[teacupstudies]

things to do on sundays to recharge and make the upcoming week awesome

• clean ya room (just do it). also, check those pinterest boards you save for “one day” and actually go through them and draw some inspiration, even if you just end up rearranging the books on your bookshelf or putting some flowers from your garden in a mason jar on your desk. this is your home, make it feel like it is.

• do your laundry (also, don’t forget your bed sheets). if you’re in the mood, look at next week’s weather forecast and think about what you’re going to wear. go through your drawers, check the back of your closet. that hat you bought some time ago and forgot about because you didn’t dare to wear it? well… new week, new you, right? 

• call a friend/family member you haven’t talked to in a while, tell them you miss them. tell them you love them. remember and appreciate that they are a part of your life even if it doesn’t feel like it all the time.

• draw, paint, journal, write or make some music. something you know you love doing but “never find the time”. sunday is “finding-the-time day”. if you’re not feeling creative, read a book or watch your favorite show. or watch a new show. a scary show. a funny show. laugh as loud as you want. listen to music. listen to your favorite songs, or listen to new songs. even a new genre if you dare. turn the volume all the way up. take a second to consciously feel the music. you can always get up and dance. or sing. or both.

• the great, but still really effective classic: take a bath or a really long shower. if you have this special face or hair mask you’re saving up for a special occasion: congrats, you’re the special occasion today. use it. also, body lotion. we all know you’re going to be running late during the week and skip it one too many times. make yourself feel like the goddess you are. 

• sit in silence for a few moments. listen to your breath. listen to your heartbeat. for the love of god PLEASE listen to your thoughts for once in your life. don’t make them feel like they are wrong. or bothersome. they too just want to be heard once in a while. what are they trying to tell you? what could be soothing for them? be compassionate to yourself. it’s okay. you are okay. you are okay.

• think about things you can be grateful for next week. even if you feel like your life sucks atm, think about the small things you take for granted in a different way. for example: “next week, i will have access to clean water. CLEAN. WATER. 844 million people don’t have that.” or “next week, my legs will take me wherever i want to go. not everybody has two fully functioning legs, so i’m lucky in that way.” you’re allowed to feel bad about your life, but you’re also allowed to feel good about things. 

• if you’ve stayed home most of the week, go out. go for a walk. go swimming. go to a party or dinner with friends. even if you feel like you don’t need to see the outside world, chances are you’ll feel great after you do. if you feel like you’ve been running around all week, maybe you’d like to stay home today. put on your ugliest sweater, comfiest leggings, and fluffiest socks and curl up under a thousand blankets. you a sloth today and it’s okay. 

• eat. i mean honestly: eat THE THING. i don’t care if you’re on a diet. if there’s something you’ve been craving all week that has turned you into the veiny-neck-dude meme just trying to resist it: EAT IT. you deserve it. not because you worked out or ate salads or did well in school, but just because you’re a human and you love to eat and life is short and you should be allowed to eat yummy things. it’s okay. you won’t gain 5 pounds or lose your brain cells no matter how unhealthy it is, i promise.

• plan plan plan yo week. it doesn’t matter if you use a planner, bullet journal, the calendar on your phone or the notes app: write everything down you have going on next week. appointments. events. coffee-dates. when are you going to the gym? what are you going to eat? (meal prep if necessary) also, create reminders on your phone for everything. “i won’t forget it!” is a sweet thought, but oh honey you will. schedule reminders for every event. let your phone remind you that you need to buy toilet paper when the store is nearby. schedule daily reminders for your medications. (once you’ve done this it honestly feels like you just cleaned out 38GB of your brain, you simply don’t have to worry about that anymore, space for more important info, like your new favorite pun to annoy everyone with)

• most importantly: listen to what your mind and your body need today and next week. daily life is so full of “should-do”s that it’s important to find a healthy balance between the “should”s and the “need”s. you will be much more productive, healthy and happy that way. nobody knows you better than you do, take advantage of that and plan accordingly.

[sunscreenstudies]

How to Start a New Language

1. Research: Be sure to look up the basics about any language before starting, such as the amount of speakers, countries, alphabet, origins, family, etc. This will give you a basic overall grasp of the history of your language and will help you know what to expect. It’s also super helpful if you happen to be stuck between two languages but can only learn one!

2. Duolingo: Goes without saying; this is a free and interactive app/website that gives you upper beginner/lower intermediate language skills (A2/B1 CEFR). It also allows you to fully suss out your language and if you end up hating it, then at least you haven’t spent a fortune on books yet!

3. Write: Start writing from day one. Yep. Day One. Even if you only know three words, three verbs, and three pronouns, that’s twenty-seven entire sentences that you can now write! Keep a journal, a diary, write your shopping list or about what you had for lunch, a conversation with a friend, your language goals, books you want to read or have read, anything!

4. Goals: Learn one phrase, three grammar points, and five new words every time you study your language. After that, set whatever goals you want! You learn only what you choose to learn. If you want to be fluent/C1 level after three months, then go for it! Equally, if you want to learn just enough to become a beginner/A1 after three years, then that’s okay too!

5. Aural: Don’t underestimate the importance of listening! This is a big one, because it doesn’t matter how quickly you can translate texts, or how easily you keep a diary, if you can’t listen to a slow speaking video in your language without blanking, it’s only going to get worse. Look up videos, podcasts, music, anything that will help you improve your listening and pronunciation skills, as well as get a grasp on how natives speak!

6. MiscHours: Small moments throughout the day when you do nothing mind draining: These are what I like to call Miscellaneous Hours. Brushing your teeth, showering, sitting on the bus, waiting for the elevator, lying in bed at night waiting for Metamorphosis to carry you away… These are moments you can take advantage of, either by running through language rules/vocab in your head, or talking outloud to yourself. if you don’t know a word, make a mental (or physical) note of it and look it up later!

7. Numbers: Learn numbers before you learn how to count and learn how to count before you learn how to tell the time. Most people skip the basic one, two, three, when starting a new language, and honestly I don’t blame them, but numbers come up so so often in everyday life that it’s crucial for you to master them early on!

8. Watch: Find a tv show in your target language and start watching it from day one, using subtitles in both your chosen language and in your native language! Yes, you won’t understand a single damn thing in the beginning, but you’ll be surprised how quickly you start to pick things up just based on context alone. Search for kids youtube videos, change your netflix language settings, or download extensions like this one!

9. Dictionary: Find a good online dictionary before you start anything. Preferably, find one that also gives the grammar behind verbs/nouns. For a lot of languages, the gender of nouns are difficult to remember, so learning whether a word is masc./fem./neu. from day one is important!

10. Read: Find children’s books in your new language, either online or a physical copy, and start reading. At the start, you’ll underline pretty much everything, but soon you’ll start to guess the meaning of words based on context, and as words appear again and again, you’ll subconsciously begin to learn them! It’s an easy way to pick up new vocab and see grammar rules in action!

[doctorfunk-deactivated20260514]

[noodledesk]

a couple of tips i found helpful and applicable for work / school. collected from my family doctor and meditation apps. studying and productivity culture can be incredibly toxic - but sometimes we really just have to do it. hopefully this helps make the process easier & less painful :)

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How To Study When You Really Don’t Want To

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[classicalinfluence]

feeling like that One scene in kill your darlings with this setup

[somerabbitholes]

Dec 19 | a significant part of me working is just finding a spot of sun to sit in. the other part of me working is writing things down somewhere and promptly forgetting where they are

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Kitty Stryker, “Radical Self-Reliance” Is Killing People.

[hymnsofheresy]

religious men be like “we respect women! we love that they are made by God to fulfill our sexual desires and be vessels for our children!!! we even let them speak sometimes!”

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[therepublicofletters]

2.12.2020 || 9/75 Days of Productivity || 3.6 hours focused

Writing letters instead of working on my music history paper

[thefeelingmoveson]

4.2 anyone else feel like profs are adding more and more work to the curriculum now that we're all basically taking online classes?

[therepublicofletters]

2.12.2020 || 9/75 Days of Productivity || 3.6 hours focused

Writing letters instead of working on my music history paper

[withlove-bronte]

Loving the fall and the coming of winter. I am so close to finishing a portion of my Ph.D. that I just want it all to be finished, but small steps win the race in the end

[academes]

1/100 days of productivity: i decided to start this challenge since i’ve been slacking on my studies and i’m ridiculously behind in my ap enviromental science class and finals are coming up ahhhh anways… i studied half? of the first unit today and i’m planning on getting to the beginning of the third unit at the end of this weekk

[thexfiles]

being a student right now is so fucking terrible is anyone coping

[thexfiles]

like what the fuck is a deadline when 1 million people have died

[awed-frog]

I’m not a student, but this is a thought that crosses my mind every day. And every day I try telling myself, Keep working, because when this is all over, you’ll be glad for the work you’ve done. 

It’s like the long winters of the past, when the granaries would slowly empty and people started to fear spring would never come again: during the dark days, you do things. You repair your tools. You enjoy each other’s company. You sing old songs and write new ones. You make ropes and nets and weave blankets and do anything you don’t have time for in the summer. And it’s hard to do it and hard to stay hopeful, but that way, when spring comes - and spring does come, spring will come - you can start working in the fields with a brand-new plow and good boots and a head full of songs.

[dasfeministmermaid]

Thank you

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This is such a difficult time at the moment and I know people (including me) are struggling so I am reblogging this for anyone who needs it 💕