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Did someone say Dark Academia?? Here are my notes on this beautiful aesthetic.

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  Hello and Welcome December! Literally, I have been feeling so much good and hygge lately because it's December, I just love the weather all around during this time and the vibe in the atmosphere. Also wearing some furry socks and lighting a Hufflepuff candle on your table while studying or reading beneath the blankets with lavender mist makes your day. Now as you might have seen in the December Newsletter we are going to explore the two popular yet incredible aesthetics of dark and light Academia ▼・ᴥ・▼ But before that here is a crisp introduction for you on the aesthetics if you don't know that already. Basically, dark and light academia are two types of aesthetics ( something that is pleasant in appearance or something concerned with feeling good). Now both these aesthetics are related to studying along with some inspiration from various backgrounds. —☆ While dark academia is about classic literature (mainly Oscar Wilde or Charles Dickens), the pursuit of self-discovery

📚Managing school and extra curricular/ homework piles

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Welcome back to 'The Productivity and Books Spot' . Today I present to you a blog for all students and I hope it helps. Also, make sure to subscribe to my newsletter for more updates such as my frequency of blog upload action as it did go unstable for 2 months :-| !! Today's blog is presented to you in two parts. Part one talks about Managing school and extracurricular activities and Part two is to manage homework along. Part 1: How do I Manage school and extracurricular activities??  #1 Categorise your time.. On how you spend your whole day. Also, categorise that time based on your amount of work. Make sure you know what you do when, maybe you just want to do 3 hrs of homework, 1 hr for dance class, 30 mins for personality development, 20 mins of workout etc. Check out my blog on  time management  for a pretty decent amount of help on categorising time. #2 Try to stay ahead of classes because all of us know how slow-paced syllabus goes in class so you can always finish th

Neil Gaiman Spooky Reads ( Halloween Special!!)

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Happy Halloween!! 🎃🎃  Today at The Productivity and Books Spot y'all got some Spooky reads of Neil Gaiman's. A short crisp just about the two books leaving you with nothing more or less than you need to know. Coraline and The Graveyard Book Both the books are horror and humour packed so better get a comfortable seat before you read them! And don't forget to tell us in the comments about your opinions on the books and stay tuned for more interesting stuff. The books that are almost fit for all age groups will be best enjoyed by teenagers and our protagonists share ages. For exciting reviews on these books please continue reading... 1) Coraline It is a dark fantasy children's novella. This book sounds too spooky that nobody agreed that it was a children's novella even the publishers said the first half of the book was unpublishable!  The story talks about Other Mother and a little girl named Coraline! the book has many spoooky instances to enjoy and without any spoi

(Poem) Goblins at the Birthday party - Halloween special

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 It's Halloween just there!🎃🎃 And so I thought to share a spooky poem for the day.... Here is -  🎉Goblins at the birthday party🕸️ At midnight of this unearthly day There were screams, howlers and yells, Coming from a fishy corner in the house Loud claps and clinging bells. They appear in the shadows Monstrous, creepy yet small With necks narrow And eyes big as ball. A cake kept in the middle of the hall, Tall as my height and wobbly as the knight bus. With wierd decorations And icing that looked suspicious. In the drink glasses, something scarlet and purple was being poured  with popping bubbles and silver steam And for starters,  There were toad bones and ostrich cream! Few wore sandy robes  With their maroon skin And the green mob wore tea towels Picked up from a bin. Later in the birthday party, They started knocking each other Which looked like a game in popularity Blithesome, hair-raising, gate crashing, altogether! The goblins and their very customs They were following wi

A structured plan for inner peace☮️ How to create peace inside yourself and your immediate surroundings 🌿

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 Let's talk about peace today!! For this friday, The Productivity and Books Spot brings to you a basic structured plan to create inner peace☮️ peace within you and your immediate surroundings. If you want a more detailed blog then mail us at- theproductivityandbookspot@gmail.com Peace stands for:  tolerance for mistakes  settling disputes harmoniously feeling safe prospering without uncertainty of perplexities no existence of biasedness “As internal peace is an essential first step to achieve peace worldwide” Let’s begin with some basic and easy steps to do it. First, learn to calm yourself down This activity doesn’t require external help or resources but does require a lot of  propulsion, you will have to make yourself agree that you want yourself to calm down. You can learn this with experiences you often have in your daily routine. Maybe while you have an argument with someone so why to lose your temper? Instead take big deep breaths and try to calm yourself down.  Why this tec

Newsletter October 2020!!

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Gratitude Books for everyone's TBR

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 Blog no. 3 for the Gratitude series! Read this where I give you a brief review for top 3 gratitude books and also reccomendations at last... Book #1 One thousand Gifts By- Ann Voskamp This book is a practical guide to living a life you want. A life of joy, sweetness and fullfilled desires. One thousand Gifts invites you to wake up to god's everyday blessings, to cherish them, feel lucky and feel thankful. You will discover in this piece that giving thanks for what you already have, what life you are already living brings the life you always wanted to live Book #2 Apple Cake: A gratitude By- Dawn Casey It is a short rhyming story which might even remind you of your childhood story books but this tiny tan book has alot to learn from. This book is a mix of old tales and cute kids' stories. Where you see a girl thanking nature and showing gratitude for all she has. Book #3 Choosing Gratitude  By- Nancey L. DeMoss The Gratitude that flows out of our life as abundant as the grace th

A guide to Gratitude Journal for beginners/teens + Gratitude Journal weekly Prompts

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 This is the second blog for the Gratitude Series September! I hope you liked the last one but if you haven't read that already, check it out after this. This blog includes: My different definition on gratitude How to maintain a gratitude Journal guide Gratitude Journal weekly Prompts exclusive by us! ━☞Gratitude is being a trend over social media but it is not meant just for the sake of clicking sweet pictures with #gratitude .... No way! You really need to do it rather than just being the part of the social committee however I do agree that it might help too as a step onto practicing. Gratitude is the way of being thankful for everything you own and make it count rather than morning about what you do not have.. Maybe you want a new laptop or of a specific model just for the sake of it and you morn over it but how would it be if you feel good that atleast you already own a good working laptop and a phone to do your things  and be thankful for it that makes you happier. Already sta

A basic guide to practice gratitude for beginners/teens ♡

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 Didn't expect something like this from me huh?? But I got it! As I told the same in the newsletter. (Haven't read it yet...check at the end of the post) Our theme for this month is GRATITUDE ♡ What does this mean?¿ It just means to be thankful for what you have, what you can do and what happens with you. It is just practicing thankfulness and being positive, which (you take my word) leads to greater happiness. Gratitude helps you feel more positive, relish all those good experiences, improve your body and health, deal with adversity and build strong relationships But now you know what it is and do feel an ignition inside that why not do this? The big deal here is how to practice gratitude? I am going to be good at this? OR What if I just leave it in the middle? OR What if it is just a waste of time? There is nothing to worry about! You don't need money and plenty of hours to do this all you need is some kicks from your inside to do this! How do you do this?¿ Here are my 5

List of 50 books launched past year!

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A list of 50 books written recently in 2019 that are increadible to read. Enjoy this list and maybe one of these might take up the place of your favourite book. 1) Normal People by Sally Rooney 2) The testaments by Margaret Atwood 3) The Silent Patient by Alex Micheldies  4) Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 5) The institute by Stephen King 6) The Dutch House by Ann Patchet 7) The nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 8) The Most fun we ever had by Claire Lombardo 9) Wilder Girls by Rory Power 10) A good girl's guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 11) The Farm by Joanne Ramos 12) City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 13) The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes 14) The starless sea by Erin morgenstren 15) The turn of the key by Ruth Ware 16) Recursion by Blake Crouch 17) Ask again, yes by Mary Beth Keane 18) Such a fun age by Kailey Reige 19) The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 20) The whisper man by Alex North 21) What the wind know by Amy Harmon  22) When all is said by Anne Griffin 23)

Children Fiction Books from 1900s that compel you to finish in one sitting! + Book recommendations

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 " Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times only if one remembers to turn on the light" - Albus Dumbledore (fictional character from JK Rowling's Wizarding World) I promised, this month will be lot exciting because we will try to recover and be normal back again after what has been happening from past 6 Months. There are already 2 blogs out for this month so check them out after this one if you haven't really done that yet! Here are top 5 Fictional Books that you will read in one sitting if you are a fan of fiction. These might be  books you would have heard of but never tried so let me tell you they are really worth trying and reading within a day. 1) The Secret Garden (1909) By: Frances H. Burnett This books is a wonderful piece of historical children fiction as per today and is considered by most readers and critics as the author's best novel. The story is as mysterious as a light for-fun reader would want. There are many editions of this book from