Sarah Park

After reading the book "Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You" by Ali Abdaal, I learned a lot about shifting my mindset to think about the positives and the joy that comes with achievement rather than focusing on the productivity and the strenuous efforts that come with it. This book was very resourceful and gave tangible tips on how to improve my life. As someone who struggles to multitask and handle many different tasks at once, balancing everything on my plate from my social, academic, to professional life in college has always been a work-in-progress. Staying focused in a world of distractions has never gotten easier, and snapping out of the vicious cycle of procrastination and negative habits has also been a tall task as the self-improvement process is fully my duty. However, this book was able to provide a lot of clarity on aligning my daily life with enjoyment while being able to understand the deeper meaning behind completing a task and underst...

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For Book 2, I have been reading "Feel-Good: How To Do More of What Matters To You" by Ali Abdaal. This book has given me various insights into how to maximize efficiency throughout the limited time in my day and has given me the chance to reflect on my current living habits. Although I have only read the first few chapters of the book, here are some key insights I have understood so far. First of all, I admire the way Abdaal flips the script of what it means to be "productive". He wants us to forget the hustle culture, and instead, claim happiness in getting more done, instead of simply working hard. Abdaal disagrees with the idea that simply pushing yourself to the limit is representative of productivity and success. He wants us to focus on our well-being and positive emotions to fuel our productivity engine instead, which I found to be truly inspiring and giving me peace of mind.  Abdaal mentions how we need to "power up our energy" and start by feeling ...

College is when we dive into new experiences, establish our views on life, and mold our identity by understanding what brings our best selves forward. As someone who is particularly attentive to my surroundings,  I believe the environment surrounding me has played a significant role in driving my college career to the direction I am set forth to now. One of the reasons why I cherish Los Angeles and the community I am in now is due to the positive influence I've received, which has allowed me to cultivate my college experience to the fullest. Hence, I have been able to tremendously grow my appreciation for all things music and concerts during my past four years at USC, and it has now become an important part of my identity that I cannot miss in my day-to-day life. I essentially enjoy listening to any genre of music or artist, as long as it is pleasing to my ears. Recently, my go-to genres have been house, EDM, country, hip-hop, or soft music. Depending on the mood or occasion, I pre...