Chasing Dreams

19. Bio-medical Student. Coffee Addict. Tea Lover. Bookworm.

[nativemoonmag]

20 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO EVERYDAY 1. Wake up earlier. Not only does this improve productivity but it also gives you more time to make a good, hearty breakfast. 2. Make your bed. Let’s be real, being welcomed to a tidy bed after a long day at work/school (or a long day in general) is probably the best feeling anyone will ever experience. 3. If you want, spend a little more time on your appearance. Take some time choosing an outfit, applying make up or whatever. Do what helps you boost your confidence and self-esteem. 4. Stay hydrated, folks. Keep a bottle of water with you wherever you go. 5. Stretch everyday or start yoga (or do both, why not?) 6. Create a playlist consisting of songs that make you happy and listen to it. Listen to songs for the mood you want to be in, instead of the mood you are in. 7. Compliment at least one person per day. This could be an acquaintance, co-worker, class mate, stranger, whoever! 8. Use your manners. If someone holds the door for you, lets you go first etc, they did it voluntarily and didn’t have to do it, so a “thank you” wouldn’t hurt. 9. Eat your fruit and vegetables and always choose the healthy version over the junk food. 10. Have a good laugh. Catch up with friends, watch some ‘Parks and Recreation’, go see some stand-up comedy, reminisce about funny moments that have happened to you. You don’t need to be a doctor to know that humour has many benefits. 11. Be optimistic. Always look at the positives. There’s no point on focusing on the negatives because that isn’t going to help anyones mood at all. 12. Exercise. It doesn’t have to be anything to intense. A run around the block, a walk with your dog or even a ‘Just Dance’ session will do the job.  13.Bring a book/magazine or collect the daily newspaper with you. Spend you spare time reading. 14. Try and learn something new everyday. This can either be an interesting fact you saw online or a new skill someone taught you. 15. Help others when you are able to. Help your classmates with school work or offer to help you struggling neighbour lift those heavy objects. 16. Stop procrastinating. No matter how unmotivated you are to, push yourself and complete what you need to complete. Do what you gotta do. You know you’ll love yourself for doing it. 17. Drink some tea, because that stuff is goooooood (and also beneficial). 18.Make time to do things that help you relax, whether that’s painting, having baths, doing you nails or going for a run. 19. Don’t dwell on your mistakes, but instead grow and learn from them. 20. And lastly, be kind to yourself. If you love who you are, everyone else will

Chloe for Native Moon Magazine (via nativemoonmag)

[zoyla]

Done with the MCAT!  Studying for such a massive test can be exhausting.  It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, not only by the amount of material on the test but also by the plethora of resources available to help you be prepared come test day.  If the MCAT still looms on your horizon, I highly recommend making a study schedule.  During the early stages of my study prep, what worked best for me was to dedicate one week to study each section of the MCAT.  A few weeks before my test date, I changed my schedule to take weekly practice tests, spending the rest of the week reviewing the results of each test.  

[einstetic]

things to consider:

▪express gratitude and don’t take things for granted

▪include more fruits and veggies in your diet. you’ll feel much lighter and not so gross

▪appreciate nature! take photos, hike and go on picnics. feel the breeze, smell the flowers and pay attention to the beautiful sounds

▪spend less money and save up for the future, you’ll thank yourself later

▪don’t treat people like air. greet the ones who greet you, hold the door open for others instead of rushing inside, offer your help when needed and just be nice in general

▪hug people, hold hands and show affection but only if you and the other part are both comfortable with it

▪try new things! if someone asks you to participate in a competition then do it! if someone asks you to hang out then do it! you know you’ll regret it if you don’t go!

▪express your sexuality! want to have a lot of sex? have a lot of sex! want to try different types of sex? do it! want to wait till marriage? do it! a person who likes to have a lot sex is valid and person who decides to wait or never have sex is valid too!!

▪take care of your skin!! body!! hair!! teeth!!

▪explore your town! you’ll notice how different things are and look early in the mornings, in the middle of the day, late in the evenings and in the middle of the night!!

▪laugh at small stupid things!! learn to laugh at yourself!!

▪learn to appreciate yourself!! accept your flaws and move on! you don’t have to love yourself and honestly i don’t think anyone ever has fully loved themselves

▪read, read, read. reading makes you understand things better, you’ll write and communicate better and you will live more than only your own life!

▪learn something! whether it’s a language, math, another subject, a sport or another interest! attend classes or learn yourself or together with someone!

▪study the subject you actually want to study. work in the field you actually want to work in

▪stay informed. read the news and at least know the big picture of what’s happening around the world

▪cut out the assholes from your life. is someone draining or just simply a bad person? say goodbye and move on!

[studyquill]

biology notes from last year, this was such a fun class! see them all in my flipthrough video

[indiaisstudying]

25.10.17 Had a busy study session at the library with my sister today. Mostly math and Estonian. I’m currently on a break but I’ll be back next week. [100 days of productivity, 69/100]

[brbimstudying]

i’ve been really productive the past few months, which is actually quite rare for me bc i’m a slave to procrastination i get burnt out v easily. this time was a little different, i managed to keep my productivity levels really high for a whole 2 months all the way until exams ended, studying every single day without fail, around 10 hours a day, when i used to only do an average of 3 or 4. so here’s what worked for me and what didn’t!

what works: schedule your day

what happens when ur a virgo studyblr? u plan. i would write out everything i needed to accomplish for the day, the night before, and be really specific about it. i would then plug in the timings, this works for me, but u can choose to put the time in first and plan what u want to do around the time. 

a structured time plan pressures me and i end up getting everything done, especially when i set an alarm on my phone for all the timings!

what does not: cramming a lot of hours into a day

12+ hour work days are ideal, especially when u watch all the ‘study with me: 14 hour work day!’ youtube videos, but they are just tedious and unreasonable. 

let’s face it, even if u do complete one or two long study days, ur just gonna get bored and tired and have no mood to continuing this for a week or more. slow and steady wins the race!

what works: tweaking the pomodoro technique

i hate the pomodoro method. at the 25 minute mark, i’m normally on a roll and super focused on the task; and the 5 minute breaks were too short for me to actually take a break. 

that’s why i tweaked it to 45-minute study sessions with 10-minute breaks, and after 3 study sessions, a 30-minute break. longer study sessions meant i get a break when i really start to get restless, and longer breaks gave me more time to recharge. i suggest tweaking this to match what works for you.

what does not work; doing too many / too little subjects a day

1. u don’t want to cram all the same topics and subjects into one day. ultimately, it’s a choice of spending 8 hours solely on a subject / topic and not touching it for the next few days / weeks, OR doing just 2 or 3 hours of one subject / topic each day over a few days / week

2. just thinking about doing only one subject for a whole day already tires me out. i have tried it, but normally i get so sick and tired of it that after a few hours, i can’t bring myself to focus on it any longer. on the contrary, if i keep switching between subjects, i get super confused because i have to remember too much of very different info. 

what works: leaving the last portion of your day ambiguous 

i like to start and end my days early. but in the process, i found a benefit of ending them early: i end up w a chunk of time at the end where there are two scenarios:

i’m super motivated and want to continue studying

i’m rly tired and cannot bring myself to continue bc i need a break !1!!

surprisingly, option 1 does happen a lot. and i think this is a rly good work-life balance. u don’t get burnt out easily, but from time to time, u get a bonus extra few hours of work done! 

what does not work: forgoing sleep

sleep is so important omg. 3 hours of studying while sleepy = 1 hour of studying when ur refreshed and ur brain’s working. a tired mind is a slow mind, and an awake mind is a fast mind!

do not worry about that rly hard chapter that u must understand and complete! ur mind continue to works even when ur sleeping, i assume bc it’s rewiring and sorting through new information. after waking up, i find myself being able to better remember and understand information that i struggled on the night before!

what works: finding out ur energy levels and use it to ur advantage

some people work best at 6am and can’t focus after 9pm, some people can’t focus before 11am and work best at midnight. take note of and chart ur energy levels throughout the day for about a week or so, are u particularly refreshed in the morning? do u feel urself always dozing off at 4? are u the most productive at night? 

work ur body clock out and work around it! every body functions differently! like in the last point, 3 hours of studying at ur worst energy levels = 1 hour of studying at ur peak energy level! forcing urself to work when ur body refuses to do so will only lead to procrastination. 

i sincerely hope these few tips can help u out w being productive! what are some of the things u do to get shit done? 

[micdotcom]

Do this four times repeatedly and you’ll be out. But how does it work? There’s some real brain science behind it.

[discoverynews]

We’re trying this tonight!

[askragtatter]

It’s about time someone got around to uncovering all the cheat codes for this “human being” software. It’s only been out for like 10,000 years.

[queenofsabah]

?????????????

[potatogestapo]

I’ve used this technique for about a year, and I can safely say that it has efficiently transformed my sleeping habits from several hours of struggle to fall asleep, to passing out in a matter of minutes.

[rewritethis-story]

It’s a form of Alexander Technique. It’s a technique that was designed for actors to keep their body in ready working condition and give it the best way to perform. This is the method used to calm, and center the body. Once the body is at that point it can perform anything you want it to.

[queensimia-deactivated20181215]

Reblogging for later reference after I tried it earlier today to try to calm down. It actually does help a lot, not just for sleep but if you have problems with anxiety.

My default mental setting is “vibrating intensely in the background.” After doing this, I felt noticeably calm and relaxed - I wasn’t as fixated on my breathing, I wasn’t tense, my movements weren’t jerky and I didn’t feel like I had to be as tense as possible to be under control. 10/10 would recommend.

[orikomi-deactivated20181216]

me gonna try it

[aconitvms-deactivated20171225]

dont wanna reblog but insomnia is a bitch for some ppl so heres for my mutuals having trouble sleeping.

[stillstudies]

as someone who has never succeeded being anything higher than “average” her whole life lemme tell you: ya girl not only kicked her midterms in the ass but also just got told by her professor that she has the HIGHEST GRADE IN THE COURSE

HARD WORK PAYS OFF HONEYS

IF YOU WANT IT YOU GOTTA WORK FOR IT

YOU 👏🏽 CAN 👏🏽 GET 👏🏽 BETTER 👏🏽

[enthw-deactivated20171105]

09-02-2017

Starting on homework & revising my notes 📝 by first coffee ☕️!

[enthw-deactivated20171105]

@emmastudies thank you!! i had to toss that one unfortunately! there wasn’t enough room to right my assignments 😔

[emmastudies]

ah! that is something i’ve done before :-( i feel so bad when i don’t use planners because they just really don’t work for me!

[academedic]

school mindset

essays - make each essay you write better than the last


 small assignments - aim for 100s, expect 100s, get 100s


 homework - pretend they’re assignments


 homework that’s not graded - pretend! they’re! assignments!


 tests - study for 100s, expect less


 long term projects - act like it’s due in four days -even when it’s not- until you’re done with it


 group projects - do not get angry


 presentations - pretend you’re obama

disclaimer - this works for me, it may not work for everybody, do not push yourself too hard!!

[studying-chan]

This is such a great way to treat college work!

[universtudy]

Looking for studyblrs to follow!

My dash has been dead, so reblog this and I will check out your blog! 

I am specifically looking to follow: 

people who are in their 20s

university and college students

pre-law students and/or law students

canadian studyblrs!! 

[but that totally doesn’t mean i won’t follow you if you aren’t in those categories, just a heads up for those who are!!] 

[universtudy]

Only like 10 people have reblogged this and I was hoping to follow like 150!! Reblog if you want me to check out your blog, I will likely follow :)

[fusdoq]

It was an unproductive weekend. My head was a jungle, crazy thoughts racing im head. I felt so weirdly not me! I began to doubt even the purpose of my life! It is the worst feeling ever. But i managed to do some biochimestery at last. Hope this period come to an end soon😐

[elienstudies-deactivated2019082]

Currently reading a lot of papers for my upcoming exams! This one is about discretion in psychiatry, it’s pretty interesting!

[labias]

And that’s tea

[unecoccinellerouge]

And just like that, August and my MCAT came and went 😱 I can’t believe it’s over. Now I have to start mentally preparing myself for school to start again in September 😭

[elkstudies]

Here’s a list of some of the things I learnt in my first year of college that I wish I had known before I started:

Unidays!! So before I started I went out & bought new clothes, notebooks, stationery etc. for college, & I wish I hadn’t because most of the stores I bought from, have a student discount when you use Unidays/show your id in store. ((They also have 10% Apple if you’re buying new electronics!!))

Lecturers do care. All through secondary/high school, I was told, “when you go to college, lecturers won’t care about you.”  From my experience, this isn’t true. Most lecturers do care because your performance in exams reflects on them as a lecturer. While they won’t spoon-feed you, they are there to help you if you’re struggling/have a few questions. 

Don’t copy down the lecturer’s slides (if they post them online!). In my first semester, I wrote everything off the slides, and spent so much time in the lecture paying attention to the slides, I missed what the lecturer was saying, which is more important to note down as you won’t be able to find it online. 

What buildings and lecture halls my classes were in. If you can, try going to each building/hall to see exactly where you need on your first day/week.

You don’t need to sit at the front of a lecture hall to get the best out of a lecture. I thought before college the only way I could pay attention would be by sitting up the front but I’ve found this isn’t the case for me. I work best sitting in the middle because then I don’t have to make eye-contact with the lecturer (something I find really uncomfortable) and I’m not worried about what’s happening behind me. Everyone’s different so try to find a place that suits you! 

It’s totally okay to do things alone. In school, I feel like there’s a bit of a group culture, where you can’t do anything without someone else but in college, it’s good to go to lectures/have lunch and go the library by yourself sometimes (& no one will judge you for it). 

The library isn’t the only study place. The library can be intimidating especially for 1st years. When I started I loved reading rooms which were smaller and more private. 

How to print stuff off in college. Learn how to do it asap! I only found out in my second semester. It’s just something that’s handy to know! Before you go to college just google your college’s name & print and you’ll find out how.

The college doctor’s office is free/a lot cheaper! I didn’t actually use the doctor’s office but it’s good to know how much it’s going to be if you do need to go! (This depends on what college you go to, check beforehand)

You don’t need to buy the textbook. I know so many people who paid a lot of $ for a textbook when they could have used one of the library’s multiple copies or got a cheaper one from a past student.

College can offer a lot more than just classes. Volunteering opportunities, societies, clubs, counselling services are just a few things that are available that aren’t related to class, make use of them.

The people you’re friends with the first week, may not still be your friends at the start of the year (and that’s okay!). You’ll meet a lot of people in college and it can take time to find people you really connect  & want to be friends with. 

You may have to study something you’re not that big of a fan of at first. Some courses are general to start off with and let you specialise later. Don’t be put off by this, work hard and it’ll pay off when you get to pick what you want to study later!

College is hard. You may get homesick, find your classes difficult, or feel lonely but it get’s better. It’s only normal to find a new situation difficult but stick with it & you’ll get through it!!  

Best of luck if you’re starting college this year!! Remember to enjoy every moment of it! 💛

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[healhumanity-deactivated2021061]

29.06.2017- Reading session + GAMSAT practice + Tim Hortons ☕ SELF CHECK- Need to get quicker at discerning pieces of texts!