push-ups, I will include squats. The last time I tried squats, I hurt my knees. This time I will do them more carefully.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>3.Writing<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn the month of Feb, I took a huge gap from writing. I need to start writing about the various experiments I did in the past two months and what I can learn from them. I have a long list of books and courses for which I need to write reviews too.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>4.Courses<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs I am preparing for psychology exams, I want to do courses related to that so that my basics are taken care of. These are the courses which I found so far \u2013<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Coursera<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Descriptive Research Methods in Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Experimental Research Methods in Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Psychology as a Science 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Edx<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Social Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Developmental Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Social Research Methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>5.Assignments<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI need to submit my assignments this month. I need to spend one and half hour daily on them.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Time division for this month:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-770\" src=\"http:\/\/lensq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/time.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"184\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis leaves me hardly any time left for new activities. But sometimes it is okay to focus on what is the hour of the need than introduce novelty in life.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHow was your February? What are your plans for March?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Happy March!<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of February, I already feel that a lot of time has passed. 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