Great video! I'd love to see what strategies you use to set time expectations for research activities within a project (e.g. A chapter of your dissertation).
I am a graduate student in history, currently pursuing my master’s degree. While searching for history-related TH-cam channels, I stumbled upon yours. Being from Taiwan, I deeply understand the challenges of learning a new language, and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that you are planning to travel to Taiwan. Wishing you a wonderful trip!
General goals are life-changing. Your video prompted me to reflect on how changing my mindset from lots of focused goals to general goals has put a lot of my anxiety at ease. When I feel at ease, I am able to meet these goals without feeling the do-or-die mentality that can be associated with accomplishing goals. I've also noticed that the process I go through to complete general goals, such as writing a major paper, allows me to go into a greater level of depth when I'm not competing against a clock/schedule. Best of luck!
Fewer goals -> focused -> good approach! I am in my mid-30s, your imagined future. I didn't set clear goals for this time but it has turned out okay nonetheless! ❤ Have a great Q2!
support, specifically to support your dream of owning a horse ☺ i have one and it's the best thing in the world, although it has been a huge struggle financing it through my studying and my phd. totally worth it. the horse riding from your old videos in combination with you beeing an academic in humanities was the primary reason i got stuck with your channel ❤
Thanks so much for your channel. I’m ending my 2nd year and having someone outside my program, that’s also helps with better yourself, is super nice. Good luck with everything moving forward ❤
Really enjoyed this video, battling with my brain at the moment and that thing you said about zooming out and looking at the big picture really helped (I'm mostly in survival mode right now). Also thank you for always acknowledging neurodiverse people :)
Absolutely loved this video! We can see & feel your happiness through the screen. That olive shirt is gorgeous with your red hair! Could you share the brand of your jeans? I'm also freaking tall it's hilarious 😂
Thank you for bringing up the other aspects of doing a history PhD, such as learning languages. I would like to hear more about it and your thoughts on its impact on future academic possibilities.
I love your goals, Kaelyn! I too share in financial freedom along with pursuing my passion of language learning and possibly living and moving abroad. Continued success with your endeavors! 😊
I would love it if you could make a video about how to write and publish a history research article in a journal, there are surprisingly few resources I’ve found for humanities students looking to conduct independent research
Thanks for mentioning the bit about adapting this if youre neurodivergent. I'm one of those pursuing academia with inattentive ADHD, and even though I've always been someone who is very self-reflective and into goal setting/life organization, ADHD makes it so that most everyone elses tips NEVER WORK. I used to beat myself up so much when I'd see people like you (no offence, ily) who seemed to be able to just put their nose to the grindstone and achieve things, when everything was just so hard for me. I assumed it was their superior goal setting, so I leaned even further into it. Then one day, I realized that it was all wrong! My adhd made it so that I could not hold long term goals in my head. Its like out of sight out of mind. So I just stopped making those goals, and focused instead on what I wanted the shape of each day to feel like. Whatever big things I want in my life will come to me if I am being the kind of person every day who can acheieve those things. Its still really really hard, but I just wanted to share, for anyone that might be like me reading this, that if someone elses method doesnt work for you, you are not the flawed one. Knowing that you, Kaelyn, are neurotypical and I am not, has made me really appreciate you and be able to learn from you in a new way. I know the specific things you do and the way you plan your life would never work for me, but ultimately, what is behind the systems you have is the same. A desire to feel satisfied with each day, a desire to not feel unmoored and afraid, a desire to be happy, and to feel like you are who you are supposed to be. All of that I see in you, and it encourages me to make my own way in hopes I can have the same kind of fullfillment in my life that you have in yours. :)
I also have ADHD and I'm currently in a research master's program in sociology, planing on going for a PhD after that. As someone who had my fair share of struggles in life and with ADHD + bouts of poor mental health (depression and anxiety), I totally get the struggle to create and particularly maintain a work/life schedule, set routines, work consistantly and plan work and life in realistic and helpful ways. However, I know how annoying it can be, but learning how to plan and organise your time and actions IS an absolute necessity with ADHD. And it's also very hard and takes a looong time. Personally after many years of trying and failing, I've been getting the hang of it progressively over the past 2 years and I can tell you, life has truly never been so easy and good (!!!!!!) in terms of maintaining a good enough health, having a clean and tidied apartment, staying on top of chores, not getting lost with admin (still a work in progress lol), and mostly planing and getting on with my master's and research work as well as my daily job-related work. Learning how to plan my time efficiently for me has been the best thing ever for me and my ADHD. I have a calendar where everything goes, all my daily time tables, all the moments of research work, field work, readings, conferences and seminars I attend, my job schedule, admin tasks, medical apointments, chores and errands, the trains I have to take, activism tasks and events, any social time with partner friends family vacation etc. Basically I time block and plan everything in advance. On top of that calendar, I have a blank notebook that I write all my daily tasks in, whether it's chores, calls I have to make, emails to respond to, lessons to attend, articles to read, my job-related missions, friends I wanna answer to, things I wanna take time to think about later on when I have time, etc. I use 1 colour of pen per day when writing the date, always write in blue ink pen, and tick off every task with colourful pencils (also 1 per day lol). Having that calendar & that notebook to write all my daily tasks in has been the biggest game-changer. I manage my ADHD so much better now bc thanks to my system, anything that goes through my head, every task, no matter big or small, gets written down on screen and paper. This allows my brain to actually get rid of this info as it's not held in my mind but in my system, which frees me sooo much more brain space for work and actual life and better executive functioning, rather than parasitic thoughts. This took me litteral YEARS to master - and I know this might seem ludicrous to neurotypicals, but changing not only your organisational habits, but also your daily practices and your relationship with time and planing in advance is very hard with ADHD, especially the part where you stick to it and actually durably change the way you do life on the daily ^^ As I said, the way I function now took litteral years of trying and failing to stick to an organisational system, while gradually building something that works for me and is taylored to my life, helps me accomplish my tasks, not miss anything, and works WITH my difficulties and not against them. I know it's really damn hard but it's the best advice ever, coming from someone who struggles with big executive dysfunction and still manages to make my life work so much better than before (and honestly, I am much more organised and accomplish wayyy more things than many neurotypical people I know lol). You just gotta keep trying and learning from your failures to get to a better understanding of what works or not for YOU, in all contexts of your life. Don't mean to tell you what to do, but just wanted to share that learning solid and daily organisation is possible with ADHD. I used to get so annoyed with such recommandations when I was a teen, and my life felt like a perpetual and absolutely overwhelming chaos. But now, I've gotta say that I see and think that people are right about planing and organisation, even for ADHD folks. It just looks a bit different for us & we have to come up with our own systems and methods based on our personal challenges ;) EDA : I also finally found the right medication, and this is truly the biggest reason why I'm able to function and feel so much more in control of my life now. Everything is wayyy easier. To any ADHD folks who are not medicated, I respect your choice if it is one, but if you've never taken meds, I strongly encourage you to give it one or several tries. A chemically dysfunctioning brain can only do so much without help ;)
Comment what type of productivity related content you would like to see on my channel in future!
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Great video!
I'd love to see what strategies you use to set time expectations for research activities within a project (e.g. A chapter of your dissertation).
Check out my plan my dissertation with me video!
@@LukeShaffer-vj5cl I have a video from a while back on time management but I need to make an update! Thank you for the reminder.
I am a graduate student in history, currently pursuing my master’s degree. While searching for history-related TH-cam channels, I stumbled upon yours. Being from Taiwan, I deeply understand the challenges of learning a new language, and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that you are planning to travel to Taiwan. Wishing you a wonderful trip!
General goals are life-changing. Your video prompted me to reflect on how changing my mindset from lots of focused goals to general goals has put a lot of my anxiety at ease. When I feel at ease, I am able to meet these goals without feeling the do-or-die mentality that can be associated with accomplishing goals. I've also noticed that the process I go through to complete general goals, such as writing a major paper, allows me to go into a greater level of depth when I'm not competing against a clock/schedule. Best of luck!
I love how you’re killing it with your Successioncore Look. Well done 👏🏽
👀 successioncore
Your outfits look wonderful on you. Very good quality. Thank you for sharing your life with us x
Thank you so much!
Fewer goals -> focused -> good approach! I am in my mid-30s, your imagined future. I didn't set clear goals for this time but it has turned out okay nonetheless! ❤ Have a great Q2!
support, specifically to support your dream of owning a horse ☺ i have one and it's the best thing in the world, although it has been a huge struggle financing it through my studying and my phd. totally worth it. the horse riding from your old videos in combination with you beeing an academic in humanities was the primary reason i got stuck with your channel ❤
Loving the clothes and you look so happy! Love to see it!! :)
🥰 thank you so much for commenting
7:41 She’s Little Miss ‘Oh I just threw something on for groceries but the paps will take great photos so I’m ready’. It’s a great ensemble!
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Thanks so much for your channel. I’m ending my 2nd year and having someone outside my program, that’s also helps with better yourself, is super nice. Good luck with everything moving forward ❤
such a professional video, youre growing and maturing, so proud of you from where you started.
🥺thank you so much
Mindfulness & Moderation
Thank you!!! Wishing you a great Q2 also
Really enjoyed this video, battling with my brain at the moment and that thing you said about zooming out and looking at the big picture really helped (I'm mostly in survival mode right now). Also thank you for always acknowledging neurodiverse people :)
Absolutely loved this video! We can see & feel your happiness through the screen. That olive shirt is gorgeous with your red hair! Could you share the brand of your jeans? I'm also freaking tall it's hilarious 😂
Haha I pretty much exclusively buy Levi’s because they have a 34 inch inseam option
Thank you for bringing up the other aspects of doing a history PhD, such as learning languages. I would like to hear more about it and your thoughts on its impact on future academic possibilities.
6:41 Media Professional who calls the shots. Great shirt!
🥰 i love this outfit!
I love your goals, Kaelyn! I too share in financial freedom along with pursuing my passion of language learning and possibly living and moving abroad. Continued success with your endeavors! 😊
Wishing you success as well!!!
I would love it if you could make a video about how to write and publish a history research article in a journal, there are surprisingly few resources I’ve found for humanities students looking to conduct independent research
I'd love to see some snippets of your latest equestrian journey if you feel like sharing them 🐴😊
Good video keep it up
This has really helped thank you 🎉
Kaelyn, you're such an inspiration for me
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Speaking of high trousers, have you ever tried ribcage jeans?
No 👀 what’re those
@@KaelynGraceApple Those are jeans that come up to your midriff
It's the dramatic montage for me hahaha
5:48 Brigitte Bardot meets Cape Cod. Fabulous 👏🏽
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Thanks for mentioning the bit about adapting this if youre neurodivergent. I'm one of those pursuing academia with inattentive ADHD, and even though I've always been someone who is very self-reflective and into goal setting/life organization, ADHD makes it so that most everyone elses tips NEVER WORK. I used to beat myself up so much when I'd see people like you (no offence, ily) who seemed to be able to just put their nose to the grindstone and achieve things, when everything was just so hard for me. I assumed it was their superior goal setting, so I leaned even further into it. Then one day, I realized that it was all wrong! My adhd made it so that I could not hold long term goals in my head. Its like out of sight out of mind. So I just stopped making those goals, and focused instead on what I wanted the shape of each day to feel like. Whatever big things I want in my life will come to me if I am being the kind of person every day who can acheieve those things. Its still really really hard, but I just wanted to share, for anyone that might be like me reading this, that if someone elses method doesnt work for you, you are not the flawed one. Knowing that you, Kaelyn, are neurotypical and I am not, has made me really appreciate you and be able to learn from you in a new way. I know the specific things you do and the way you plan your life would never work for me, but ultimately, what is behind the systems you have is the same. A desire to feel satisfied with each day, a desire to not feel unmoored and afraid, a desire to be happy, and to feel like you are who you are supposed to be. All of that I see in you, and it encourages me to make my own way in hopes I can have the same kind of fullfillment in my life that you have in yours. :)
I also have ADHD and I'm currently in a research master's program in sociology, planing on going for a PhD after that. As someone who had my fair share of struggles in life and with ADHD + bouts of poor mental health (depression and anxiety), I totally get the struggle to create and particularly maintain a work/life schedule, set routines, work consistantly and plan work and life in realistic and helpful ways. However, I know how annoying it can be, but learning how to plan and organise your time and actions IS an absolute necessity with ADHD. And it's also very hard and takes a looong time.
Personally after many years of trying and failing, I've been getting the hang of it progressively over the past 2 years and I can tell you, life has truly never been so easy and good (!!!!!!) in terms of maintaining a good enough health, having a clean and tidied apartment, staying on top of chores, not getting lost with admin (still a work in progress lol), and mostly planing and getting on with my master's and research work as well as my daily job-related work.
Learning how to plan my time efficiently for me has been the best thing ever for me and my ADHD. I have a calendar where everything goes, all my daily time tables, all the moments of research work, field work, readings, conferences and seminars I attend, my job schedule, admin tasks, medical apointments, chores and errands, the trains I have to take, activism tasks and events, any social time with partner friends family vacation etc. Basically I time block and plan everything in advance.
On top of that calendar, I have a blank notebook that I write all my daily tasks in, whether it's chores, calls I have to make, emails to respond to, lessons to attend, articles to read, my job-related missions, friends I wanna answer to, things I wanna take time to think about later on when I have time, etc. I use 1 colour of pen per day when writing the date, always write in blue ink pen, and tick off every task with colourful pencils (also 1 per day lol).
Having that calendar & that notebook to write all my daily tasks in has been the biggest game-changer. I manage my ADHD so much better now bc thanks to my system, anything that goes through my head, every task, no matter big or small, gets written down on screen and paper. This allows my brain to actually get rid of this info as it's not held in my mind but in my system, which frees me sooo much more brain space for work and actual life and better executive functioning, rather than parasitic thoughts.
This took me litteral YEARS to master - and I know this might seem ludicrous to neurotypicals, but changing not only your organisational habits, but also your daily practices and your relationship with time and planing in advance is very hard with ADHD, especially the part where you stick to it and actually durably change the way you do life on the daily ^^
As I said, the way I function now took litteral years of trying and failing to stick to an organisational system, while gradually building something that works for me and is taylored to my life, helps me accomplish my tasks, not miss anything, and works WITH my difficulties and not against them. I know it's really damn hard but it's the best advice ever, coming from someone who struggles with big executive dysfunction and still manages to make my life work so much better than before (and honestly, I am much more organised and accomplish wayyy more things than many neurotypical people I know lol). You just gotta keep trying and learning from your failures to get to a better understanding of what works or not for YOU, in all contexts of your life.
Don't mean to tell you what to do, but just wanted to share that learning solid and daily organisation is possible with ADHD. I used to get so annoyed with such recommandations when I was a teen, and my life felt like a perpetual and absolutely overwhelming chaos. But now, I've gotta say that I see and think that people are right about planing and organisation, even for ADHD folks. It just looks a bit different for us & we have to come up with our own systems and methods based on our personal challenges ;)
EDA : I also finally found the right medication, and this is truly the biggest reason why I'm able to function and feel so much more in control of my life now. Everything is wayyy easier. To any ADHD folks who are not medicated, I respect your choice if it is one, but if you've never taken meds, I strongly encourage you to give it one or several tries. A chemically dysfunctioning brain can only do so much without help ;)
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The cold open was the Hospitality Sector because she SERVED 🔥
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Oh yes I am dyslexic and undiagnosed ADHD!
Okay can we just talk about the fit?!
I just hope that you don’t have 3 months to complete a dissertation ever like I did lol
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🎉, I fell in love with you ❤,
Love your videos but have you considered a voice coach? Hope you don't take it the wrong way. Just a suggestion.
I like my voice the way it is :)