By my heel, I care not.

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[vctoria]

- 2.25.17 - This was seriously hell week; I pulled an all-nighter on Monday and slept a couple hours on Tuesday because of tests and quizzes and presentations :( 🌊🌊🌊

[fightostudy]

How focusing (aka. not multi-tasking) changed my study life

I had heard it occasionally - that multi-tasking was actually not good for the quality of whatever task I was doing. It made sense, but I loved mult-tasking so much. It gave me the illusion of productivity. 

Until I actually tried focusing for a while, did I realise how much I was actually losing by multi-tasking -  educationally and emotionally. Scrolling through tumblr during boring parts of a lecture seemed fine, since there were notes and it probably wouldn’t be tested in such depth anyway. Eating, while scrolling through social media, while watching a tv show, while messaging someone on facebook seemed ‘productive’. 

It turns out it was the opposite. It may seem fine, and at times it may actually be okay, but what matters is the principle. Dedicating your whole being to one task, focusing on it, produces much better results. It’s a quality over quantity thing. It also helped to calm me down emotionally - I used to always feel rushed, like there was so many things to do but not enough time to do them. Focusing on one task at a time - though it was hard at first - helped slow me down because I did everything properly, and didn’t have the feeling like I needed to go back and do things over again. 

Focusing on one thing wholly is also a form of practising mindfulness. Mindfulness ‘meditation’ isn’t something that requires you to sit down and meditate - it can be applied to our daily life. 

Since I started practising this mindful skill of focus, I’ve become much calmer, it’s been so much easier to stay on top of my work load and meet deadlines, I don’t feel rushed, I don’t feel unprepared or unorganised, and I do more quality work than when I used to multi-task.

There are times for multi-tasking and times for focus. Find the right balance and enjoy the task in front of you.

[studyquill]

Calligraphy Practice Printables

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[positivedoodles]

[studynaire]

13 ¦ 3

I’m currently studying math for my exam tomorrow. The weather is so nice today and I’m glad that it is getting more warm! Have a nice day!

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[the-bookshop]

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[einstetic]

Realistic Study Moods

the “i accomplished something” mood: you decided to be productive that day but at night you realise you haven’t accomplished a single thing from your to-do-list. stressed you get yourself a cup off coffee and sit next to your desk really unmotivated and exhausted. half an hour later you’ve solved one math problem. you smile, you have done something.

the “i’m so fucking motivated” mood: early morning. you get out of bed right after the alarm goes off. well-rested you brew yourself a cup of tea.you write your to-do-list. after that you take a seat in your bed and start reading trough the textbook of your fave subject. “i’ll succeed today” you think and take a sip of your tea.

the “oh i’m so gonna prove you wrong” mood: “you can’t do it”, they say. determined you start working early. you read, you write notes, you revise, you discuss, you watch videos. on the test day you walk in with confident, take your test & fully ace it. proudly you turn your back to those bastards.

the “why do i not understand this” mood: papers scattered everywhere, several coffee mugs on your desk. you’ve been doing that same problem the whole day and still can’t solve it. you’ve looked trough the theory, asked your friends & even your teacher. frustrated you pick up your phone and hope someone else has asked the same question on google.

the “omg i get it” mood: you’ve been reading the same theory over and over again, you’ve watched several videos on the topic and googled everything about it. still, you can’t get the hang of it. frustrated you put your book down. later that day you pick up it again and start reading it. slowly but surely you realise that “hey i understand this! it isn’t that hard after all”. excited you read through rest of the theory.

[educatier]

!!! my fave !!

[eratosthene]

@just-study-with-me

[studynaire]

love this

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Small Ways To Improve Your Life

make your bed to immediately make your room look more put together

water first, then coffee or tea

pray or meditate, even just for ten minutes, to set the tone for your day

browse the news headlines ( & read the articles that interest you when you’ve got time)

wear something you feel b o m b in

listen to music while doing your daily activities-commuting, cleaning, cooking, exercising

smile at at least two people

smile at YOURSELF

call or message someone you love

eat food that makes you feel radiant

make lists of things you need to accomplish for the day

stretch for 10 minutes

record in your phone the positive thoughts you have so you can remember them

carry water with you (always always always)

shut off your phone for an hour and have some ME time

take a hot shower or bath at the end of a stressful day

try to make plans to spend time with someone at least once a week

think about 3 things you are grateful for at the end of each day

do something calming, relaxing, and non-electronic 30 minutes before you sleep

sleep pants-less

[eggystudy]

{16.2.17} some stationery loots i got recently!!! (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) most of them were on sale so i’m rly rly happy about my purchases aahh!!! (and i finally got more brush pens HEHE)

[araws-blog1]

if ever someone tries to convince you that there is only one path to success just remind yourself that miuccia prada earned a PhD in political science then became a mime then a member of the italian communist party then a women’s rights activist then became one of the world’s most iconic designers then opened an art gallery and is now the ninth richest woman in the world

[studykouffee]

29.12.16

hello hello! here is one of my simpler spreads in the flesh (or paper) and i say that because i typically use a lot of different colours in a single theme!

2017 is fast approaching and i’m not super ready ;-; (although v eager to leave 2016 behind… you know?)

[jeregretterien]

random french phrases i learned in class

c’est pas enorme: it’s not much

s’est mal passée: did not go well

il se trouve que: it just so happened

nous allons en rester là: agree to disagree

pire que tout: worst of all

encore moins: let alone

dans l’heure: within the hour

accro du boulot: attached to work (workaholic)

en vouloir: to hold a grudge

faire bonne figure: put up a front

à froid: in cold blood

[the-soul-tribe-deactivated20180]

you are starlight wrapped in skin your magic is within.

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Full video of the 84 Lumber Super Bowl ad. In the tv ad version aired before halftime, Fox made them cut the scene of the mother and daughter crossing the border. https://nyti.ms/2k06SMP