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welcome. -21- •since 01.24.16•

[amaranth-devi1]

Metal corsets by Ellen Durkan

[fuckstudyblrs]

hello to my studyblr. here’s a note to myself of my accomplishments since i was last active on this account.

you did it. you got your bachelors with honors. you majored in philosophy and double minored in art history and legal studies. a nice addition to the three associates you got before entering university.

you didn’t go to law school but that’s okay, you always knew deep down you didn’t want to anyways.

you didn’t get your first big girl job right out of college and that’s okay too. trader joe’s for 7-8 months post grad was good- the hazard pay helped, and you worked there while studying too. thank you to tj’s for no cameras so i could take food when i really needed it.

now, now you can afford food. now you can afford to get food without looking at the prices if you didn’t want to, sure more to pay back on the credit card and it could hurt your saving goals. but you can do it if you wanted and still have money to your name. no more living off of $100 a month.

you did it. you did it. you’re living in one of the most expensive cities in the world and you did it. and you’re only 21. the last time you used this blog you were 19. oh how so much has changed. many people will undermine your success, including your parents, saying you aren’t making enough. but really, making 100k plus a year doesn’t define my happiness, not yet at least. im stable, i don’t own a home but fuck nobody can afford a home right now and even if prices were down you could never where you lived or in most places in your state. you should still be proud every day of your accomplishments.

and lastly, you found love. good love, a love that’s celebrating three years in july.

good job and keep strong

[spoonie-living]

[Image: Tweet by Emily Mullin (@EmilyLMullin) and tweet by Isobelle Winter (@IsobelleWinter), both about the dangers of Facebook’s new preventative health screening tool. Images have been modified for visual ease but information has not been changed.]

Something to know about Facebook’s new “screening tool,” and advice/info that can most certainly be used outside of this specific situation.

For spoonies, the biggest deal is how this data, if leaked, could affect you in professional and insurance spheres.

Here’s Emily’s full thread, which discusses the details of the tool, and here’s Isobelle’s full thread, which extrapolates on specific dangers.

In the end? It’s another data grab. Data is worth money; don’t give yours away, especially not to Facebook.

[blueandbluer]

PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST this shit is scary.

[teratocybernetics]

did everyone just forget the whole Facebook/Cambridge Analytica using personality quizzes to gather data on people and then use it to influence elections thing or what

[driflloon]

londone myers @ rodarte ss19

[whitepeopletwitter]

[blahlawblawg]

*laughter slowly turns to crying*

[alvinfai]

[stillhand]

the moon & venus

[sound-creature-deactivated20260]

[fuckstudyblrs]

sometimes i sit back and realize that i’m living the life many people romanticize and that it’s actually pretty cool to be me

[jeremylfisher]

Last light in the Valley of Fire

[lofeel]

name moodboard: akane

[ohk4te]

august nights are looking a little golden / & life was warm

[brarchives]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sHgYKFHWZ

[studyblr]

how to learn new content and never forget it

save this for your next academic year and finals, and it’ll save your grades and time.

1. whenever you read a paragraph with new content, close the book/look away and ask yourself: “what have i just learned?” explaining the concept to yourself right away and asking follow-up questions will change the way you retain new material forever.

2. at first, it’ll be daunting, and it’ll be pretty hard to actually bring yourself to do this. trust me, it’ll be worth it - as this is scientifically proven one of the most effective study techniques.

3. to try this out, set yourself a timer for how long you estimate learning a concept might take. now take away 20% from that estimate. you won’t be able to reach this goal with basic highlighting and re-reading techniques - but with active recall, you will.

4. once you’ve understood the concept, use spaced repetition systems like anki flashcards to force yourself to retrieve this information in a set period of time. this way, your brain will always be reminded of this concept before it could possibly forget it.

5. teach it to others as much as you can. as with the old wisdom “see one, do one, teach one”, one of the only guarantees you’ve really gotten something is when you can effectively teach it.

hope these are helpful for you!!

more content like this on my instagram, @softmedstudent

[tomfordvelvetorchid-deactivated]

Yknow when you let someone use one of your Good Pens™️ and theyre like “this is a really good pen” like 👀👌🏾i know and im watching u bicth

[allmymetaphors]

ppl always ask me “”what are you going to do with your degree”“ and ““if you wanna get a PHD how do you plan on paying for it”“ and ”“where are you gonna move after college”“ but here is the thing:

i am very powerful and cute and im gonna float through this world one day at a time. please leave me alone. 

[find-the-beauty-within]

The person I reblogged this from deserves to be happy

[priincessolivee-deactivated2025]

I tried to scroll past this. I really did

[invisiblelad]

I feel like minor acts of kindness and good intentions are really important on days like this.