[anatomyandcappuccini]

20 lessons for 2020

2019 has been a pretty challenging year for me. I started it being scared and anxious about everything, and I ended it single, with new career goals and surrounded by my best friends. Here are 20 lessons (100% tested and approved) that I learned along the way!

1. People only show their best sides to you but you would be amazed by how many people share the same feelings as you

2. If you feel like you can’t be yourself around a certain group of people, then you’re hanging out with the wrong group

3. Notice people who make you feel energized and happy VS people who drain all your energy. It’ll change your life.

4. You don’t need to justify yourself when you say « no » to something

5. However, you should say yes more often to spontaneous proposals and experiences

6. Honesty is a sign of respect

7. If you don’t give your 100% to something then you’ll be less likely to get that 100% back

8. Choose flaws over qualities. Your dream job also consists in not-so-dreamy parts, and this is what you should consider when choosing your career. The same applies with friends/lovers.

9. The person you sit in front of at the library can become one of your best friends (true story for me)

10. 99% of the scenarios you imagine in your head will never happen

11. Changing starts within YOUR thoughts and how you react to them.

12. Just because you’re offended it doesn’t mean that you’re right

13. Keep a critical eye to everything you hear/see.

14. Being vulnerable is a sign of strenght and not a sign of weakness

15. You can cope with a lot more than you think

16. Your life can totally change in a year and you can be a whole different person only if you’re willing too

17. Cherish what you already have in your life, happiness lies in gratitude

18. Wanting to be perfect for others will only make you seem a boring and hypocrite person

19. The habits you adopt now will define the person you’ll be in the future

20. Be curious. Read books, listen to podcasts, travel (even in your country), and talk to new people

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may 2020 bring healing. may 2020 bring peace. may 2020 bring kindness.

[fullerenesandfreekicks]

Hello, studyblr community!

Hi there,

Welcome to my blog! You can call me Rodella. I am a 21-year-old third-year Chemistry major at the University of British Columbia who aspires one days to become researcher & professor. I opened this blog with the hopes of documenting my academic journey, although I haven’t been too active since I started my blog I have been constantly inspired by the studyblr community.

With the start of 2020, one of my biggest goals is to get this blog up & running once again as I’ll try to post at least twice a week. I am hoping to share my experience as well as learn through from the experiences of others in the community. Additionally, it’ll also give me the opportunity to showcase the wonderful campus I am fortunate enough to be on. So, stay tuned! Now, a bit more about me. I am an INTJ with a 5-1-4 enneagram tritype. Outside of academia, I am a devoted Liverpool FC fan. Hence, both my love for chemistry and football inspired my Tumblr user name. My hobbies are watching movies/tv-shows, particularly in the fantasy/sci-fi genre (massive Marvel/Shadowhunters/The Wither/ATLA stan), working out, discovering new food, teaching, and nature photography. I also enjoy learning about fashion, makeup, and skincare. 

Now, enough about me. I’d like to end this post by thanking the studyblrs who have constantly inspired me. 

@virgostudyblr @aslastudies @jeonchemstudy @just-a-chem-studyblr @birchbooks @studying-saturn @helloimstudying @mal-studyblr @shychemist @chemasia @wibblywobblyscienceywiencey @studyblr

Looking forward to connecting and growing with the community in 2020. Happy New Year! 

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types of study breaks for every situation

if you realize you’ve been studying for hours: grab a snack to refuel your body and watch a sitcom to refuel your brain. then back to the books.

if you’re feeling stressed out: take some deep breaths, text your friends, maybe stare at a wall for a few minutes. gather yourself.

if you can’t seem to focus: get moving and get outside. take out the garbage, check your mail box, maybe walk your dog. just get moving and get fresh air. it’ll help bring you back.

if there’s something else going on in your life and you can’t get it off your mind: write down what’s going through your head, sort of like a diary entry. it’ll help you work things out.

if you’re just mentally and physically exhausted: set a timer for 25-30 minutes and take a nap. any longer and you’ll hit REM and you’ll wake up feeling just as tired. once you wake up, get some caffeine in you.

if the material is boring as hell: find another way to study. see if there’s a crash course video online about it or draw out what you’re trying to learn in diagrams and pictures to make it fun.

if people around you won’t shut up: listen to some music. soundtrack and classical music is always good because they won’t absorb you as much as music with lyrics. white noise (like ocean waves, rain sounds, etc.) also works.

if you only half understand a concept: call/message a friend who’s not in the class and try to teach the material to them. this will help you mentally work through the material and will help you remember it as well.

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a reminder for finals 💖 take breaks and take care of yourselves! best of luck!

you got this!

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72/100 days of productivity✨

11.01.2019

reading on a rainy day☕️

[fullerenesandfreekicks]

Reviewing some organic chemistry from last term with a match latte to start off the day.

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Read for the month of January. “Not only is man a microcosm enclosing the whole within himself, but every entelechy or monad is in effect such a microcosm.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BsR8lyiguch/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16rbo2cgi5t7l

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Up before the sun. 🌄 (at University of British Columbia)