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my favorite part about the Moon is she’s there for me even when I’m not there for me

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I wish I had a better camera so I could show y'all how pretty the skies really are :/

Ps this photo of the moon was taken at 5:00 am

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Hello, lovelies! I’ve gotten a couple of asks about studying so I decided to condense them into one post for you guys! I’m trying to hit a bunch of different topics so if you need an even more specific post you can send an ask! Without any further ado, have some tips! My studyblr is @spacey-scholar​

Prep

First, you always need a good base for your day! Especially if you’re studying a lot.

Make a good full breakfast! Ex. Eggs and Toast, Smoothie and fruit, Pancakes and a cup of juice. 

How’s your hygiene? Do you need to shower, brush your teeth, wash your face, condition your hair? Do it! You’ll be distracted if you feel messy!

Get dressed like it’s a normal day. Staying in PJ’s is okay! But being ready for the day seriously helps focus!

Likewise, your space should be clean. A clean space is a clean mind! Remove dishes, trash, scrap paper, and extra items. Wide down your desk, organize your pens and books. Your space should feel like your space!

Now make a list of what you need to get done! What needs to be done Now, what needs to be done Soon, and what needs to be done Later? 

Order your list how you want your day to go, and don’t put super-tough subjects back to back, or subjects that are similar exercises i.e. reading thirty pages of two different books back to back is no fun.

The Studying

It’s important to buckle down with No Distractions! If you find yourself distracted put your phone away! If you need your phone, put it on Do Not Disturb until you’re done. I also do this at night for better sleep. 

Pick the best technique for you, Pomodoro, reward-based, group studying, etc.

Play music but only if it will not distract you! If you sing along or daydream it’s the wrong music! Classical, Lo-fi, and White noise are all good! My Spotify Here has some good ones.

Use a nice journal (I don’t mean expensive!) and pens/pencils you enjoy using. I like to have a specific journal and color dedicated to each subject. 

Take notes on recorded lectures and classes, if you’re doing online classes right now try to screen record or record the audio! That way if you space out you can play it later and take notes, and you can absorb the lesson better instead of being distracted.

Don’t worry about your notes, stationary, pictures, being beautiful and your grades being perfect. Life doesn’t always look the way it does on Instagram. And the people who spend hours trying to get a good photo of their coffee are not studying! 

Use flashcards! Quizlet is good if you need premade ones! If you can save up and buy them, Barrons AP Flash Cards are the best in my opinion. Very clean, not too long, very durable, and cover all subjects.

Feeling Distracted 

If you catch yourself drifting off and getting into your head, get up and take a quick walk, stretch, or energizer. 

It’s okay if this happens, don’t guilt yourself! practice affirmation. The best and smartest still get distracted. 

If you are drifting, why? Are you hungry? Tired? Thirsty? Bored? Get a snack and some water, take a break and rest, find a way to make your studying more enjoyable. 

Remember that Motivation and Discipline are different things. Sometimes we just won’t be motivated, we won’t want to do it and it will be rather frustrating. But the cure to this is not shaming its discipline. Remind yourself “This may be hard, and I may not want to do this, but I want to reach my goals and If this is what It takes I will make it happen. 

Always do just one more page of you’re tired. One at a time and oh you did it! Maybe just one more? One more? Eh, one more just to finish the train of thought, Oh just- I’m done? Nice!

If you really can’t focus just move on and come back to this subject, you can always ask for help.

Supplementary Things

There are so many apps you can use to study, for free! My favorites are Tide, Quizlet, Focus Keeper, Forest, Flora, Egenda, SpanishDict, Photomath, and Kahn Academy. 

You can also join a study group! You may know one, but if you don’t, there are a lot of online ones! I’m in a study Discord and have been for a while! it helps a lot and motivates me to finish my work!

You can make a studyblr, but don’t do it just for the aesthetics! It’s about studying, and sometimes that gets messy! Sometimes we fail a test, we spill our tea on our notes, we cry because we don’t understand the formula. That’s the part you don’t see!

Having cute stationery can really help, as well as nice organizers and decorations for your space! I don’t have much money so I get a lot of stuff on Amazon or FB Marketplace.

Health

Remember that no matter what you are good enough. It’s okay if you fail, it’s okay if you struggle.

It’s also okay if your path doesn’t go the way you expected! Maybe you go to a different school than expected! Or choose a trade instead! Maybe you take a gap year! Maybe your passion changes! Maybe it changes six times!

Your health is always more important than your school. If you are in pain, mentally or physically, if you are anxious, exhausted, burnt out, talk to your teachers about it! You matter more than a grade.

Your best is good enough! And your best doesn’t look the same as someone else’s best! Don’t compare!

Now go get out there and study!

#advice

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Day ?? of quarantine: might fuck around and learn an ancient language.

Thought I'd try to be more active on this sideblog to motivate myself to stay focused during lockdown, as like many others I'm struggling with online classes. Stay safe and motivated, darlings.

#studyspo #studyblr #uni student #uni studyblr #dark academia #dark academia blog #da #latin

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12. 10. 2019.

Today was simple productive, I may not have finished all the big tasks I’m supposed to do but I have done a lot today. Simple stuffs that almost checked half of my to do lists.

Unfortunately, when a particular task should be done by a group, people I’m with are holding me back due to each one’s inavailability, which tends to annoy me at all times.

Anyway, it was raining and cold late in the afternoon today and I had a small fun with BBT for a reward to my productivity.

#aes

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may we all find our long lost productivity 🍀

#studyblr #uni studyblr #studyspo #studying #productivity #uni student

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wholesome student life things that we should collectively start romancizing

waking up and being genuinely thrilled to go to class because today is THAT CLASS you love so much you’d like it to never end

coffee breaks with friends, chatting and joking about this particularly hard essay and the prof’s mannerism

coffee breaks on your own, as you absent-mindedly watch the people around you, while thinking about what you’re working on

finding this book you’ve been dying to read for so long, and borrowing it from the library

the feeling of excitement that goes through you whenever you remember The Book is in your backpack

understanding everything during demanding classes and being genuinely interested in the subject

buying a New Special Pen and taking colorful notes that look super pretty

not being able to shut up about your school projects (no your friends dont really care about the intricate details of what you’re working on, they don’t even have the same major as you, but they’re happy to hear you rant with such a burning passion)

actually doing the extra reading and having your curiosity so piqued by what you’re reading that you go on and on and suddenly its 1am and what happened

printing the project you’ve spent so much time and energy on and feeling the paper’s warmth

actually submitting that project without feeling awful about it because you know you did your best and aren’t responsible for what happens next

when you finally finish this Super Hard And Important Essay at like 3am, open the window and feel the cold night air on your burning cheeks and everything is dark and quiet and you can see the moon and you’re at peace with everything for a few minutes

when this professor you admire says you did a great job and/or that you’re talented!!!!

realizing two concepts that seemed so far away from each other and that you discovered in wildly different contexts are actually interlinked, then Realizing™ things and linking concepts/works/articles to each other at the speed of light & being super excited about it

being so deeply immersed in your work that you didn’t realize two hours have passed

finding the Perfect Spot at the library

that Pure Joy moment when you FINALLY understand that super obscure sentence/text

when you feel anxious because you’re not done with your homework & the deadline is super tight & your friend tells you they aren’t done yet either

same but with an even more intense relief feeling when you realize you both haven’t even started yet

when the professor starts a new reasoning and you can predict what the next idea/the final conclusion will be

when the professor mention your favorite novel/author/fictional character in class and you feel like your internal screech of joy could shatter glass

the Academic Salt™ that has you like 👀👀

when the professor tears apart an author or scholar you hate and you’re like YES I WANT BLOOD GIVE ME BLOOD

when you learn that Cool New Fact that makes you reconsider your whole life

leaving the library after a long productive day and feeling like nothing is real but experiencing everything more intensely

leaving the library at night after a long study session and everybody has left already and its just you and the long neon-lit corridors then stepping outside and smelling the crisp night wind

feel free to add your own!!!

#long post #inspo

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happy november 🌙

[ps: I decided not to follow through with the study challenge because October is over so it has no point anymore, besides committed posts like that do not work for me apparently. However I'll try to be as active as possible on this blog.]

#studyblr #studyspo #uni studyblr #aesthetic #fall #autumn #november

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#aes #cats and books is an awesome combo

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I'm going to get back on track with the study challenge, it's just been busy lately.

#freddie talks #rip

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december 11, 2016

cicero is a killer, but at least my campus is pretty :)

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October Study Challenge: day 13, 14, 15 🍁

13) What does this week’s schedule look like? Anything fun planned?

I have classes Monday to Friday, so I'll be attending those. In the meantime I'll study (since my textbook finally arrived), do some tarot readings, read some books and pray that my uni will let me finish my enrollment.

14) Favourite method(s)? What works best for you?

I'm a visual learner, so writing things down schematically works best for me. I rewrite and edit my notes often, which is why post it notes are my best friends.

15) Least favourite study method(s)?

Repeating things out loud. I need to start doing that because most of my exams will be oral so I need to practice my speaking, but I hate it, it makes me feel dumb.

#stu-dna challenge #study challenge #studyblr #uni studyblr #uni stuff #uni student #studying

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dark academia || physics

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ritual use of a fountain pen and my wool coat became the routine, as delirious poems filled the pages of an old journal, and the dark lipstick i wore for the mysterious girl sitting beside me in ancient philosophy kissed the edges of a coffee mug instead of her cheek.

ig: rosenaufsuden

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Day 9, 10, 11 and 12 of @stu-dna 's October Study Challenge 🍁

9) ~autumnal aesthetic~

I had nothing that autumn-y in my camera roll so I settled for a cloudy sky.

10) Study music of choice? Does it differ depending on subject / study method?

I usually listen to Novo Amor or Vancouver Sleep Clinic. But if the topic is particularly tough and I need instrumental music I'll put on one of those "Animal Crossing rainy music" mixtapes on youtube.

11) Favourite cold weather food? Do you prefer to order hot food or cook it yourself?

Hm, I'm not sure I can pick just one. I'm really into pumpkin soup and our area's traditional filled pasta. I prefer ordering food but I can't always afford it, so usually I eat homemade food.

12) Show us your handwriting! Do you tend to use different styles or do you stick to one?

I usually stick to one, but sometimes I write worse than the usual.

#stu-dna challenge #study challenge #studyblr #uni studyblr #litblr #uni student #uni life

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Monday 3 June 2019

I love this corner of the library. Perfect silence, perfect temperature, perfect view.

Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford

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