Pixie's Bullet Journal

let's be honest this is all just reblogs i have adhd and no control

[study-core-101]

Toxic Productivity and Academic Validation

Oh, studyblr, we love to romantize study and academic validation but are these actually good for our mental health and long-term academic goals?

Have perfect grades. Study a little a more. Work yourself to the ground. Only accept the best grade. Study until you cant anymore and then push to study more. Do it until it's perfect and then again because it will never be perfect. Study. Study tired. Study non stop. Dont stop study. Be productive. Everything has to be productive.

THIS IS BULLSHIT

Academic validation is one of the fundations of the study community. It has to go. At first, it sounds nice, it's motivation. Until you get a bad grade, then you are crying in the restroom stall and hating yourself. Until you dont understand a topic and want to bang your head to the wall because "i need to pass that test". Until studying is something to fear. Until your brain shut downs because it associates study with negative feelings.

Aim for good grades, study for good grades, but dont attach your self-worth to them. You arent dumb if you fail and bad grade isnt the end of the world.

"Study till [..] and then study a little more because it is never enough" REST for the the love of god. A tired brain doesnt learn, it just feels like shit. Health comes first and even if you wont listen and still decide to put study first, just keep in mind that being sick or feeling bad reduces the quality of your study and makes it harder to learn. Take care of yourself to make study easier and better.

Study for long period of times, but do it right. Stop when you need it.

All the toxic productivity, the pushing when your body tells you to stop isnt okay. Yes, we need to get rid of procrastination but taking breaks is a completely different thing but some are treating it as the same. Dont let a random tumblr post make you feel guilty for taking a much needed rest. Working yourself to the ground wont help you study any better, it will just lead to burnout, stress, mental health declive and bad grades when all those practices catch up. Taking a break is productive, and even if it wasnt, you dont need to be productive 24/7

And before anyone goes "dont encourage people with procrastination problems to countine that way" this post isnt about that. This is about not letting toxic productivity ruin your mental (and physcal) health.

We are in studyblr because we want to learn, not to ruin our health and well-being for the sake of a grade. There needs to be a balance with study and self-care.

[theunaestheticstudyblr]

How I prep for a new semester at uni:

I make a new time block sheet. I put all my classes in, then my commute time. From there I plan study hours, when I need to wake up to not feel rushed, work hours, etc. This plan helps to keep me from getting too overwhelmed and let me feel like I have everything under control.

I do my school shopping on prime day or after the back to school rush. You'll find those nice multi subject notebooks on sale for cheap and fun stationary and backpacks a lot cheaper like this!

I try to get a head start in classes. If I know we're reading a book or something I'll start a couple weeks before school starts. I try to take notes on as many chapters/subjects as I can and all that. This not only helps me get ahead, but it also helps me for when I inevitably fall behind.

I get all the routine maintenance done on my car. I drive over an hour to get to classes so this is very important. Oil change, tire rotation, balance, filters, etc. I save up my summer tips to get all this done.

I stock up on easy and fast foods. Instant noodles, granola bars, frozen meals, etc. Between working a lot and doing classes I don't have the energy to cook and do dishes so this saves me.

I give myself little reasons to get excited. The teacher or the campus or a friend. Whatever it may be. I HAVE to have a reason to drive that long to attend a class for an hour and come back and not get stressed.

I make a food budget. It's so easy to spend $150 a week on snacks and treats and coffees and such. So I have to set a budget and a plan for myself so I can actually pay my rent haha

I plan my walks to classes on campus. Where I'll park, how much time I have between classes, how to get there, etc.

If I have late classes, I make sure that I can call someone after every class as I walk to my car to make sure I'm safe.

Plan little treats and rewards. If I realize there's a week that's going to be super hard on me, I'll plan a little early morning walk or something special I don't do often after as a reward.

I try to be more positive to myself the closer the semester comes. I have to be proud of me and my work. I have to be confident in my abilities. So I have to have that mindset. Which is super hard as someone with severe anxiety and depression and who has been conditioned growing up to be quiet and a background character essentially. But I AM good. I AM smart. I can ace these classes. I deserve to be here and I deserve good things.

I triple check with my job to make sure they have my updated availability and will give me the flexibility I require due to my classes.

Overall, I just get my shit together once again and try and get myself excited. I have the opportunity to study at a university and that in itself is absolutely amazing and something I don't take for granted.

[somisi]

[zape-bun]

my study corner

[firstfullmoon]

Matthew Dickman, from “Montpelier” [ID in ALT]

[sapphicacademic]

things the bujo community needs to remember

aka things the pintrest-ified bullet journals don't want you to know

the bujo system was made by a guy with ADHD because traditional planners didn't work for him (How to ADHD has a video covering it)

THE SYSTEM WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE PRETTY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. It was designed as an accessibility tool.

That being said, if making it look nice works for you, cool! But you aren't bad at bullet journaling if it isn't aesthetically pleasing

We don't post the spreads we messed up lol, I use the wrong shade of a colour at least once in almost every one

Giant packs of crayolas work just as well as midliners

There are no rules for your bujo; have a page of random journals. It's fine.

Again, MISTAKES ARE FINE

You don't need to spend a lot of money or time on perfect spreads and materials. If your bujo works for you and makes you happy, go for it.

Bujos and pretty notes are a great way to incorporate creativity into academia, but it's OK to not be perfect all the time. No one is.

[grox]

Are you mad at me .com

[juliaxyn]

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

[velociraptorstudies]

Cleaned my desk and took some more photos of the mountains you guys seemed to like! This time they looked pink. 

[un-----made-deactivated20240219]

a really chill first day of the year in paris drinking coffee & enjoying time with my best friend, didn’t read a lot just some fragments of articles from the new yorker this morning 🌷

[lexdiscipula-deactivated2024021]

Happy 2023🤍 what are your goals for new year?✨

I really want to go on Erasmus exchange and study one semester abroad, get more fit and flexible and go travelling in the summer after exams😌

[ramayayi]

Date: 4/1/23

𝕹𝖔𝖙 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖇𝖊𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖚𝖑, 𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍—𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖙, 𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞'𝖗𝖊 𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖒𝖊.

I had a test and god what on earth was that. Anyway it was better than solving nothing on paper

I think I am getting better at how to handle things when things don't go my way. I would have legit broken down to tears at yesterday's test but I didn't. Sure, I was angry for a while but then I was back to normal in ten minutes?? Now that's some progress

I proved my mother right for she would always say that be it studies or when you work you always will have a great deal of time left to do the things you love. At times, you might have lots of time to spare for it and on some days, you will have less, but nevertheless you will always have time if you see the clock the right way

Yeah to sum up the previous point, I had cancelled my dance class, because I had arranged a chem class after test at night and I thought I wouldn't be able to dance. But, I actually did. I did my physics after test and then got time for 15-20 minutes of practice time where I went for a smooth runthrough of all the items I have learnt.

And I have reduced my social media usage to a minimal, and I feel more at peace now. But I am going to activate my Instagram again after my exams. Also, I sometimes feel sad for losing contact with friends at times, because I miss texts or reply them so late. I can't help it though because everyone and them have moved on and are settled in some good college and are doing something while I haven't done that.

[x-cyb3rgrl-x]

advice for university students who have a hard time getting work done aka the things that my ADHD-having ass needed 3 fucking semesters to learn :

1. go to class. GO TO CLASS. yes, even if the lectures are recorded. yes, even if you have other work you really need to do right now. you will fall behind if you don't and it will suck. next time you have class you will think, "I can't go to class today because I still haven't caught up with the material from the previous class" and then you'll do that several times and then you'll haven fallen really far behind and it will really suck. when you show up to class, keeping up with assignments will just naturally follow.

2. do not try to get work done in your room. it will not happen. no matter how much you don't want to leave, you have to do it, you have to leave. go to a library, or a cafe, or even just a different room in your house/dorm if you don't want to change out of your pjs (and even if you're one of those people who *can* get studying done in your room [couldn't be me], separating the environments you work in and relax in will feel so much better, i promise!).

3. go to office hours. if it's one of those STEM class office/peer tutoring hours where lots of people are being helped at once, it's especially important that you go. the material is designed to be challenging and you're not expected to be able to do it on your own. it's also a great way to hold yourself accountable to getting the work done on time. literally just put on some noise-cancelling headphones and work on stuff there until you have a question.

4. start on your big assignments EARLY. working on one essay or project and almost nothing else for 2 days straight leads to burnout. start at least 2 weeks in advance, and work on it everyday for just an hour, maybe 2. setting time-based goals is key here. it makes the assignment feel less intimidating. it's easy to convince yourself to work on it even if you don't want to because, hey, it's only an hour. once you start getting bored or frustrated, it's not too hard to power through, since it's only an hour. and if you're getting super distracted and really struggling to focus you can switch gears to something else guilt-free, and then return to it tomorrow with fresh eyes and a fresh mind.

5. inevitably, you'll fuck up. you'll do poorly on a test, you'll miss an assignment, you'll not understand things you're learning in class, you'll get nervous during a presentation. some days, you might not even fuck up necessarily, you'll just feel bad. when it happens, take a step back. acknowledge and honor your emotions. you might feel sad or disappointed or ashamed. treat yourself with kindness and compassion. try not to judge yourself, recognize that your feelings are natural and normal. take care of yourself like you would take care of a friend who was in your position. do some easy assignments, then wrap up work early. eat something, talk to someone or journal about it, do some cleaning, take a shower, and go to bed early. maybe it feels like you shouldn't because you have too much work to do, but trust that addressing your heavy emotions is more productive than just powering through. personally, if i don't do this, the feeling of shame lingers in my subconscious and i spiral for several days. like, don't get out of bed or eat or do any work kind of spiraling. perhaps the consequences are not as material for you. regardless, honoring your emotions and treating yourself with compassion is a life-long skill that is always worth practicing. your mental health will thank you for it.

[ex-injuria-jus-non-oritur]

05•01•23 // wanted to fix my sleep schedule a bit and ended up waking up at 5:30 yesterday which was just too keen for me.

Looking forward to a full day off to visit coffee shops to study 📖📑

[juliaxyn]

Back to studying 📚

[caramelcuppaccino]

05.01.2023 • thursday

i actually didn’t get much done today. i just read my prof’s notes and tried to figure out how to write the reports but still, progress is still progress :].

[caramelcuppaccino]

day 18 of my autumn studying challenge!:

• share a youtube channel and/or a podcast you like to watch/listen that inspires you.

lemme quickly check my youtube acc. okay, lately this channel helps me feel motivated, and when i want to relax, i watch this channel.

-> these pics are actually from yesterday but because i studied until late hours, i forgot to post. my friend and i worked on the materials we presented to our prof and class on monday, and we were and are redesigning them according to our prof’s comments. it took a bit long to decide how to change them and find reading texts. hopefully, today, we’ll finish and submit the materials.

🎧 one more day by eldrine