almost a physicist 🙇

“Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work is its own cure.” • ash • she/her • tracking: #neutrinoblob

[kiinaya]

Everyone has different paths towards their goals.

Some might have no stops, and some of us might have millions of stops.

All that matters is that we reach the end.

[sunnie-studies]

03.07.25

⏱️: 3h

started working on my Classical Japanese final and made some good progress!

[sanegreen]

when you start having an academic comeback and it’s like oh. oh. oh. the sun actually does still shine

[maceysbookclub]

You have been greeted by the book frog, he wishes you well in your reading jouney.

[blackwitchmubina]

Today was the last exam of the spring and I have a lot of time before another exam season. What a great live 🫧

[virtuosicstudyblr]

M2 diaries 07/100: I turned into a productivity beast today. I finished the chapters and practice questions and made Anki flashcards for 4 lectures. My snack was delicious. Low light that I didn’t get the miso soup I was craving because the store only accepted cash money.

[allywut]

A Really Fucking Vulgar Guide to Not Losing Your Shit in College (Condensed Version)

Bitches love to put things into lists. Moreover, bitches love numbered shit. Here’s some numbered shit in list format to help you not suck in higher education. You’re welcome.

1. Go to class. Like 210% serious. I don’t give a shit if you’re a get by on nothing, A+ slacker. You’re fucking paying for this crap so you might as well get the services owed to you. Take your ass to class even if you zone out 99% of the time. You know 1% more than you did when you walked up in there. Congrats, asshole.

2. All that free time you have during your first week of classes? Make it your bitch. Don’t just print the goddamn syllabus and be like all done. No motherfucker. Take a good fucking look at that assignment list. What’s due next week? Yeah, do that shit now bc I know you don’t have anything else to do. Then when you’re coughing up a lung six weeks into the semester and don’t feel like getting your ass up to do that calculus homework, you’ll remember this week. You’ll remember that you’ve been a week ahead this whole damn semester. Pat yourself on the back, ass wipe.

3. Prepare yo self. No seriously. You got notes to print for class? Sure you could be like all those other bitches and just shove them into your backpack, or you could actually /prepare/ for class. I’m talking looking that shit over, identifying key concepts, getting a decent grasp of the material before your ass is even in class. You a STEM major? Yeah, make this kinda shit your life because now class is like one bomb ass group review session. Again, you’re welcome.

4. Snack like a motherfucker, but save that junk food shit for the weekends. From now on, you are a fucking health guru during the week or if you’re a slacker like me, at least on the days you have class. Fruits? Hell yeah. Pack some of those. Mind wandering in class? Snack on some apple slices. Can’t stay awake? Keep eating some almonds or some shit, but don’t be that bitch with the potato chips. Just don’t.

5. Read. Yeah, you heard me. Read and I’m not just talking assigned reading. I bet my left butt cheek that your campus library has /something/ of interest to you. Commuting and don’t want to drive out there? Library databases bro. We’re in the digital age, motherfucker. I’d bet my other butt cheek that the shit you want is in a nice little PDF somewhere. But na man, you thinking maybe you want to go into computer science? Check out computer science books and eat them up bro. You don’t like reading them? Probably not the field for you. You a biology major in your second year? Yeah dumbass. Time to break out the bio books and not the ones your professor is shoving in your face. Amaze your friends and teachers with your out of class knowledge. Be a fucking star.

[tyrantchimera]

6. You remember that syllabus? With all the numbers and homework? Get yourself a paper calendar, put that damn thing somewhere noticeable, and write down all important dates and events. Assignments due? Check. Exams and tests? Check. Classes? Check and checkers. Now step back and proudly watch that Idiot’s Guide To Shit You Need To Get Done nicely laid out in front of you. A visual map of your semester makes everything easier! Brownie points if you can always see next month too, because hot damn now you know when that shit’s coming and can get some shit done a mile ahead of time.

7. Got some time between classes? An hour or more? And it’s not already set aside for lunch? Go look at your assingment calendar you just did in pretty little step 5 and do something inane and stupidly easy for one of them. My favourite thing to do is find a journal article/paper or two for those damn reports and research essays you’re gonna have to eventually do anyways. Is the paper big? Write a small summary on each paper you’ve read on your next break. Literally some stupid tiny paragraph of notes on the thing. Even steal a quote or two and put it in quotations so you know it’s a quote. Write the bitch up as a reference (CMS, APA, etc) the fucker ‘cause hell knows that’s the most annoying part. Suddenly when you need 10+ sources and 5+ pages of writing you’ve already gotten all your sources done, and look! Your shitty little note paragraphs are now beta paragraphs for your essay. You should know by now what that paper is about, so write yourself a summary sentence. Turn that into an intro praragraph, copy and reword it with evidence from the rest of your notes for a conclusion, and bam. You’ve got your beta essay. Edit that shit and done!

[allywut]

These are some bomb ass additions. Reblogging so everyone can see these added tips. Also, to address some of the questions and comments I’ve been getting about this post:

1. There isn’t a written uncondensed version. This is just the shortened version of a three hour talk I had with my friend who was entering college for the first time.

2. I probably won’t write an uncondensed version, but who knows.

3. To all of you who’ve said things along the line of “this post prevented me from dropping out” or “this post saved my semester”, I’m happy it could be helpful and wish you the best in your education. I’m sorry if I don’t get to respond to you individually.

4. Yes, you can ask me specific questions. Depending on how the mood strikes me, I might respond with vulgarity or I’ll respond like the writer I am. I also am not promising that I’ll be able to answer every single question. I’m partial to question that are physics, engineering, or writing related, but I can give general advice. Choose your own adventure.

5. I’m not an academic advisor. These tips work for me and pretty much every student I’ve met, but they might not work for everyone. You have been warned.

[laleaurelie]

long library days

[tundrakatiebean]

I have come up with a better metaphor than “you can’t pour from an empty cup” for burnout. You can’t boil an empty kettle. Pouring from an empty cup just gets you nowhere. Trying to boil an empty kettle can ruin the kettle, the stove, and burn down your house if you keep trying it.

[sunscreenstudies]

Here’s to the studyblr’s who don’t have nice handwriting, who don’t have aesthetic notes, who can’t take a good picture for the life of them, who reblog other peoples posts because they’re too scared to post their own, who only post their own and get angry messages for ‘not supporting other blogs’, who don’t have muji pens or zebra mildliners or stabilo pastel highlighters, who can’t afford fancy notebooks with the cute designs on the front, who do own all of these things and get mocked for ‘thinking you’re better than everyone else’, for the girls in the studyblr community too shy to raise their voice, for the boys in the studyblr community who never get recognition, for the super popular blogs who worry about letting their followers down, to the completely unknown blogs who worry about never showing their notes to the world, to everyone in the studyblr community who don’t get the recognition they deserve

Because the studyblr community is just that. A community. And everyone deserves to be treated equally.

[havingapoemwithyou]

[the human heart] by Gregory Orr

[mindfulstudyquest]

you don't want to look back and wish you had worked a little harder.

[studyingscribbles]

you're getting distracted again. focus.

drink a cup of water, tie your hair up, pull on your comfiest clothes, get your desk clean and ready, print out past papers, set your notes out, turn your laptop on, turn off all distractions, take out your stationary, open your books, take a deep breath, and just start.

[sakrafka]

snow critters

[notetaeker]

June 26, 2024 - Wednesday

I’ve been trying my hardest to enjoy and fully utilize this season of free time I have before my internship starts. I haven’t gotten summer off in a while until this year and so far I’ve been doing laundry outside, visiting gardens with friends, trying to sew clothes, and reading lots of books. It’s not all fun and games tho I’m also taking classes and doing a lot of family stuff and struggling to stay healthy lol but it’s not too bad since I’m not alone in any of it, Alhamdulillah ✨

[discountscholar]

really struggling to focus 🫠

[nenelonomh-deactivated20250906]

gorgeous girl, you study. you work. you put yourself together every day. you are loyal and respectful. you are beautiful inside and out. you have visions and plans for the future. who doesn't value that, doesn't deserve you.

(inspired by raia lei, on pinterest)