Study Like Paris Write Like Jo

A side blog for studying and writing

[ledalife]

[sanguinifex]

You gotta read and watch some old books and films that aren’t 100% modern politically correct. I’m not saying you should agree with everything in them but you need to learn where genres came from to understand what those genres are doing today and where media deconstructing old tropes is coming from.

Also, more often than you might think, they’re not actually promoting bigotry so much as “didn’t consider all the implications of something” or just used words that were polite then but considered offensive now.

Kill the censor in your head.

[ashintheairlikesnow]

When we choose to avoid history because it's Problematic or Says Bad Things, we are choosing to divorce ourselves from understanding how we came from that time to this one, which makes it even more likely for the cycle to repeat, with no one but a few people with shelves of old books aware that it's happened before.

[spoonfulofcaffeine-deactivated2]

reminder: people who run study blogs, channels, accounts are not productive all the time. they are not motivated 7/24. they also have their ups and downs. they fall behind their programs too. don't let the constant productive posts fool you. we are all human. it's alright to fall down as long as you get back up and keep going.

[notetakingnonsense]

I’ve been gone for awhile so I decided to do a thing:

500 notes and I’ll start working on the draft for a story I’ve been thinking about for months now.

1,000 notes and I’ll get a start on a book I’ve been meaning to read.

1,500 notes and I’ll start a book buying ban.

2,000 notes and I’ll try and form a writing routine so I can work on my story draft consistently.

[notetakingnonsense]

Going to do a gentle reset today ~

[hersanctuary]

Instead of shaming myself into productivity and discpline, I‘ve decided to love myself into it. The reasoning for me doing things will from now on always be: „I love myself and I deserve to reap the rewards of this action (and I love myself too much to deal with the disappointment that comes with not keeping my own promises.)

[daminwayne]

somehow I got 95/20 on an assignment

I hope they never fix it and leave it this way forever

[bebe-benzenheimer]

reblog the Awesome Grade picture for awesome grades

[impolitecanadian]

guys this really works i reblogged it and then got 870% on an essay

[gorillateaparty]

May your GPA rise due to clerical error.

[umpteenthstupidfeelings-blog]

this magical tumblr grade increaser comes once in a million years, reblog for good grades

[in-my-defense-i-was-left-alone]

PLEASE

[snapplecandy-deactivated2022051]

CMON MAGICAL PICTURE

[gloomymuffin]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[loverrr-girl]

OMG PLS PLS PLS HAPPEN

[peach-thee]

PLEASE

CMON, JUST THIS ONCE

[milady-motherfucker]

Plzzzz

[ezraisfallingapart-deactivated2]

PLEASE

[binglebongledingledangle702124]

PLEASE I NEED THIS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW

[thoodleoo]

the parasocial relationship between you and the guy whose article you cite the most in your paper

[snowy-astrophile-deactivated202]

My two goals for today:

- Learn everything there is to know about everything that's ever existed.

- Make some coffee.

[7l7l7l7l7l7l7l7]

[alwaysbeenjessica]

crocheting, tea logs, playing persona, recent bookstore pick-ups! also desperately awaiting spring 🌿

[captainoftheargonauts]

A piece of writing advice I've always fucking hated is "only add things that further the plot." Because no. Add stuff for fun. Give your mom a cameo. Have these characters be in love because. And yes, have characters die because. There doesn't have to be a reason for everything. The universe doesn't give a reason for everything. Why should you? And if you never add stuff for fun, you're never going to have fun.

[notetakingnonsense]

Three Ways to Combat Burnout:

Take a break! Burnout is a signal that you need to rest. Take some time off if you can.

If you can’t take a break for whatever reason, try working on a smaller scale. Do shorter work intervals and longer breaks. I like to do 15 minutes of work with a 10 minute break when I’m feeling tired or unmotivated.

Change locations. Seriously, going from one room to another provides serious inspiration and motivation. Try it out if you can!

[notetakingnonsense]

Finished a scene for one of my classes and now I have to figure out how to make my novella slightly longer.

[notetakingnonsense]

Anyone ever start writing but get distracted by how pretty a character’s name is?

That’s happening to me rn.

[paracosmoon]

[lexaprolexicon]

I can't stress this enough. Not everyone has the capacity to study for long periods with no other stimuli. People always say that doing two things at once is bad for productivity, but as someone who has never experienced what it is like to have a "normal" brain, I can't focus without multiple stimuli.

I need people to remember that everyone has different needs. Telling people that they are studying wrong is rude, and there is no way that you know whether that works or not because you aren't the same person. If people find something that works for them, support them, and don't tell them they are wrong. All you are gonna do is make them think that they aren't allowed to adjust things to fit them. You are causing more harm than good.