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gentle reminder you can rise up from everything. you can recreate yourself. nothing is permanent. you are not stuck. you have choices. you can think new thoughts. you can learn something new. you can create new habits. all that matters is that you decide today and never look back.
20 important study skills/tips i’ve learned from my professors
1. start studying a week before every quiz/test. seriously.
2. watch youtube videos/ted talks on the topics you are learning about.
3. get lots of sleep! sleep helps you process the day’s events, including what you learned.
4. write out your notes. it’s proven that handwritten notes help you learn better than typed out notes.
5. don’t just read what your professor gives you. find academic journals, books, etc. that correspond with your subjects.
6. read the news! especially in the social sciences/humanities, connecting concepts with current events helps you understand and process more easily.
7. exercise! this doesn’t have to be going on runs or lifting weights, it could even just be going for a 20 minute walk. just get your blood pumping, it’ll help you focus.
8. study at your desk. it may be tempting to study in bed, but your brain connects your bed with sleep, so you’ll get tired more quickly.
9. reviewing notes doesn’t have to be something you sit down and do for an hour. skim through them and test your memory while eating breakfast!
10. expand your study time throughout the day to avoid burnout. for example, rather than studying for 5 hours straight, study for an hour here and there in between your activities.
11. make your notes organized and easy to read, but not distracting. bright colors and flashy notes may seem better, but can sometimes distract from the purpose of the notes.
12. use apps such as quizlet. this way, you can go through definitions while waiting in lines or walking to class.
13. it’s more important to know concepts rather than facts. for example, you should be able to take what you know and apply it to different situations, not just the situation the textbook gives you.
14. just because the professor doesn’t require you to read textbook, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. it helps explain concepts in a different way than your professor, and a lot of times hearing two different explanations for the same concept helps you understand it.
15. read in advance. read the textbook before your professor begins going over the chapter, so when he/she does, you can easily follow what they are saying.
16. do any extra credit work that comes your way. even if you don’t need the extra boost now, you might later.
17. go to class!! if you always skip class and show up at office hours completely lost on the concepts, they’ll laugh in your face. they’ll take you 100x more seriously if you show up.
18. however, if you are sick, take a day off. it’s more beneficial to you in the long run.
19. learn how to say “no”. if you have an 8 am the next day, don’t stay out until midnight with your friends.
20. don’t stress too hard over quizzes. if you expect them to go horribly, they will. you got this.
“because i want to” is good enough
okay but waking up in the middle of the night to soft rain and knowing you’ve got hours to sleep, when you’re toasty warm and comfortable and sleep has made you forget all your worries and you go back to sleep feeling as content as ever.
you are not just you
you are a collection of the stories you've read and the night skies you've admired. you are the smiles you've given to strangers and the tears you've lost on your pillows. you are the lives you've touched. you are a mixture of cosmic stardust and earth. you are a descendent of nomads and sailors. you are the flowers you've received and the plants you've watered. you are the adventures you've had and will have. you are your imagination and anticipation. you are not simple. you are a complex yet magnificent product of the life you have lived so far.
Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos
Vivian Maier. Chicago, USA, 1950s . From Maloof Collection
I can't stress enough the importance of ensuring that you are keeping yourself in alignment with the vision you have for your life. It is imperative that you stop yourself whenever you become aware that you're falling into patterns of behavior, habits, and actions that are counterproductive towards the person you're working on becoming.
Whenever you notice that you are about to engage in something detrimental take a second, breath, and refocus your mind and attention towards things that nurture your mind and soul, that inspire you, that make you feel excited for the things that are manifesting into your life. Being in alignment is what will allow the universe to shape itself in your favor.
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi (Winter Poetry, Trevi Fountain), 1956. Fabrizio La Torre. Archival pigment print.
waking up early and having a few hours to yourself really is unmatched. especially in the winter when it’s dark outside and the rest of the world is asleep, when you can hear the birds singing while you sip on a warm cup of tea. it feels like a dream.
“And I dream too much and I don't write enough and I'm trying to find God everywhere.”
— Anis Mojgai, from Those Who Can Ride in an Airplane For the First Time
your college experience didn’t involve killing an old pawnbroker and her sister with an axe? shame
people who buy a book, read the book, and then go out and buy another book are people i aspire to be because i buy ten books at once and thirteen of them usually sit there unread for years.
― Andrei Tarkovsky, from Sculpting in Time
The reasons why we study? Why we work so hard, day in and day out? So one day our work can be exalted, found in museums around the world.
Types of Dark Academia characters, according to their outfits
The narcissist with lots of secrets: Black turtleneck, with a gold coin necklace over top. A tartan mini skirt, or checked trousers. Trench coat. Red lips and dark eyes. Books in languages no-one else understands. Thinks they’re better than you, and probably are.
The messy researcher: Cosy jumpers with shirt collars poking out. Slouchy tartan trousers. Dark socks and oxfords. Old-school messenger bag bursting with various notes and journals. Has started about 30 projects or books in the past week, and hasn’t finished any of them.
The garden party prep: Sweater vests. Pale khaki trousers/chinos, or a traditional white midi dress. Socks pulled up. Boat shoes. Expensive watch. Might play some cricket or croquet later.
The student dreamer: Knit cardigans over knee-length skirts or pinafores. Mary-Janes or ballet flats. Bouncy hair and wide eyes. Sometimes a beret. Likes autumn, and writing long letters.
The aspiring professor: Tweed. Wears suits to class. Coats and blazers waistcoats and undershirts and trousers/skirts, all in tweed or tartan, browns and greys. Kind of intense. Secretly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but at least they have great notes.
The edgy poet: Oversized, unbuttoned plaid shirts or blazers over turtlenecks. Cigarette trousers. Combat boots. Black coffee. Actually very sentimental, but also might have accidentally killed someone with their classmates.
part 2 coming soon
Honey you gotta romanticise everything, like honestly if you view everything as great the best things are absolutely amazing. Keep a journal with you, write the poetry that flows in ocean currents around your head, make everything a metaphor. Like honestly, his eyes look like the deepest ocean, or his eyes ARE the deepest ocean, it just makes everything so much more beautiful. Do what you love, and if you don’t know what you love try it all, your life is a reflection of you, make it extraordinary.
