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I became happierโ€ฆWhen I stopped following every productivity advice I saw on the internet.And started to accept the fact...
14/01/2024

I became happierโ€ฆ

When I stopped following every productivity advice I saw on the internet.
And started to accept the fact that not everything will work for me.

And thatโ€™s ok ๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ

Here are a few things that DO work for me:

โ†ณ Trying to have a morning routine
โ†ณ Pomodoro Technique
โ†ณ Accountability, either by paying for courses, having mentors, etc.
โ†ณ Calendar Blocking for next day the day before
โ†ณ Writing down my tasks on a piece of paper (not only Notion), and having it in front of me all day
โ†ณ Working with friends when I need a motivation boost

What works your YOU?

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This Barbie is a digital marketerโ˜€๏ธI notice people talking about career goals and roles, but almost ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š mentions this...
19/11/2023

This Barbie is a digital marketerโ˜€๏ธ

I notice people talking about career goals and roles, but almost ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š mentions this:

Labels ๐Ÿท๏ธ

โ–ธ When studying musicology and taking violin, piano, and voice lessons, I still didn't call myself a musician.

โ–ธ When I launched my blog and social channels, I didn't call myself a blogger or influencer.

โ–ธ After going vegan 9 years ago, even then I didn't immediately label myself as such, because the label ignites mixed associations in others.

โ–ธ ... and after hundreds of hours of learning about and working in the field of Digital Marketing + doing my Master's, I noticed I still didn't call myself a Digital Marketer.

Why? ๐Ÿค”

In his book "Atomic Habits" James Clear mentions an interesting approach to cultivating good habits. He says, you have to adopt the identity of who you strive to be.

โžก๏ธ For example:

If you aspire to write a novel, adopting the identity of a writer might lead you to establish a daily writing routine, join writing groups, read more literature, and engage with other habits that support your writing career.

In other words:

โœฆ When you embrace a specific identity, the associated habits often follow naturally, since they become expressions of who you perceive yourself to be. โœฆ

Does this resonate with you?

Because what I noticed is that adopting a label wouldn't ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ข๐™š but only help direct my growth.

So, today I can confidently call myself a Digital Marketer. This label resonates with who I am and where my passion lies and energy flows into.

๐Ÿฆ‹ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐Ÿท๏ธ:

โ–ธ They can guide us without shutting other doors.

โ–ธ They are personal and flexible, evolving as we do.

โ–ธ They can ignite accountability and drive.

Embrace the labels that resonate with you. They can be tools of empowerment and growth.

Or what do you think?

Struggling to manage your workload? Hereโ€™s a tactic that helps me be more productive and less overwhelmed: Task Batching...
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Struggling to manage your workload?

Hereโ€™s a tactic that helps me be more productive and less overwhelmed: Task Batching.

Things we have to deal with, am I right? Is this the life?๐Ÿ˜‚โ†ณ Which one is your biggest pain?
11/11/2023

Things we have to deal with, am I right? Is this the life?๐Ÿ˜‚

โ†ณ Which one is your biggest pain?

There is one app, I really think you NEED to install.It might come as a surprise, but...It's called "OffScreen".It lets ...
02/11/2023

There is one app, I really think you NEED to install.

It might come as a surprise, but...

It's called "OffScreen".

It lets you block Social Media and any other apps that you might need a break from.

For example during early mornings and late evenings.

It makes you more aware and mindful of your Social Media habits.

I noticed, for example, that I was checking Instagram first thing after waking up on autopilot.

It became a habit for me.

Wake up -> open Instagram.

With "OffScreen", if I want to open Instagram during my "Off Time",

I need to:

[1] Open the "OffScreen" App

[2] Tap on "Take a short break"

[3] Select how long I want to take a break for (let's say 5 minutes)

[4] Open Instagram, do my thing.

This friction is all I need to question if I'm on autopilot or not.

After my "Break", Instagram gets blocked once again.

Then it's back to real life:)

๐Ÿ”ฅ Here are my settings in the "OffScreen" App

(in case you need some inspiration):

[A] I have all Social Media Apps blocked from 9 pm until 7 pm (yes, for almost the whole day).

[B] The maximum amount of breaks I've set I'm "allowed" to take is 60 minutes (total - 3-10 minutes at a time).

This is enough to go through a whole day of checking messages for a minute every now and then, or posting a reel, without getting sucked in

(or as we like to call it in Marketing, "doing research" ๐Ÿ˜„)

[C] I use the in-app Pomodoro timer when I need an extra focus boost. It looks pretty cute too and you can listen to rain or forest sounds etc.

Have you tried it yet?

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I'm a Notionista now ๐ŸŽ‰(Fashionista + Notion merch, get it? Oh lord, maybe jokes aren't my thing haha)As someone who live...
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(Fashionista + Notion merch, get it? Oh lord, maybe jokes aren't my thing haha)

As someone who lives in their Notion dashboard, I HAD to sign up to meet people who are just as passionate about it as I am.

5 years ago I would have never guessed that discussing productivity setups would bring me so much joy ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜

I've been to 2 Notion community events in October in Berlin and am sooo looking forward to many more๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿซถ

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I found an app that makes sticking to your habits 10x easier.In my last post, I talked about ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดย โ€“ a producti...
24/10/2023

I found an app that makes sticking to your habits 10x easier.

In my last post, I talked about ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดย โ€“ a productivity tactic that helps you build new habits by stacking them on top of existing ones ๐Ÿ“š

But, how do you actually keep track?

And how do you stay motivated?

There is a free app for that โ€“


๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ Do you keep breaking your own promises? Try habit stacking.This is one of my favourites, for when it feels ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™—...
17/10/2023

๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ Do you keep breaking your own promises? Try habit stacking.

This is one of my favourites, for when it feels ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š to start a new, healthy habit.

Over the next posts, I will also share with you my favourite app for sticking to my habits...

+ my view on the rest of the tactics mentioned below.

So, be sure to tag along! โญ๏ธ

๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€.Well, at lea...
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๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€.

Well, at least at first.

It can be frustrating and almost infuriating.

You might get mad at yourself for not being able to grasp a new concept, or express yourself perfectly.

"๐˜ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต?
๐˜–๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ." ๐Ÿ˜”

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ?

You have to believe in yourself โ€“ it will get easier over time.

Be your biggest cheerleader, even when that's the last thing you feel like you deserve ๐Ÿ“ฃ

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Doing my Bachelors in German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช taught me that nobody owes YOU anything, but YOU owe it to yourself to invest in learning and self-improvement.

๐Ÿ‘ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ‘

Getting my Masterโ€™s in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง taught me that growth often comes when you step into challenging, uncomfortable situations.
It's so challenging, I know, and you might often be too hard on yourself. But it will all be worth it and you'll learn so much.

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Today, take a moment to celebrate your journey. Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back โ€“ you're doing just fine ๐Ÿฅณ

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๐Ÿ“Œ  Are you tired of the same old routine and looking to supercharge your daily workflow? Well, youโ€™re in luck because Iโ€™...
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I tried different note-taking tools and methods.Notion  is what has stuck with me.So, naturally I create the perfect set...
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I tried different note-taking tools and methods.
Notion is what has stuck with me.

So, naturally I create the perfect setup for Webinar, Industry Events and Internship Note Taking.

โžก๏ธ If you want to use this as a template for future internships, events, and webinars, just send me a DM, and I'll send it to you :)

is that one tool that is 100% worth learning and looking into, I think ๐Ÿ™

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๐Ÿ“Œ  With the rise of remote work and digital nomadism, the search for the perfect workspace has never been more important...
24/08/2023

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Get stuff done while savouring vegan treats at Dublin's coolest work and study cafes. Laptop-friendly & Good vibes. I bet you'll want to live there.

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