My Study Survival Guide

Alyssa|22| Psychology and Criminal Justice Major| Anthropology Minor

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Please help by spreading the word for Manny Ellis and participating in the call to action. He deserves better!" - stattheartist

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Mary Oliver, from “The Whistler”, Winter Hours

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10 Important Steps to Recovery

1. Believe that you can have a new, and better, future.

2. Believe that you can get there – one step and day at a time.

3. Allow yourself to really feel your feelings.

4. Don’t judge yourself for what happened in the past.

5. Know your triggers.

6. Have a plan to cope with your triggers.

7. Challenge negative and self-defeating thinking.

8. Seek out healthy and inspiring role models.

9. Accept yourself completely.

10. Practice self-care.

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30.10.2018

Study plan for today: quick revision of constitutional law and European law, then contract law for the rest of the day 🤓

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A Change...

STOP. RELAX. BREATHE. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY. These are a few things I tell myself before I go to sleep. This is at the point in the night where I have stayed up and played all possible scenarios in my head. Some nights its thinking about the past, the future, things I regret, and people I wish to have in my life. Sometimes these thoughts become a routine; some say routines are great but not this one. The thoughts I have to keep me up hours and lead to dreams that eventually wake me up. It has been nights on end where I get less than 5 hours of sleep. What does this mean? These thoughts as painful and inconvenient as they are, they are kind of beautiful. Beautiful, in the sense that I know my purpose to myself and in this world. I know where the dark roads led me, and I now know how to turn back. My dream has always been to make a difference in the world but, you can not change the world until you change yourself. And so as many of you have scrolled past this post, I am putting myself first, something I have not done very often. I am focused on making myself and my future the best I can; Do I know how to get there? Absolutely not. But at least I can finally say the words “At least I tried” rather than “I should have done this”. And now I shall continue my night with no sleep and a mind full of thoughts… goodnight.

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Hello, everyone! Someone asked me to make this masterpost, and i agreed instantly: taking care of your mental (and physical) health is extremely important, and I want you guys to have a great study experience. My chat and ask box are always open and it would be no problem to help if any of you are having problems! ❤️

Managing Stress 

How to not panic before a exam

Stress tips

Guided relaxation

Studying while mentally ill

Studying with an eating disorder

Study with ADHD

Study tips for students with ADHD

Study with OCD

How to concentrate

Stress relievers

How to meditate

Sleep better

Self help tips

Self care reminders

More useful masterposts:

Help masterpost

Study masterpost

Exams masterpost

Basically everything

Anxiety Masterpost

Self love masterpost

Self care masterpost

Mental health resource masterpost

Recovery resources

Mental Illness and others

Motivate yourself!!

ways to motivate yourself

tips on how to stay motivated

motivational quotes masterpost

motivational quotes

how to increase motivation

100 reasons to study

For your body:

Exam foods

Stay healthy!

Brain power foods

Exam nutrition tips

17 Power Snacks For Studying

Extra:

how to get up in the morning

how to get ready for the day

feeling down?

This is sand

Virtual relaxation room

coping skills and distractions

ED recovery

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This is so important!

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I’m starting university in September and I’m really nervous about it all, do you have any tips about studying/how to make the best of it?

Hey! Nerves are suppper normal so don’t worry about having them! Preparation is key I think! Here are a few links that might help:

Printables! A super easy way to organise for your classes:

2018 student planner - includes loads of student-related printables (study, finance, etc) and undated daily, weekly and monthly planners.

ultimate student organiser - 47 pages of printables to organise your upcoming semester! Covers things like your individual classes, reading schedule, essay planner, etc.

college packing list - not necessary if you’re still living at home, but if you’re moving into a dorm this might be beneficial for making sure you remember everything!

curve of forgetting planner - a simple way to mark off topics in each subject and make sure you’re revising them regularly.

grade and assessment planner - it is always important to track how your grades are doing and this is a quick way to do so. Also, should make find problem areas relatively simple!!

student financial planner - an easy way to monitor your spending, set a budget and reach savings goals!

student reading journal - great if you have a lot of required readings each week!

Additional links:

advice for the first day

things (personal, academic, etc) to do every week

10 small ways to improve your productivity

dealing with stress

how to improve your sleep schedule

how to improve group assessments/projects

dealing with competitive people

how I stay motivated

But also, here are my top study + organisation  habits to implement as you start:

write down dates as soon as you get them - this applies for romantic dates and due dates ;-) Once you know when something is coming up, put it in. I’d recommend putting in reminders each week so you don’t forget. Make sure you keep these in view!!!

read material before hand - I think most classes do usually recommend this but if you don’t, you should! Even if it is just a skim over to see the key information. It helps make the class easier to understand if you’ve got an idea!

use a colour code - I find this such a useful tool and I’d recommend it to everyone. It doesn’t have to be super detailed or complicated but just enough to easily pull out the more important information.

create a format/layout for your notes - I use the outline method because I find it the easiest and most effective for me. Here is an brief explanation of mine.

review your notes regularly - like you’ve said, you should be reviewing notes every now and then. Follow the curve of forgetting and reread them after class, 24 hours later, a week and month later. If you’re making a habit of this, you’ll retain more information and need less time to study prior to finals.

create a routine - try develop a time to do things like work after class, studying, self care and your hobbies! If you can devise a flexible routine, you’ll improve your disciple and help feel more organised in general.

keep your notes and laptop organised - date and name everything properly!!! Avoid getting lazy because it just spirals and gets even messier hah! You don’t have to be do it all the time but try on a Friday or Sunday to fix up the week and plan for the next one.

use productivity apps - these are so helpful, I cannot stress that enough! I love the app ‘Forest’ for keeping me off my phone and focused. Here are some apps to try.

plan as much as you can - for big assessments this is key! I will also spend a few hours drafting up what I want to include in it. Sometimes I’ll spend a day (not a full day, just part of it) planning it out, finding my references, my main points, evidence and then breaking up the structure and word count. Then I’ll go back either the day later or a few days and start working. It makes tackling assessments much less stressful if you’ve prepped beforehand. You can watch me doing my assessment (planning/drafting/writing) on my YouTube.

make study notes/revision notes throughout the semester - as you finish a topic, make some type of study notes. This could be flashcards, proper notes, a mind map or summary powerpoint! With textbooks, summarise each chapter on a flashcard or post-it note once you’ve read it. Then when you come back to reviewing at the end, you’ve got everything in your own terms anyway.

try to study in a productive place - avoid using your bed for proper study. Reviewing notes prior to sleeping is fine but don’t make actual studying a habit. Keep your bed a place of rest and relaxation.

learn to remove distractions and stop procrastinating - have a read of this post on limiting distractions and this post on dealing with procrastinating.

practice simple budgeting tips - obviously, student life means dealing more with your own finances. Here are some tips! 

Hope this helps! Good luck xxxx

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There are three rules.

1. If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it. 

2. If you do not ask, the answer will always be no. 

3. If you do not step forward, you will remain in the same place. 

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“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.”

— Juliette Lewis

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How To: Getting The Most Out Of Lectures

Lectures can be really difficult to adapt to. They’re completely different from anything in school, you have over an hour of solid learning and you’re left to completely fend for yourself. You don’t have to take notes if you don’t want to, or alternatively, you can try and write down every word the professor says. Both of which are probably not good ideas. You see a wide range of students in lecture theatres, all doing different things and engaging in different ways. Because nobody really helps you adapt to this new style of learning and students often find it difficult, I put together some tips for getting the most out of your lectures. I hope this helps!

Find a good spot The place you sit and the people you sit with in lectures makes all the difference. If you’re sitting on the back row, you’re more tempted to scroll through your phone and not really pay attention to anything that the lecturer’s saying. People usually sit on the back row because they can get away with not paying attention, and if no one around you is paying attention, chances are you won’t either. Sit nearer the front in view of the lecturer, so you’ll feel less tempted to do things you shouldn’t.

Lecture recordings Thankfully, my college records all lectures and puts them online, but I know this isn’t always the case. Recording your own lectures and listening to recordings means if you don’t understand something in the lecture, you can always go back to it and listen as many times as you want. It’s also a useful revision tool to listen back over your lectures because sometimes your notes don’t make as much sense as they did at the time.

Don’t write down everything the lecturer’s saying I see this a lot, students scramble to write down everything on the lecture slides and everything the lecturer’s saying at the same time and they inevitably get confused. Don’t write what’s on the lecture slides if they’re available to you because you already have access to these notes. Listen to key concepts, explanations or information directly linked to the learning objectives (if available) and sort through your notes and lecture slides after the lecture.

Review This is the most important tip I can give to anyone - review! I find it really useful to read through the lecture slides or the readings either the day before, or the day of, my lecture because it’s hard to write down notes and process new concepts at the same time. Reviewing before the lecture means you have a general idea of what’s going on before the lecture starts so the concepts aren’t completely foreign to you. I write lecture notes before the lecture and add to them anything that the lecturer says that isn’t on the slides. This can be quite time consuming but it means I spend more time listening than aimlessly writing. Just generally skim reading before the lecture is enough to help you process information in the lecture. 

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2018 Student Guide

With the start of 2018 well underway, I wanted to make a masterpost full of links on how to adjust your perspective with studying. Perhaps you want to become a better student overall, improve your focus or get into your dream college, there is always something we want to do better! Hopefully these tips will make 2018 your best academic year yet!

Organisation

2018 student planner

planner brand recommendations

planner vs bullet journal: pros and cons

how to set up a bullet journal

setting up a digital bullet journal

bullet journal spread ideas

bullet journal decoration hacks

bullet journal brand recommendations

whats in my bag

my favourite stationery

back to school basic supplies

how to improve your handwriting

handwriting font suggestions

balancing study and work

desk/workspace essentials

student finance tips

2018 monthly planner printables

Productivity

productivity and time management applications

how to remove distractions

types of procrastination and how to deal with them

google chrome new tab options for improved productivity

10 small ways to improve your productivity

applications to block websites

no distraction writing applications

100 days of productivity challenge

how to focus in class

how to stick to a schedule

how to stay alert

how to build self-discipline

how to organise for exams

my after school routine

how to reduce perfectionist ideas 

Motivation

what to do when you’ve tried everything

how to gain back motivation

motivational monday printables

how to stop avoiding studying

what to do when you feel exhausted before studying

how I stay motivated

tips on maintaining motivation

how to start a studyblr

how to utilise your studyblr for motivation

how to set up a studygram

dealing with competitive people

how to bounce back from ‘failure’

how to learn from a lower than expected grade

how to structure a weekly review

how to deal with a difficult class

things to do during holidays/study vacations

Studying

applications for students

how to take effective class or lecture notes

how to take notes from a textbook

how to prepare for exams

my note-taking method

my notebook system

how to write faster

how to study more effectively

how to summarise information

how I organise my binders

good habits to implement

how to study (my method)

how to revise from notes

how to organise a colour code

how to memorise information effectively

how to memorise quotes

how to use flashcards

how I reduce waffle and narration in essays

tips for essay writing

how to find out where you’re going wrong

how I prepare to study

different ways to study

how to study during the semester

how to annotate a book/novel/etc

how to get ahead in school

how to break up a large textbook

studying as a visual learner

how to practice and present a speech

mindmapping apps and extensions

how to deal with online classes

how to study a language

how to study maths

how to improve group assessments/projects

Self Care

how to improve your sleep schedule

how to wake up earlier

how to study when sick

over-coming self doubt

dealing with stress

how to balance studying and anxiety

how to balance studying and depression

apps that help with depression

ways to reward your productivity

my favourite tv shows

my favourite podcasts

ways to use empty notebooks

how to be more sociable

tips for getting a job

advice for the first day

things (personal, academic, etc) to do every week

Printables

2018 monthly planner printables

2018 student printables (includes 2018 overview + calendar, daily + weekly + monthly planner, 30 habit tracker, class overview and timed worklog)

weekly study schedule

weekly planner

weekend planner

daily planner

assessment planner

subject to do list planner

study session planner

exam revision printable pack (includes revision checklist, formulas + definitions sheet, essay + project planner, weekly schedule)

note-taking printables (includes dotted, grid, lined, cornell method)

organic chemistry printable

literary techniques and devices sheet

100 days of productivity tracker printable 

ultimate student organiser pack

study and revision pack

2018 student planner

2018 weekly planner

pomodoro tracker

grade and assessment planner pack

essay guide and planner pack

productivity planner

student reading journal printable

student finance planner

goal and habit planner

customisable weekly study planner

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exams in a month. no motivation. nothing is revised. help?

Hey! My favourite quote is “studying sucks less than failing” - it motivated me so much with exams. Obviously different exams and their grades have a different impact depending on their importance but failing is just shitty all round - especially when you could be taking small (!!) steps to change that. I don’t think you should pressure yourself in studying for hours on end every single day. That isn’t beneficial and you shouldn’t tell yourself that is the only way to study. You can work around yourself - discipline is important but there is a difference between pushing yourself a bit and pushing yourself beyond. This is a cute example. Here are a few links that might help:

how to build self-discipline

10 tips to increase your motivation for study

10 small ways to improve your productivity

how to remove distractions

types of procrastination and how to deal with them

how to organise for exams

how to stick to a schedule

tips on maintaining motivation

how to study more effectively

how to study (my method)

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Little things that help moods:

- getting enough sunshine - opening the curtains - eating regular meals - short walks with your favourite music - don’t stay up until 3am - don’t try to relate to negative tumblr text posts - get off tumblr/social media if it’s unhealthy - shower - don’t stay in bed the whole day - plan out your day - listen to music - change your clothes - set yourself small goals - say yes to fun events - drink water, it takes 5 seconds - talk to a close friend - remind yourself: a bad mood can lie to you - you’re not unwanted or hopeless - you deserve love so be nice to yourself