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okay, so, i did do a little stationery haul ...

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Stationary haul I got for uni!

#mine #studyblr #studyspo #flashcards #bujo #simple notes #smartblr #stem #a levels #university #biology #studyspiration #study science #study motivation #study notes #stationery

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{05.03.17} 21/100 days of productivity!! sorry for the super long hiatus ahh i’ve been super busy in the last few weeks,, here’s a daily reminder: your grades do not define you. don’t let a stumble in the road be the end of your journey!! press on my fellow studyblrs!! ✨

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a lazy day that i am trying to fix with some planner work

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I’m really lucky to be doing okay at the moment - I’m in an area that is minimally impacted by coronavirus, I’ve got a secure job and secure home environment. My thoughts go out to everybody who is struggling at the moment. My inbox is always open and I have lots of love to give ❤️

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Felt like drawing a hufflepuff koala, so I drew a hufflepuff koala.

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heyy! with school starting again, I decided to combine a lot of helpful post, so you can rock the new school year! I’ve spent quite some time going through different masterposts and the ones i included here are very helpful resources. good luck for the new school year! <3

STUDYING

study effectively

revise method

take a break

study journal

planning the perfect study schedule

all the things that got me studying after one year of living through tv-show characters and wasting time on youtube (be honest, we all need this)

how to memorize

flashcards

preparing for exams

how to pull an all-nighter (but pls only do this in extreme situations)

how i study

SCHOOL

how to wear what you want to school

first day of class

emergency kit

list of tips (this is super helpful)

test taking tips

help! i hate my teacher

how to annotate

NOTE TAKING

how to take notes from a textbook

tips

what to do when you ruined your notes

upgrade your notes

ESSAYS

five paragraph essay

how to  write 20 pages

battling essays

STATIONERY

essentials

backpack buying guide

cute and cheap stationery

LANGUAGES

tips + resources

different ways to learn a language

how to learn a language by doing nothing

SELF CARE / PERSONAL

self care

some advice

back to school glow up

morning routine

night routine

skin care

stress route

mental health tips

school and heartbreak

tests for when you don’t know what to  do with your life

burnout - a guide for students

FOOD

study foods

ideas

easy recipes for students

ORGANIZATION

organize & refresh your phone and laptop https://youtu.be/3b00aqUqoZI

staying organized

guide to bullet journals

bujo for students

PRODUCTIVITY

beat procrastination 

how to increase productivity

sort out tasks

self-discipline

MOTIVATION

study moods

motivation

gentle reminder

how to motivate yourself to start studying

MUSIC

mildliner inspired study playlists

best spotify playlists and albums for your study session

playlists for different moods

study music

PRINTABLES

binder covers

grade tracker

study pack (task tracker, formula list, habit tracker, task tracker)

go to sleep

back to school kit (class data, study group sheet, supplies list)

APPS

google chrome extensions

my favorite study apps

apps for students

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Okay, so you’ve been called smart all your life. As a kid, you were one of the smartest in your class. Maybe you could read at a much higher level than your peers, or you could fly through multiplication drills like they were nothing. Then, you get to high school and suddenly you’re surrounded by lots of people who were ‘gifted kids’. None of what made you ‘special’ seems all that important now. Your work is actually challenging, and it’s actually requiring effort.

If you’re experiencing this, just know that so many students have gone through the same thing. Maybe it happens in high school, maybe college. But a lot of us who were considered gifted as kids suddenly run into this and it challenges our entire identity. It can be paralyzing, but it’s 100% possible to overcome it and succeed! I’ve compiled a few tips for ex-gifted kids dealing with impostor syndrome and self-doubt. I’m not a therapist, psychologist, or any sort of education expert. I’m just speaking to my own experiences, and I welcome any input from others who have insight into this as well!

1. Understand that working hard does not mean you aren’t intelligent. If something doesn’t come naturally to you, that’s not a reason to give up. Believing that people can do things “just because they were born with a talent for it” is only going to hurt you. It’s not true! People may have natural aptitudes for things, but hard work is involved even for the smartest or most talented people. You are capable of learning anything, and you don’t have to be “good at it” right away to do so.

2. Comparison will kill you. You are your only competition. Focusing on how you rank with other students, and comparing yourself to your classmates is going to exhaust you. By focusing on others, you can’t put your full energy into focusing on your work and yourself. You belong. Even if you struggle with your work, you belong. Focus on your own self-improvement and doing your best.

3. Don’t focus on the goal, focus on your current actions. If you’re always thinking about the future, and about whether you’ll get into that school or that program or win that award or get that scholarship, you’re not using that time to get work done. Don’t worry about college applications, just do your homework. Focus on what you are doing now to reach your goals so you can apply to schools with confidence later.

4. Your grades may not reflect intelligence, but they do reflect work ethic. Don’t let others convince you that grades mean nothing. They sure as hell mean a lot to colleges, and thinking that you should “reject the current education system” is not going to harm anyone but yourself. If you don’t feel like you’re learning anything in your high school classes, that’s all the more reason to want to get into a university that will challenge you. If you put effort into your work, it will not let you down. Your hard work will be reflected on your transcript. Don’t lose focus.

5. Talk to someone. Let people know if you’re struggling. It can be hard to feel like you aren’t allowed to identify as “smart” or to feel pressure to constantly compete and improve. I went to a highly competitive high school that pushed kids to cope in dangerous ways. This is not healthy and not okay. If you’re feeling overwhelmed you need to find healthy coping mechanisms. Speak with someone you trust and don’t let yourself spiral. Don’t try to self medicate. Your well being is always more important than your grades. Period.

6. Enjoy yourself. School may seem like hell, and you may feel like it will never end and you’ll always be stressed and worried. But high school is only four years, and you can do things during that time that you probably won’t ever again. Take advantage of things that seem fun, even if people think they’re nerdy or weird. Try and remind yourself that you’re lucky to have your education and you have the power to do great things with it. Don’t lose sight of your own ability and your bright future!

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if there is anything to take away from this it is that life is ongoing, always ongoing, and whether you know it or not, it is filling up with little things that you are adding to it. tiny things, perhaps, but worthy things. important things. you learn a new recipe for making cinnamon rolls. that’s a worthy thing. you burn the minced garlic a dozen times before getting it right. that’s a worthy thing. you are a better friend this year than you were last year. that’s a worthy thing. you’ve found a new song that you’ve played to death on repeat but when you hear it 10 years from now it will bring a wash of emotion so powerful you will be brought right back and freeze and remember and marvel at all that has passed since then. that, too, is a worthy thing. 

what you are made up of are these worthy things. they are not all Big Things done at a certain time, to a certain standard, not a checklist of Accomplishments that prove you can now be taken seriously as a human and that validate you being here. the burnt garlic is what validates you, the overplayed song, the new recipes, even the stretches of time in which it feels you have done nothing count to this, and even here it is not nothing – it is being. there are many ways of doing, not all of it holds a material result. being is one of them, the heavy and the light. and that more than anything, is the worthiest thing.

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rememberance of days past

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6/7/2020 | When I revise I like to write up my notes multiple times and every time I'll do more research on certain topics or revisit certain lecture recordings to make sure I fully understand and can explain something

(wow my hand looks orange... this is what sitting in the sun does to me)

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Bobtail squid ✨

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a reminder for fellow students to be realistic about their productivity. real life will get in the way - trains get delayed, books will be on loan, classes are rescheduled. take a deep breath and problem-solve. adapting to the situation is not failure, but we are setting ourselves up for failure if we leave no room for it. 

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Tumblr I hate you for what you do to the quality of pictures.

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Overcompensating for the snow by making my study setup extra tropical 🌵🌿

Follow my studygram for more tropical study vibes 🍃 

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hello! this is my first study tips post + i hope it helps you!!

i personally do not have a strict method of time management and go more with the flow of what’s going on that day. however, i do set some boundaries of how i should ideally spend my time, which reduces my stress :)

getting started

look at all of the assignments (including essays, projects, other assignments that aren’t due for a while). determine which ones are urgent/not urgent and important/not important. work accordingly from there. hopefully, by being able to get the most important stuff done, you’re able to get a little work done on assignments due later in the school year. however, i would recommend that if assignments require a lot of time in one day (such as putting a project together or writing a draft for your paper), it may be better to do so on weekends or days where you have no classes/school’s closed.

if your school (like mine) has block scheduling, try and prioritize around that. what classes do you have the next day? a lot of the times, i work so that i get half of the homework done for the classes not on the next day and then do all of the homework for classes the next day. 

maintaining efficiency + study ~vibe~

the pomodoro technique is pretty well known in the studyblr community; 25 minutes of work and 5 minute breaks. four 25 minute work sessions means a longer break for 15 minutes. 

try to work around the pomodoro technique - it doesn’t have to be exactly 25 minutes or exactly 5 minutes of break time. if you are in the middle of something, continue (if you feel like it). a lot of the times, i spend those breaks exercises (dancing, stretching) and getting more tea.

there’s another time management method that i’ve heard of, which is called the 50/10 method - working for 50 minutes and taking a 10 minute break. usually, i use this if i really need to get assignments that take a long time done or when i need to get a lot of stuff done within one day.

switch things up!! try going to a different location (whether if it’s the kitchen table, a cafe, or a library) or playing some music to keep you motivated :) i also found that drinking ice cold water with some lemon helped me stay awake. burning a candle can also help (especially when it’s cold). 

i especially enjoy playing ambient sounds (rain, fireplace, other nature sounds) since it more consistent (?) than regular study music and makes your atmosphere much more focused on your studying. 

if you’re feeling burnout, take a break. your health is a greater priority than your studies!! relax - take a bath, drink some tea, etc. move onto something else if you’re feeling frustrated, then go back to the past assignment later. it can help you work through what you’re having trouble with now that you’ve had some time to let your mind rest.

don’t take a break for too long, though! a lot of the times, you get sidetracked/unmotivated, which hinders your discipline when studying. 

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may 15, 2020 // this is my work from home set up. My frames came in this morning so I was finally able to set up my gallery wall. I have tagged all the artists on my studygram, click here to see them.