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it is november again which means i am feeling nothing and i am feeling everything
just had to most wonderful dining hall meal with a view out onto the drill field-
might not look like much but i got my veggies and protein in! which has been hard given there’s not many veggies available in this dining hall :p
now to study this “hard wiener burger principle” for biology, whatever that means….
studying corrections :)
criminal minds on repeat bc obviously-
ignore my chaotic apartment room lol i’m still working on getting it fully done…
i feel so burnt out and it’s only the third week of the semester :(
if anyone has advice on how to help burn out i’d greatly appreciate it <3
here’s a picture of my dining halls food for proof of how poorly i’m doing…
to do || 8 - 25 - 25
read for criminology / juvenile justice
read for biology
finish up Epic of Gilgamesh
clean / organize apartment
i’ve been making mashed bananas with greek yogurt and granola for breakfast and i love it so much!! my coworker called my room “coastal grandma core” and i thought it couldn’t describe it better :)
📚 How to Actually Learn (and not just pretend to): 5/100 days of Productivity.
Teach yourself before the class even begins. Think of it as preheating the oven before baking. Do not skim like you are glancing at shampoo instructions. Study as though tomorrow morning there will be a surprise test set by your worst enemy. When the brain has already met the material once, it loves the feeling of recognition later. This is called priming. It feels like magic, but it is neuroscience.
Listen actively in class. Yes, listen. Do not drift away into doodles of galaxies. The human brain remembers context best when it is present in the moment. That silly joke your professor makes about amoebas may well become the hook you forever associate with binary fission.
Build a mind map or a chain as it unfolds. Neurons love networks. They resist lonely facts, but adore bridges between ideas. Linking economics to psychology to a moment in your own life builds a city inside your head, far easier to navigate than a barren desert of bullet points.
When something new appears, give it your attention. Novelty is magnetic to the brain. Do not rush to scribble. Let your mind hold it first, let it taste the strangeness. Writing immediately can give the false comfort of learning, when in reality you have simply outsourced the thought to your notebook.
At the end of class, retrieve from memory. Do not peek. Pull the lesson out of your head as though you are lifting files from an archive. Rewrite in your own words, as if you were explaining to an alien child. This is active recall, and it is the weight training your memory craves.
At home, reteach the lecture. Take a blank page, a mirror, or even your unsuspecting pillow. Teaching forces clarity. You cannot explain what you do not understand. You will discover the gaps you did not know were there, like potholes on a road you assumed was smooth.
Quiz yourself. The brain adores a challenge. Quizzing is not testing, it is training. Each time you retrieve information without looking, synapses strengthen as if your brain were upgrading its own Wi-Fi. Weak recall is not failure, it is the precise moment where growth begins.
Research deeper if you are the type. If curiosity bites, follow it. Seek out the loopholes, the places where knowledge is thin. What seems dull in class often becomes fascinating when you realise the world has not yet answered the question. The frontier is wide open.
Seek mentors, but also mentor yourself. Feedback is treasure, but treasure must be weighed. Take mentors seriously, yet observe yourself with the precision of a scientist. Which methods work, which waste time, which tricks lull you into comfort? Improve with honesty and sharpness.
Repeat until it is carved in stone. Neurons grow strong with repetition, not with once-in-a-while glances. Facts must be rehearsed until they feel as natural as your own name. Repetition cuts grooves in the brain, like rivers carving valleys. The water flows, and soon the path is permanent.
Learn to love what you study. Here lies the heart of it. If you have survived falling for questionable human beings, you can certainly learn to love a subject. If you treat learning as punishment, your brain resists. If you treat it with curiosity and joy, the brain blooms like a sunflower in light.
🌟 The truth is simple. Learning is not passive. It is an active, living process. You arrive before class, during class, after class, and return again when memory believes the story is finished. That is when real mastery appears.
Tasks done
Everything that I said I would do on yesterday's entry.
Gratitude -
The book I am currently reading.
The fact that as of today , I have no back log.
My parents and their supportive nature.
Abundance and life.
Opportunities and the privilege to work for them.
Getting tired doing what I love.
Eating clean and healthy.
God. My biggest supporter / friend / Mentor. God is kind, so if you ever miss something you promised Him, remember to make it up as soon as you get the chance. This is your reminder to understand and truly believe that God’s kindness allows for human shortcomings. He is not harsh if you cannot fulfill something exactly when you intended. That is why it becomes your responsibility to thank Him and to carry it out at the next opportunity, out of respect for such a loving and merciful God.
oops
I abandoned this Tumblr after things started to pick up in the spring semester and never returned. I apologize for that, but then again it's not really a big deal. I've removed all other social medias from my life, so it's me and studyblr against the world right now.
updates - I moved campuses! I now live on campus and no longer am commuting to a small one :) this has been a huge adjustment for me, which is likely why I've decided to come back here. School so far (I mean the last 2 weeks) has been rough. my attention span is next to none, my drive to read, study, and learn is zero. so in an effort to combat this, I deleted all social media, I am in the works of quitting smoking, and I'm trying to cut down my fast food intake to once a week at most.
TL;DR
expect new, slightly different posts from now on!
life as of late.
apologies for the lack of posts, i’ve been so busy :”)!! i’m hoping i can manage to balance my life and school in the upcoming weeks ….
time : 11:49am
so much work to do, so little time!
time - 9:05am
life really is better with a book….
time - 4:48 am.
studying for biology.. test in about 2 hours :”)
i feel really good about this!! i have been studying (not cramming) the past few days and it’s really making sense to me!! :D
(i know the pics are bad quality it’s 5 am 😭)
sigh
sometimes people can’t handle the love you have for them
and that’s not your fault
stepping out of my 8am morning lab to take sips of my energy drink to keep me awake i feel like im taking a smoke break
studying for biology.. test in about 2 hours :”)
i feel really good about this!! i have been studying (not cramming) the past few days and it’s really making sense to me!! :D
(i know the pics are bad quality it’s 5 am 😭)
Anne Sexton, from a letter featured in Anne Sexton; A Self-Portrait In Letters
Wislawa Szymborska, from "Funeral (I),"featured in Map: Collected and Last Poems