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Studying is hard work, but it's all worth it when you finally get the grades you deserve.

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— Louise Glück, from “The Untrustworthy Speaker.”

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09.04.2024 // motivating myself to read Derrida and to write daily reflections in my researcher's journal.

it has been raining quite a bit and the weather is becoming cold, but there have been some pockets of sunshine.

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Book club paintings vol. 2 ♡ Reading (2004) by Vladimir Gusev / Deliciosa soledad (1909) by Frank Bramley

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Photos from The Last Book by Reinier Gerritsen, who spent 13 weeks over 3 years scouring the subway system of New York City for riders reading books.

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Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.

— William Faulkner.

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one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

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"someone who allows you to rest" is the relationship dynamic of all time

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I come to this cafe so many times it's becoming problematic for my wallet

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notes on medusa 

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The Color of Pomegranates (Նռան գույնը), dir. Sergei Parajanov (1969)

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a girl of fear, a woman of anger— look how we've grown

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I don’t believe in situationships or rosters or any of that at all bc if ur both genuine good hearted people who are actually into each other you’ll actually just get together like it just happens so quickly if u both want it no bullshit or messing around

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Euripides (Tr. Anne Carson) / @wholeheartedsuggestions / Jenny Slate / Euripides again

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My aesthetic is like dark academia but the medieval Iranian / Islamic golden age version. Shop on Etsy

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Ernest Hemingway, from "Garden of Eden," originally published in 1986

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9.3.24

Life and work are so so busy but I wanted to give at least a bit of an update!!

This second rotation of my PhD programme is so, radically better! My supervisor is amazing and I'm loving the science very much, it's really exciting and the rhythm of the work suits me so well! It's changed my whole attitude towards my PhD which is a huge relief. Things feel brighter. Meanwhile I'm settling into my city and starting to build up a social life, which was hard at first! So I guess if you're having a hard time making a new start - new job, new city, new degree - you can take this as a sign to take heart, because this came around the corner and took my by surprise. ❤️📖🌸🔬

35/100 days of productivity