Marianne

*POP*

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do it for the look on their faces when you prove them wrong. do it for the feeling of finally reaching your goal. do it for those who love you and will always be proud of you. do it for your future. do it for those you’ll be able to help. do it for your eternal thirst for knowledge. do it for your past self, who never stopped believing in you. do it for the new opportunities and possibilities. do it for yourself.

[the-sapphic-desk]

|4 september 2017|

it’s finally back to school time for most of us and, at least for me, it’s also time to start good habits, crack down on the bad ones, and just begin to prepare for the year ahead. i’ve been in school for a couple of weeks now and, so far, i’m doing pretty good. below, i’ve compiled some simple tips that help me in day to day life that i would love to share. so let’s get cracking:

prepare outfits and pack your backpack on sunday instead of in the morning. i know for a fact you have more time on sunday to prepare your outfits and pack your backpack than on monday morning so planning in advance will most definitely benefit you. instead of running around in circles trying to find that shirt, hang them up in the front of your closet or place them in the top of a drawer on sunday. and instead of throwing random pens in a bag, pack your backpack and put it in front of your door. it’ll save you time to do other things such as eating and washing your face.

prepare and eat a breakfast. whether it’s some cherrios in a bag on the way to class or eggs and bacon cooked that morning, eating will definitely benefit you. you’ll have more focus in class and it’ll get your metabolism going. if it’s easier for you, think about preparing your food the night before and packing it in bags or tupperware.

have a tray by the door to put small things in. oh, how many times have i forgotten my earbuds or keys. keep yourself organized and not calling your roommate to get an extra set of keys by just having a tray on which you can put smaller things you don’t put in your backpack. then, just grab them before you leave and voilà! you aren’t locked out.

on sunday, do your meal preps, weekly spread, and clean your room and workspace. i am such a procrastinator during the weekends and there have been so many days that because of that, i am trudging through knee high messes in my room because i just won’t pick up. i also commonly forget to plan the week and prep my meals and then boom, it’s monday and i’m a mess. so don’t be a mess like me, do it all on sunday.

have a letter tray to put class handouts and old assessments so you can put them in binders later. using a letter tray to collect handouts and assessments can be so beneficial to keeping your desk clean. and without it, i tend to throw out old graded assessments i could study instead of putting them in binders. keeping all those papers in one binder is super helpful, so put them in a binder and finals won’t be your doom.

have a bedtime routine. having a bedtime routine can increase your productivity and sleep time because, one, it can help you stay organized and, two, it helps put you to sleep. the more your brain associates doing certain tasks with sleep, the faster you’ll be able to drift off. so be smart and enjoy an extra hour of sleep.

have one journal for in class notes and one to retake and organize your notes at home. in class you do not have time to keep your thoughts organized. with tangents from your teachers and questionable notes, its best to just use a pencil, pen, and highlighter to make scratch notes in class and then come home and organize it into something that you can study from. this idea has kept me afloat time and time again.

talk to your teachers. do yourself a favor, ask and answer questions in class and go to your teachers’ office hours if they have them. if you do this, your teachers are more likely to recognize you and will be more lenient with your grade (since it shows you’re engaged and involved). you don’t necessarily need to like the teacher, just pretend you care. smile and nod along as you ask about their lives, questions about the content, and for advice that you are never going to take. this is a pretty slytherin thing i’ve been doing for years and it has got me so many half points back, especially in math and science.

use quizzes and tests to study for finals. as i stated earlier, it’s important to save your assessments to study, and that is especially true during finals. teachers commonly use similar questions on the final as unit tests and quizzes. think of how many more points you can score on that final if you just study your tests.

make a study group. find friends and people in your classes that you would like to study with and meet up! they’ll definitely be able to help you understand topics and it’ll be more fun than holing yourself up in your room. also, explaining concepts to others will help you better understand them and answer those questions on your tests.

make a weekly to-do list. some of you may already do this in your weekly spreads, but it’s important to make to-do lists of goals and tasks you need to complete. this isn’t necessarily studying and notes but things such as cleaning your room, watering your plants, or going grocery shopping. make lists, organize yourself, don’t be a mess like me.

reward yourself for doing well. whether it’s talking to your teacher or scoring straight a’s, we all work hard. so why not treat yourself to a nice dinner or relaxing bath? have fun, relax, and don’t let yourself get too stressed. remember to unwind.

sit up front in class. i know, i know, you don’t really want to, but think about it. if you’re up front, you are going to be 100% more engaged and paying more attention. and this will make your teacher remember you, which you now know the benefits of. you will also be able to see the board easier, get your questions answered, and hear what is going on.

talk to the people around you in your classes. jeremy from physics sneezes on you and suddenly, you’ve got the flu and can’t make it to your lit lecture. what are you going to do? text that new friend you made from lit that sits next to in the lecture hall of course. simply talking to people on your first day can help you stay on top of class in case you miss or can help you study before the test. never doubt the benefits of knowing people.

if there’s an opportunity for extra credit, take it. i don’t care how good you are in that class or how perfect your grades are, take the extra credit. those few extra points could be the ones that take you from a b to an a. just do it and don’t question it, you may need them. 

outline all papers and presentations. you have a draft due for your class in a few hours and you open you computer and prepare to type. but where to begin? what are you writing? how do you want to phrase it? well, you could already know that if you had outlined it. take the time to research, write a thesis, and fully understand your prompt before you write. especially if this is a persuasive essay. do this as well for presentations and visual assignments so you say every fact and point you want to.

keep your test dates by you at all times. no matter who you are, you need to know when tests are coming up. and, as someone who tends to leave things at home sometimes, i may not have my planner with those tests dates next to me when i need them. but what do i have? my phone. i use the app My Study Life to keep track of those dates. i explain that beautiful app in this post.

have a ‘school survival kit.’ by now i think you’ve caught on to the fact i can be a bit forgetful. so i like to have a little bag with me that has things i may need that i could have forgotten. this includes a pen, pencil, highlighter, a few pads, some mints, pain medicine, allergy medicine, tissues, band-aids, hand sanitizer, tide-to-go (stain remover), and other such items. i may make a list of these items at another time.

if you have a question, ask. i’ve already gone over the benefits of talking in class but it’s also extremely important to understand your content. it’s better to ask than not know, even if you think the question is dumb. there’s a good chance someone else has that exact question. it’s also better to look stupid than have that count against you during assessments.

if your university, college, or high school has a writing center, use it. i work in a writing center and we are here to help. we do nothing so much of the time and you coming in makes our day. contrary to the popular opinion, we aren’t going to judge your writing or insult you (unless you ask for it). but we also aren’t going to correct your entire paper, we want to help you learn how to edit your papers and make sure you’re fitting the requirements. and this goes for all tutoring centers; if they’re an option, use them. 

[sensiblestudy]

4/100 Days of Productivity - 11 / September / 2017

Monday Monday Monday. I’m glad all I have on Mondays is double Ethics! It’s a nice way of easing back into the week lol. Anyways, here are some Web Design notes from my IT class!

my instagram: sensiblestudy

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Zentangle journaling in my bullet journal during my study break because I need to vent and stay calm.

I was rear ended on Saturday night and I’m feeling like I’m having a torrential downpour of negativity of late. Needing good vibes and all I can really do right now is see the bad. Bleurgh

[eloquentlykristie-deactivated20]

[avery-study]

[8-9-2017]

Tried to make some bland notebooks *slightly* prettier with some washi tape.

[hadestudy]

archaeology notes 👀 i make a lot of mistakes while writing my notes in pen, like, a lot (and still i only write in pencil when doing math…. u gotta look fear in the eye u kno.) most of my mistakes are because of me literally forgetting what the heck i was writing in the middle of a sentence and/or because of me getting distracted by the smallest of things😩💯👌💦 that adhd feel is strong

[sun-flower-studies]

🌻day 8/100 || revised my communications and materials engineering notes today but it was a little boring to share so here are my most used school supplies instead lol

sun-flower-studies || 08-21-2017

[workhardlikegranger]

[thefeelingmoveson]

7.15 my mom and I took a spontaneous trip to colorado (to pick up my little cousins) and we had some down time so I set up camp in the lobby

(p.s. if anyone wants me to reblog/boost their posts, put my url (idkstudyblr) in your tags, I’ll be checking it daily!!)

[la-bovay]

It’s 3:15 am, I’m getting up in 45 minutes and still the whole night wasn’t long enough for me to even fall asleep. Anyway I thought I’d post this week spread, I’m truly proud of this one. It took me 4 hours to finish it which matches with the length of audiobook Exit West I listened to while I drew it. Hope you like it too.

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September Study Challenge Day 11

Do you have a study music playlist?

I tend to work with playlists but I flick through so many different ones. They’re almost always upbeat songs with lyrics. Currently I’m on an 80s kick. Eye of the tiger works well to study to, what can I say?

I can only do this with maths. If I’m reading philosophy then lyrics completely take me out of it. 

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August 31, 2017.

Today I went shopping for some school supplies since classes are starting in a week! Pictured here: - muji notebooks for review notes - five star notebooks for class notes - sticky notes because I can never have enough of those - some fineliners - moleskine dotted notebook - my cactus 🌵💚 - mini stapler - blank cue cards - my planner, which is already a little beat up as I’ve been using it since I got it in July

[einstetic]

things i’m bad at:

studying

[biblioartsbyemma]

have some autumnal doodles

redbubble | instagram

[michelangeloo]

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types of students

a. coffeshops, highlighters, little post-it notes, wanting to be perfectly organized b. 2 am, eyebags, stacks of papers, the deadline is in half an hour c. messy bullet journal, messy desk, messy life but still trying d. night: telling yourself how productive you’ll be tomorrow, day: let’s binge watch another netflix series e. buying tons of cute stationery, having only one pen left by the end of the school year f. working really hard to achieve your goals only to be asked why you’re so smart g. ancient libraries, the smell of new textbooks, wanting to acquire all the knowledge h. studying to help people, to save the environment, to change the world

[skatingstudies]

Day 10 of the September Study Challenge: What is your least favorite subject? PRE-CALC. Even just the algebra review went really badly, so this weekend I spent a little bit looking into the topics if forgotten about. Thank you to @hxrmionestudy for making the “study like a Slytherin” image and inspiring this whole thing 🐍💚