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“One of the best lessons you can master in life is to master how to remain calm.”

— Unknown

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[garfield-baybee]

Reblog to have something good happen at 1:42 tomorrow

[chessys]

u got through everything u didnt think u were strong enough for

[memorisu]

Hello! So watching studytubers has always been my favorite pastime, but I always want to find more new ones out there. So, I thought that I would make a masterpost of all of the studytubers out there, big and small. If you would like to add yours to the list, please comment it below and I will edit it for you! Lol, I had to explore the depths of tumblr/youtube to find this many people, and I’m probably missing a lot.

Even though StudyTubers can be fun to watch, please remember that the content that they create is to help you in your studies, not to keep you from your studies. ^^

(Alphabetical Order)

aacademia

abby0h (@medstudie )

acadreamic (@acadreamic )

Aly Mcalister (@alymichelestudies ) 

Ally Studies (@allystudies101)

basicallykatherine

biologyqueen (@biologyqueen )

Caitlin’s Corner

chloestudiessometimes (@chloestudiessometimes)

Danni Sams (@thestudydog)

del the nerd (@delthenerd )

Emma Studies (@emmastudies )

Everything Janis

Faria Zahra (@studylikeaslytherin)

focusign (@focusign)

getsh*tdonetbh (@getshitdonetbh)

GhostVoid (@ghostvoidstudies)

Hai Victoria (@studynotepad)

Hayley’s Bookshelf (@hayleystudy)

h2ostudies (@h2ostudies)

itsmeamyge (@blr-studies)

itstationery

Izzystudies (@izzystudies)

JaneandJady

Jem (@burgundycafe)

Jhon Daniel (@jhonstudies)

journalsanctuary (@journalsanctuary)

Julia’s Acads  (@juliasacads)

Kat Chai (@katsdesk)

lentilstudies (@lentilstudies)

Leo Studies (@leostudies)

LilysDesk (@glamstudying)

Lindsey M (@linstudies)

Lisa’s Study Guides

Lydia Violeta

Mariana’s Study Corner (@studywithmariana)

maryplethora (@maryplethora)

melanie (@alostmoon-studies)

MedBros

milkteastudies (@milkteastudies)

Mina (@mimistudying)

mistyprose

myriad inklings (@myriadinklings)

natastudies (@natastudies)

Nina Studies (@etudiant-en-rose)

ohnotes (@analyctics)

popsiclestudy (@popsiclestudy)

Productivity Plant (@productivityplant)

Purplester (@purplesters)

Reese Regan

revisign

revisingg

Ruby Granger (@mygrangerlifestyle)

Scorpio Studies (@scorpio–studies)

Siena Mirabella

simplyrevising

Simply Studying

Sincerely Gisselle (@sincerely-gisselle)

smoinerd (@smoinerd)

smolstudy

snowystudies (@snowystudiess)

sonnystudies (@sonnystudies)

Statics and Stationery (@staticsandstationery)

study files

Studyhosh

studyign (@studyign)

studyngmia

studyquill (@studyquill)

Study To Success

Study Vibes

studywithinspo (@studywithinspo)

Study With Jess

studywithmaggie (@studywithmaggie)

Study With Me

tatiana (@study-tati)

tbhstudying (@tbhstudying)

The Girly Geek (@the-girlygeek)

TheStrive Studies/TheStriveToFit

TheStudy

Thomas Frank/College Info Geek (Podcast)

tofustudy

twinklgn

twinklinglena

UnJaded Jade

unknownnotes (@unknown-notes)

WaysToStudy

Yumi (@myusshi)

yunistudies

Zoë Kezia (@nehrdist)

[studyign]

hey! just wondering where the link is to the study tips everyone is raving about?? I need them tbh

i got u fam

masterpost of back 2 school advice

youtube channel FULL of tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

playlists of just note taking videos

specific advice/inspo in my tag cloud

frequently asked questions [with links]

inspiration @ studyspo pics from ig

+ masterposts of resources

productive summers

note taking methods

starting a study blog

time managements

succeed @ school

ap world history

study instagram

web resources

ap psychology

study + health

bullet journals

school advice

happy things

ace ur exams

study sounds

stress reliefs

annotations

essay writin

study 101

printables

sat help

+more

[studyign]

hey! just wondering where the link is to the study tips everyone is raving about?? I need them tbh

i got u fam

masterpost of back 2 school advice

youtube channel FULL of tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

playlists of just note taking videos

specific advice/inspo in my tag cloud

frequently asked questions [with links]

inspiration @ studyspo pics from ig

+ masterposts of resources

productive summers

note taking methods

starting a study blog

time managements

succeed @ school

ap world history

study instagram

web resources

ap psychology

study + health

bullet journals

school advice

happy things

ace ur exams

study sounds

stress reliefs

annotations

essay writin

study 101

printables

sat help

+more

[emmastudies]

2018 Student Guide

With the start of 2018 well underway, I wanted to make a masterpost full of links on how to adjust your perspective with studying. Perhaps you want to become a better student overall, improve your focus or get into your dream college, there is always something we want to do better! Hopefully these tips will make 2018 your best academic year yet!

Organisation

2018 student planner

planner brand recommendations

planner vs bullet journal: pros and cons

how to set up a bullet journal

setting up a digital bullet journal

bullet journal spread ideas

bullet journal decoration hacks

bullet journal brand recommendations

whats in my bag

my favourite stationery

back to school basic supplies

how to improve your handwriting

handwriting font suggestions

balancing study and work

desk/workspace essentials

student finance tips

2018 monthly planner printables

Productivity

productivity and time management applications

how to remove distractions

types of procrastination and how to deal with them

google chrome new tab options for improved productivity

10 small ways to improve your productivity

applications to block websites

no distraction writing applications

100 days of productivity challenge

how to focus in class

how to stick to a schedule

how to stay alert

how to build self-discipline

how to organise for exams

my after school routine

how to reduce perfectionist ideas 

Motivation

what to do when you’ve tried everything

how to gain back motivation

motivational monday printables

how to stop avoiding studying

what to do when you feel exhausted before studying

how I stay motivated

tips on maintaining motivation

how to start a studyblr

how to utilise your studyblr for motivation

how to set up a studygram

dealing with competitive people

how to bounce back from ‘failure’

how to learn from a lower than expected grade

how to structure a weekly review

how to deal with a difficult class

things to do during holidays/study vacations

Studying

applications for students

how to take effective class or lecture notes

how to take notes from a textbook

how to prepare for exams

my note-taking method

my notebook system

how to write faster

how to study more effectively

how to summarise information

how I organise my binders

good habits to implement

how to study (my method)

how to revise from notes

how to organise a colour code

how to memorise information effectively

how to memorise quotes

how to use flashcards

how I reduce waffle and narration in essays

tips for essay writing

how to find out where you’re going wrong

how I prepare to study

different ways to study

how to study during the semester

how to annotate a book/novel/etc

how to get ahead in school

how to break up a large textbook

studying as a visual learner

how to practice and present a speech

mindmapping apps and extensions

how to deal with online classes

how to study a language

how to study maths

how to improve group assessments/projects

Self Care

how to improve your sleep schedule

how to wake up earlier

how to study when sick

over-coming self doubt

dealing with stress

how to balance studying and anxiety

how to balance studying and depression

apps that help with depression

ways to reward your productivity

my favourite tv shows

my favourite podcasts

ways to use empty notebooks

how to be more sociable

tips for getting a job

advice for the first day

things (personal, academic, etc) to do every week

Printables

2018 monthly planner printables

2018 student printables (includes 2018 overview + calendar, daily + weekly + monthly planner, 30 habit tracker, class overview and timed worklog)

weekly study schedule

weekly planner

weekend planner

daily planner

assessment planner

subject to do list planner

study session planner

exam revision printable pack (includes revision checklist, formulas + definitions sheet, essay + project planner, weekly schedule)

note-taking printables (includes dotted, grid, lined, cornell method)

organic chemistry printable

literary techniques and devices sheet

100 days of productivity tracker printable 

ultimate student organiser pack

study and revision pack

2018 student planner

2018 weekly planner

pomodoro tracker

grade and assessment planner pack

essay guide and planner pack

productivity planner

student reading journal printable

student finance planner

goal and habit planner

customisable weekly study planner

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[queensandkingsofattolia]

I just downloaded a few of these printables to help me try and get organized. Sharing for anyone else who might be looking for something like this!

[emmastudies]

hope they help!!❤️

[sammyimpala-67-deactivated20221]

I never knew I needed this until now! Thanks a bunch @emmastudies

[emmastudies]

My pleasure!!❤️

[themed-student]

Heyyy i looove your studyblr and i find it really helpful Can u please share sourses u find really helpful for medstudent thanks Lots and lots of love

Hi! thank you for the kind words!!

Here are some of the resources i regularly use:

https://www.youtube.com/user/armandohasudungan

http://teachmeanatomy.info  

https://www.khanacademy.org

https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademymedicine

Textbooks -https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByVv1ccrvWveUGVuZFRCQWp3MDQ

https://www.youtube.com/user/mathdude2012

I usually get MCQ’s from review books (I’ve uploaded some on google drive).

Hope this was helpful!!

[themed-student]

Medical School Resources! (and other human biology,physiology,biochemistry-related resources)

Hi Everyone! 

Update: I am now officially done with my second year! I know i’ve been MIA on here for a while now - but that’s only because I was drowning in textbooks and assignments! I will be writing a whole other post on what my second year in medical school was like - so watch out for that :)

I, for one, can not just rely on one method of learning. Meaning, I’ll jump from videos, to textbooks, to flashcards. In this post I’m going to list some of my holy grail youtube channels that have helped saved me. 

1) Handwritten Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/user/harpinmartin

Every video in this channel is short, but not so much that you feel like you’re missing out on information. Definitely one to save as a favourite!

2) Armando Hasudungan

https://www.youtube.com/user/armandohasudungan

The best thing about this channel is the fact that there are over 300 videos, covering a wide range of core topics in endocrinology, neurology, physiology and pharmacology. Another pro is the presentation of topics (otherwise considered snooze-worthy) in an artistic manner!

3) Speed Pharmacology

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-i2EBYXH6-GAglvuDIaufQ

Raise your hand if you’ve ever fallen asleep trying to read about the mechanism of action of opioids, their side effects and contraindications. I know I have. Fret not, for this youtube channel will introduce you to a world where pharmacology is actually interesting.

4) Wendy Riggs 

https://www.youtube.com/user/wendogg1

Wendy Riggs is a very down-to-earth professor in Northern California, and she covers a wide range of  topics in Anatomy, Physiology and General Biology. 

5) Anatomy Zone

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAnatomyZone

A better way to learn anatomy is to supplement your textbook information with videos from this channel. The explanations and visuals provided are absolute gold.

I hope you all find these channels as helpful as I did!

[imafuckingdoctor]

How I studied Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy:

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again, Netter is one of a kind guys. It has helped me so much.

There’s also an app I used to have on my iphone, I think it was called essential skeleton. Any app/program would do, I especially love the virtual dissection tool because it helped me understand different layers so much better.

It can get a little overwhelming with the details but there’s usually a “clinical anatomy” or “applied anatomy” part in the end of every chapter, I prioritized that over everything else because of its clinical relevance and this has not only helped me in my rotations this year but also MCQs in academic usually target this area so .. you’re welcome hahah.

The lab is your best friend here, take advantage of every minute you have in there. Understanding is key so for example if I didn’t fully understand the action of a muscle, I’d pull the tendon & see what it does with my own eyes, what I’m saying is I never left the lab without understanding everything because anatomy isn’t one of those things you can just memorize.

If your school provides a pre lab learning guide use that, if it doesn’t make your own. Just don’t go into the lab not knowing anything because you will struggle, whereas if you go prepared it’s gonna help you out a ton, you’ll consolidate everything you know & basically be good to go.

So here’s what I did to learn an anatomy lecture: Before the class I’d read what we’re studying from Snell’s, then I’d take notes, attend the lecture, go home, go over everything from Netter & my apps (I considered that my pre lab work) and then the next day I’d go into the lab & sort of explain whatever we’re learning either to myself or to my partner. Et voilà, we’re done.

Physiology

This wasn’t really my forte, but here goes nothing.

As for physiology I found that textbooks don’t do it for me.

So what I would do before class to prepare is watch as many YouTube videos from different sources about whatever we’re studying. I could link all my favorite YouTube channels if you’re interested?

Then in class I’d pay FULL UNDIVIDED attention (physiology needs more concentration imo)

Then I’d get home and go through the material my school provides, I didn’t even make my own notes in physiology because it was ridiculously time consuming & I needed visual illustrations. Reading it was like passive studying, I couldn’t learn anything no matter how many times I read it.

But the one thing that I found helped me the most in physiology is answering a shit ton of MCQs, that’s the only way I could properly learn.

So my strategy for physiology was basically pay full attention in class & do a lot of practice questions rather than spend hours memorizing everything from a textbook.

For the anon who wanted this that’s pretty much everything I did regarding these two. Hope you found it helpful!

[anatomyandcappuccini]

About my first medschool year (Swiss edition)

I remember when I started my first “medschool” year, which, here in Switzerland (and also in France), is the most selective year. I was so anxious and depressed because I was constantly comparing myself to everyone around me, tried to copy some study methods that didn’t worked for me and literally spent every single day doing nothing but sitting on my desk writing and re-writing my notes. That year I lost 6 kilos, cried every 2 days, did zero physical activity and I was feeling like a total failure. And you know what happened? I failed the final exam. I didn’t pass the first year. I was devastated and lost nearly all my self esteem.

I spent the whole summer being sad, angry, and, on top of it, frustrated and jealous of the others that passed.

Hopefully, I had a loving family and an amazing boyfriend that supported me and motivated me to give it a second try (AKA the last one, as you can’t apply for medicine in the whole country of Switzerland if you fail 2 times).

But that second try was different. Of course, I already knew the program but that wasn’t sufficient at all. I had to review everything all over again, and i realized how limited my comprehension was the first time. I did physics and chemistry quizzes EVERY DAY till I knew all of them by heart. I memorised all the metabolic pathways by drawing them again and again. I wrote all my notes on my computer, printed them and organised them in little self-made textbooks. Plus, for the first time, I worked out nearly every day, saw my friends more often and actually ENJOYED my studies. I stopped comparing myself to everyone and focused only on ME and MY METHODS. I tested my self every week, and ASKED FOR HELP when I needed.

When the final exam arrived, I felt like I had already seen the questions. My brain was fusing and all the memorised information came to me. I passed the year, with a 80% score. Now I’m about to start my 4th year as a medical student. I sold my little text-books notes for a tutoring class. I’m living the happiest life I’ve never lived before. And, that little cat on the picture has been supporting me by sitting on my lap for the whole journey.

Studygram

[the-potential-drgreen]

Cute Components of Blood

These prints can be found here :) 

[dophdintraining]

Me: “I’m going to be productive today”

Also me:

[thoughtkick]

“Strength grows in the moment when you think you can’t go on but you keep going anyway.”

— Unknown (via quotefeeling)

[dr-dre-anatomy]

MEDICAL BOOKS

If you’re looking for some medical (non-textbook) books to read in your limited amount of spare time, check out some of my favorites below:

The House of God by Samuel Shem

A classic pre-medical school book. It details residency life in the 1970s. You can talk about this book with almost any medical student or attending. It is practically a medical school requirement. 

Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation by Sandeep Jauhar

A more modern look into medicine residency intern year from the perspective of Cardiologist Dr. Sandeep Jauhar. Comes with the highs and lows you can expect. After having been through 6 months of residency, I would say it is very accurate.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson. Just because I find Ben Carson incompetent as a politician does not mean I do not respect him as a doctor. He is a phenomenal pediatric neurosurgeon and this book details his story.

On Doctoring: Stories, Poems, Essays by Richard Reynolds

A book of stories and poems from doctors throughout time and also from famous poets and authors depicting their views of medicine.

Private Practice: In the Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office of Dr. Richard Cabot by Christopher Crenner

An interesting look into a Boston medicine clinic from the early 1900′s. With excerpts from old patient notes which I found very interesting. 

And if you have an interest is something more dark:

Blind Eye by James B. Stewart

The real story of a doctor murderer from the 1990′s who killed multiple patients without getting caught for several years.

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 

The story of the World’s Fair in Chicago in the late 1800′s. A great look into the history of Chicago and the murderous doctor who roamed its streets.

And lastly:

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Just a great book in general. My favorite.

Suggested by other users:

The Making of a Woman Surgeon by Dr. Elizabeth Morgan

Suggested by http://thetay-in-the-757.tumblr.com

This book is my all time favorite, as I am a female aspiring to work in the healthcare system myself. Dr. Morgan chronicles her own journey in the male-dominated arena of medicine in the 1970s and 1980s, as she struggles to maintain an appropriate balance between remaining empathetic towards her patients and yet must toe the line of not becoming too emotionally involved with her patients so that she burns out, as well as maintaining her own femininity in a man’s world.

When Breath Become Air by Dr. Paul Kalanithi

Suggested by http://nandemokandemo.tumblr.com

When Breath Becomes Air is an autobiography written by an esteemed neurosurgeon who discovers he has Stage IV lung cancer in his final stages of residency. It appeals to not only medical students, with his profound impressions of cadaver dissection and his first life and deaths, but also to current medical professionals by questioning philosophical domains of mortality and what a meaningful life is, as well as to non-medical professionals with moving thoughts on family, life, death and meaning. It is not a novel to be missed by any person.

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Joints

[23pairofchromosomes]

Ten core principles necessary for the remodeling of your brain to take place:

1. Change is mostly limited to those situations in which the brain is in the mood for it.

If you are alert, on the ball, engaged, motivated, ready for action, the brain releases the neurochemicals necessary to enable brain change. When disengaged, inattentive, distracted, or doing something without thinking that requires no real effort, your neuroplastic switches are “off.”

2. The harder you try, the more you’re motivated, the more alert you are, and the better (or worse) the potential outcome, the bigger the brain change.

If you’re intensely focused on the task and really trying to master something for an important reason, the change experienced will be greater.

3. What actually changes in the brain are the strengths of the connections of neurons that are engaged together, moment by moment, in time.

The more something is practiced, the more connections are changed and made to include all elements of the experience (sensory info, movement, cognitive patterns). You can think of it like a “master controller” being formed for that particular behavior which allows it to be performed with remarkable facility and reliability over time.

4. Learning-driven changes in connections increase cell-to-cell cooperation which is crucial for increasing reliability.

Merzenich explains this by asking you to imagine the sound of a football stadium full of fans all clapping at random versus the same people clapping in unison. He explains, “The more powerfully coordinated your [nerve cell] teams are, the more powerful and more reliable their behavioral productions.”

5. The brain also strengthens its connections between teams of neurons representing separate moments of successive things that reliably occur in serial time.

This allows your brain to predict what happens next and have a continuous “associative flow.” Without this ability, your stream of consciousness would be reduced to “a series of separate, stagnating puddles,” explains Merzenich.

6. Initial changes are temporary.

Your brain first records the change, then determines whether it should make the change permanent or not. It only becomes permanent if your brain judges the experience to be fascinating or novel enough or if the behavioral outcome is important, good or bad.

7. The brain is changed by internal mental rehearsal in the same ways and involving precisely the same processes that control changes achieved through interactions with the external world.

According to Merzenich, “You don’t have to move an inch to drive positive plastic change in your brain. Your internal representations of things recalled from memory work just fine for progressive brain plasticity-based learning.”

8. Memory guides and controls most learning.

As you learn a new skill, your brain takes note of and remembers the good attempts, while discarding the not-so-good trys. Then, it recalls the last good pass, makes incremental adjustments, and progressively improves.

9. Every movement of learning provides a moment of opportunity for the brain to stabilize – and reduce the disruptive power of – potentially interfering backgrounds or “noise.”

Each time your brain strengthens a connection to advance your mastery of a skill, it also weakens other connections of neurons that weren’t used at that precise moment. This negative plastic brain change erases some of the irrelevant or interfering activity in the brain.

10. Brain plasticity is a two-way street; it is just as easy to generate negative changes as it is positive ones.

You have a “use it or lose it” brain. It’s almost as easy to drive changes that impair memory and physical and mental abilities as it is to improve these things. Merzenich says that older people are absolute masters at encouraging plastic brain change in the wrong direction.