Just keep studying

Studyblr but I am trying to be real about it. ♡ I study: Linguistics, Literature, Culture studies and Sociology. ♡ “Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself” - Harry Potter (and the Order of the Phoenix)

[imanbenerrabeh]

spring to summer hi sweet june season

[penny-anna]

my feeling with regards to the billie piper cliffhanger was like 'well it's stupid but i suppose if this is what it takes to secure the show's ongoing existence it will be worth it'. consequently i now feel comfortable saying: that was simply fucking stupid wasn't it

[beardedmrbean]

how to commit to the bit properly

[gatheringbones]

tbh a lot of my advice boils down to “hey you know that terrible horrible looming thing you’re doing your best to avoid and distract and escape as much as possible but no matter what you do it just keeps looming and looming and ruining your life”

“just, fuckign, run straight at it screaming.”

[quasarkisses]

i needed this as a background

[spectrexviiii]

[noodledesk]

I like these questions as an alternative to ruminating at night about whether or not u have done enough in the day:

Did I refrain from any assholery? Did I get fresh air today? Did I try to be present with people and listen to them? Did I try to manage some of my anxiety? Did I let myself be delighted by something? Did I make space for good thinking? Was I honest about what I could and couldn’t do? How did I try to be a responsible human today?

— Kathleen Smith, True to You

[crazy-brazilian]

[wovi]

[krispycl0uds]

This one resonated with me

[remanence-of-love]

[sludgebitch]

YOU STUPID FUCKING DICKHEAD!!!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE x10 GATE NOT THE x2!!!! YOU WON'T HAVE ENOUGH MEN!!! IT'S ALL FUCKED!!!!!!!!

[toastbutteregg]

[mayweed-bee]

I have been doing some research on media literacy for this paper that Im writing and i found this gem:

"McLuhan's ideas while exciting for some but frighteing to others, were confusing to just about everyone."

What a legend. and here we are 60 years later still talking about it.

If that isn't motivation enough to keep being weird and wild no matter what I dont know what is.

[anxietyproblem]

[prophetic-writer]

I'm sorry but I have one draft that I never finished but I laugh every time I see it

[hellsquills]

Writing Tip

Neither do i

[eviliens]

Unreliable everyone

[eddieintheocean]

Introductions to academic papers will be like "everyone knows that the sea is cold (citation), as well as salty (5 different citations). Things live in there (citation) and the environment is important to that (2 citations)"

[disorganisedautodidact]

these tags gave me thesis writing flashbacks

[saltedweather]

the thing about writing history. Is that you get used to this. And sometimes, some of us get too comfortable and so we're writing shit like

"Murder is bad. In the time period discussed, people sometimes committed murders (2 citations). And most people agreed that murder was bad, but it was widely known that murders still happened."

And your advisor goes, "Did most people agree, though? Was it widely known?"

And you go (sigh.). Okay. And do twelve hours of going back through your readings. And rewrite.

"Murder is bad (4 citations). In this time, people sometimes committed murders (6 citations). People did not all agree that it was bad (2 citations). There was disagreement about exactly how bad (3 citations)."

And you look at your draft. And you go. But. But we all — I mean, the archival sources from the time are in fact QUITE CLEAR about how widely known it was! Like–! I've read hundreds of letters and a third of them mention murder! I've talked to so many historians of this time and place and we ALL talk about the murder thing!

And you look at the twelve goddamned hours of searching you did. And you write several increadingly desperate emails to colleagues. And after another few days, you come to the agonizing realization that, in fact, there are no citations of published work establishing that people knew murders occurred despite them being bad and against the law. And then you spend another week looking up those archival sources. And you rewrite again.

"Murder is bad (6 citations). In this time, people sometimes committed murders (6 citations). People did not all agree that it was bad (2 citations). There was disagreement about exactly how bad (3 citations). While no conclusive study has been done, from communications in this time, we can say that at least a significant number of people knew that murders still occurred (18 citations)."

[remanence-of-love]

[estelleslibrary]

One day I’ll read every book ever

[constance-mcentee-deactivated20]

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

"I can note your interest in that feature for future development."

[calling-the-angels]

"Fuck this shit." 😆 repeated over and over cause I don't really talk to people or customers.

[sweaterkittensahoy]

"Okay, so we do have a procedure, but no one wrote it down."

[spyderqueen]

"No, this function doesn't have an audit trail. Only like 3 things total have an audit trail."

[vaspider]

"Unfortunately we don't have any more information than you do on your package tracking. Here's the number to your local post office, start there."

[jadetea-writing]

"Face down on the table, please."

[foxqueen-katarian]

"Sir, I don't get paid enough to do that."

[mayweed-bee]

"I can do that, but I am going to need more information that you need to provide me."

and "Well, I am not responsible for that."