If you're looking for a list of concrete steps, this has worked pretty well for me:
1.) Identify an area of your life you want to improve. It can be anything, but it should be something you can see meaningful progress towards over the length of a year.
2.) Create or join a 'community' of people online who have insights into this area. For me, this means finding a stream of content though Youtube videos and podcasts, as well as a couple of subject-specific subreddits.
3.) Going forward, the majority of your passive content consumption should come from this 'community'. This will a.) give you enough of an overview on the subject to let you know if it's something you really want to pursue, b.) show you where to find step by step instructions on how to succeed in this area, and c.) provide meaningful involvement levels and time frames, so you have an understanding of how much effort and how long it will take to make progress.
4.) From there, set aside two to three months and start implementing whatever it is you think you need to do to see improvement. These two to three months aren't about making progress, but trying to find the unknown unknowns that get in your way.
5.) Then, create a long term goal, a series of sub goals (if you need to), and a list of daily activities or habits that will make meaningful progress. Implement these, and don't stop.
What you'll find is that improving your life in one area, such as fitness, will improve your life in a lot of other areas, including your academics.
If you want more information on self improvement, I strongly recommend Optimize.me, which has a lot of excellent content and is completely free.
1.) Identify an area of your life you want to improve. It can be anything, but it should be something you can see meaningful progress towards over the length of a year.
2.) Create or join a 'community' of people online who have insights into this area. For me, this means finding a stream of content though Youtube videos and podcasts, as well as a couple of subject-specific subreddits.
3.) Going forward, the majority of your passive content consumption should come from this 'community'. This will a.) give you enough of an overview on the subject to let you know if it's something you really want to pursue, b.) show you where to find step by step instructions on how to succeed in this area, and c.) provide meaningful involvement levels and time frames, so you have an understanding of how much effort and how long it will take to make progress.
4.) From there, set aside two to three months and start implementing whatever it is you think you need to do to see improvement. These two to three months aren't about making progress, but trying to find the unknown unknowns that get in your way.
5.) Then, create a long term goal, a series of sub goals (if you need to), and a list of daily activities or habits that will make meaningful progress. Implement these, and don't stop.
What you'll find is that improving your life in one area, such as fitness, will improve your life in a lot of other areas, including your academics.
If you want more information on self improvement, I strongly recommend Optimize.me, which has a lot of excellent content and is completely free.