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[inlustrisnoctis]

Day 3 of Productivity

I made homemade wontons! These were actually super good. I’ve been trying all kinds of new recipes lately!

[inlustrisnoctis]

Day 2 of Productivity

Self care totally counts as productivity these days! Right???

[inlustrisnoctis]

Day 1 of Productivity

Don’t beat yourself up during this trying time. If all you can do is get by then you are doing wonderful!

[myhoneststudyblr]

✨With most schools, colleges and unis closed around the globe and most studyblr students now having school at home I thought I would create a challenge to help everyone stay focused and productive and also to connect with people so even though most people are self-isolating, we don’t feel lonely✨

✨Info✨

Because no one really knows when we’re going to be able to go back to schools and I know it will depend very much on where you live, I’m going to do a month of daily ‘challenges’ starting on Monday 23rd March 2020 but if the quarantine keeps going I’ll try to add as the weeks/months go on

I want to see what y’all are posting so please use the tag #2020 quarantine challenge and I’ll track this tag and reboot as much as possible!

On this note, I will reblog basically everything even if you don’t think it is ‘aesthetic’ cause I love seeing how everyone does their notes and stuff so please get involved 💕

✨Week 1 - Questions✨

Mon - Have you made a study schedule to help you study at home?

Tue - How are you being taught your lessons? (google classroom, teams etc.)

Wed - What’s your favourite study snack?

Thu - How are you keeping active?

Fri - What is your favourite subject/topic to study at the moment?

Sat - Where in your house is your favourite place to study?

Sun - What are you doing to relax?

✨Week 2 - Pictures✨

Mon - Take a picture of your desk/study space

Tue - Take a picture of the book you are currently reading

Wed - Take a picture of your most colourful notes

Thu - Take a picture of the pens/highlighters that you could not live without

Fri - Take a picture of the view outside your window

Sat - Take a picture of a meal you’ve cooked or something you’ve baked

Sun - Take a picture of some of your art or doodles

✨Week 3 - Questions✨

Mon - What is your favourite food to cook or prepare?

Tue - If you could go anywhere in the world for a week, where would you go?

Wed - What is your biggest goal for this year? Have you done anything so far to achieve this?

Thu - What is the song that makes you happy no matter what?

Fri - What is your favourite TV programme at the moment (on Netflix etc)?

Sat - Where is your favourite place in the world (eg a city you’ve been to, a restaurant, or a particular hiking spot)?

Sun - What is your favourite joke?

✨Week 4 - Tips advice ✨

Mon - What is your biggest tip for staying focused?

Tue - What is your biggest tip for not getting cabin fever?

Wed - What would be your advice to you from five years ago?

Thu - What is the best advice you’ve ever been given (e.g. from a teacher of friend)?

Fri - What is your biggest tip for organising your study space/study materials?

Sat - What is your best tip on how to relax?

Sun - What is you biggest tip to someone starting to learn your major/favourite subject/degree?

✨This is the first month but I might add to this later as the quarantine continues. Let’s all support each other through this difficult time✨

[myhoneststudyblr]

✨Month 2✨

I’ve been overwhelmed with all the studyblrs who have joined in on this challenge and how supportive everyone is 💕

SO HERE’S MONTH 2

✨Week 5 - Questions✨

Mon - What is your favourite film?

Tue - What is your favourite book?

Wed - What is your favourite song?

Thu - Who is your hero?

Fri - What is your favourite thing about your subject/major/degree?

Sat - What is your favourite game or sport to watch and play?

Sun - What is your favourite childhood memory?

✨Week 6 - Pictures✨

Mon - Take a picture of your pet (if you don’t have one share a pciture of your favourite animal)

Tue - Take a picture of the sunset

Wed - Take a picture of your bookshelf

Thu - Take a picture of your plants/flowers

Fri - Take a picture of your binders

Sat - Take a picture of a title for some of your notes

Sun - Take a picture of something super close up

✨Week 7 - Questions✨

Mon - What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

Tue - Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Wed - Does your family have a “motto” – spoken or unspoken?

Thu - If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce?

Fri - Do you love or hate rollercoasters?

Sat - If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?

Sun - If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?

✨Week 8 - What Would You Rather✨

Mon - Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the most intelligent?

Tue - Would you rather win $50,000 or let your best friend win $500,000?

Wed - Would you rather have a dog with a cat’s personality or a cat with a dog’s personality?

Thu - Would you rather have free Wi-Fi wherever you go or have free coffee where/whenever you want?

Fri - Would you rather speak all languages or be able to speak to all animals?

Sat - Would you rather get away with lying every time or always know that someone is lying?

Sun - Would you rather read minds or accurately predict future?

This is month 2 and i will be starting it on Monday 20th April 2020

If you haven’t done month 1 feel free to just start with month 2 anyway and i hope that we can continue to support each other!!!

[tagging some studyblrs under the cut that i know have been taking part - please reblog so we can spread the message! (sorry if you were tagged twice i accidentally posted this on my main the first time around)]

@lattesandlearning @bookmadmochi​@captainofstudies​ @coffeeandpies​ @smileystudies​​ @jeonchemstudy​​ @books-typo-and-so-on​@learning-to-think​​ @seoulightstudies​​ @rivkahstudies​​ @southfence​​ @amerioxfordan​​ @eveistudying​​ @anti-social-sciences​​ @germanellewoods​​ @abbieestudia​​ @teapenguin​​ @an-attempt-to-study​​ @chai-studying​​ @positivity-studies​​ @medstudentstudycorner​​ @bulletnotestudies​​ @almost-rory-gilmore​​ @nr-studies​​ @study-sleep-tea-repeat​​ @teaandanightowl​​

[charliestudyblr]

Quick reminder,

This quarantine isn’t a productivity competition.

You do not have to:

- lose weight

- work out every day and get a 16 pack of abs

- cure acne

- master a new skill

- read 17 books

- change yourself in anyway

By saying you’re going to use this time to “glow up” is implying that you’re not already shining but bb you sure are.

It is ok to not lose 15 pounds and don’t beat yourself up if you gain a lil bit either. It’s natural, you’re at home and walks to the kitchen are pretty common.

It’s ok not to work out every day and get absolutely shredded. Sure get your exercise but don’t beat yourself up over not doing an intensive 30 day butt and ab workout. Who the flip cares!

It’s fine not to master a new skill. Sure find something to keep you occupied but you don’t need to master a whole new skill just because. Arts and stuff takes years to master don’t feel bad because you can’t get there in a week.

You do not need to change yourself in anyway. This is quarantine, our main goal is to survive. Don’t beat yourself up if you’re not solving world hunger or turning yourself into a model and certainty don’t beat anyone else up if they’re not.

This is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, you can’t achieve Self Actualisation if have not achieved your psychological needs and you can’t get psychological without basic needs.

Pretty much, make sure your wellbeing is in top knick before you try to accomplish every goal you’ve ever set or ever will set.

Keep safe and much love,

Charlie xx

[studyblr]

study tip: don‘t think about studying as something you need to do. that implies it’s some tedious process, something you can’t really enjoy, just another task ruining your day. rather, try to enjoy the process. think of yourself as someone who loves the subject, who loves studying for the sake of learning. you’re someone for whom studying comes easily, it’s just another good part of your day. if you change your identity and sense of self from someone who struggles with studying or with a particular task, it will be much easier to get done, as we always strive to stay consistent with who we think we are. think of yourself as a productive person, and it's much easier to act like a productive person would.

[haiyaxai-deactivated20151103]

This is a summary of college only using two pictures; expensive as hell.

That’s my Sociology “book”. In fact what it is is a piece of paper with codes written on it to allow me to access an electronic version of a book. I was told by my professor that I could not buy any other paperback version, or use another code, so I was left with no option other than buying a piece of paper for over $200. Best part about all this is my professor wrote the books; there’s something hilariously sadistic about that. So I pretty much doled out $200 for a current edition of an online textbook that is no different than an older, paperback edition of the same book for $5; yeah, I checked. My mistake for listening to my professor.

This is why we download. 

 Alternatives to buying overpriced textbooks

Textbooknova 

Reddit

Bookboon 

Textbookrevolution 

GaTech Math Textbooks

Ebookee 

Freebookspot 

Free-ebooks

Getfreeebooks 

BookFinder

Oerconsortium 

Project Gutenberg

[crystalgarbage-blog]

Spreading this shit like nutella because goddamn textbooks are so expensive. 

[referencesforartists]

not necessarily art related but as someone who couldn’t afford their textbooks this semester this is a godsend

[amplifytheworld-blog]

REBLOGGING because after a little digging, I found my $200 textbook for free in PDF form.

[inunchartedwaters-deactivated20]

friendly reminder that this exists since I know we’re all going back to college soon

[cottoncandytoomuchcheese]

For anyone getting educated. Not this bitch tho

[slow-riot-deactivated20200720]

Weirdly anti-millennial articles have scraped the bottom of the barrel so hard that they are now two feet down into the topsoil

[tramampoline]

its so wild like “this generation with no fucking money is learning to prioritize essentials” and all these chucklefucks can write is advertisements for these companies

[catparazzi]

at least our jeans won’t tear at the seams after two washes

[awfullydull-deactivated20170619]

FUCK FABRIC SOFTENER IT’S UTTERLY POINTLESS

AND FUCK DRYER SHEETS LITERALLY NOBODY EVER HAS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM WITH STATIC TO WARRANT PAYING OUT THE ASS FOR THAT SHIT

DO YOU WANT CLEAN CLOTHES? YOU DON’T EVEN NEED TO BUY FUCKING DETERGENT JUST MAKE YOUR OWN* IT’S SO GODDAMN EASY AND 80X CHEAPER

FUCK THE ENTIRE LAUNDRY INDUSTRY *Fuck The Entire Laundry Industry Recipe

1 cup Washing Soda (not Baking Soda. Different things.)

1 cup Borax (not Boric Acid. Also a different thing.)

½ cup - 1 cup grated bar soap (you can use literally anything. I often use Ivory because it’s easy to get and I find it works well, a lot of people like Fels-Naptha, which is an actual laundry bar. Some people use Dr. Bronner’s. Really does not fucking matter.) After grating your soap, combine all ingredients. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Use maybe a ¼ cup per load.

[madsciences]

^^^ I’ve done this for years now and it works as well as any store bought detergent

[ghostoftwentysomethingspast]

WHAT Thank you, tumblr user awfullydull! Your URL does no justice to the good advice you give!

[legallynonbinary]

Also you can MAKE your own washing soda very VERY cheaply.

Step one: acquire $5 bag of baking soda from Costco.

Step two: lay that motherfucking baking soda out on a baking tray.

Step three: bake the baking soda on a tray in an oven at 400° for 1 hour (to make the moisture evaporate, leaving washing soda)

Step four: revel in how easy and cheap it is to make your own washing soda, and maybe take a moment to be angry that the industry upcharges the fuck out of something that is so easy to make.

[legallynonbinary]

I see some of y'all complaining about static and/or wanting nice smelling laundry. Go to a craft store, find 100% wool yarn balls. If it doesn’t come in a ball, ask an employee to make it into a tight ball for you. Wash in the washing machine to make it felted. Remove from washer, add a few drops of essential oil to the ball, allow to seep in. Dry with clothing. Doesn’t need to be rewashed ever, and if it stops smelling, add few more drops of essential oil. Bam, reusable dryer sheets.

[polar-academia-deactivated20230]

I love this post so much it’s filled with helpful advice, hatred, saving money, and fucking the system all in one

[britp0p-deactivated20210628]

it’s back to school time so:

school is not a measure of ur intelligence! academic failure is not personal failure!!!! ur grades do not dictate how smart you are, or how good of a person you are. love y’all!

[anniespositivity]

Do not let school define your worth. Grades are just numbers, popularity is absolutely not important and mean comments from peers are just a reflection of how much they are actually struggling. You are more than that. You matter so so much, my love.

[fiti-vation]

[mamabearteacher]

Lunch ideas

[mamafox18]

@magicalmissb I thought of you!

[andimtheteacher]

Needed this!

[onlyoneovaryohgress]

This could be the most useful post on tumblr I’ve ever seen. Ping @samiholloway

[monnichi-blog-aka-legend-of-sora]

Where was this post all my life?

[justaminorthreat]

I needed this so bad

[sadgirlinhersadlittleworld]

i might actually use these, ill probably just cut a ton of things out tho >.<

[inlustrisnoctis]

Lunch ideas for all of us in school

[citizen-zero]

YA literature? You mean books about Super Special White Girl and Her Mysterious Brooding Boyfriend?

[readyalit-blog]

Here’s a list of black YA leads! And ten Native American protagonists! And a list of ladies who love ladies in YA! And genderqueer / transgender YA leads! And more queer titles! And 2015 / 2016 YA books with Asian / East Asian leads! And bisexual YA leads! And Muslim YA leads! And asexual YA leads! And YA Interrobang’s entire section on diverse YA fiction! *confetti*

[hikatebishop]

PLEASE REBLOG THIS

[fixyourwritinghabits]

PLEASE DO NOT THROW THE YA GENRE UNDER THE BUS it is filled with diversity that goes far beyond whatever makes it to the movies! Please give it a chance!

[what-even-is-thiss]

Every single time I say the phrase “I was classically trained in the art of multiple choice tests” everyone in the room who’s not a millennial laughs at my joke while all the other millennials in the room immediately look like they just walked in on a funeral by accident.

[the-small-one-to-rule-them-all]

teach me please

[what-even-is-thiss]

Why? It has nothing to do with the real world and I’m mad that the school system taught me how to take multiple choice tests rather than write a report for a job or properly research what issues are important when deciding who to vote for in an election. Or like… accurate history. You know. Actual stuff you need to know to be a person.

[the-small-one-to-rule-them-all]

im currently stuck in the school system and I want cheat codes

Okay, I completely understand wanting to know the actual stuff, I want to know those things too, and those are things im working on learning. but to be able to get to the information that tells me these things I need to survive this hellhole of a system and im bad at tests, which means i dont survive very well. 

[what-even-is-thiss]

Okay fine.

Read the entire question twice to look for tricky wording. If you’re allowed to write on it circle or underline words like NOT or EXCEPT or other things your brain might skip over. This will make it less likely you’ll skip over them.

Read all the answers before answering. Sometimes the wrong answers are so stupid you don’t even have to work out the problem or try to remember the thing.

If the entire test is about the same subject (Colonial America for example) answers might be found in previous questions. Like question #6 might ask who wrote Common Sense. You might remember that back in question one it said “In Common Sense by Thomas Paine” and there’s your answer. This happens a lot more often than you’d think.

If you don’t know the answer cross out the answers you know are incorrect. If there are four answers but you know one of them is wrong your odds of guessing right just went up from 25% to 33%. If you can eliminate two answers then you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

If you can’t eliminate any answers at all guess C. The placement of correct answers isn’t completely random and C is the answer slightly more often than other answers. If you guess randomly your odds of getting the answer right actually goes down.

Read study guides and take practice tests. Actually read them. Especially if they’re written by the same person who wrote the test you’ll be taking. You’ll be more likely to pick up on their quirks and what kind of trick questions they write if you use the study material. You’ll also know what to study and what to leave.

For sections where there’s a list of words you have to match to definitions read the words first. You’re probably more likely to know the definition of a word then the word that goes with a definition. (or time period or math method or whatever). Answer the ones you know and leave the ones you don’t until you’re completely done with that section. Then look at your remaining words and definitions and match them to the ones that sound the least ridiculous.

Don’t take a test on an empty stomach unless you’re fasting for religious reasons. I don’t care if you haven’t eaten breakfast in twenty years. You’re gonna eat something before you take that test.

Remember that taking multiple choice tests is a skill that not everyone is naturally good at and it’s a skill that means absolutely nothing in the real world. So however you do on this test doesn’t dictate your worth as a person.

[areistotle]

hello pals!!! school is tough, life in general is tough + we all need a break sometimes. remember to take a day off at least once a week or take frequent breaks + take time to care for yourself because you deserve it!! this is a masterpost to help you out if you’re stuck + don’t know what to do <3

for your ears

calm songs that make me feel warm inside

for relaxing + taking your mind off things

tranquilising coffee shop sounds

rainy sounds

nature sounds

the infinite jukebox

for your body, hair + face

head-to-toe self care

helpful makeup tips!!!

eye makeup stuff

braid your hair like the ladies in game of thrones

winged eyeliner

makeup/hair/perfume post

for your eyes

marvel movies masterpost!!!

movies for angsty teens

movie night masterpost

classic chick flicks

indie films

childhood movies

spooky movies

a bunch of series!!!

giant panda cam

puppy cam!!!

kitten cam!!!

for your tummy

microwave mug cake

vegan smoothies

vegetable burgers

recipes for students

bake really nice stuff!!!

layered ice cream pops

rainbow cheesecake

food hacks

myfridgefood [make something with stuff you have in your fridge!!]

spice up your hot chocolate

what tea you should take according to how you feel

for your mind

put your thoughts in this box

free online therapy

a website that compliments you

who’s the cutest?

weave silk

do nothing for two minutes

make stuff with sand [this is really calming i love it!!!]

the dawn room

the thoughts room

make everything okay

mental health masterpost

other stuff

a sleep calculator

photoshop downloads

photoshop for beginners

art links!!

what you should do when you’re stressed

my positivity tag

+ my masterposts

notes, studying, and self-study resources

self-study resources

supplies

igcse resources

improving your handwriting

how to studyblr

literature masterpost

organisation

aesthetically pleasing notes

annotating

studying a foreign language

really great apps

math

college + uni

motivation

biology

space!!!!

chemistry

physics

summary writing

the discursive/argumentative essay

the narrative essay + the descriptive essay

the ultimate english masterpost!!

+ more

hope this helps you guys be stress-free for a while!!! take care of yourself, i love you <3

-helena xx

[inlustrisnoctis]

Links to help any people starting school soon! We’ve got this!

[oracleofdelythi]

like/reblog if you're a studyblr/langblr! need more people to follow for the new school year :)

especially if you're any of these!!

ib studyblr

interested in classics (not necessarily studying atm)

learning spanish french or welsh

studying abroad

[inlustrisnoctis]

I’m starting Spanish this year!

[aristhought]

some journaling ideas

quote of the day / song of the day / thought of the day

what you’re looking forward to this month / year

goals for this month

spreads or lists for favourite films / shows / music albums / books

favourite film / show / music album of the week or month

ongoing projects and work to keep track of

to watch / to read / to listen to list

wishlist

places to visit

letter to your future self / letter to your past self 

movie tickets / concert tickets / polaroids / receipts / stickers / stamps

self affirmations

playlists

five years from now 

tattoo ideas

things to study / learn more about

favourite quotes / lyrics / poems

achievements / accomplishments / places you’ve been and things you’ve done and when 

calming / grounding senses ( favourite sounds, smells, textures, and more )

support websites / phone numbers for reference

[theperksofbeingnoura]

Bujo ideas

Tv show tracker

Monthly goals

Lyrics page

List of things that make you happy

List of birthdays

Playlist page

List of books to read

List of places you’ve been to / want to go to

Aesthetic page

Yearly / Monthly goals

To-do list

Bucket list

Favorite movies

Blog post ideas

Doodle page

Page of memories

Disney movies list (the ones you’ve seen or want to see)

Summer bucket list

School / University goals

Things you want to learn

Skills you want to improve

Self care list

Weekly spreads

Monthly spreads

Savings tracker

Water tracker

Gift ideas

Fitness tracker

Study tracker

Phone numbers / email addresses

Recipes page

Things you’re grateful for

Art page

Morning routine page

Chores list

List of diy

Page of quotes

Lyrics of the day

Page of stamps

Grade tracker

Color swatches

Washi tape page

Favorite book quotes

Favorite books read this year

[inlustrisnoctis]