N3RDYS STUDYBLR

This page was originally a Studyblr where I posted tips for students and aesthetic inspiration that inspired me. I have graduated since. Now as I transition into the next chapter of my life, I will focus a bit more on organizational tips and other life things. Perhaps some emotional healing as well. Who knows ?

[adhd-alien]

My totally unscientific explanation of why I quit everything I start and how everything gets too overwhelming.

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[literaryhistories]

[thestrawberrynight]

living in the little cottage, growing lavender and selling bouquets on the local market, making lavender oil and soap, riding a bike, wearing wide-brimmed hats and white dresses, and walking barefoot in my garden

[boneyardchamp]

Your professor will not be happy with you if he says the Stanford Prison Experiment shows human nature and you say it shows the nature of white middle class college-aged boys.

Like he will not be happy at all.

[cannon-fannon]

For real though. That experiment. Scary shit.

[hollowedskin]

This reminds me of a discussion that I read once which said Lord of the Flies would have turned out a hell of a lot differently if it was a private school of young girls (who are expected to be responsible and selfless instead), or a public school where the children weren’t all from an inherently entitled, emotionally stunted social class (studies have shown that people in lower socioeconomic classes show more compassion for others). Or that the same premise with children raised in a different culture than the toxic and opressive British Empire and it’s emphasis on social hierarchy and personal wealth and status. And that what we perceive as the unchangable truth deep inside humanity because of things like Lord of the Flies and the Stanford Prison Experiment, is just the base truths about what happens when you remove any accountabilty controlling one social group with an overwhelming sense of entitlement and an inability to feel compassion.

[lady-feral]

I will always reblog this.

[shinykari]

I just wanna say that the Lord of the Flies was explicitly written about high-class private school boys to make this exact point. Golding wrote Lord of the Flies partially to refute an earlier novel about this same subject: The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne. Golding thought it was absolutely absurd that a bunch of privileged little shits would set up some sort of utopia, so his book shows them NOT doing that.

[roscoerackham]

This is also generally true about most psychological experiments.

There’s an experiment called “The Ultimatum Game”. It goes something like this.

Subject A is given an amount of money (Say, $100).

Subject A must offer Subject B some percentage of that money.

If Subject B accepts Subject A’s offer, both get the agreed upon amount of money. If Subject B refuses, no one gets any money.

The most common result was believed to be that people favored 50/50 splits. Anything too low was rejected; people wanted fairness. This was believed to be universal.

And then a researcher went to Peru to do the experiment with members of the indigenous Machiguenga population, and was baffled to find that the results were totally different.

Because, to the Machiguenga, refusing any amount of free money (even an unfair amount) was considered crazy.

So the researcher took his work on the road (to 14 other ‘small scale’ societies and tribes) , and to his shock found the results varied wildly depending on where the test was done. 

In fact, the “universal” result? Was an outlier. 

And that’s the problem. 96% percent of test subjects for psychological research come from 12% of the population. Stuff that we consider to be universal facts of human nature… even things like optical illusions, just… aren’t.

 You can read an article about it here.  But the crux of it is that psychology is plagued with confirmation bias, and people are shaped more by their environment than we realize. 

[daggers-drawn]

What this has created tho is a medical system that centers the psychology of middle and upper class white men.

[boy-who-studies]

Buying books and reading for school

Not so long ago I realized that it has been ages since I bought a book simply because I wanted to read it.

I'm studying for 2 degrees and both are literary major (french literature and english) which means that I spend a LOT of money on books. And even if I wanted to read some of them, they were still part of my school cursus. It has been years since I've entered a library with the sole purpose to buy a bought because I wanted to read something new.

I think that's also why I've been reading less and less in the last couple of years. School takes a lot of my time and I was always reading books with the thought in the back of my mind that I was reading for school. I was reading because I HAD to and not because I WANTED to. I've discovered multiple authors thanks to my studies and I absolutely don't regret it.

But now, I'm trying to read for my own pleasure and I really feel the difference in my reading habits.

[peppermintmochafemme]

I just realized that with everyone transitioning to online classes and me getting my degree online I might actually have some good advice!

💻 Most common advice: Email your professors! No, really email your professors. But first make sure you check their email info in the syllabus because while you might have their official email that might not be the one they check. Also make sure you know what title they use, some professors will not respond to emails if they are addressed informally, when in doubt use Professor Last Name.

💻 Along with emails, check if their is a general discussion. If you have questions about course work that you don't want to bug your professors with, ask your classmates in a general discussion. Check the general discussion and answer your classmates questions, it's not only the nice thing to do but sometimes the professors check those discussions to assign extra credit or create exam questions. If there isn't a set up discussion, create one yourself!

💻 Print out your list of due dates and put them on your desk. Write due dates in your calendar. If you are taking a self-passed class, create your own due dates and write them in your calendar as well

💻 Don't be afraid to print out readings, if you need to highlight and annotate your readings print them out, it won't be a waste of ink

General tips about studying from home

⛅ Don't study in bed when you can. But if you can't get out of bed for whatever reason (hello depression!) don't feel guilty for studying in bed. You are cozy and you are still learning!!

⛅ Pick a specific study spot and time, that's pretty self explanatory

⛅ If you are moving back in with your parents, make sure to help around the house as much as you can. But also explain to them what times you need to have to study. I will tell my mom that "I'm going to school" when I go study that way she knows that isn't a time I can help her.

⛅ Try experimenting with motivation and focus techniques, they are different for everyone. I turn my phone volume on when I'm studying that way I only check it if I have a message. Some people have to turn their phone all the off.

⛅ You now have all your course work as t your fingertips so of course it feels like you should always be working. Don't rush, you have the whole quarter. If you burn out now you won't make it to finals. Set limits for yourself and take breaks to do things you enjoy.

⛅ Everything is stressful and scary right now! Reach out! Talk to your parents, email your classmates, use your new online counselors and therapists. We are all in this together 💓

[galina]

Gloomy weekend morning set-up. I just bought this huge pack of paper made from recycled coffee cups, no idea what I’ll use it for yet but it’s good to have more room to play 🤍

[bengurli]

u know what my goal is to eat pastries in different countries

[apoherm-deactivated20231020]

ig: herdrafts I’ve started reading the Aeneid some weeks ago, quite big and complex book, also fascinating and full of Homeric references. Latin isn’t an easy language and I can’t reading it nor understand it as I would so this Italian translation has been the most sensible choice. I’ve also got two more classics, sketching and watching old movies, and organizing my reviews this early morning; I didn’t get enough sleep since this week started but I feel great.

[oxyg3n-isoverrated]

all I want is a cute apartment with big windows, sunshine streaming through, a full bookcase, the smell of coffee and to be content and at peace with life

[joli--coeur]

rain + tea + flowers 🌷 Instagram: kokokourtney

[aesthetxcc]

Quarentine

[peppermintmochafemme]

I just realized that with everyone transitioning to online classes and me getting my degree online I might actually have some good advice!

💻 Most common advice: Email your professors! No, really email your professors. But first make sure you check their email info in the syllabus because while you might have their official email that might not be the one they check. Also make sure you know what title they use, some professors will not respond to emails if they are addressed informally, when in doubt use Professor Last Name.

💻 Along with emails, check if their is a general discussion. If you have questions about course work that you don't want to bug your professors with, ask your classmates in a general discussion. Check the general discussion and answer your classmates questions, it's not only the nice thing to do but sometimes the professors check those discussions to assign extra credit or create exam questions. If there isn't a set up discussion, create one yourself!

💻 Print out your list of due dates and put them on your desk. Write due dates in your calendar. If you are taking a self-passed class, create your own due dates and write them in your calendar as well

💻 Don't be afraid to print out readings, if you need to highlight and annotate your readings print them out, it won't be a waste of ink

General tips about studying from home

⛅ Don't study in bed when you can. But if you can't get out of bed for whatever reason (hello depression!) don't feel guilty for studying in bed. You are cozy and you are still learning!!

⛅ Pick a specific study spot and time, that's pretty self explanatory

⛅ If you are moving back in with your parents, make sure to help around the house as much as you can. But also explain to them what times you need to have to study. I will tell my mom that "I'm going to school" when I go study that way she knows that isn't a time I can help her.

⛅ Try experimenting with motivation and focus techniques, they are different for everyone. I turn my phone volume on when I'm studying that way I only check it if I have a message. Some people have to turn their phone all the off.

⛅ You now have all your course work as t your fingertips so of course it feels like you should always be working. Don't rush, you have the whole quarter. If you burn out now you won't make it to finals. Set limits for yourself and take breaks to do things you enjoy.

⛅ Everything is stressful and scary right now! Reach out! Talk to your parents, email your classmates, use your new online counselors and therapists. We are all in this together 💓

[studyingatsunrise]

Cosy rainy days in my jungle 🌱

[me1pomene]

”Les Fleurs du Mal” with the author’s notes 

[the-cozy-room]

stampsandstamps

[blxckberrying]

when virginia woolf said “second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack,”