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âthereâs a lot to unpack hereâ is the academic equivalent of âyikesâ
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success takes a of unseen effort. keep working!
Every single girl that is determined to rise above sexism and misogyny, to overcome whatever difficulties life is throwing at her, and learn and prosper and excel in both her academic and future plans?? Yâall have no idea how much Iâm rooting for you. Not only am I inspired every day by you, but Iâm also so proud of you and certain you will succeed.
Weâve got this. Youâve got this.
58/100 days of productivity:
Todayâs study mood is spite! I was so angry I couldnât crack this piece and I was so close to abandoning it, but my spite kept me going and, my dudes, after two hours of just staring at it, turns out I had copied the skeleton wrong!! Thank God. I was this close to deciding to finally drop out and become a shepherd.
(In other words; uni entry exams are approaching and I am Not taking it so well)
15/03/18 ~ going through old studyblr pictures and I realised that around 1/3 of them are pictures of my desk like these ones đ but at least now I do have a nice overview of how my desk set up changed through the years
Millennials watching Gen Z organizing huge rallies and standing up to zero-action politiciansÂ
THINKING ABOUT TAKING A GAP YEAR?
hi folks! as most of you will know, iâm currently taking a gap year. iâve received so many questions about this (mostly asking me for advice) so i thought iâd just gather all the questions and the information iâve gathered and make a little guide about it all! :-) iâll be going through why iâm taking one, the advantages and disadvantages and what iâve learned so far!
âș what is a gap year?
first thingâs first: what is a gap year? according to the cambridge dictionary, the definition is as follows:Â âa year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working.â most people will take a year out before starting uni, but itâs also often taken to prevent a burn out or stress from overwork in later years. the reasons for taking a year out before starting uni vary, but the most common reason is to have fun and explore the world before getting down to some serious studying. as a result of this, young people will have a chance to get to know themselves, and the world around them, a lot better. in general itâs seen as a positive thing, although the opportunity can be wasted if the year is spent being lazy and not doing anything interesting.
âș why did i decide to take a gap year?
i made a post about this back in july (2016), but iâll briefly explain this again. in my case, there were a few reasons why i decided to take a gap year instead of going straight to uni after graduating. the first being that the course i want to do is super expensive compared to the normal courses in my town, so my parents wanted me to work and save money to pay for it myself! since i really want to do the course, i totally didnât mind the idea of working for a year and saving up the money. the second is that i was only 17 when i graduated, so iâd be moving to barcelona at a really young age to study there. that was something my parents and i werenât so sure about (considering my age). a few other factors are that i wanted to finish my musical education before leaving, i wanted to have some fun and travel a little before studying and that i wanted to feel really ready for the move.Â
âș should you take a gap year?
i get asked a lot by my followers if i think they should also take one, and i honestly think itâs way too personal to let anyone else decide! you need to think of the reasons why you would want/ need to take a year out first. i suggest you make a list of reasons why and reasons not to. if one list has better reasons, go with that one! i also suggest you talk to your family, teachers or anyone else you know taking one/ or has taken one. but if you need a little more help, iâve made a little list of the advantages and disadvantages that you can take a look at below.
âș what are the advantages?
there are so many so iâll try my best to list them all!
you donât have to study: for some people this is a huge advantage. if youâre not too keen on studying, taking a gap year provides a nice long break to enjoy before going to uni to study even harder.
you can do the things you couldnât as a student: think about it: you have a whole year to do whatever you want to! as a student youâre bound to certain activities like going to school, studying, etc. now youâre not in school you can travel or pick up a hobby you didnât have the time for/ the money for/ or just plain couldnât before!
you can experience the working world before your peers: this is an advantage i regard really highly. iâve been working for almost 8 months now, and i have discovered so many things about the working world that i wouldnât have otherwise known. youâll find out how to find real jobs/ go to interviews/ etc before any of your peers. and with that comes the money.
â money: if you choose to work. youâll be payed good money depending on the job, and with that money youâll be able to travel or buy things you couldnât before! you can save it for later life too, which will help you out a lot in the long run.
youâll get to know yourself better: if all your friends decide to go to uni, youâll probably not be able to spend all that much time with them anymore, leading to you being alone more often. but donât worry! this can be a really good thing. youâll get to know yourself better, and by working/ travelling/ picking up a hobby you can really work on yourself. i found that high school really messed up my ideas of myself by trying to fit in. you really get the chance to look after yourself better and to nurture your true nature and personality more.
âș what are the disadvantages?
when there are advantages, there will always be some disadvantages!
you will feel a little isolated sometimes: if you donât know anyone else taking a gap year, itâs very likely youâll feel slightly isolated at times. friends going to school or uni will have a very different schedule than you, so you wonât always be able to hang out with them. this is very easily remedied by keeping yourself busy and active though!
you might get out of the habit of studying: because you wonât be in school or taking a course, you might find yourself getting out of the old habit of studying. i noticed how fast my hand got tired when writing for example! this isnât a huge problem, because you can always keep your habits alive by following online courses or learning a new language for fun!
you might become less motivated: this sort of ties in with the previous point, but itâs possible youâll notice yourself get lazier and lose motivation. the habit of routinely studying and doing your assignments wonât really be necessary during a gap year, so it might be hard for you to get back into the swing of things later on.
Thatâs it! Hopefully this was helpful to some of you! Â :-)
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How to get good grades as a lazy procrastinator - doing the bare minimum
First of all sorry for being basically inactive for a few months. I have a hard time sticking to things and stay interested and honestly, school has been kicking my butt and mental energy and this blog have been the least of my worries.Â
I donât recommend not caring about school and only doing the bare minimum but for some all this A+ studyblr community can put really high expectations which isnât always healthy.Â
I wanted to make this post as a way to keep your grades when you are not able to put in as much effort as you would like or you simply donât care enough. I talk about effort, motivation, procastination among other things. Personally, I donât put in a lot of work in school and I basically do the bare minimum, at least my personal bare minimum. Which brings me to my first point.
Minimal Effort - what is yours? Finding what you believe is the bare minimum is important. For me, it is paying attention in class and doing written homework and assignments - not reading. For others, it may be hand-in homework and easy reading to get a better understanding of the topic. I have always gotten better than average grades (80-85%) in a school where getting top grades in all subjects is basically impossible and I wonât deny that I am just naturally good at school and some just arenât. I am not naive.
Motivation - how to get/find it I am the least motivated person (okay maybe exaggerating but still). My motivation is very linked to my own minimal effort. I do my homework because I view it as an obligation both to myself but also my teachers. However, I work best under stress and deadlines so I tend to do things last minute. But I donât half-ass things (often ). I try and do my best and if it is urgent and just needs to get done I will put less effort into it. It is all about balance. The most horrible thing about myself is that even though I need to work to get into my dream college it is not a motivator for me. My motivation is mostly short-term (like due dates, stress) and I wish this was a motivation. And it is on a higher level but in my everyday life, it sadly isnât. So find what motivates you and use it. Some like longterm goals and others it is as simple as one mark on one test. If you really canât find motivation either just view as an obligation and something you have to do even if you donât have to.Or the hard question, should you even be doing this if you have no motivation?
Paying attention in class Paying attention in class often allows me to not do the assigned reading (be aware I am in high school not college or uni!!!!) as most of the things are covered in class. But paying attention in class can be very difficult for some students. And I am definitely not excused. Sometimes my mental energy is just too low or I am not presented with material that is new or challenging enough for my brain to want to pay attention. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I hate when teachers go through things I already understand because I feel like I am wasting time. So I am trying to take notes again to write down stuff I missed the first time. For my physics is the big problem here. We go through the same topic many times and it bores me.But try to keep paying attention. Rewrite your notes on the topic or ask questions. Do something to keep engaged. If you tend to talk a lot during class - this used to be me, try and sit next to someone you donât talk to much outside the school and the chances of talking about something unrelated to the lessons drops. If you donât get even more bored by it, try and sit alone or next to someone you donât talk to at all. I moved away from all my fellow student in my sophomore math class and it really helped. And it made my teacher realize I wasnât actually the one talking all the time and it showed a willingness to fix the problem. This is actually my next point.Â
Homework and good impressions Doing homework is a good way to learn, get good grades, and make your teachers like you and think of you as a good student. Getting good grades at the beginning of a semester and leaving a good impression can keep your grades up even if you start to slack later on when your motivation drops. Ask you teachers small questions after class to show you are engaged in the subject and class. If you get grades based on class participation and in-school work like me this helps boost your grades. I obviously donât ask questions after every class but it is important to do sometimes.Â
Procrastination - how to battle it I am a very big procrastinator and I have yet to rid myself of it and I never will. It is not going to happen. I am a procrastinator for many reasons. I have long days about 11-12 hours from when I leave my house to when I come back. I am very tired when I get home and often fall into the trap of going immediatly to my bed to relax. But I try to sit at my desk instead. Even if I am just scrolling through social media I am at my desk, and trust me it is a lot easier to start doing homework from your desk than getting out of your bed. I like to use the do not disturb function on my phone from when I am studying and need my phone but I donât need notifications from social media. I will check them when I get a break not immediately as they pop up on my screen. I will not lie and despite knowing this I still go to my bed 7/10 times.Â
Get things done - how to plan your day I have just started planning my days for my exam studying and it works very well. Write down time intervals and what you want to do in that amount of time. I use either a small piece of paper but I am currently trying out @emmastudies free daily planner printable and I am enjoying it very much - little tip: put it in a smooth sheet protector so you can use dry-erase markers on it. It makes it a lot easier to change your day if something comes up and it saves paper as it is reusable. I will admit I donât always stick to it (like now I am writing this post instead of studying) but it gives a clear overview and helps me stick to doing work. I do 30-45 minutes work and 15 minute breaks with a longer break for lunch and between lunch and dinner.Â
Music and Netflix - when to do what I listen to music while I study rather than watching tv as moving pictures tend to take your attention. I listen to anything really but sometimes I will find a playlist I donât know as it helps me concentrate rather that sing along to my favourite songs. Right now I am listening to The Pretty Reckless (one of my favourite bands of all time) but I havenât listened to it in a while which was something I wanted to and it doesnât distract me - win-win. I watch Netflix sometimes when I study. If what I am doing is easy or I am rewriting notes. Not if I am doing hard problems or something like that. I also recommend watching something you have watched before. I watch B99 or friends mostly or even teen wolf as I have watched all those shows more than 4 times each. They work as background noise to cancel out the distracting sounds around me.Â
Thanks for listening to my ramble. I just wanted to post something here and I have been wanting to do a post like this for a while. If you want me to go more in depth about any of these points send an ask or message me and I will!
!LANGUAGE RESOURCE ALERT OMG!
Okay guys! I just recently came across a really cool resource with a WHOLE BUNCH OF LANGUAGE BOOOKS. Like, Iâm talking about SO MANY BOOKS HERE. You can see below some of the languages and the books - ever wanted to learn Middle English??? - There are language books from Arabic to  Yoruba and seriously itâs the best thing Iâve ever found. The books are in alphabetical order of language and are in .pdf format so hopefully that shouldnât be a problem for anyone!Â
I was able to upload the .zip file of all of the books to my google drive SO if you want access to this AWESOME RESOURCE go here. Let me know what you think about the books and I will try to find more resources!!Â
Iâm super excited to share this with you guys! Hope you enjoy!! - Lo
be ambitious. kill distractions and obstacles. you can reach your goals. do it.
Any tips for newbies in programming? :)
[cracks knuckles] [screams]
dabble around in script writing first tbh. itâs not âârealââ programming but itâs very good for teaching syntax, logic, the feel of things, etc, and you can mess around and do some cool stuff with it without having to worry about the nitty gritty stuff just yet. itâs a good playground for practising, and gives you a general background for how things be.
know that programming is a very practical skill. youâre not going to be able to learn just from reading, so please donât be afraid to break out everything you got and follow along with the guides/lessons/however youâre learning. youâll learn so much easier by physically doing it.
CodeAcademy is your friend!
get comfortable with code and learn to read it. look at the source code of websites youâre familiar with and learn what translates to what. the more you get used to reading code, the easier itâll be. plus if you want a career in programming, youâre going to be reading a lot of other peopleâs code. itâs another language, so the more exposure you have to it, the quicker youâll be able to visualise what the finished product will look like, whether itâs a webpage or a full piece of software. this will help you write your own programs one day!
youâre gonna fuck up. donât be afraid of that. itâll probably be wildly hilarious.
follow what you love, as cheesy as that sounds. as you learn youâre probably going to find languages you love and applications youâre passionate about. learn everything you can but donât be afraid to streamline and commit. whether you want to go into system security or video game design, donât be afraid to throw yourself into it and learn everything you can.
[screen darkens] prepare for hell
fun hell
most of the time
donât be afraid to ask questions! yeah youâll get some assholes but you get that in every field. majority of programmers Iâve met are psyched to be able to infodump on someone whoâll understand even 5% of what theyâre saying, so if youâre stuck or you see something cool you want to learn about, just try asking!
good luck baby programmer⊠[wipes a tear] hack the planetâŠ
So Iâve been following a Japanese course at the university for about 7 weeks now and Iâm surprised at how much Japanese I already know, so I thought Iâd share some of the ways I study Japanese: First off, learn hiragana and katakana as fast as possible. The sooner you get rid of romaji, the beter. I learned hiragana mostly through this game called Kana Invaders (you can find the link here) STUDY BOOK Itâs essential to have a good book explaining all the grammar in a clear and interesting way. Genki Textbooks are great for that. They also provide you with notes such as how you should say goodbye in different situations. DICTIONARY As soon as youâve mastered hiragana and katakana move on to Kanji. A great way is by going through Japanese books WITH furigana (so you can find the characters easily) and just looking up the kanji and memorising them. I bought the Kodansha Kanji Learnerâs Dictionary (you can find it here) which also shows the stroke order which is amazing!
FLASHCARDS To speak a language youâre going to have to learn the vocabulary. I usually use flashcards, because flashcards are awesome. I write hiragana on one side and then English translation and kanji on the other. Thatâs because I first learn how to pronounce the word (so English to hiragana) and then afterwards I learn how to write it (hiragana to kanji).
LITERATURE BOOK I posted a picture earlier this month with a new book I bought. Itâs a parallel book and parallel books are amazing for learning language. You can check out my post here.
NETFLIX If you donât have Netflix you can also just use youtube. You have tons of manga on Youtube, but I prefer Netflix, because I can watch with Japanese subtitles and also rewatch series dubbed in Japanese.
CULTURE Culture is ingrained in every since language. Japan has a rich history with a lot of ancient traditions. Learning about the culture makes it easier to understand the language. And of course itâs super fun and interesting.
MUSIC Listening to music helps me a lot. It doesnât matter if you have no idea what their exactly saying, just try and sing along. Itâs super fun and it helps a lot with pronunciation (tip: check out J-pop).
Reblogging this for people who want to learn Japanese :)
Things Programmers Shout #702
âJust fucking stop.â // submitted by @major-quack