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@miastudieswhoa
As you die, you wake up in a fiery place. You quickly realize you’re in hell. You ask the next demon why you are there, as you lived a very good life. “You’re not being punished”, he says. “You are the punishment.”
You honk in joy. It’s a lovely morning in Hell, and you are a horrible goose.
honestly life is all about the little things that u barely even notice, that delicious coffee u had in the morning, ur friend randomly pinching ur cheek, the moon shining brighter than usual, the radio playing your favorite song. pay more attention to these details!!! they make life worth living
Improving your grade!
Hi all, it’s studyleste. I’m currently on winter break (woop, finally survive first semester). In your first semester, if you don’t achieve your expected grade YET, do not stress and be demotivated. You still have more chances in the 2nd semester. Here are ways that you can improve your grade! Hope you find it useful!
1. Having a positive attitude. Don’t stress and be depressed. Encourage yourself and think that I will get better.
2. Be motivated. Studying for a goal or a purpose, just don’t only study for high grades. If you like a subject, you are likely to be good at it, so why don’t you be interested in all subjects? Create some goals for studying, read more inspiring quotes and be closed to people that motivate you!
3. Work on the hardest subject. Don’t hate and stop studying for a subject because it’s hard. Instead, go back to previous quizzes, tests, and exams to see which areas you struggle the most. Talk to your teachers and make a plan to improve your studying.
4. Pay more attention and ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask questions when you are confused. Confusion without asking leads to larger confusion. It’s simpler to ask teachers questions than searching on Google for answers!
5. Organize papers. Take a moment and clear all the papers you don’t need, sort through and put your worksheets in order.
6. Improve your note-taking skills. You may struggle with writing efficient notes. I found two channels on YouTube that help me a lot in note-taking skills are studytee and studyquill, so remember to check it out!
7. Improve your essay writing skills. Some subjects require essay writing such as English. Review the areas of writings that you are not good at yet and practice them more.
8. Find your style of studying. We all have different styles of learning so because of that, you may not study well because you haven’t found the style that is suitable for you.
9. Stop procrastinating. Try to turn off all the distractions for one day and try to repeat it over and over. Doing that will create a habit. Study for an intense moment, then you can rest!
10. Have time for revision. Before a test or an exam, don’t leave it until the night before. Make a plan for revision and space it out at least for 2 days!
20 lessons for 2020
2019 has been a pretty challenging year for me. I started it being scared and anxious about everything, and I ended it single, with new career goals and surrounded by my best friends. Here are 20 lessons (100% tested and approved) that I learned along the way!
1. People only show their best sides to you but you would be amazed by how many people share the same feelings as you
2. If you feel like you can’t be yourself around a certain group of people, then you’re hanging out with the wrong group
3. Notice people who make you feel energized and happy VS people who drain all your energy. It’ll change your life.
4. You don’t need to justify yourself when you say « no » to something
5. However, you should say yes more often to spontaneous proposals and experiences
6. Honesty is a sign of respect
7. If you don’t give your 100% to something then you’ll be less likely to get that 100% back
8. Choose flaws over qualities. Your dream job also consists in not-so-dreamy parts, and this is what you should consider when choosing your career. The same applies with friends/lovers.
9. The person you sit in front of at the library can become one of your best friends (true story for me)
10. 99% of the scenarios you imagine in your head will never happen
11. Changing starts within YOUR thoughts and how you react to them.
12. Just because you’re offended it doesn’t mean that you’re right
13. Keep a critical eye to everything you hear/see.
14. Being vulnerable is a sign of strenght and not a sign of weakness
15. You can cope with a lot more than you think
16. Your life can totally change in a year and you can be a whole different person only if you’re willing too
17. Cherish what you already have in your life, happiness lies in gratitude
18. Wanting to be perfect for others will only make you seem a boring and hypocrite person
19. The habits you adopt now will define the person you’ll be in the future
20. Be curious. Read books, listen to podcasts, travel (even in your country), and talk to new people
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How to study for an exam when you really don’t know how to start
Clean your room/space, tidy your desk, make your space feel neat and focused. The space we are in means a lot, don’t confine yourself to a messy space.
Make sure you also feel ready. Freshly showered, has a good meal, did some movement-based activity. You can’t focus as easily if you feel all messy and uncomfy.
Put your work in order, what is most important? If you’re taking an exam over a specific topic i.e Biology, look for the most mentioned topics. Those will be what you study most. When I took AP Psych, I found the outline online that said what percentage of the test would be what topic, and studied those flashcards, notes, and videos.
Likewise, figure out how much you need to do every day to get done in time. If you have 20 chapters left in a book and each one is 15 pages then take 300 pages divided by how many days left (say 40) leaving 7.5 pages a day minimum.
Block out time to study. Make sure you have no distractions, phone on silent, friends know you’re unavailable. This is its own test, a test of focus!
Go to review days if you have them Your instructor should explain what’s on the exam and what is expected of you, and if you miss out on important details you’ll really notice later. It may seem like skipping gives you more time to study, but you’ll be at a disadvantage in the end.
If you feel yourself getting distracted, reading the passage with no recollection of the content, or about to slam your head into the table, take a break. Go for a short walk, get a snack, stretch, get a glass of water, have a little dance party. Breaks count as being productive, self-care is important.
Feel free to switch up your studying methods. Taking notes every day or reading chapter after chapter of a subject gets boring. Do flashcards, Draw or make a diagram. Studying the brain? Draw and label it. Use funky pens sticky notes. Varying your methods of study will not only help you grasp the material better, but it’ll keep you from getting bored.
Find a friend or join a study group. There are a lot at different universities or even just create your own with like-minded folks. You can even do one online like I do. There are many discords for this. I’m in one and it’s great to hold each other accountable and share goals.
You can also switch up your space. Everyone has a different type of place they work best. Maybe a library, cafe, park, bedroom, couch, restaurant. Don’t stay couped up.
Use apps like Tide, Forest, Flora, Quizlet and more. I seriously use these every day. Tide is my favorite, it incorporates white noise and nature sounds with a Pomodoro timer, as well as three settings for Focus, Relax, and Sleep.
Make studying aesthetically pleasing. Studyblrs are on to something here! You don’t need to have expensive things or show them off but have pens you like, fun highlighter and sticky notes. Pick out playlists of music that makes you feel focused.
Affirm and trust yourself! When you get that flashcard right? Heck yeah! You did it holy crap! Celebrate! Be proud of yourself. You worked hard, you deserve to feel good. Your best is good enough, and your best may vary day-to-day.
i wrote half an essay in 20mins today when it’s not even due for another 4 weeks, reblog this to have a productivity lightning bolt strike you like it did me today
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Sometimes you have to just treat yourself like an overtired toddler.
“Okay, as soon as you finish this assignment you can take a little nap.”
“You just cleaned your room, good job!”
“Hmm..maybe eating a snack will stop you from wanting to cry.”
Sometimes? I think you mean all of the time.
Being an adult is just parenting yourself.
It’s true and highly effective self care. Speak to and treat yourself with the same love and care you would want your child self to be given.
That means: no insults or name calling. No judgement. Patience. Gentle firmness. Health, safety and happiness first. Encouragement. Rewards and validation for a job well done. Self soothing. And above all else, love.
things i always keep in my backpack:
the bible (king james edition)
a copy of the U.S. consitution
a copy of my school’s current rulebook
i do this so that whenever someone at school tries to make a point and then defends it by saying ‘it’s in the constitution!’ or ‘it’s from the bible!’ or something else along those lines, i can pull out my own copy and say, ‘where exactly does it say that?’
also it’s just great to confuse people by pulling a fucking book of school rules out of nowhere in order to discuss what qualifies as a dresscode violation.
today during lunch a kid and i were debating the gender of god and he said “god’s a man in the bible” and i said “i’m pretty sure god is technically nonbinary or genderfluid, but let me check that” and i unzipped my backpack and the boy said “what’s she doing?” and my friend replied “she’s getting her bible” and i’m not sure how he felt when i set it down on the lunch table and flipped open to genesis but i definitely felt amazing.
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This was so ridiculously drawn out and the conclusion was so obvious yet still I couldn’t tell where this was going
Okay, you need to make sure you play this game at some point. Maybe not today or anything, because you’ll need about thirty minutes and a serious willingness to understand how it works, but - it’s so worth it. It’s basically an answer to our occasional frustration - why do assholes always come out on top? - and the beautiful thing about it is that not only does it explain how that happens, but also how we can change it.
“In the short run, the game defines the players. But in the long run, it’s us players who define the game.”
This is fascinating if you’re into math or sociology or computer programming or all of the above.
Everyone, everywhere, without exception, should play this thing through.
Don’t check just this - check out all of Nicky Case’s work. They’re a brilliant creator and I heavily recommend checking out at least one of their projects. Their website can be found here.
Parable of the Polygons - an interactive experiment that shows how tiny individual biases can collectively cause segregation on a massive scale.
To Build a Better Ballot - an interactive experiment that shows the alternatives to the voting systems we currently use and how they can be more representative and democratic, along with their faults.
Coming Out Simulator - a short interactive story/novel about coming out, based off of Case’s own experiences. Not one I’ve played myself but still one I can recommend.
Loopy - a very simple but useful tool to show how systems interact with each other and how things can self-propagate.
We Become What We Behold - “ a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles.“ A short five-minute game about news and media. Warnings for violence, blood, death and stress.
50 Things that Top Students Do
Listen to everything they’re taught, not just hearing
Take notes
Listen to opinions they don’t like
Be open to having their minds changed
Don’t listen to music with words when studying
Practise
Commit
Keep a regimen of self-discipline even in the face of a lack of motivation
Take breaks
Sleep regularly and more than expected
Work very hard during the day
Exercise
Plan in advance
Get small tasks done when there isn’t time to do bigger ones
Engage
Take failures as a learning curve
Think positively
Do their best work at the start of the year so they get more slack later
Talk to those who teach them
Debate
Do a little every day instead of all at once
Ask for help
Help others
Drink water
Work hard but work smart
Know what study setup is their most productive
Hold themselves accountable
Figure out which work is a priority
Don’t waste time re-reading as a form of studying
Find out things they don’t understand
Test themselves frequently
Work backwards through things to understand why something works
Learn more than they need
Have more interests and hobbies than just academics
Find out the most important concepts in a course
Learn the most important 20% of the course to get 80% of the grade
Don’t complain
Tailor their courses to focus on what interests them the most
Play hard after working hard
Read in advance
Know how to say no but don’t say no unless they have to
Take every opportunity they can
Eat well
Defend their personal beliefs
Don’t use other people’s successes/failures as an excuse for anything they do
Don’t let studying become the main part of their life
Understand that everything is temporary
Set goals, short- and long-term
Put their phones away/on silent when studying
Don’t expect any results immediately
types of healthy coping skills
1. self-soothing
comforting yourself through the 5 senses
Touch: stuffed animals, stress balls, taking a bath, a soft blanket
Hear: music, audio book, guided relaxation
See: snow globe, glitter, calming images, art, anything that pleases you visually
Taste: tea, mints, gum
Smell: lotion, candles, incense
2. distraction
removing your focus from the stressor for a period of time
puzzles, art, crafting, reading, movies, gaming, exercise, being social
3. opposite action
doing the opposite of the impulse that aligns with a positive emotion
affirmations, inspiration, lighthearted and encouraging focus
4. emotional awareness
identifying and constructively expressing what you’re feeling
journaling, listing emotions, using a emotional identification chart, drawing, therapy
5. mindfulness
centering and anchoring yourself to the present moment
meditation, guided relaxation, yoga, breathing exercises, candle gazing, going for a walk
6. ask for help
this is important to do when you feel like your coping skills are not enough or they are too negative and detrimental
therapy is ideal for helping a person create a healthy coping strategy and incorporate it into their life
*a coping skill is considered healthy if it helps you to deal with stress more positively, does not hinder your progress, and isn’t harmful physically or mentally. A coping skill can become negative when it is used to completely avoid dealing with the stressor.
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everyday essentials for college
phone, keys, wallet, student id - the absolute essentials. keep them all in one place. also get a smallish wallet that you can put in your pocket. if you don’t carry cash and only have a couple cards, just get a card case.
a solid phone case and a card case that sticks to the back of it - this phone case is a kind that i highly recommend. it’s durable, tough, and you can stick a card case on it. as for card cases, university stores usually sell them, or you could get them on amazon, or even better, you could get them for free at orientation events.
a laptop and charger - you might not need a laptop for every single class, but everything’s online nowadays it’s a lot more convenient to have your own laptop to study and get work done rather than going back and forth from your dorm/apartment to the computer lab.
enough stationery - to be completely honest, not everyone is going to need stationery, especially if all your classes are for subjects in which it would be more efficient to have everything digital (e.g. most reading-based/humanities classes). but if you’re taking like math-based classes, you’d at least need 1 writing instrument, some paper/a notebook, and a calculator. everything else is (probably) luxury.
a planner (digital or paper) - you gotta keep track of your time one way or another. you don’t necessarily need to plan every day by the hour, but you should know the things you have to complete each day/week/month. i had a very simple bullet journal, which i’ve migrated to notion for the upcoming year. google calendar’s also been pretty helpful during my freshman year, especially since you can sync your club calendars with your personal calendar.
power bank and phone charger - there are a lot of sockets on campus, but you’re going to be moving around a lot and you don’t wanna damage your phone battery by charging only 10% each time. i have one like this.
a good water bottle - at least something with the quality of a hydroflask/thermos. you’d be surprised at how much money you save just by having a water bottle instead of buying drinks from the vending machine each time you’re thirsty. there are usually water dispensers everywhere on campus, so you don’t necessarily need a huge ass 2L bottle, just something that’s portable, durable, and insulated.
a strong, windproof umbrella - i recommend this one from amazon; it’s saved my life so many times especially during the winter and spring when it precipitates almost every other day. any windproof golf umbrella would be great, i.e. with a double canopy and wide enough to make sure you don’t get wet or snowed/rained on.
lotion and lip balm - the vaseline petroleum jelly is unbeatable when it comes to keeping your skin and lips hydrated, especially in the dry winters. it’s good to apply it frequently so your skin doesn’t crack and you start bleeding.
medication - i carry a small pouch with medication for allergies, headaches, mild colds, and severe colds - these are the things i deal with most often. yours might be a little different, e.g. you might need one for stomach aches, fevers, etc. you never know when you might need them, but also be careful not to take them too often. i also carry halls cough drops or fisherman’s friend lozenges to help me breathe more easily or to soothe my throat. also a winter essential.
the 20s are soon upon us
things to include
flapper dresses
jazz music
sex positivity
women’s rights
renewal of arts & culture
increased immigration & cultural sharing
sequins
eyeliner
things to leave behind
racism & nativism
consumerist culture
white guys writing “the great american novel”
more things to include
black/jewish solidarity
short hair of all textures
suspenders
beaded & embroidered dresses
subtly homoerotic advertising
masculine women, feminine men
things to leave behind
ineffective prohibition laws
wealth gap
also let’s bring back:
egyptian revival jewelry
really high-waisted wide-legged pants
monocles
comfy one-piece bathing suits
the labor movement
yiddish
and leave behind:
robber barons
tuberculosis
anti-semitism
sweatshops
Let’s not forget:
Fun dances, balls, masquerades, and parties
And leave behind:
A Great Depression
24 Invaluable Skills To Learn For Free Online This Year
Here’s an easy resolution: This stuff is all free as long as you have access to a computer, and the skills you learn will be invaluable in your career, and/or life in general.
1. Become awesome at Excel.
Chandoo is one of many gracious Excel experts who wants to share their knowledge with the world. Excel excellence is one of those skills that will improve your chances of getting a good job instantly, and it will continue to prove invaluable over the course of your career. What are you waiting for?
2. Learn how to code.
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Perhaps no other skill you can learn for free online has as much potential to lead to a lucrative career. Want to build a site for your startup? Want to build the next big app? Want to get hired at a place like BuzzFeed? You should learn to code. There are a lot of places that offer free or cheap online coding tutorials, but I recommend Code Academy for their breadth and innovative program. If you want to try a more traditional route, Harvard offers its excellent Introduction to Computer Science course online for free.
3. Make a dynamic website.
You could use a pre-existing template or blogging service, or you could learn Ruby on Rails and probably change your life forever. Here’s an extremely helpful long list of free Ruby learning tools that includes everything from Rails for Zombies to Learn Ruby The Hard Way. Go! Ruby! Some basic programming experience, like one of the courses above, might be helpful (but not necessarily required if you’re patient with yourself).
4. Learn to make a mobile game.
If you’re not interested in coding anything other than fun game apps, you could trythis course from the University of Reading. It promises to teach you how to build a game in Java, even if you don’t have programming experience! If you want to make a truly great game, you might want to read/listen up on Game Theory first.
5. Start reading faster.
Spreeder is a free online program that will improve your reading skill and comprehension no matter how old you are. With enough practice, you could learn to double, triple, or even quadruple the speed at which you read passages currently, which is basically like adding years to your life.
6. Learn a language!
With Duolingo, you can learn Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or English (from any of the above or more). There’s a mobile app and a website, and the extensive courses are completely free.
Full disclosure: BuzzFeed and other websites are in a partnership with DuoLingo, but they did not pay or ask for this placement.
7. Pickle your own vegetables.
Tired of your farmer’s market haul going bad before you use it all? Or do you just love tangy pickled veggies? You too can pickle like a pro thanks to SkillShare and Travis Grillo.
8. Improve your public speaking skills.
You can take the University of Washington’s Intro to Public Speaking for free online. Once you learn a few tricks of the trade, you’ll be able to go into situations like being asked to present at a company meeting or giving a presentation in class without nearly as much fear and loathing.
9. Get a basic handle of statistics.
UC Berkeley put a stats intro class on iTunes. Once you know how to understand the numbers yourself, you’ll never read a biased “news” article the same way again — 100% of authors of this post agree!
10. Understand basic psychology.
Knowing the basics of psych will bring context to your understanding of yourself, the dynamics of your family and friendships, what’s really going on with your coworkers, and the woes and wonders of society in general. Yale University has its Intro to Psychology lectures online for free.
11. Make your own music.
Step one: Learn how to play guitar: Justin Guitar is a fine and free place to start learning chords and the basic skills you’ll need to be able to play guitar — from there, it’s up to you, but once you know the basics, just looking up tabs for your favorite songs and learning them on your own is how many young guitar players get their start (plus it’s an excellent party trick).
Step two: A delightful free voice lesson from Berklee College Of Music.
Step three: Have you always thought you had an inner TSwift? Berklee College of Music offers an Introduction to Songwriting course completely for free online. The course is six weeks long, and by the end of the lesson you’ll have at least one completed song.
Step four: Lifehacker’s basics of music production will help you put it all together once you have the skills down! You’ll be recording your own music, ready to share with your valentine or the entire world, in no time!
12. Learn to negotiate.
Let Stanford’s Stan Christensen explain how to negotiate in business and your personal life, managing relationships for your personal gain and not letting yourself be steamrolled. There are a lot of football metaphors and it’s great.
13. Stop hating math.
If you struggled with math throughout school and now have trouble applying it in real-world situations when it crops up, try Saylor.org’s Real World Math course. It will reteach you basic math skills as they apply IRL. Very helpful!
14. Start drawing!
All kids draw — so why do we become so afraid of it as adults? Everyone should feel comfortable with a sketchbook and pencil, and sketching is a wonderful way to express your creativity. DrawSpace is a great place to start. (I also highly recommend the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain if you can drop a few dollars for a used copy.)
15. Make your own animated GIF.
BuzzFeed’s own Katie Notopoulos has a great, simple guide to making an animated GIF without Photoshop. This is all you need to be the king or queen of Tumblr or your favorite email chains.
16. Appreciate jazz.
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Have you never really “gotten” jazz? If you want to be able to participate in conversations at fancy parties and/or just add some context to your appreciation of all music, try this free online course from UT Austin.
17. Write well.
Macalester College’s lecture series is excellent. If you’re more interested in journalism, try Wikiversity’s course selection.
18. Get better at using Photoshop.
Another invaluable skill that will get you places in your career, learning Photoshop can be as fun as watching the hilarious videos on You Suck At Photoshop or as serious as this extensive Udemy training course (focused on photo retouching).
19. Take decent pictures.
Lifehacker’s basics of photography might be a good place to start. Learn how your camera works, the basic of composition, and editing images in post-production. If you finish that and you’re not sure what to do next, here’s a short course on displaying and sharing your digital photographs.
20. Learn to knit.
Instructables has a great course by a woman who is herself an online-taught knitter. You’ll be making baby hats and cute scarves before this winter’s over!
21. Get started with investing in stocks.
If you are lucky enough to have a regular income, you should start learning about savings and investment now. Investopedia has a ton of online resources, including this free stocks basics course. Invest away!
22. Clean your house in a short amount of time.
Unf$#k Your Habitat has a great emergency cleaning guide for when your mother-in-law springs a surprise visit on you. While you’re over there, the entire blog is good for getting organized and clean in the long term, not just in “emergencies.” You’ll be happier for it.
23. Start practicing yoga.
Most cities have free community classes (try just searching Google or inquiring at your local yoga studio), or if you’re more comfortable trying yoga at home, YogaGlohas a great 15-day trial and Yome is a compendium of 100% free yoga videos. If you’re already familiar with basic yoga positions but you need an easy way to practice at home, I recommend YogaTailor’s free trial as well.
24. Tie your shoelaces more efficiently.
It’s simple and just imagine the minutes of your life you’ll save!
