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17, malaysian, here to motivate you all including myself

[bibliotheca-sanctus]

Help me find more amazing libraries!

Dear people of Tumblr, I am asking you to help me find more awesome libraries because I am starting to run out. 

Currently there are 138 libraries on my blog represented with at least 5 stunning photographs each and currently I have maybe 5 more to go.

As you can see on the Google map of all the library locations around the world there are a few continents underrepresented. So if you know of a beautiful library (or bookshop) that should be on Bibliotheca Sanctus and isn’t yet, please let me know. Especially if it’s located in Africa, Asia, Latin America or South America.

There are a few requirements:

should be a really beautiful library or bookshop

there are at least 4 photographs available of the location that are good-looking enough to post (preferably without people)

hasn’t been posted before (see the google map for all previously posted locations)

Google Map of the most amazing libraries of the World

Bibliotheca Sanctus

Thank you for your attention, may you have a splendid day!

[magnolia-studies-blog]

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 

Here are some of the very best apps for students; either in highschool or in college. I have used many of the following apps, but not all of them. Some, I have just asked friends about and they suggested those ones. 

Please enjoy the apps below, tell me how you like them, and feel free to add onto this list :)

Focus: SelfControl, Forest, MindNode, FocusBooster, FocusWriter, Think, StayFocused, Freedom, Cold Turkey, Anti-Social, Time Out, SmartBreak, Balanced

Productivity: Evernote, Any.do, MyScript Nebo, Outlook, Trello, Droptask, Basecamp, Pocket, Gyst, Doodle, Pen and Paper, Wunderlist, Toggl, Asana, Wolfram Alpha

Sounds: Tide, WhiteNoise, Chroma Doze, Coffitivity, Noisli, Brain.fm, NatureSpace, Noizio, Rainy Mood, SimplyNoise, Spotify, Slacker Radio 

Language Learning: Duolingo, Memrise, Busuu, Babbel, Livemocha, Living Language, Tandem, MindSnacks

Games: Lumosity, Sudoku, TanZen, GeoMaster Plus HD, Speed Anatomy, Star Walk, LeafSnap, Splice: Tree of Life, Vismory, Pigments, Viridi, Sunshine, Nota

Revision: Gojimo, Revision App, iMindMap, Exam Countdown, Penultimate, Clippet

Test Prep: Khan Academy, Magoosh ACT Flashcards, The Grading Game, Math Brain Booster, ACCUPLACER Study App, CK-12, NRICH, StudySync, Quizlet, StudyAce, That Quiz, Brilliant, Synap

Planner: Timeful, Remember the Milk, Listastic, Finish, 2Do, iStudiez Pro, MyHomework Student Planner, My Study Life, ClassManager, MyLifeOrganized, Daily Agenda, Schedule Planner, Todoist

Writing: EasyBib, ProWritingAid, Bubbl.us, WiseMapping, yWriter5, Storybook, Q10, Write 2 Lite, Writer, Diaro, Note Everything, OmmWriter, Draft

Health: MyFitnessPal, Lose It, Endomondo, FitNet, Sworkit, Daily Yoga, Yonder, Fooducate, SideChef, Rise, LifeSum, Meditation Studio, Happify, 7 Cups, Clue, Start, Power Nap App, Fit Radio, Calm

Courses: Corsera, PhotoMath, Udemy, HowCast, SimpleMind+, Open Culture, Canvas, Schoology, Alison, CourseBuffet, Degreed, Instructables, InstaNerd, Big Think, Yousician, Pianu 

Books & Reading: CampusBooks, Scribd, Pocket, Wattpad, GoodReads, Readmill, Audible, Prizmo, Blio, Kindle, Overdrive, BlueFire Reader, Nook, Kobo, Aldiko, Cool Reader

Note Taking: SuperNotes, StudyBlue, Bento, QuickOffice, Google Keep, Zoho Notebook, Simplenote, Bear, OneNote, Box Notes, Dynalist.io, Squid, Notability 

Inspiration: TED, Lift, Believe It: You Will Achieve, BrainCourage, Get Inspired, iFundamentals, Reinventing Yourself, iWish, Pozify, Positive Thinking - The Key to Happiness, The Gratitude Journal 

Other: WiFi Finder, Mint, Zwoor, Brain Pump, Curiosity, Ready4 SAT, GradeProof, edX, Mendeley, Due, CamScanner, IFTTT, Square Cash

[whenstudyblooms]

『11.09.17』 

Simpler notes! Highlighting narrowed down to the most important things I should remember from these notes. Terms are underlined instead and headers are placed with a fancier border~

「Quick tip: Try to use lesser sentences in notes; break them down and keep what you need. For example: “James Madison was a founding father who served as the fourth President of the United States.” becomes “Madison: founding father, 4th pres. of US” 」

[galina]

I find these carrels with views over Bloomsbury completely irresistible. I had a really productive morning here looking through philosophy periodicals (and daydreaming about living in those terraces)

[empirestudy]

Studying is not a burden.

Say it with me 

We are privileged to study.

I see people cribbing and crying about not wanting to study but all those of you who say that do you realise how special and privileged we are?

We all must make complete use of our resources and the gift our parents have given to us which is education. Millions around the world would rather want to study than do anything else. We can be tired of studying but we must never not want to study. Don’t study for your parents or for your teachers study for yourself and those who aren’t able to.

Study and give back the opportunity you received to others.

Study to absorb knowledge 

Study to change the world 

Just study 

[thewriterslament]

How to read unnecessarily long papers by stuffy academics

As a cognitive neuroscience major, I read a lot of lengthy academic papers. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from having done so many damn readings, it’s that you don’t actually need to read every single word in the paper to understand it. A lot of times, the author will repeat themselves over and over, or offer evidence/explanations that aren’t essential to understanding their argument. Instead, I recommend using the first/last method, which is essentially a guideline to what you should read in order to understand the main gist of an academic paper. 

Any academic paper consists of three structural units: the paper as a whole, the sections/subsections that make up the paper, and the paragraphs that make up each section. The paper as a whole typically follows a certain form: intro/abstract, main argument separated into sections, conclusion. The sections cover one facet of the main argument. The paragraphs provide specific details or explanations for the topic currently under discussion.

The first/last method is exactly what it says on the tin: you only need to read the first and last bit of every structural unit. This means you will read the following as they are presented in the paper: 

abstract, intro, and conclusion

definition of terms, if provided

first and last paragraph of each middle section

first and last 1-2 sentences of each paragraph

The main argument is typically summarized in the intro/abstract, conclusion, or both. The main claim of each section is usually presented in the first paragraph, and the conclusion of the section typically expresses the implications of that claim. Finally, paragraphs will usually start with some kind of topic sentence and end with a conclusion. By reading only these things, you’ll pick up at least 70% of the meaning of the paper, and you’ll save yourself a lot of time and frustration. 

If you’d like to bump that comprehension up to 95%, I recommend skimming the paper for italics, lists, and descriptions/summaries of other arguments and reading those things when you encounter them in addition to the things mentioned above. The key to this is to skim for certain cues, and not read every single word. Italics serve as a visual cue, lists are cued by indicators like “first”/”second” or “1)”/”2)”, and summaries of other arguments are typically indicated by copious citations or usage of another author’s name.

This method helped me get through a 26-page reading in a little over an hour with around 95% comprehension of the author’s argument. Hopefully it’ll help you in your studies as well.

[elkstudies]

How To Take Notes

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Annotations and Colour-Coding

College Note Taking 101

Guide to Note Taking

How to Maintain Good Notes

How to Take Lecture Notes

How to Take Notes if you Hate Taking Notes

How to Take Notes

How to Take Notes |2|

How to Take Notes From a Textbook

Note Taking Post

Take Effective Lecture Notes

Taking Lecture Notes

Typing Your Notes

Note Taking Methods

Cornell Note Taking Method

Note Taking Methods

Note Taking System

Study Methods

Visual Note Taking

How To Make Notes Look Pretty

Guide to Pretty Notes

How to Illustrate Your Notes

How to Make Your Notes Look Pretty

Sketchnote Tips

Visual Guide to Illustrated Notes

How To Make Notes Using One Note

Cornell Note Taking Method on One Note

How to Take Notes Using One Note

Note Taking Printables

Note Outline Printable

Note Printables

[nerhdd-deactivated20180806]

[thoughtscholar]

(and everything in it)

I think a lot of people have trouble keeping their backpacks organized / tidy so hopefully this will help you keep your things in order so you don’t lose anything and can easily find everything you need when you need it.

1. have a system. papers go straight into their assigned folders, trash goes in the front pocket to throw out later, pens / pencils / calculator all go into a pen case. it really doesn’t take more than 5 extra seconds to put a paper in a folder. handing in papers / hw that is not wrinkled shows teachers that you care about your schoolwork, and you’re also much less likely to lose things.

2. use the pockets in your backpack. it’s easier to find smaller things if you put them in a smaller pocket. if they get put in a larger pocket, they might be crushed by a heavy book or something like that and will be harder to find so they might just lie around at the bottom of your backpack for a very long time.

3. put things in pouches. tiny things like hair ties, safety pins, and chapstick / lipbalm can be put in a small pouch before being put in a smaller pocket. this also goes for things you might not want falling out of your backpack for the whole world to see, like personal things / feminine items. put it in a pouch!

4. keep food / water out of your backpack. spills can happen, even if you put rubber bands on the tupperware lid and your water bottle is ‘leak proof’. it’s better not to risk getting your books and papers wet. put food / water in a lunchbox you can carry or use the water bottle pocket on the outside of your backpack.

5. don’t put heavier things towards the outside. i find that heavier things pull at the shoulder straps more when placed towards the outside so try to put the heavier things closer to your back. also adjust the straps so they fit you and don’t pull on you in the wrong spots. you don’t want backpack sores!

6. put something in between spiral notebooks. they always tend to get tangled with each other, so if you use a lot of spiral notebooks, it’s a good idea to put something like a folder, in between them to the wires don’t tangle in your backpack.

7. keep unnecessary things out of your backpack. If you don’t need something, don’t bring it because a. it’s going to make your backpack heavier, which is going to probably put more strain on your back and b. it’ll make it harder to find / focus on the things that you do need. 

8. assign a space to store your backpack. when you come home, take your books, laptop, folders, and pen case out of your backpack and put them away, throw away any trash, and store your backpack in an assigned spot. this way your backpack will get a break and you’ll be able to find it in the assigned spot when you need it again.

9. pack your bag before you go to bed. this isn’t really a tip helpful for taking care of your backpack. but this way, if anything happens in the morning, for example you sleep in and you’re rushing to get everything together, you won’t forget anything or bring the wrong materials with you. 

you can do this! -hana from thoughtscholar

[jlstudying]

Study Tips for Accounting Students

1. Use a study planner Using a planner helps really a lot in scheduling your review and reminding you of what you have to finish.

So what I do is I plot in the monthly overview and weekly overview quizzes, exams, reports and deadlines. Then I list down the topics I have to review and distribute or divide them over the days or weeks I have before the quiz, exam, report or deadline.

In my weekly overview I write down in details the topics I have to review and I check them off if I finish them. I just love the feeling of accomplishing every item in my list.

2. Concept before practice What I do is I read first the theories or concept of a certain topic, highlighting important ideas and also answering the sample problems then I summarize in my notebook or flashcards what I’ve read.

Then I answer practical accounting books, when answering problems of course you can get things wrong, so, what I do is I mark those problems and I write somewhere in the side of the answer why I got it wrong. After answering all the problems in that topic, I answer again the problem where I made a mistake to see if I already understand it.

Another reason I highlight the problems where I made a mistake is for me to easily find what problems I find difficult or confusing when I want to browse for the last minute.

3. For Business Law or Taxation - Read, Highlight and Summarize We usually have 10 sections or articles as our homework or worst we’re not really given any details as to what will be covered on our recitation. So, what we do is read as much as we can.

In our school we attend Business Law or Taxation class mainly for recitations or quizzes we don’t usually have discussion, maybe once or twice before midterm or final exams.

I read 10 Sections or Articles, understand them, highlight important notes, then I write in my notebook the exact Section or Article and summarize in my own word what it contains because no books or printed materials are allowed in our class. I do them in a continuous process until I run out of time.

Before, I write first before I try to understand what I’m actually writing and it end up I have written notes but I don’t really understand them deeply. I know what’s written in my notebook but I only memorize them but not really understand them.

So I tried the other way aroung and that is reading and understanding first before writing my notes. It was more efficient and I ended up writing lesser since I already understand it.

4. Use one calculator This way you’ll be more familiar with the distance between numbers and where they are situated. You’ll be amaze that you can compute without looking at your calculator.

If you want to change calculators make sure you do it some time before an exam that is enough for you to get used to your new calculator.

Make sure also that the calculator that you are using is allowed in the actual board exam so you don’t have to change and find your calculator unfamiliar.

5. Make studying a habit I unconciously made studying a habit that was when I was really desperate to pass a subject because my graduation depends on it.

Making study habit means you feel incomplete without studying. Waking up without an alarm and sleeping at the same time everyday.

As for my experience, I was desperate so I really studied everyday! But there was a time when I said I don’t want to study anymore because I’m not making any progress but I just can’t help not to study. I stood up from my bed and started studying.

So, while you’re still a student why not make studying a habit?

[literaryhistories]

Editing my thesis at the library café ☕

[votedami]

I want you all to know that an Arab Muslim from Tunis proposed the Theory of Evolution near 600 years before Charles Darwin even took his first breath. Don’t let them erase you.

[evilscum-deactivated20160223]

his name is Ibn Khaldun

[imaanhammaam-deactivated2016031]

Also, it was not the apple falling from a tree that made Issac Newton “discover” gravity. He was reading the books of Ibn Al Haytham, an Arab Muslim from Iraq, who pioneered the scientific method, discovered gravity and wrote about the laws governing the movement of bodies (now known as Newtons three laws of motion) some 600 years before Newton existed. Without him, modern science as we know it wouldn’t exist. Read on him. His achievements are far greater than what I’ve just mentioned here.

[afghanmenace]

#no offense but arabs literally invented chemistry and algebra and we came up with the concept of the camera #the cataract operation that’s still practiced today was invented by an Arab #we created alchemy and the wright brothers used abbas ibn firnas’ findings and writings to build on to create a plane #I could go on and on and on #pls don’t erase our scientific history

[guluna]

I reblog this post every time I see it

[kyraneko]

We fucking replaced a Muslim scientist with an apple?

[deliriumcrow]

In the middle ages, THE place to go for an education was the middle East, or, failing that, Spain. The Muslim world didn’t have the same limits placed on scientific inquiry that the Christian world did, and since they were willing to look at more than just Aristotole and actually compare texts to the observable world, they had some incredible scientific and mathematical advancements. And street lights and toilets. I mean theories and algebra are great and all, but street lights and toilets. In the 12th century. Also medical advancements, and fewer rules against women studying. Hell, women *should* be the ones studying the female body, would you rather a woman see your female relatives, or some old man? Would you rather have someone who lives in the same kind of body, or one who has no first hand idea what the parts can do?

[humanpersonface]

Also, the above, the reason Spain was another good option for education in case you don’t know is because for a good chunk of time it was either Muslim ruled (al-Andalus) or still heavily populated with Muslim people.

And ftr one of the only reasons Europeans have any of that classical Greek knowledge like Plato, Aristotle, etc, Greek myth, astrology/astoronomy, etc etc (you know, the root of the White European renaissance and aristocratic classist based education) is because of the Arabic world. While white Christian Europeans quickly lost track of the writings and advancements from this time, Muslim-Arabic cultures did not. They kept writing and translating them into Arabic and learning/expanding from them. It wasn’t until a massive flood of Latin translations poured from predominantly Spain and other Muslim-heavy areas in like… the 12th c? That Christians and White Europeans as a mass started working with the material again.

And note I said Christians. Because it’s also worth note that one of the groups in Europe embracing and reading these texts from Muslim sources earlier on were Jewish groups. A lot of Jews read Arabic as well as Hebrew and so would make their own translations and work on the texts before Christian Europeans did (at least in a mass sense). In fact, Jews who also knew Latin often times played a large role in helping translate the sources into Latin or European venacular.

[fyp-psychology]

Eight Ways to Remember Anything by Alex Lickerman M.D.

Reference: Research-based strategies to boost your memory and keep it strong via psychology today

[rivkahstudies]

The most fascinating part to me about studyblr isn’t the unique stories and backgrounds each of you have, though that has always been important and amazing. It’s the futures each of you look forward to: the doctors, the translators, the writers, the teachers – and notice I don’t say “aspiring.” You all are here because you aspire, but when you combine that ambition with discipline, your work pays off. You aren’t just on a never-ending path of studying, you are on a path to a goal that opens up many more paths. In even so little as 5 years I could be talking to a medblr that is conducting their first surgeries, saving their first lives. In 10, the high school freshmen interested in social work could be keeping kids off of the streets or teaching their favorite subjects to kids just like them. And the greatest part is, because of the people that you are, it won’t just be a could, a what if. It is a will be. I am not only excited for the work you will do, I am excited for the person you are and will be. I am proud of you.

[marias-studyblr]

100% me right now

[redbonealien-deactivated2019111]

self-confidence, i’m realizing, is a lot deeper than just thinking i’m beautiful and being free in who i am. it also includes being confident in my decisions and trusting myself to be committed to the things i want to do. to step outside of my comfort zone and assure myself that i will be okay in doing so. this kind of self-confidence will help me see the success i want to see.

[studyingbrains]

University Tips (non-conventional)

If these help anyone, great!

Wear sports bras/bralettes to lectures instead of the ones with a buckle at the back. They tend to poke and prod your back after a while if you’re leaning back. Sports bras don’t.

Set your timetable as your phone background for the first few weeks. Use this method for no. 6 too if you can be bothered. 

Lay a towel on your bed a few days before your period is due. If you leak on a towel you can just wash it or throw it away. Easier than washing and changing the sheets.

When you’re in a lecture taking notes on a laptop remember to turn down the brightness on your screen, especially if the lecturer has dimmed the lights. Otherwise you’ll annoy others and drain your battery. 

Save your recordings at every given break instead of making one continuous one through pausing. Sometimes files are too large to save and you don’t want to risk losing the entire lecture recording. Save as you go along.

If you need to remember something (e.g. a library book, USB, locker key..) write it on a post-it note and stick it on your shoes before you sleep. Make sure they’re the shoes you intend to wear the next day!

Don’t shoot me: if you have left an assignment really late, stay up as long as you can completing it (yes, that means an all-nighter may be needed). Sleep as soon as you’ve handed it in. 

If you use tech in a lecture e.g. phone for recording or electronic notetaking on your laptop, then mess around with it before uni begins. Know what buttons to press and when, otherwise you’ll mess up your notes and annoy others, with your excessive clicking. 

Always, always, ALWAYS carry a plastic bag/carrier bag. You might need to make a trip to the library, drink may spill in your bag so you’ll need an alternative or you may not be able to dispose of a pad/tampon until you get back home. Seriously, just carry one.  

Find out where coursework/assignment are submitted within your first week on campus. Ask admin how the procedure works and make sure you know it inside out. 

I’ll update this list as things come to me. I hope it helps, this is all my opinion, sorry.