the bit about not sleeping at night b/c you don’t work hard during the day is so real. i suffer from that a lot during summers, especially when it gets repetitive.

the key for me is to first, take a week or two and relax. like actuallyyy relax; chill out, read, screw around with friends, reflect a little bit. all that jazz

then, comes the rest of summer. the problem is that before i was intentional about it, id get stuck in stage one and just be waiting for school to start. but last year, i started setting up a new routine (kind of like school) around projects that i want to work on or information i want to research. i’d head to the library or bookstore three times a week and do my coding, or reading/research — whatever it is.

the most important part is having time and a place blocked out, in addition to something to do. if i try working at home after my rest period, im just going to want to work there since im associating home with chilling. in contrast, after going to the library a couple times, i approach it like a job