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welcome to my blog ♡♡

hi, my names Mati

I'm a highschooler who just entered a new school, currently trying to turn my life around and becoming the best version of myself

I'll be logging my workouts, routines, and other stuff

my asks are always open, if you'd like me to make you a morning/afternoon routine, or post a specific aesthetic board (I have a few up already), or even for any questions or things you'd like to mention ♡♡♡

Ly all ♡♡♡♡

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workouts & stretches you can do in bed

* youtube channel dayana wang has tons of short bed workouts!

5 minute stretch by eylem abaci

5 minute yoga by yoga with kassandra

6 minute stretch by pamela reif

8 minute de-bloating stretch by gloria song

10 minute abs by emi wong

10 minute abs & thighs by emi wong

10 minute sitting upper body by emi wong

10 minute stretch by emi wong

10 minute sitting back workout & stretch by emi wong

10 minute stretch by emi wong

10 minute abs by emi wong

10 minute upper body workout & stretch by emi wong

10 minute stress & headache relief stretch/massage by emi wong

10 minute sitting arm workout by hailey c.

10 minute yoga by yoga with kassandra

10 minute yoga stretch by yoga with bird

10 minute yoga by jess yoga

12 minute full body by vicky justiz

14 minute full body by roberta’s gym

15 minute leg workout & stretch by emi wong

15 minute full body by hailey c.

15 minute legs by emi wong

15 minute lower abs by mizi

15 minute stretch by blogilates

15 minute yoga by boho beautiful yoga

20 minute abs & legs by emi wong

24 minute full body by roberta’s gym

30 minute yoga by yoga with kassandra

matiixoxo

afternoon study session

went to a coffee shop, ordered an americano, studied biology for two hours

currently rewriting my bio notebook so I can have a second more aesthetic one at home

doing the same for chem and maths

made some flashcards

matiixoxo

update - got a 91% on my biology test

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nightime study session

studied for 4hrs55 (basically 5 hours)

remade detailed flashcards for chemistry (about 50) using the specification

chewed through half a pack of gum

my hand hurts so much now

How to study - a guide for ♡ good grades ♡

intro

for most of my school years, I never studied. I have naturally good memory and was quick to understand things... up until maybe year 8. Then things got a bit harder, my grades started falling. I only started to truly study during year 10, and that's how I developed my various ways of studying.

i will be listing the methods i use below. these have helped me a lot and hopefully they can help you too! That said, here are my methods:

method 1 - two notebooks

this is my preferred method for sciences, aka, biology, chemistry, etc.

what i do is have two separate notebooks for each subject.

one is to use during class. its messy, disorganised, an info dump of everything the teacher says.

the second one stays at home. there, everyday after school, i rewrite my notes, this time more aesthetic, more complex, prettier. i also research online and check the powerpoints used by the teacher to make sure I'm not missing anything. I take my time with this notebook, because rewriting my notes helps consolidate them in my mind, and is a great tool for revising for tests. it also means that during class, i can pay more attention to what the teacher is saying instead of trying to do pretty titles and such.

method 2 - flashcards

i also mostly use this for sciences, it helps a lot.

flashcards are the best. You can use ones ready made on your computer, or handwrite your own. I prefer to handwrite because, even though it takes time, as I said before rewriting helps consolidate the material in your brain. After every class, I write down questions and answers on white rectangles I bought from the nearby stationary store, punch a hole in them, and add them to the ring where I have all the other flashcards.

when I'm close to a test, I keep my flashcards close to me at all times. when I am bored, or have nothing to do, I take them out and flip through them until I feel I know everything. I try to go through them at least twice a day.

this method has saved me in so many ways.

method 3 - close by

this is the method I use for history, languages, and english.

I rewrite all my notes on my computer (but you can do handwritten, i just prefer computer so i can print many copies) and then print them out. a week before a test, I start leaving the notes in places i pass by often, eg, my desk, my bathroom mirror, taped to the inside of my wardrobe. every time I see my notes, I force myself to read them all. because I pass by the places so many times, I'll be constantly rereading the same thing, helping consolidate it in my brain.

ofc, this might not be enough, so I also suggest reading your notes like this - read the first sentence. then read the first again, and then the second, and read the first again, followed by the second and then read the third, and then reread the first, second, and third sentences. then read the fourth. and reread the first, second, third, and fourth, and then the fifth, etc. this method is amazing and helps memorize stuff so easily. sorry if its confusing ♡

method 4 - exercises

this method, in my opinion, is better for subjects like maths, physics, etc.

it's pretty obvious what it is. just do and redo exercises, correct them, grade yourself, Google past papers and test yourself again. do this until you are confident that you understand everything. and even then, keep doing exercises.

method 5 - essays

this one is for English, and you might hate it. I mean, who doesn't hate essays?

what i do is, I go to chatgpt, and ask it to suggest possible essay questions on possible things that might be on my test (eg., shakespeare).

then, I write an essay (using the PEAEAL structure) and ask chatgpt to evaluate it and rate it out of ten, tell me where I should improve without giving me the exact answer to what I should improve. then I rewrite the parts that were wrong, and send it to chatgpt again. I do this until I get a 10/10. I keep doing this with multiple questions until I'm confident I know the topic well

important:

how i truly, truly, managed to get good grades was making studying enjoyable. I started romanticizing it - lighting candles, installing an aesthetic clock on my computer, spending hours on pretty diagrams, going to cafes with my notes and studying there.

get a friend to study with you too sometimes. Trust me when I say, romanticizing studying is the best study method.