I Said Soon Come

20 l Oxford l Jurispudence

[proletarianfeminism]

“The settler’s work is to make even dreams of liberty impossible for the native. The native’s work is to imagine all possible methods for destroying the settler.”

— Frantz Fanon, Wretched of the Earth

[desultory-suggestions]

Hello, lovelies! I’ve gotten a couple of asks about studying so I decided to condense them into one post for you guys! I’m trying to hit a bunch of different topics so if you need an even more specific post you can send an ask! Without any further ado, have some tips! My studyblr is @spacey-scholar​

Prep

First, you always need a good base for your day! Especially if you’re studying a lot.

Make a good full breakfast! Ex. Eggs and Toast, Smoothie and fruit, Pancakes and a cup of juice. 

How’s your hygiene? Do you need to shower, brush your teeth, wash your face, condition your hair? Do it! You’ll be distracted if you feel messy!

Get dressed like it’s a normal day. Staying in PJ’s is okay! But being ready for the day seriously helps focus!

Likewise, your space should be clean. A clean space is a clean mind! Remove dishes, trash, scrap paper, and extra items. Wide down your desk, organize your pens and books. Your space should feel like your space!

Now make a list of what you need to get done! What needs to be done Now, what needs to be done Soon, and what needs to be done Later? 

Order your list how you want your day to go, and don’t put super-tough subjects back to back, or subjects that are similar exercises i.e. reading thirty pages of two different books back to back is no fun.

The Studying

It’s important to buckle down with No Distractions! If you find yourself distracted put your phone away! If you need your phone, put it on Do Not Disturb until you’re done. I also do this at night for better sleep. 

Pick the best technique for you, Pomodoro, reward-based, group studying, etc.

Play music but only if it will not distract you! If you sing along or daydream it’s the wrong music! Classical, Lo-fi, and White noise are all good! My Spotify Here has some good ones.

Use a nice journal (I don’t mean expensive!) and pens/pencils you enjoy using. I like to have a specific journal and color dedicated to each subject. 

Take notes on recorded lectures and classes, if you’re doing online classes right now try to screen record or record the audio! That way if you space out you can play it later and take notes, and you can absorb the lesson better instead of being distracted.

Don’t worry about your notes, stationary, pictures, being beautiful and your grades being perfect. Life doesn’t always look the way it does on Instagram. And the people who spend hours trying to get a good photo of their coffee are not studying! 

Use flashcards! Quizlet is good if you need premade ones! If you can save up and buy them, Barrons AP Flash Cards are the best in my opinion. Very clean, not too long, very durable, and cover all subjects.

Feeling Distracted 

If you catch yourself drifting off and getting into your head, get up and take a quick walk, stretch, or energizer. 

It’s okay if this happens, don’t guilt yourself! practice affirmation. The best and smartest still get distracted. 

If you are drifting, why? Are you hungry? Tired? Thirsty? Bored? Get a snack and some water, take a break and rest, find a way to make your studying more enjoyable. 

Remember that Motivation and Discipline are different things. Sometimes we just won’t be motivated, we won’t want to do it and it will be rather frustrating. But the cure to this is not shaming its discipline. Remind yourself “This may be hard, and I may not want to do this, but I want to reach my goals and If this is what It takes I will make it happen. 

Always do just one more page of you’re tired. One at a time and oh you did it! Maybe just one more? One more? Eh, one more just to finish the train of thought, Oh just- I’m done? Nice!

If you really can’t focus just move on and come back to this subject, you can always ask for help.

Supplementary Things

There are so many apps you can use to study, for free! My favorites are Tide, Quizlet, Focus Keeper, Forest, Flora, Egenda, SpanishDict, Photomath, and Kahn Academy. 

You can also join a study group! You may know one, but if you don’t, there are a lot of online ones! I’m in a study Discord and have been for a while! it helps a lot and motivates me to finish my work!

You can make a studyblr, but don’t do it just for the aesthetics! It’s about studying, and sometimes that gets messy! Sometimes we fail a test, we spill our tea on our notes, we cry because we don’t understand the formula. That’s the part you don’t see!

Having cute stationery can really help, as well as nice organizers and decorations for your space! I don’t have much money so I get a lot of stuff on Amazon or FB Marketplace.

Health

Remember that no matter what you are good enough. It’s okay if you fail, it’s okay if you struggle.

It’s also okay if your path doesn’t go the way you expected! Maybe you go to a different school than expected! Or choose a trade instead! Maybe you take a gap year! Maybe your passion changes! Maybe it changes six times!

Your health is always more important than your school. If you are in pain, mentally or physically, if you are anxious, exhausted, burnt out, talk to your teachers about it! You matter more than a grade.

Your best is good enough! And your best doesn’t look the same as someone else’s best! Don’t compare!

Now go get out there and study!

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People have only attained happiness by going against their lusts and desires. People have only become wretched by giving preference to the life of this world..

— Ibn al-Jawzī (رحمه الله)

[ramiroo19-deactivated20200102]

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:

“If you see yourself deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Allāh’s forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm. And don’t become careless, and neither say: “In shaa Allāh, my īmān will become stronger” (without doing anything about it). Instead from right now — from the moment you feel that you are ill — you must implement the cure.”

• [Tafsīr Sūrah an-Nisā (v. 2, p. 53)]

[isaidsooncome]

Today I attempted criminal law past paper question. Had a lot of difficulty with getting grips with cases and statues.

I will stick at it tomorrow.

I said soon come.

05/04/20

[isaidsooncome]

Hello, Hi. We haven't met before but I am Jeyte (JT). And this is my new blog.

I am 20 years old at time of writing, I study Law at Oxford University and will soon become a Lawyer, more specifically a Solicitor.

I have lacked a lot of motivation and drive recently. I have struggled and struggled to gain that back. And this is one of the things I am trying to do to find my mojo again.

I need to be honest, this isn't my first Studyblr account, nor my second but rather my third.

I started my first account at 15 years old, I was in perhaps year 10 or maybe the start of year 11. You could find my Studyblr account somewhere till this day.

I created my Studyblr to keep driven, this community is a strong and determined community. One that help one another and one that has seen me and helped me grow.

I will not mention what my Studyblr account was for it is too cheesy but it's interesting going back to check what 15 year old Jeyte was like. Ambitious, Hardworking and Optimistic.

15 year Jeyte had dreams, dreams that he was willing to publicly share.

A dream, and I quote, to "pursue Knowledge, perfection and happiness. A hopeful Oxbridge student."

This is very interesting 5 years ago I had both tangible measurable goals and intangible immeasurable goals. Goals that one could say they have achieved one day and goals that one cannot achieve one day and lookback and say 'I did that' but goals one can merely aim towards.

5 years later, I am studying at the my dream university. My hard work was able to achieve that.

I set a goal and 5 years on my dream came true. This is a perfect example of how one could self-actualize their goals.

So here is to more dreams that I will aim towards and dreams that I will achieve.

1. I will graduate from Oxford.

I will work as hard as possible and do the best I can in the given circumstances.

I will also have a healthy experience at this university. I cannot come and kill myself for a degree. I will have a help routine outside academia that keeps me sane.

2. I will be a lawyer at a top law firm.

This may change. But this is my aim at the moment.

The photos attached to this post are some of my favourite of Oxford. A reminder that my dreams came true once and can come true again.