out of pure spite

A Level French, RS and Politics. 17, trying to get myself back home.

[vestiblr]

some of the most recent posts on my studygram!

[studybroadly]

The 5 components of self discipline

Be brave - just start Step out of your comfort zone. The choices that scare you now will make you grow.

Organise  1 minute spent organising saves 10 minutes work. Prioritise and tackle the difficult tasks first.

Keep it neat A chaotic workspace will distract you. Get rid of the things you don’t need

Work hard The more productive you are, the more time you save for other activities

Learn Spend 30 minutes each day reading. Feel your self-confidence grow

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

What to do when you lack discipline

1. Forgive yourself. You aren’t perfect. No one is. Recognise that beating yourself up will only make things worse. Instead, forgive yourself, and then decide to just move on.

2. Focus on motivation. Without motivation, you can’t do anything. It’s much more powerful than self-discipline. So when things get tough, remind yourself of why life will be better if you reach your goal.

3. Make it easy. Discipline is tough so remove some obstacles. For example, if you’re having a hard time exercising, make it super easy by just doing 5 minutes to start with. If you can make that change for 30 days in a row, you’ll have developed a new habit.

4. Focus on enjoyment. It’s hard to push yourself — and to have self-discipline — when you hate doing something, or you see it as a drag. So do whatever you can to create a sense of fun. For example, if you don’t like exercise, find some good music, or a workout partner, and focus on that part of the activity.

5. Repeat. You’ll almost inevitably slip up from time to time, no matter how good, and committed, you are. Just get up, get going, and keeping marching straight ahead.

Source: http://zenhabits.net/6-small-things-you-can-do-when-you-lack-discipline/ (Adapted)

[mccaine]

[lovegud]

just little french student things

giving up on duolingo after two weeks

the atrocity that is francaisfacile dot com’s design

wondering if you should open larousse before deciding to just fuck it and using google translate

la-conjugaison.nouvelobs.com though

knowing how to conjugate etre and avoir in your sleep

miraculous ladybug is a study resource

learning the language for 3.5 years and literally only knowing how to say ‘bonjour’

[pompadourpink]

Petits mots utiles

I had quickly mentioned prépositions in a post about grammar but that’s clearly not enough : there is an endless list of words you need to learn to be able to either read of speak french fluently and it’s time for us to talk about that. Get some pop corn or something, it might take a while.

Main bits :

- and : et

- or : ou (NB : où = where)

- but : mais

- with : avec / without : sans

- if : si (click)

- then : puis, alors, ensuite

- more : plus (”plusse” or “plu” depending on the context), ex : he’s taller now = il est “plu” grand maintenant but I want more = j’en veux “pluss”

- less : moins

- no more : plus (”plu”), ex : there is no more chocolate in the house = il n’y a “plu” de chocolat dans la maison

- how : comment

- who : qui / what : quoi 

- why : pourquoi 

Where #1 :

- in : dans

- out : hors (de), ex : “I’m out of myself” = je suis hors de moi (v v pissed)

- in front : devant

- behind : derrière

- beside, next to : à côté de

- on : sur

- under : sous

- on top, above : au dessus de

- underneath, below : en dessous de

Where #2 :

- inside : dedans

- outside : dehors

- here : ici

- there : là-bas 

- everywhere : partout

- anywhere : n’importe où

- left : gauche

- right : droite

- straight ahead : tout droit

- where : où 

Generic linking bits :

- given that : étant donné que

- and so on and so forth : et ainsi de suite

- moreover : en plus, plus encore

- whereas : tandis que

- as long as : tant que

- so : du coup, de fait

- although : bien que

- or even : voire, ex : we could call him, voire visit him

- by the way : d’ailleurs

- actually : d’ailleurs, en réalité

- because : parce que, car

- thanks to : grâce à

Negative bits :

- nonetheless : toutefois, néanmoins

- however : cependant

- unless : à moins que

- except : hormis, à l’exception de 

- nevertheless : en revanche

- provided that : à condition que (+ subj)

- anyway : de toute façon, ex : say whatever you want, de toute façon I won’t

- in case of : au cas où 

- in spite of that : malgré cela/ça 

- despite : en dépit de

Giving an opinion : 

- undoubtedly : sans doute

- of course : bien sûr

- true : c’est vrai

- false : c’est faux

- indeed : en effet, effectivement

- according to : selon

- in my opinion : à mon avis

- absolutely : absolument

- right! : c’est ça!

- you’re right : tu as raison

- you’re wrong : tu as tort

- for sure : c’est certain

Time related : 

- before : avant

- after : après

- during : pendant

- as soon as : dès que

- already : déjà

- on time : à l’heure

- late (adj) : en retard

- currently : actuellement

- earlier : plus tôt

- later : plus tard

Arguing skeletton : 

- first : d’abord, premièrement, déjà

- on one hand : dans un premier temps, d’une part

- then : ensuite, de plus

- furthermore : en outre

- besides : par ailleurs

- on the other hand : d’autre part, dans un deuxième/troisième… temps

- but on the other hand : par contre, en revanche

- in addition to : en plus de

- therefore : par conséquent, conséquemment

- finally : enfin, finalement

[dosomeactualwork-blog]

introductory post

Hi! I’m Jamie-Lee and I've just started a studyblr to help with my motivation for my upcoming A Level exams, so a few facts about me are:

- I’m 17 years old (I turn 18 in 4 days!!) - I study French, Politics and Religious Studies at A Level and I’m holding offers from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen to study a Philosophy and Politics MA in September - Edinburgh’s my firm choice so I can go live back home! I need ABB so wish me luck! - I have a part time job at McDonald’s which can really disrupt my studying (shifts are long and tiring and I am but a small child) so I’m trying to find a balance between college/work/studying/things I actually enjoy

To relax I paint, read, shoot things on video games and take an absurd amount of naps.

Some of my favourite studyblrs so far are: @myworldoflanguages @gostudyamy

@elienstudies

@philostudyblr

I might not be terribly active because of exam season but I’ll try to not be too absent!!

[ichliebeleslangues]

Before uni I had no idea that “and they lived happily ever after” could be expressed so differently in different languages but???? it is???

Like, I learned today that the French equivalent is “Ils furent tous très heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants” (They were all very happy and had lots of children)

But then the German one (my fave) is “Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute” (And if they didn’t die, then they still live today)

I love languages so much

[alwaysinblueink]

Some uni advice

you will surely benefit from going to the lectures, but you don’t have to be always present

when commuting, read or listen to something, don’t just stand there

put your highlighters to good use, pretty books may look nice but you need to give some purpose to their existence

let’s be honest, most of us don’t study nearly as much as we should, but doing your homework and having somewhat tidy notes is the key to passing everything

be inspired by others, but don’t follow them blindly (that actually applies to your whole life)

take opportunities

find something you love doing outside uni or you’ll go crazy

take care of yourself and others

remember where you come from, but don’t get stuck in the past

remind yourself why you’re doing it

never give up

[lawfulstudent]

64/100 days of productivity | April 19th

Trying to find material for my assignment this week. Sadly harder than I’d anticipated.

Tune: Oh No by Bring Me The Horizon

[pompadourpink]

spotted on twitter

If you are sad, here is a rat happily wedged into a banana skin

[the-girlygeek]

25.4.17 || 4/100 days of productivity

Today I got a little time to sit down and do some bullet journaling before spending a couple hours doing my digital media lecture for next week. I didn’t get to take many photos today because the sun decided and I had babysitting duties, but I thought these were pretty cute? idk. I hope you’re all swell! 💛

🎶 Luna - Bombay Bicycle Club

[awesomefrench]

List of verlan words in French

Personnes :

femme → meuf

mec → keum

frère → reuf

sœur → reus

mère → reum

père → reup

moi → wam ou oim 

toi → wat ou oit 

pute → teupu ou tepu

pétasse → tasspé ou taspé

parents → rempa ou rempss (notez la prononciation du s)

flic → keuf 

arabe → beur → reubeu ou rebeu 

juif → feuj

noir → renoi 

français → céfran

bombe → beubon ou bebon

black → keubla ou kebla

Adjectifs :

méchant → chanmé

gentil → tigen

énervé → vénèr

louche → chelou 

pourri → ripou (voir le film Les Ripoux)

lourd → relou 

bizarre → zarbi ou zarb

fou → ouf 

dingue → gueudin ou guedin (comme dans c'est un truc de guedin !)

comme ça → kom ass ou ça com ou ass com

moche → cheum

chaud → auch

cher → reuch

branché → chébran

bête → teubé ou tebé 

défoncé → fonsdé

louche (bizarre) → cheulou ou chelou

méchant (super) → chan-mé, chanmé

sec → keuss ou keus ou keussé

grave → veugra ou vegra

Verbes et formes verbales :

choper (“se faire choper”) → pécho 

mater → téma

vas-y → zyva ou ziva (article existant)

mate ! (au sens de “regarde !”) → téma

flasher → chéfla

je ne sais pas → Ché ap

carotter (flouer) → rot-ca

Noms :

métro → tromé ou trom

fête → teuf 

cigarette → garetci, abrégé en garo

disque → skeud

photo → tofo ou tof

joint → oinj

chien → ienche ou iench

musique → zicmu, abrégé en zic

rap → peura

cité → téci

gramme → meug

herbe → beuh ou beu 

barette → retba

pétard → tarpé

shit → teuch

pied → ièp, iep, yèp ou yep

bite → teub (article existant)

sein → eins (prononcez in-sse)

Check the source for more

[carlostudyblr]

- ̗̀ feb 16th 2017 ̖́-

new bujo spread i don’t really like how this one is turning out but i have nothing to post :( // follow me on instagram: @carlostudies

[intellectys]

29.04.16 ⇢ monochrome vibes for the week before AP exams!

[lampurple]

Actual good first-time college student advice:

Wear jeans/pants that “breathe” and bring a sweater, even if it’s scorching hot out, until you know which building blasts the AC to 60 degrees F and which feels like a sauna

Backpacks with thick straps are your friend!  Messenger bags are cool and all but if you’re commuting with a lot of stuff, symmetrically styled backpacks are better for your back

You are your own person and you can walk out whenever you need to or want to, so long as you’re not disrupting the class.  Meaning you can go to the bathroom without permission, take a breather if you’re anxious, answer an important phone call, etc.

If you don’t like the class on the first day, if you can- DROP THAT CLASS AND TAKE ANOTHER ONE!  It’ll only get worse from there!

If you can, take a class outside your major; it’s a good break from your expected studies.

You are in charge of your schedule.  Your adviser and guidance counselor is there to ‘advise and guide’ but if you don’t like certain classes and you can substitute for others, that’s your choice.

Consequently, if you are changing anything drastic in your plan, talk with your adviser and instructors.

Pay attention to your credit hours and grades.  Never leave this to the last week of school, you will be sorry and stressed beyond belief!

Unless it’s a lab book or otherwise specified, go to the class for a week or so before buying an expensive textbook.  Some classes, while having it on their required list, do not actually use the textbook a whole lot and you might find some of it scanned online.  Rent if you can or buy used online (schools actually don’t give discounts).  Use your best judgement on what you think you need.

Tell the people who go up to you selling or advertising things you are not interested in that you are in a rush to class and don’t have time to listen to them.  It’s less rude and they’ll leave you alone.

The smaller the class, the better it is to have some sort of acquaintanceship with a couple classmates.  They might save your ass if you are absent one day or need to study.  And talking with them makes the time go by faster without it being so insufferable.

You don’t need to join a club or sport, but internships are cool and useful!

If you can afford it, take a day off once or twice each semester if you’re too exhausted.  Just be aware of what you missed and if it was worth missing!

Your health is the most important, this goes for mental health too!!  Note: College-age/upper teens is when mental disorders like depression and anxiety are most commonly diagnosed.  Most schools have therapy services, especially during exam time.  Look into it if you need to!

Communicate with your professor if you are having trouble with something.  Anything.

Eat and stay hydrated.  Bring a water bottle and snack to class.

All-nighters will happen but never go over 36 hours without sleep.

It’s going to be hard and there will be times you might think about giving up.  This WILL happen.  You just have to make sure what you’re doing isn’t making you absolutely miserable and/or there is something rewarding and positive to look forward to at the end!

[saintmosshart]

I did none of this and it bit me in the ass every time so this is EXCELLENT ADVICE.

ADDITIONAL ADVICE

Don’t let a mental health day turn into a mental health week because you will be so screwed.

Pay attention to the syllabus and do not lose it. A lot of professors put all of the assignment due dates in there and ONLY in there.

If your school has blackboard or moodle etc. CHECK IT. a lot of professors will only post certain info there and not talk about it in class

Check your student email account weekly. A lot of it will be unimportant junk but sometimes it’s the only way professors will communicate.

[beauty-and-learning-blog]

Check your student email multiple times DAILY. 

[fightostudy]

THANK YOU. I’m so glad i have resources like this queued up in my ‘college’ tag bc honestly i was so stressed before

[studyingallnight]

Advice from someone who really fucked up their freshman year:

READINGS ARE NOT OPTIONAL.

I REPEAT. READINGS. ARE. NOT. OPTIONAL.

Put them in your schedule, read BEFORE class. And summarise it. For bonus points, come up with some questions about the text and go introduce yourself to your professor either after class or during office hours, and ask them about it. This will make them much more likely to remember you in a positive light (and possibly bump your grade up if you hit a hard patch.)

Your library will have a copy of your textbook. If you cannot afford to rent it, you can go to the library and borrow it from the front desk for a few hours whenever you need it. It is there for you, okay? 

SO DO YOUR READINGS.

[journalsanctuary]

Officially moving into my new bullet journal!! This is my April spread in there – I tried to make it very lush & green 🌿