local elle woods

philosophy major | libra | ravenclaw ⋆ ˚ ✧

[aristohtle]

icon requests

hello! if you have already requested or would like to request for icons, please message me!

i accidentally somehow got my messages deleted and do not have any details about who requested what?? so if you made a request, please let me know what it was again, because i have no records of it.

ill be able to finish them real soon as i finally am on my break! so sorry for the wait, especially if you asked me a long time ago.

[crimefighterphd]

Quick reminder, especially for you younger undergrads: Discipline is a skill, not a character trait. And just like any skill, it can be practiced and improved upon incrementally. Try not to get discouraged if you have a day, or multiple days, where you are less disciplined than you would like or need to be. Don’t quit. Don’t spend the next week binging Netflix because you think it’s a hopeless endeavour. Just get up the next day and try again. Each day you try is more practice, and each day you practice, you’ll get a little bit better, and that continual improvement will pay dividends in the long run.

Keep at it.

[aristohtle]

icon requests

hello! if you have already requested or would like to request for icons, please message me!

i accidentally somehow got my messages deleted and do not have any details about who requested what?? so if you made a request, please let me know what it was again, because i have no records of it.

ill be able to finish them real soon as i finally am on my break! so sorry for the wait, especially if you asked me a long time ago.

[aristohtle]

im so happy im gonna cry

i got back results for my final research paper for my honors world religions course and it was a 100%??? and my professor (the sweetest woman) gave me so many nice comments on what she liked on my essay.

then i got my final exam score for honors to sociology and it was ALSO a 100%??

and i just calculated the grades i need on my other two final exams (tomorrow) to keep an A in the courses and i don’t even need to get more than a 50% for either exam. today has been phenomenal so far, and let’s hope i don’t jinx it ahhh

[calamitys-child]

Me reading academic papers: incoherent nonsense. Bullshit. I could write better than this in my sleep

Me writing academic papers: this sentence is 206 words long and contains 19 commas & a semicolon, fuck you

[studying-blues]

NOTETAKING TIPS 

I am in no way an expert, but these are the few things I’ve noticed while I was studying for my ib exams. 

1. Use Post Its I think we underestimate how useful post its are. I find that writing down notes on post its and tagging them on the pages really helps me during revision, especially for content heavy subjects like literature and history.

2. Colour coding  I really enjoy making my notes ‘pretty’ so that I would want to look at them again and again and again. Therefore, personally, lack of colour makes my notes dull and I find them boring to read. Colour coding is good too cause its easier for your brain to remember things based on the colour that you’ve assigned. 

3. Booktab Having mini tabs and tagging all the important pages saves you SO MUCH time.  When you’re trying to cram in some last minute information an hour before the exam, you don’t have time to flip through your 800 paged textbook.  So save yourself the trouble and booktab important pages! 

4. Handwriting notes I find that handwriting notes make things easier to remember. HOWEVER, sometimes you just don’t have the time for it. So, you have to be strategic! you can only handwrite certain subjects and digitalise others. 

5. Time  Timing is so important. The earlier you start, the more time you have to do revision. If you're still making notes one day before the exam, you clearly didn’t have enough time. You should have planned your revision so that you have enough time to look through and try past year papers. 

6. Notebooks compared to binders, I really think notebooks are more useful. They give you a sense of organisation because ALL your notes for that subject is in one place. Unlike binders, you won’t ever lose a page or mix up pages. 

7. personalise!  your notes are, ultimately, yours. The only person they should matter to, is you. So, always make sure your notes are formatted to cater to you, and they are easy to understand for you. as long as it works for you, even if the rest of the world doesn’t understand, it doesn’t matter! 

I hope you guys found this useful! All the best in your exams!

[requiem-4-a-drink-deactivated20]

hope your pets stay healthy in 2017

[rotg-fan-page]

I almost didn’t blog this and felt guilty

[ckascade-deactivated20170413]

Not risking it

[unorthodox-views]

hope ya pets even healthier in 2018

[karadanver-deactivated20190918]

first i yee and then maybe if im feelin spicy i’ll even haw

[sugarinee]

A Guide to 6 productivity apps 

Hi guys, this is my 6 favourite productivity apps that I use for school and work. I recommend these 6 apps because I think that it helps me to organise my work and also keep track of my habits. 

by meletistudies 

[hufflepuffwannabe]

No one really properly prepared me for online classes and for this whole new world of the social sciences. So, this semester I feel like I’ve been reinventing the wheel re: how I approach getting my work done. I developed this method, which has proved very helpful. It ensures I get my assignments done on time, without wasting too much time on readings. NOTE: This method may not work for all types of classes, and it may not work for all people. For the record, I have issues with executive function and find sticking to it really helpful. Feel free to adapt it to make it work for you. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to shoot me an ask.

[eintsein]

A Small Guide to Journaling by Eintsein

Something you may or may not know about be is that I journal. However, only recently have I gotten the hang of it and stayed loyal to the habit of journaling. Here are some tips and tricks on how you can journal successfully. Hope you like it :)

[softlystudying]

looove this !!

[deinterlacing-deactivated201607]

Hello, friends! I’ll walk you through an organization system that’s simple, quick, and easy–like spaghetti alla puttanesca. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

I should say it early on that this method requires both digital and analog media. It aims to minimize unproductive pseudo-busywork/unnecessary effort in the process of organizing schoolwork. The time it frees up can be used for actual learning, self-care, or whatever it is that you like to do! (・∀・)ﾉ

Disclaimer: I deliberately removed social media/gaming apps from my phone. Wifi access is almost always switched off. It’s strictly used for calling, SMS, the occasional photo, and various school-related apps.

Ready? One, two, three–go!

Time Management

▨ Assignment Masterlist

Jot down tasks (and their corresponding dates, if available) as soon as you get them. Get shit out of your head and filed into a place where you can find them easily.

I keep a list of all the things I need to get done in the Notes app that comes with my phone. Digital lists are that much easier to update–you can remove, add, and rearrange tasks however you find it necessary.

During your downtime (wherever you may be), parse through your list aggressively divide big assignments into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Regroup tasks such that errands are batched together and study sessions are spaced apart. The idea is to butcher the wolf into a bunch of tiny sheep so that they’re easier to tackle later on.

(Alternative App: Evernote.)

▨ Calendar

I spend a lot of time on my computer for school stuff, so I’m quite comfortable with using a digital calendar–they just make it super simple to color code, schedule recurring events, and generate multiple calendars that run in parallel. I have the iCal app docked on my taskbar for easy access, and I default to the monthly view.

You can see that I don’t encode strict study schedules–excess rigidity stresses me out and from there, I’d find it super hard to find my fucking chill. ( ˃̩̩ ⌂ ˂̩̩ )

It takes a bit of discipline and sincere focus on my part, but I’ve found that the flex time (1-1.5 hours) between my classes is enough to finish a good portion of my readings or to accomplish one block in my programming homework. I also do study stuff after classes without prompt from a schedule–just my calendar with deadlines and my assignment masterlist. These time pockets should not be underestimated!

(Alternative App: Google Calendar.)

Digital Management

▨ Folders

Whenever available, I save digital copies of lecture slides, assignment specifications, textbooks, scripts, and anything I could possibly need.

Instead of leaving everything to rot in the downloads folder, I make sure that each course has its own section in my college folder. It takes around 5 seconds of my life to perform this rename-and-move-to-proper-folder ritual.

Each file starts with the name of the course, and then followed by a short description about its contents. It’s a habit I got from my thesis adviser, actually. This makes everything hella easy to find.

▨ Evernote

I use this app to take notes on everything–academic or otherwise. I have a separate notebook stack specifically for scholastic purposes, and I like that it’s very compact and all my notes are in one place.

In separate post, I will talk about how I manage to learn from digital notes despite all those claims that physically writing down your notes helps you better. ( U v U ) <3

Paper Management

▨ Accordion File

Since I digitize as much of my shit as I possibly can, paper stuff for all of my 5 courses fit into one A4-sized accordion file (with 12 built-in pockets). It eliminates the need for hole punch and the fear of things falling out. It also fits a range of paper sizes!

Each tab is labeled accordingly. Some classes need more sections than others, but in general:

each class gets their own notes section;

math-based classes get their answerables section (for problem sets under the works); and

reading-based classes get their readings section;

non-academic documents and receipts get their own miscellaneous section.

I use these binder clips to hold small stacks [of readings or of problem sets] together. They’re super fucking pretty, oh my god. I’m a goner. They’re gold and I’m in love. You can’t stop me. (◕ᴗ◕✿)

And that’s it!

You’ll notice that my system is really spartan, but I’ve figured that simple systems work and it’s really nice to use the time I would’ve spent compulsively making stuff look pretty on things that’re more important to me (like practicing my figure drawing or creating stuff for this blog or being trash with my friends).

I hope you picked up something useful from this post! Tell me if you’ve got any questions/ideas/comments. If you’d like, tell me about how you organize your time and your stuff for school–I’d love to see!

(人^ ∀ ^) ✿

[findx]

Here’s how you stop being average: When you wake up in the morning and need to brush your teeth, and you have that thought, “Oh, I should actually floss too,” then floss. When you go to make yourself breakfast and you have that thought, “Oh, I said I was going to eat healthier,” make the healthy choice instead of the unhealthy one. When you go to head to train for work and you have the choice between taking the stairs or the escalator, and you hear that voice in your head that says, “Oh, I said I was going to be more physically active,” take the stairs. When you get into work and you sit down in front of your first task, and you have that thought, “Oh, I said I was going to work on being more productive,” turn off all distractions and get to work—instead of browsing Facebook, for example. When you leave work and you’re exhausted and you have that thought, “Oh, I said I was going to work on my book this week,” don’t go to the bar. Go home and work on your book. When you get ready for bed and you feel like winding down, and you have that thought, “I said I was going to read more instead of watching so much Netflix,” pick up a book instead of opening a web browser. Being average is a choice—that’s what a lot of people don’t understand. You know what you need to do. And a tiny, faint voice in your head reminds you of what you need to do, or what you had said you were going to do, a lot more often than you might realize. Start listening to that voice.

Nicolas Cole (via findx)

[fried-fuzzy-pickles]

“Age is just a number” means senior citizens can still find love.

“Age is just a number” means middle-aged people can still find love.

“Age is just a number” means 30+ people can still find love.

“Age is just a number” is not an excuse to be a pedophile.

Nothing is an excuse to be a pedophile.

So don’t.

Just don’t.

[sliferslime-remade]

hey icarus bro wanna order some hot wings-oh my god im so fucking sorry dude

[studymotisworld-blog]

Inst: lowkeystudies

[geekandmisandry]

Alienate Nazis from your content. Make them feel like it is not for them and is explicit in working against them. Whatever ways we can make Nazis feel socially unsafe and unwelcome on the basis of being Nazis is a good deed done.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

reminder that nazis aren’t allowed to enjoy my posts

[cryoverkiltmilk]

Get the fuck off my blog if you’re a Nazi or a Nazi apologist or think that we need to reach out to them