dumbass of arts

25 yr old suffering from the eternal college kid curse. he/they

[juliaxyn]

Study hard, for the well is deep, and our brains are shallow.

[loudemic]

i have been enjoying writing my notes on paper again. my eyes really dislike spending so much time staring at a screen.

[disc80s]

x

[juliesdesk]

some japanese notes hehe

[study-with-cait]

Tell me this isn't the most beautiful space. Makeworth Coffee Roasters, Bellingham, WA.

[kyrieignisdivine-deactivated202]

January is stressful.

[bookpdf]

not being productive or relaxing but a secret third thing

[underwaterfraulein]

[kaliforniaface]

[howl97s]

081222 / 2pm

got the tiktok headphones for myself as an early christmas present and they’re Perfect

[featheredstudies]

2022.12.05 // 18:47  visited my fav stationery store again to get some refill cartridges for my monami ballpoint pen… i don’t think it should be this warm in december but i’ll take it!

pic: washington square, manhattan, n.y.

[theywerenobody]

Slow Monday.

[left-handlibrary]

Aren’t libraries just the best? So grateful to be close to mine during lockdown while they offer click and collect services. I’d forgotten I was on the wait list for Billy-Ray Belcourt’s memoir, and have since purchased a copy that is now on the way to me 😂 Perhaps I’ll get a head start with the library copy through all the postage delays.

Currently making my way through Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin on ereader and finding it easy on the brain as well as intriguing. I think it’s the slim books keeping me going at this point, helping me feel somewhat accomplished when reading is tough. Settling down with a coffee now to continue on.

[thomastudies]

✒️feeling productive and organized today | more on my instagram account: thomreads

[stemcellee]

october 6 2022

I’m prepping for medical school interviews and oddly, it’s more difficult than I thought …

[butchspace]

We need like “unclench your jaw” posts but for eye strain. Like

Go look at something 20ft away for 20 seconds.

[dontbeanassbutt]

take off your glasses if you wear them for 20 seconds

[bluelakeandsky]

Recommended by my optometrist

Look at something 20 feet away, then 10, then 5, then one, then if you can your nose.

Repeat twice, then again without glasses.

Face forward look out of the corner of your eye. As far as you can look. Slowly move to the other corner. Repeat twice.

Look down as far as you can. Slowly look up. Repeat twice.

Roll eyes twice.

Close eyes for five minutes.

I do this every day usually at my halfway point. My migraines went away. My vision go better. Honestly stretching my eyes as she put it feels great too.

[howl97s]

url change

min-howl > howl97s !

[castudies]

mental health tips i wish i’d been given before starting university

trying is much more important than succeeding

10 minutes of studying > not studying at all

being a college student is more than academics. it’s also learning how to enjoy your own company, learning and occasionally screwing up meals, wandering outside campus like a tourist, questioning your ideals and presuppositions, discovering new talents and skills for the hell of it, and SO much more. if you feel burnt out in one dimension of college life, that’s a sign to spend some time relishing in another dimension.

if you need more time, take a deep breath and shoot that email to your professor/TA asking for an extension. at worst, they say no. and don’t stress over properly explaining yourself/your situation. hell, just email them: “Hi, Professor. I need your help. Sincerely, y/n.” all it takes is that one initial reach out and the rest will follow.

failure does not reflect character. read that again. remind yourself as often as you see fit because at one point or another, you will feel like you’ve failed. it’s growing pains. once you’ve accepted that, learn to view any setbacks as a hint that you need to try a new method/approach. didn’t do well on that math quiz? don’t beat yourself up over it–instead, regroup with yourself and see which metaphorical gear got stuck in your personal learning process machine. for instance, maybe you used flash cards and that wasn’t really your style. act like a detective, not a bully.

THERE IS NO NORMAL TIMELINE FOR YOUR COLLEGE CAREER(!!!!!!). a lot of people need more than 4 years, a lot of people need 4 years, and a lot of people need less than 4 years. and every single one of those timelines are valid. the worst thing you could do is squeeze the living hell out of yourself into some rigid schedule that is incompatible with who you are and how you learn. trust me when i say u will find yourself doing the best work when u do it at YOUR pace.