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[aheadfullofbooks]

Biblioteca do Convento de Mafra // Library of Mafra’s National Palace

Finally got to see this beauty in person. Kind of bitter I couldn’t just reach out and open some of the books. The binding is so beautiful.  

[studypsychh]

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Autumn is at university! Spending my saturday drinking coffee and catching up on reading 🍂

[coisasdetere]

Books & Tea

[studyquill]

hey guys! it’s currently spring break for many, although most people’s spring breaks have already passed. i scheduled this post, so right now i’m on vacation in washington dc! 

i travel quite a lot so here are my tips for how to study while you are traveling. keep in mind that these are for your average vacation trip, not heavy duty travel like backpacking. 

this is legitimately the hardest thing in the world. if you’re not a stationery addict, you can skip this part. (although i hope you keep reading!)

condense your giant pen collection into a small bag and include only these things:

1 mechanical pencil & graphite for it

an eraser

1 black pen for writing 

2-3 colored pens and 2 highlighters (in one color scheme)

if you need other supplies for a specific subject (like i would need a protractor because i have geometry) bring that too.

this probably seems self explanatory but it’s really really really important. make sure you have chunks of time set aside to do schoolwork, most likely in the evenings after you return from whatever fun activity you did that day. if you’re a morning person, try working in the early morning! i find myself to be more focused and alert right after breakfast.

if you need a planning system, perhaps bullet journaling? [my bullet journal tag] you can also use printable daily planners which can be found in my printables tag.

if you have online versions of your textbook, use those instead of lugging around a ten pound deadweight. chances are, you’re not going to use that whole thing. scan in the pages you think you’ll need, or even the whole book if you want to be extra prepared.

make sure you also have what you need on your phone.

a white noise app [ noisli | relax melodies ]

download study music [ my study playlist on spotify ]

bring earbuds or headphones !!!

bring earplugs if you need them

make sure you’ve brought your phone charger

you can easily find a general packing list on google, so i’m not going to include one. here are some specific things you may need for studying:

book light - you don’t want to drain your cell phone battery because you need its flashlight on to work in the dark

clipboard - if you’re outside or somewhere else without a flat surface to write on, this will save your work

loose leaf paper - not a notebook! too much unnecessary poundage

i would consider myself a seasoned traveler (not really, but i’ve traveled more than the average person), and here are some tips for traveling.

wear a cross body bag and keep it in front of you to prevent being pickpocketed. if you must, bring a high quality backpack. (i have a vendetta against jansports and their zippers so i don’t recommend those.)

drink lots and lots of water - overstated but so incredibly important in keeping you healthy and preventing severe jet lag

have fun at your destination! you’re out there to do what there is to do, not study all day! you can study at home.

credit to Laura Reen for the icons used in the banners 

[apricot-studies]

great post!

[thecaffeinatedmedic]

Finishing up some sepsis notes today.

[i-am-spark]

I’m the idiot that takes summer classes for fun.

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Outtakes cause this lighting is too good 😇

[sweetbunie]

@ah.hyeon

[attastudent]

5/14/16 my desk be like

[boystudy]

[17/10/16] A quick photo of my economics notes on devaluation today hope you enjoy ✨😊

[becomingabarrister]

Doing some seminar prep work which is due tomorrow (whoops) I need to start being more organised but I’ve been too tired and unmotivated. I’m determined to get back on track once again!

I need to cut down on my Netflix hours because I’m pretty sure I’m watching more Netflix at uni than I did at home😂😂

[mads-studies]

Feeling the blue vibes today~ life is looking up for me and mine and I am so thankful.

I keep changing my bullet journal layout, I’m trying to find the perfect setup for me and it’s been a process! But I’m almost there, I think. Today I’m working on Baldwin and creative writing, being very productive✨🕊

[legallyleopardprint]

Back at it with the American Constitutionalism notes ☕️ finally got my mildliners and I am obsessed Hopefully I can get a really good grip on uni this year and keep on top of all my work ☁️

[showgirlsteve-blog]

hey so you know that vicious cycle of mental health making you unproductive which makes your mental health worse? don’t worry friend I am here with something that can help

just get one thing done. break the cycle. it doesn’t have to be some big task. in fact it’s better if it isn’t. decide on something that takes five minutes or less. keep it tiny and manageable - the key is to feel like you’ve accomplished something, so when your brain is all, you can’t even do a single thing all day except lay in bed being useless, you can be like, oh but I did do something, brain, suck on that. it might not seem like much at the time but it helps a lot to have something tangible you can point to

do you have dirty dishes in your bedroom? get rid of ‘em. you don’t have to wash them, just put them in the sink with soapy water. done. easy.

do you have a pile of empty water bottles sitting there? good for you staying hydrated. but you don’t need a mountain of plastic reminders. throw a few in the trash or in recycling. don’t worry about chasing down every single one, just pick a number. get rid of 5 or 10. easy, manageable even if you feel terrible. done.

do you need to do something early tomorrow? get something ready now. just one thing. lay out an outfit. fill the coffee maker so you can just press a button tomorrow. pack your backpack or purse. bonus benefit, future you will have an extra few minutes to breathe in the morning.

do you have a pet? spend 5 minutes with your pet. cuddle them. play tug of war. make baby noises at them. your pet loves you. I bet they miss you when you’re sad. you’ll both feel better.

has it been 3 weeks since you did laundry? pick your clothes up off the floor and put them in a laundry basket. don’t actually wash them or even take the basket anywhere. just collect the clothes for later so they aren’t spread all over. it’ll make actually doing them that much easier when you have more energy

did you manage to wash your clothes but not put them away? fold something. fold another thing. and one more. put them away. three things. you got this one.

did you do your one thing? good. I’m proud of you. even if it didn’t make you feel better, guess what? you did a thing. you got something done, you can be done now. you can go back to bed if you want.

[plain-flavoured-english]

I have learned from experience that doing nothing generates its own momentum. The longer you sit on the sofa doing nothing, the harder it is to get up. The best way to break the cycle is to get up. Just get up and do something small, the tiniest thing, it doesn’t need to be important. Some of the best things to accomplish are drinking a glass of water or going for a short walk and getting some fresh air.

[procrastinationlikeapro]

4.10.2016 Studying in my new room and trying out some new writing styles. This year is my last bachelor year, after that two more years before graduating. I’m excited for the things to come

[sundaystudystories]

At least it’s colourful 😅😶 I am so stressed about tomorrow’s exam 😥

[lluvia-lockser]

when duolingo says you’re 5% fluent in your target language