Postgrad

Law

[theluxuryny]

April will be filled with happiness. April will be filled with blessings. April will be filled with positivity. April will be filled with progress. April will be filled with kindness. April will be filled with opportunity. April will be filled with love.

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A P R I L

how are you! It’s been a while..

I deleted tumblr months back and completely forgot about my account! It’s so nostalgic seeing my old posts back from the GCSE days🥰 It feels like I’ve missed so much!

Now that I’m a postgrad, I want to start sharing coffee shops and libraries I visit and books that I’m reading. I love love reading, it’s seriously one of my favourite hobbies. One of my life goals is to have my own mini library🫶🏼

Onto the next chapter …

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I finished my bachelors thesis on a lazy Tuesday afternoon in a cozy Café ✍🏼📝

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06/11 - Bookclub

Hey! How are you all? I hope you’ve picked up new skills during quarantine, baked something for the first time or even gone on your 15th walk this week. Being in quarantine is actually kind of a blessing in disguise, or is it just me? I’ve definitely learnt a lot about myself and realised a lot of things. Call it the ‘process of working on myself.’ With everything going on, I hope you have had the time to process everything, educating yourselves and working towards change. I truly believe the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the pandemic and everything going on this year so far is a big wake up call! It’s no doubt overwhelming, but we are in the big process of change. For the better. 

One thing I’ve picked up (again) during quarantine is reading! I used to read books all the time when I was younger until the first iPad was released and distractions just kept coming in from there. The idea of a bookclub sounds fun to me, I was inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s book club and saw the positive impact it had on so many of her followers. You don’t necessarily have to have a cup of tea beside you whilst reading your book sat straight up in a chair. I want this club to be relaxed and enjoyable as much as possible! I know many people who’ve picked up reading during quarantine and, for me, I love discussing different books/authors with people. What is your favourite book? One that left you inspired or hooked you on a certain genre? 

For those who ‘aren’t really readers’ you can also join in! I would love to hear any feedback on what would make you interested in reading something. 

With that said, please don’t hesitate to leave your favourite books down below! Is there a specific book you would like to start reading? I’m so excited to share my favourite books with you all and hopefully inspire you to read some, or get back into reading again. 

Remember, good things are coming. 

L x 

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23/04

Hello! 

I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been a while since I have posted on here and I’ve missed it! I hope most of you are in qaurantine and looking after yourselves. Does anyone have online school? Are your exams cancelled or online? Let me know :) Is anyone else finding it quite difficult to keep motivated since there’s no more school? Or is it just me? I need inspo so I came on here and since we’re in quarantine, it seems to be the best time to do it! What books are you reading lately? Any good book recommendations? I want to grow my bookshelf and get back into reading since it’s been a while. Let me know! 

L x

[indomie-fried-noodle]

[pyronautphea]

1. These aren’t pictures from Venice, the pictures are taken in Burano. The canals there are always clean and filled with fish and swans.

2. These pictures (unknowingly) transport ecofascist ideas. They transport the ecofascist idea that the Corona virus did the earth a pleasure, which paves the way for genocide and eugenics. It’s racist and ethnonationalistic. It’s social Darwinism. The people who are killed by natural disasters and pandemics (which “clean the nature”) are mostly poor, disabled, Black and Indigenous People of Color, non-westerners, and other marginalized people (aka not the people who caused them). The people who exploit(ed) humans and nature are still profiting. They buy their bunker, they are able to buy food when others can’t, they get tested, they are able to work remotely and get paid, and able to do social distancing/quarantine. They still get to profit off of it (now buying cheap stocks in the crisis which will get pricier once the pandemic is over). They own hospital chains, supermarkets and online shops, which now make lots of money but still pay their now-so-existential staff badly, give them zero-hour-contracts, lay them off and/or ignore safety measures. It’s capitalism which enables the exploitation which leads to natural disasters and pandemic crisis.

3. People should have clean water and air whether or not there is a pandemic.

Literature on ecofascism:

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2019/mar/20/eco-fascism-is-undergoing-a-revival-in-the-fetid-culture-of-the-extreme-right

-https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/30/eco-fascists-and-the-ugly-fight-for-our-way-of-life-as-the-environment-disintegrates

- https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2018/09/eco-fascism-ideology-marrying-environmentalism-and-white-supremacy

- https://theintercept.com/2019/08/05/el-paso-shooting-eco-fascism-migration/

[adventure-heart]

Seul libraries

[luminous-studiess]

my constitutional law prof recommended actually tracking the hours we studied everyday not for the sake of productivity itself but just to be able to count the quality of our study time (without distractions). lately i’ve been doing that on an app (clockify) and it actually makes me work in a more present and focuses way. it’s really life-changing.

so far i’ve been getting around 4 hours done a day but that’s still with distractions so i’m trying to work on that. but it’s been great for finals season.

[fa-s-sion]

[sparklychaos]

Xx

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

How to Make the Most of Life

1. Dream big

2. Figure out your values

3. Stay focused

4. Seek our opportunities

5. Ask for help when you need it

6. Learn from your mistakes

7. Forgive yourself

8. Forgive others

9. Develop an attitude with gratitude

10. Invest in meaningful relationships.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

10 Ways to Simplify Life

1. Don’t try to read other peoples’ minds and don’t expect others to be able to read yours. Communicate if it is important to you.

2. Don’t expect to be friends with everyone. We all are different – and we all like different things. Instead, invest your time in a few good friends. That’s all you really need to feel happy and fulfilled.

3. Create a budget and live within your means. Accruing debt will only cause you to feel stressed.

4. Get rid of the monster of jealousy, and only compare yourself with yourself.

5. Organize your clutter and get rid of some stuff. It will leave you feeling calmer, and will save you lots of time!

6. Stay on the sidelines and don’t get drawn into pointless dramas in other peoples’ lives (unless it’s a crisis – and you know you ought to help).

7. Finish what you’ve started, and then do something else.

8. Treat every person you meet with respect, and err on the side of being patient and kind.

9. Accept there are things that you can’t change or control, and focus on those things that you can change or control.

10. Don’t be too proud to apologise. Admit that you were wrong, say you’re sorry, and move on.

[the-messyfrenchie]

Studying outside was such a good idea 🍃

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Update:

Hi guys! I hope you’re all doing fab! For the past couple of months I haven’t been very active on this blog mainly because I had exams, deadlines and a lot of stress, but that’s all done with (finally) and I feel like now, I’m able to focus on this blog more💕 I’m moving away and beginning the next chapter in my life which is scary and exciting all at the same time! This past year I’ve learnt that not everything goes the way you want it to, paths are never one straight line. Through this, you learn so much about different people. Some you take along with you and some you cut off for the better, it’s all part of life! But the main thing I have learnt and would strongly advise anyone is to always find the positive in any situation no matter how bad it is. For all of my followers starting their GCSEs/ A levels/ SATs or any other exams: good luck and enjoy your (final) years at high school!❤️ For those starting university (like me) you’re not alone!🙊

Even though this tumblr is quite small (- but still growing!) I’m so so thankful for every single one of my followers and I would love to interact with you guys more often! Here’s to another year!😄

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newest posts on instagram (with the lovely @kantken)

[phoebe-does]

ALRIGHT FOLKS!! no more staying in the past, shouldn’t have done this, should have studied more. Turn those should have’s into will do’s. No more living life in regret, if you regret it turn those negative feelings into actualised movements. eg. “instead of feeling down about this, I know this a learning opportunity so now I’m excited to practice this new technique the next time.” Turn those negative feelings of guilt into positive feelings of motivation. Failure is a good thing. Without failure where is the chance to learn and improve?

[jhonstudies]

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[clara-studies-deactivated202109]

🌜 life these past few days

🌜 due to the heat, i really didn't get up to much at all except for eating ice cream and drinking cold smoothies. i'm so glad the heatwave is slowing down. yesterday was the hottest day, but today we're expecting some thunderstorms!

🌜on friday, the fam gang went swimming at the lake and had garlic bread, fries, and fish fingers for dinner there. it was a super nice evening! even though i'm always one to appreciate my independence from my parents when living abroad, it's nice to catch up with them again every now and then!

🌜on saturday, mischa and i hung out with friends which was really lovely too! we had a bbq, played some board games, and talked a whole lot.

🌜on sunday, i caught up with work. i finished my first MA thesis draft. today, i'm handing it in. my idea for now is to critique an essay by Kristen Intemann about the epistemic value of diversity. i have three provisional points i'd like to make. let's see what my supervisor thinks haha i'm a bit nervous. i also finished the business analytics specialization on coursera. for this upcoming month, i have courses planned in operations, strategy, and modeling!

hope you all have a great start of the week!

[studywithlirui]

16.06.2019 // Studying for the last exams of this schoolyear. ☕️🤓