Motivation Is Key, But So Is Hard Work

Brittany | she/her | 18 | INFP | Freshman | Class of 2022 | USA | Studying at USC | track britstudy2015

[growup-gloup]

Grow Up - Glo Up Tags Masterpost

The tags have been available on the blog site for a while, but I decided to put them in a post that you lovelies can save for future references as well. Enjoy💋 

Bathroom ~ Cleaning and bath time fun

Beauty ~ Skincare, makeup, you get the gist

Bedroom ~ Organization, decorating, and possible relationship advice

Carpe Diem ~ How to get yoself together and become a better person

Cleaning ~ Overall organizations and cleaning tips

Education ~ Your brain is your biggest asset, so feed it

Earth ~ Zero waste, and other things regarding the planet we depend on but treat poorly

Finance ~ Money, and how to get more, and keep what you have for longer

Fitness ~ Get off the bed and keep your body and mind fit

Food ~ Any recipes or food related content

Garden ~ Plants, gardening, and how to develop a green thumb

Glo Up ~ Inspirational glo up pictures and stories

Grounding Box ~ Hobbies and knickknacks to ground yourself with when responsibilities overwhelm you

Health ~ I just want y'all alive and well

Home ~ How to turn your house into a home

Kitchen ~ Y'know that place in the house where you’re supposed to cook and store food?

Languages ~ Learning languages is always fun and good for you

Luxury ~ The finer, more selfish, things in life, because I’m selfish

Mod Musings ~ Just me rambling into the abyss and sharing snippets of my life with strangers on the internet

Mod Stuff ~ Any updates or information I want to tell you guys regarding this blog

Moving ~ We can’t all live in our parents’ basements forever

Parenting ~ Can you believe some of us are responsible for little humans?

Pets ~ They’re basically millennial kids, anyways

Relationships ~ Platonic and romantic

Resources ~ External resources that may be beneficial to you

Reproductive Health ~ Your body, sex, and how to do it right

Safety ~ Stay safe, slay safe

Socialize ~ We all have to talk to other humans at some point

Style ~ Clothes, fashion, just put something on, please

Tech~ Tumblr-related stuff and other technology and internet stuff

Travel ~ The world is your oyster so explore it

Vegan ~ Any recipes or food advice that applies to the vegans as well

Work ~ Unfortunately, capitalism makes the world go round

Writing ~ For the little souls with lots of stories to tell

[studyblr]

dark academia: stem + medicine

math: solving problems in the middle of the night, equations are written on the windowpane, quick calculations in your head, seeing mathematics as a secret language and barrier from the rest of the world, using probability theory to present a person’s life before their very eyes, understanding the algorithms governing every single step of „fate“ and how to manipulate them for your favor, cryptic notebooks, and lost alleyways

engineering: the power to create something that surpasses that is more than humans will ever be, governing and shaping the future of a whole civilization, late-night philosophizing on the nature and difference between humans and machines, crammed study sessions and tired blood-shot eyes

biology: extensive knowledge about herbology and toxicology, knowing almost every plant-based toxin and toxic mushroom in the local area, midnight at the lab with lowlights on and the dark hallways shrouded in mystery, glancing white lab-coats from the corner of your eye

chemistry: spending hours upon hours alone in the lab, perfecting formulas and conducting research because you just know the breakthrough is so close, sudden heureka moments in the middle of the night, inhaling new substances at secret meetings in old buildings to reach a state no human has reached before, prolonged shared eye contact and knowing smiles, the sound of a pen hastingly scribbling chemical formulas into a notebook

physics: „after all, murder is just the redistribution of matter, and matter is my specialty“, pointing out constellations in the sky, seeing patterns no one has seen before, wearing black turtlenecks and long coats while discussing quantum mechanics, hushed whispers, the melancholy of the endless search for another inhabitable planet, coffee cups left on the window sill

comp sci: the sound of typing at lightning speed, a lone screen glowing the absolute dark, losing track of time as you completely lose yourself in your code, trying again and again and again until it finally works, absolute dedication, crafting algorithms that can be used for good – but also for evil, code marathons isolating you from the rest of the world, being able to change lives at the press of a button

medicine: death looms always an inch too close, becoming as natural as life, white coats looming over the dissection table, staring at Rembrandt’s „the anatomy lessons of dr. nicholaes tulp“ in absolute awe, gloves covered in blood, syringes and needles in hand, hollowed laughter, being the last one in the library, knowing too well what sacrifice means

[hufflepuffwannabe]

Prioritizing

Here’s a little handwritten graph for @coffeeandpies re: prioritizing. I like to use this when I have an overwhelming amount of things to do. It can at least show you what you have to be working on this very moment. I can post more about setting priorities later. 

If you’re totally unfamiliar with using one of these charts, first make a list (in no particular order) of what you need to get done. Make sure you know all your due dates. Then designate each item to one of these four boxes: 1) urgent and important; 2) not urgent but important; 3) not urgent and not important; and 4) urgent but not important. 

You should do everything in box 1 first. Next, you’ll probably do everything in box 4. You can decide when box 2 items need to get done, but don’t sweat them now. Put everything in box 3 on the back burner.

[dailypsychologyfacts]

10 Reflection Questions

Hi everyone, on behalf of psych2go, I just  want to say thank you for supporting our work. It makes us want to do more. Here are some questions to help you reflect. If you’re interested in a journaling course we are putting together with more questions like this and a community, consider supporting us on Patreon for an update: https://www.patreon.com/Psych2GoNow

1. Where do you see yourself one year from now? 

2. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be and why? 

3. If you could do anything right now, what would that be? 

4. What is your mental state at the moment? 

5. Are you happy with where you’re at? If so, what can you do more to ensure that you are consistently where you want to be? 

6. If no to question 5, what can you change/improve? 

7. Is there anyone you can reach out to for help? 

8. What resources are available to you at the moment to help you to get point B? 

9. What’s the most important thing to you right now? 

10. What do you have to give up to be where you want to be? 

[acoydutchsomething]

august 2019 // new apartment

[cwote]

Allow yourself to grow. 

inspired by @literahti

[nightlystudying]

PART TWO I CHROME EXTENSIONS

part one here

Wow, I really didn’t think you’d like the first part as much as you did - Over 9K notes! I’m stunned! Well, here is part 2 - chrome extensions 😊 I’ll try to update it once I work more with my laptop and as always, recommendations are appreciated!

bolded = favourite, cursive = apps I use every day

Studying

Forest well, everyone knows forest right? It’s great for concentrating and motivating each other. How about joining our forest group on discord?

Studyblue Create, study and share your own digital flashcards for free

StayFocusd restricts the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. Highly configurable which is great!

max words learn about Latin and Greek roots with nice graphics

Flashtabs FlashTabs is a tool that enables you to set a deck of flashcards and process them at every new tab screen.

myHomework Student Planner planner for students. tracks classes, homework, etc. available offline and mobile

Focus A bit like Forest. A timer & distracting websites on your list will be blocked during that time.

Noisli Blocks out annoying noises - timer and study sound, very good for concentrating. Also available for iOS

Note taking and co

Evernote On my phone/computer for over 4 years now. The group feature is so great for projects. A bit like OneNote

wunderlist for lists and to-dos. you can share them too. available offline and mobile

lucidpress you can create newsletters, brochures, etc. using templates or making your own.

OneNote online gathers web pages, notes, pictures, bujos, documents all in one notebook. includes collaboration.

Canva Easily designs beautiful, professional graphics.

Languages

Mainichi Learn Japanese each time you open a new tab.

Grammarly checks your grammar while you write. Really helpful, especially for non-native speakers.

Rememberry Translate words and phrases while browsing the web and learn them through flashcards

Tab Extensions

Momentum A Tab extension that has established itself well between studyblrs. It’s simple and elegant with a to-do list feature and a focus

Tabby Cat I Such a cute extension! Every time you open a new tab there is a new calming lil’ cat waiting for you. It even purrs! Very nice an simple design.

Color tab shows a new stunning colour palette with every new tab

Infinity highly configurable tab extension Weather Tips, To-dos, History Management, Notepad Apps like Evernote, HD wallpapers and Google Search

ColorZilla allows you to pick up a colour from any site 

Inspiration & Motivation

Drink! Reminds you to drink in between your study sessions

Planetarium An interactive sky map for exploring the stars and planets.

PostureMinder Pops up every once in a while to tell you not to slouch. Didn’t think it would help but I’ve actually noticed some progress.

Spotify My main source for music. You can find my study playlist here

8tracks another great site for study playlists but not free

Animal crossing music Play Animal Crossing’s smooth background music in real-time throughout your day

Others

Aerys Open too many tabs in your browser? Don’t worry, let Aerys II Targaryen, also known as the Mad King, help you burn them all!

Save to pocket save articles and websites to pocket to read later and offline

Adguard blocks pop-ups and banners and lets your battery last longer

[pinkandgreenlivingthedream]

[gloupblog]

#3 Keep your faith larger than your fears

[productivelia]

08.01.18 ✨

August calls for pastel colors, specific deadlines,and failed attempts of line art flowers 😅

[jehovahhthickness]

I wanna go to Los Angeles

[themaltliquorsociety]

no you don’t, it’s bullshit here 🤣

[jehovahhthickness]

I still want to go so …. there’s that 😂

[proudthereminmom]

When ya coming?

[jehovahhthickness]

I don’t know yet. I gotta plan shit out. I wouldn’t know wtf to do there besides go to the beach and eat 😪

[sexyleroy]

Sounds like a solid plan

[jehovahhthickness]

It does!

[desiignercucci-deactivated20201]

If you like museums and stuff go to the Getty center and the holocaust museum.. and skyspace was nice

[jehovahhthickness]

Museums …. I’d be down for that.

[desiignercucci-deactivated20201]

And honestly there’s so so many great places to eat.. I spent ridiculous amounts of money on food when I was out there.. all worth it

[jehovahhthickness]

Drop the list pls 😭

[desiignercucci-deactivated20201]

The stinking rose if you love garlic because it’s a whole restaurant dedicated to garlic and all the food has amazing garlic flavor. In n out for fast food burgers. Pink taco for Mexican… I’ll try to think of more but it’s been a while

[jehovahhthickness]

Omg I love anything garlic. I would deadass go to eat all damn week 😭 I’ll even work out at the beach in the morning before I get my grub on.

[shouting-into-roses]

Antojitos La Cosa Nuestra has some fire deep fried quesadillas, and Simply Wholesome has good vegan soul food

[jehovahhthickness]

Not interested in anything vegan. But yes to the deep fried quesadillas.

[kingmygis-deactivated20191225]

Make sure to visit Koretown (My favorite part of LA to be in)! Milk tavern has Nintendo 64 systems with a bunch of old games and Monty’s burgers is a pretty popular spot if you’re trying the Impossible burger. Salt and Straw (West Hollywood) and The Dolly Llama (Koretown and Downtown LA) are my favorite ice cream shops, and. I’m a slut for ramen, and Slurprin Ramen is my favorite there.

Venice Beach has people displaying their art along the boardwalk, Arts District in DTLA is full of…well Art like Art Share but my main favorite there is Eighty Two with a barbArcade. WeHo is all the rage for the gays, but it’s a little bougie. Wurstküche is a hotdog/bar restaurant and they have your regular shit like beef and pork franks, but then you get to shit like rattlesnake and rabbit or buffalo or pheasant. They serve only beer to my knowledge (Germans love their beer) but I’m only ever there for the hotdogs, haha.

Idk where you are, but people enjoy tf out of In N Out when they come here too.

Hope this helped :3

[kingmygis-deactivated20191225]

Just realized I might be whatever the fuck a foodie is

[jehovahhthickness]

I’m fat as hell and I mostly eat everything 😪

[journeydowntherabbithole]

Stop by Porto’s because their pastries be 🔥. And take a dozen potato balls to go.

[jehovahhthickness]

Me, after a week in Cali

[null-al-ghul]

I would travel to Cali for the food, the scenery and to see the Pacific. I’m talking for a whole month staying going through the whole state. But if I gtta choose which city visit for a week, it’s a tie between San Francisco or LA.

[jehovahhthickness]

I have no desire to go to SF but the minute I have a 3 day weekend again, I’m going to Cali.

[greenstudies]

Glow up tips/ideas

Here’s my little guide how to glow up in your life:

First, get your life together:

Organise and clean your home -Having clean home will make you feel better and lighter and therefore you will be more positive.

Have a life admin day -Write down all the stuff that needs to be done, all the appointments you need to get and everything that needs to be fixed. Then schedule in a day every month or every two weeks when you tick off these thing off your list.

Do your damn laundry

Create routines -They can be long and strict or short and very opened

Fight procrastination in all the ways you can

Take your mediaction and have regular health check ups

Now it’s time for mental health:

Make sure you eat and drink water regularly

Get a therapist if you feel like you need/want one

Practise your hobbies or find new ones

Listen to your favourite music

Meditate

Create a happy atmosphere for yourself -Buy plants and flowers, let your favourite music play in the background, let in as much ligh as you can.

Warm beverages

Be as positive as you can

Try to complain less

Don’t talk shit about people, especially not behind their back -You spread negative energy and hurt yourself in the process.

Say nice things to people, compliment them as much as you can -Being nice to poeple will affect your own mood for the better.

Talk about what you love, not what you hate

Get enough fresh air.

Glow up your mind!:

Read more books -Does not matter the genre

Watch movies and series

Learn new language -Even if it’s just a few words

Watch documents

Talk to people smarter than you

Try learning random fact every day

Find a new hobby

Think of ways to make your life better and help your surrounding -Minimalism? Zero waste? Vegetarian? It depends on you.

Find a new friend

Help people

And lastly the physical glow up:

Find out how much sleep you need and stick to it -Usually 8 hours are the norm

Play around with make up -You will fail and it might look wonky from the beginning. And maybe you won’t even like it. I want you to experiment.

Make sure to go make-up-less sometimes if you wear it often

Drink water -It won’t magically clear your skin completely but it will get better.

Wash your face in the morning and in the evening, but no soap if possible

Use as little skin products as you can -Sometimes less is more.

Lip balm

Eat vegetables every day -Every. single. day. It’s the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Eat oatmeal -It did wonders for my hair.

Stretch regularly

Exercise -Find something you have fun doing and do it as often as possible.

Avoid food with too much grease and sugar -You can have it but try to reduce it.

Prepare your outfit the night before -It gives you time to think about what you’ll wear and it’s nice to have it ready in the morning.

Get clothes you feel good and confident in

Get your dream hair colour! -Get crazy if you want

Learn to be comfortable with your body

Don’t shower every day -I know, I know… but listen… It’s actually much healthier for your skin to shower every other day and wash your hair even less. Plus it saves a lot of water.

Get a perfume -Have a scent

Get enough sun -You don’t have to be tan but getting sun on your skin is very healthy and it’s visible in other ways than tan.

Smile and spread joy

If you’re happy, show it -It’s contagious

Remember that beauty comes from within. That is why I put these tips in that order.

I hope I helped and have a great year!

[bugkeeping]

I havent seen anyone talk about this yet so im making a post. 

So lets say you’re researching something for a paper (or just for fun) and the research paper you want to read is behind a paywall, or the site makes you create an account first, or makes you pay to download, or limits you to only 5 free articles, or otherwise makes it difficult for you to read what you want.

do not fear! copy the link to the article

go to sci-hub.se         (the url is always changing so its best to check out whereisscihub.now.sh to find what the current url is)

slap the article link in there

bam! free access! 

[mushstudies]

25 Ways to be More Sustainable on a Student Budget

whats up!

in case you haven’t heard, our planet is dying. whilst us students can’t all afford to shop at zero waste bulkstores with our stainless steel lunchboxes and branded water bottles, here are 25 small things you can do to live more sustainably (and without breaking the bank):

go paperless with your notes

donate or upcycle old clothes

take shorter showers

switch off your plugs overnight

bring your own lunch (instead of buying takeout)

reduce your meat intake (especially beef!!)

buy fruit/veg that are in season in your area

buy local (as much as you can)

reuse old takeaway containers to store/freeze food

use the bus/train instead of taking an uber or driving

buy wonky or non-aesthetic vegetables

sew up/repair broken clothes instead of throwing them out

avoid fast fashion where you can

turn off the tap when brushing your teeth!

check out charity shops or apps like depop when buying clothes

buy books second hand (from sites like worldofbooks or abebooks)

make sure your rubbish goes in the right bin!

always carry an extra (reusable) bag in your backpack

watch films online instead of buying dvds in plastic cases

reusable water bottles !! reusable coffee cups !!

freeze leftovers to reduce food waste (and make extra meals!)

re-purpose old fabrics (flannels into wash pads, sheets into produce bags etc.)

buy single bananas!! (these get bought less and often go to waste)

clean and reuse old sauce jars/bottles

swap sellotape for biodegradable washi tape!!

when it comes to the climate crisis, every little helps. thousands of people making the smallest changes can amount to a world-saving level of difference!!

x

[lovelysuggestions]

This is your sign that you’re going to be okay. You’re going to survive this. You’re going to find happiness soon.

[studyspiration-coffee]

little reminders

do you have homework due tomorrow? do it

did you get any homework today? do it

did you get an assignment notification? break it into small chunks, schedule these chunks and make a start on it. 

do you have an exam tomorrow? do some light revision. or if you’ve left it until the last, turn off your phone, put it in your desk drawer and revise until you’re done. make sure you get at least 4 hours of sleep if you’re cramming, 8 if you’re not. 

do you have a quiz tomorrow? do some v light revision, and redo some homework problems or handouts on the topic.

how much tea/coffee/general caffeine have you had today? how much water have you had? switch your next coffee refill to water.

have you brushed your hair? tame that mane.

have you showered? have a warm shower right before you go to bed so you feel sleepy when you come out.

are your feet cold? put on socks.

are you working your hardest? push a little harder. 

when was the last time you allocated relaxing time? pick a cutoff point for your work, whether it’s 9pm or 1am, and spend 15-30 minutes (depending on the time) to wind down by reading a book, talking to family or friends, taking a shower and generally doing whatever you want. 

[ani-potissa]

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