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Changing my Blog

Hey guys! So, I decided instead of reblogging and posting random things I have decided that I needed some structure. So, my posts will start being about the new things that I currently love ie new Netflix shows, new trends, new recipes, new books etc. I’ll be writing thorough reviews about these new things and expressing how I feel about them. I am excited to start this project! If you have any recommendations for me to review, let me know 🥰

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“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”          – Confucius 

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the curve of forgetting

the curve of forgetting describes how we retain or get of information we absorb.

day 1: you go into a lecture knowing 0% and come out knowing 100% of what you know (regardless of whether you know it extremely well or not)

day 2: you did not do any reviewing of your notes from day 1 therefore you have lost 50%-80%

and as the days progress we forget less and less

think about midterms! notice how around midterms when you’re trying to study for something (that you haven’t been reviewing for regularly) it feels like the material is VERY difficult and almost as if you’ve never learned it before

formula to reshape the curve

within 24 hours of your lecture spend 10 minutes reviewing the material

a week later: it will only take 5 minutes to REACTIVATE the same material

ultimately, you will reshape the curve  

day 30: by this day your brain will only need 2-4 minutes to recall

information on the curve of forgetting was taken from the university of waterloo (x)

my formula to reshape the curve using the information above

before class: spend 10 minutes PREVIEWING the material. 

after class: spend 10 minutes REVIEWING the material

do this regularly. this will be your preview/review system for each class.

a week later: try to review a week later. i know that school/life can get pretty hectic, but try to make sure you are reviewing regularly.

maybe record yourself saying some important details/concepts from your notes the night before and on your daily commute to school plug in those earphones and listen to it. i am an auditory learner and i find that listening to my notes before i go to bed and right when i wake up have truly helped me retain information. studies have shown that the best time to study is right before going to bed and right when you wake up.

a month later: after a month, review what you’ve learned so far in your class. trust me this will be a very very short review. everything will look very familiar to you and it won’t look as difficult as it used to.

basically your review schedule should be the following: 

1 hour before learning the material

1 hour after learning the material (or within 24 hours of learning it b/c i know we’re all very busy people)

1 day later

1 week later

1 month later

remember everyone learns, studies, and retains information differently!! my personal belief is that your technique is what matters most. it is not about your innate ability/talent. find a technique that works for you.

more suggestions:

active learning > passive learning

when taking notes use the Cornell method. it forces you to ask questions and summarize what you’ve learned.

set frequent, short, review sessions

test yourself constantly! there are so many resources online. 

people who are under stress have difficulty remembering things so CHILL OUT

don’t rush, take your time

repetition is key

practice MAKES PERFECT

group items together

fish, vitamin b12, and green tea can help w/ memory

don’t give up. like morrissey said “these things take time.”

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Current Mood

Heartbroken and convinced I can sleep my pain away 

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I feel myself slowly getting distant; like I’m growing away from you. It really breaks my heart because I believed that you were the love of my life. 

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[sirgawin]

Macbeth by William Shakespere

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macbeth: Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

no fear shakespeare: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed

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this song hits like crazy; even crazier than before surprisingly 

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Arguments

I’m so tired of this stupid bickering. It’s pointless if you’re not even going to listen to a word I say. I feel like you have this idea in your head and you won’t let go of it no matter what I say. I tell you time and time again that you are worried about the wrong thing. No matter what I say you still think that what I’m upset about isn’t even what I am really upset about. Everyone is telling me to say how I feel then instead of holding it in which is what I started doing. Feel like its causing problems already. I keep my mouth shut because I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. I keep my mouth shut because I don’t want to start bigger arguments. I keep my mouth shut because I’m ready to forgive and get over it. I keep my mouth shut because it's just easier. Now that I am telling how I feel instead of suppressing it, I feel a little better on the inside, but the arguments are getting messier. I’m yelling at you and you're yelling at me and we’re coming up with the next comeback to say to each other instead of listening to what the other is really feeling. I want this to be over already. I know it won’t be the same after this. Or it might be. I don’t know. 

[needtobeehealthy]

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Brain Dump

I have had an extremely long day. Last night I did not know how to do a part of my biology IA and it was due, so I was freaking out and I tried to ask for help and no one knew how to help me and ugh. Another failing grade. I don’t care, but at the same time, I really do care. I don’t want to have this idgaf attitude, but I am so exhausted I feel like I can’t avoid it :((( I low-key want to get out of IB anyway. I feel like I will be a lot less exhausted. I may get kicked out anyway because I thought that I had 3,051 words on my extended essay but when I put the paper on another software, it said I had 2,954 words. I signed a contract saying that it will be within the word limit next time I do it so, idk what will happen. I won’t be too sad. I'll be at the same school, so I'll still see my friends and I’ll be in the same clubs. I will even get to join more clubs. I would like to do book club and more activities. I could even get a job! I will be able to play my instrument more which will be helpful because I would really like to be in first chair this year. I also wanted to participate in All-State, but this piece is ridiculously hard. I only know the 1/3 of it and it’s next Saturday! My orchestra teacher made me play it in front of the class and I was nervous and I didn’t do good and I wanted to cry. But any who I could start going to the gym! I just don’t know how it will affect my grade and gpa. I want to still maintain my gpa which is why I am upset at myself for not doing what all I am supposed to be doing. I have big dreams, so I am going to have to break these habits. I just want to get in a good college without paying a lot of money, and I will have to maintain my grades and continue to be active in my school and community. But it is so hard keeping up with all these due dates....UGH!!!! I feel so overwhelmed. I can't even do all the senior things I want to do. I have not been to a single football game and there are like 3 games left in the season. Homecoming is next Thursday and I have no dress and no idea what to do with my hair. My mom said she would help to take some of the pressure off. She got a real bad attitude rn though. That's another reason why I am so done and so ready to go to sleep rn. I haven’t even done anything and she just acting like she upset with me. I asked what's wrong and she responded ‘idk what's wrong with you?’ like whooaaa. it’s whatever. And my boyfriend didn’t even talk to me today which makes me sad. I feel like we are so distant rn. I been going and going I haven’t been able to talk to him as much every day. But today he left to go to work without telling me bye. I think that really hurt my feelings too. I just been feeling all kinds of emotions today and I am ready to go to sleep, wake up, and try again tomorrow. Anyway. I think this rant made me feel slightly better. Time to go do some homework and turn it in before 11:59!

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tag yourself student edition

who cares: reads books in class instead of listening, attention span of 5 seconds when studying, generally starts studying in the day before, lost all their new fancy pens by week 2, still somehow gets A*, sometimes starts arguing with the teacher

i can and i will: motivated af, watches legally blonde 24/7, big dreams and aspirations, bullet journal is goals, sometimes very forgetful but makes up for it through very hard work, wants to figure out everything by themselves before asking for help

hello my name is stressed: signed up for 10000 extracurriculars and can’t get out of them now, time management god, hates the glorification of all-nighters but stays up until 6 am anyway, has the highest expectations regarding themselves, needs a hug

aesthetics TM: desperately wants their notes to look perfect, spends all their money on stationery, loves to doodle, PUNS, is great in one specific class, always tries to help their friends with homework, study playlists!!!, can still easily feel overwhelmed and lost but they try and that’s enough

what: has lost their motivation somewhere along the way, has no idea what’s going on, “there was homework”, messy notes and messy life, really wants school to end, hates the education system, has no idea what they want to do after school tho

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@ 5sos; Please keep these photos coming

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why are they so beautiful :(((

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Why is no one talking about what happened in São Paulo yesterday?

The sky turned completely black around three in the afternoon partly because of smoke coming from the Amazon rainforest, WHICH IS 2300 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM THE CITY, where the government has greatly increased the amount of land being burned for profit. People are getting sick, animals are dying, native territory is being lost to the flames.

This is what the sky looked like in my city yesterday, in the early afternoon.

It got so dark so fast the city had to turn on the lamp posts and night lighting.

Please talk about this. Reblog this post, non-brazilians especially.

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The Amazon rainforest is also a huge regulator of greenhouse gasses. Its destruction is a significant factor in climate change.

[adventuringangel]

are you… halloween night or christmas morning? twinkling lights or glowing candles? swing sets or merry-go-rounds? a bouquet of balloons or a bouquet of flowers? blankets just out of the dryer or cookies just out of the oven?

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christmas morning; glowing candles; swing sets; bouquet of flowers; cookies fresh out the oven 😊

[toastbutteregg]

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Scrolling through Tumblr, minding my own business and this posts comes out of no where to attack me. I am taking this as a sign from God and logging off to finish my extended essay 💀