studyblrs make me anxious and yet here we are

rae. 18. c/o '23. constantly torn between loving humanities and loving stem. icon credit to @whenstudyblooms.

[dimir-charmer]

Girls will be like Idk why im so unproductive recently and then you ask whats going on in their life and they list eight lifestopping crisies and then say 'yeah but i should be fine :/ '

[iwhumpyou]

Every piece of work you create doesn’t have to be The Best, Perfect, Flawless Work for it to be meaningful.

The first story I ever started?  About teenage girls that get elemental powers and get kidnapped?  If I hadn’t written that, I might’ve never tried getting stories out of my head and onto paper.

The first story I ever finished?  A YA fantasy with too many characters and flat relationships and a unnecessarily complicated plot?  If I hadn’t written that, I might’ve never believed that I could finish a novel-length story.

The first fanfiction I ever uploaded?  A self-insert OC fanfiction that overused italics?  If I hadn’t written that, I might’ve never gone on to spend a decade writing fanfiction.

The first novel I tried to query?  A draft I didn’t much like, a story I was fed-up with, rejections I knew were deserved?  If I hadn’t written that, I might’ve never pushed myself to figure out what the publishing process looked like.

The whump snippets I jot down?  Help me refine writing whump, writing pain, writing angst and emotions and feelings.

The new tropes/styles I try out?  Help me broaden my writing experience, better my writing, allow me to branch out.

The writing, day after day, even if it’s deleted, even if I hate it, even if I think it’s absolute garbage?  Help me write, help me get words onto the page, help me flex my fingers and imagination, help me figure out what I’m doing wrong so I know what to do right.

Everything you create is a step forward, even if you don’t see it at the time.

When you look back at old work, it’s easy to cringe, it’s easy to hide your face, it’s easy to wince and wish you did better and pretend like it didn’t exist.  But climbing a mountain means accepting that you started at the bottom, means realizing that the view is so much better for the effort, means remembering that even when you couldn’t see the clouds, you kept moving forward.

[studentlifeproblems]

[lifeofthegrind]

this is mostly a joke

[ddaengstudies]

Zoomester Studyblr Challenge

Hi! I’m not a big creator on here but I always see Studyblr Challenges and I try my best to always take part (even tho i fail halfway) but this is my last semester at uni and I wanted to do a little something something. 

Info

This challenge is starting on March 1st and contains 31 prompts (one per day of the month) but feel free to take part at any given time! 

I initially aimed this challenge for all my struggling last semester/grad school/ thesis writing people BUT honestly, whatever your grade, this zoomester is crazy as it is.

If you do the challenge, use the tag #zoomester studyblr challenge so that it is easier for me to track posts and that way other people can also track and reblog!

Aims

This is lowkey my way of getting to know some more of you beautiful hardworking people.

Times are still hard so perhaps participating and getting to know people from the tags can be comforting for some people.

It really doesn’t matter if you’re new to the studyblr community or have been on here for a while and would like a safe space to insert yourself, here it is. 

Rules

If you want to do this challenge, please reblog this post

There are daily prompts for 31 days but challenges should not be a burden to the way you post so you can post as frequently as you like/are able to.

Please be respectful. If some of the prompts ask for personal insights please have in mind that everyone has had different experiences and POVs.

Prompts

Day 1- Introduce yourself! What’s some basic info you’d like to share about yourself? Also! What are you studying? (If you’re in college, what’s your major? which semester are you in?)

Day 2- If you’ve chosen a major, why did you decide on it? If you’re in any other grade , what field/major interests you the most?

Day 3- Have you done a challenge before? If so, how was it? If not, what are you expecting to get out of this experience?

Day 4- For my researching fellows, what are you researching on? If you’re not currently researching, what is the topic within your field that you’re most passionate about?

Day 5- Tag 3 studyblrs that you like seeing on your dashboard.

Day 6- Quickly! tag urself! 

five am. ice cold water. watching the sunrise. healthy smoothies. skincare. reads often. friends with everyone.

ten am. iced coffees. always in a hurry. golden hour aesthetic. remembers the little details. loves old movies.

midday. mom jeans. picnic dates. thrift-shopping. pinterest. low-key insecure. obssessed with photography.

three pm. the color yellow. walks everywhere barefoot. oversized t-shirts. can make anyone laugh. a bit crazy.

five pm. warm smiles. classy. aesthetic instagram feed. anklets. soft music. yoga. face masks.

eight pm.  netflix. cuddles warm sheets. indoors life. loves singing but can’t. sweats. never sleeps.

midnight. driving at night. flirty. neon lights. wears a lot of read. neon lights. big sunglasses. karaoke.

three am. tired eyes. small sketchbooks. pressed flowers. stargazing from the window. 

Day 7-  Some of your music faves right now (let’s say up to 5)

Day 8- International Women’s Day! What’s your take on feminism?

Day 9- Write something that you’d like to tell yourself.

Day 10- Tag someone whose aesthetic you love seeing on your feed.

Day 11- What’s something that you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t got the chance to do so?

Day 12- Are you more into plant or flowers? What’s your fave type?

Day 13- Tell us the most eye-opening book you’ve read.

Day 14-  What are some of the reasons you love yourself/should love yourself?

Day 15- Tag someone who you think would get along just right with you.

Day 16- What’s you go-to coffee/tea/beverage order?

Day 17- Share with us your feel good playlist.

Day 18- Tag someone who’s blog you constantly check.

Day 19- Tell us about your online experience (is it sometimes overwhelming? Do you feel like its a great way to get in touch with people? What’s something that you love seeing on here?)

Day 20- What are three things that inspire you?

Day 21- Share a quote that speaks to you.

Day 22- What’s your comfort food/ comfort routine for sad days?

Day 23- What’s some random miscellaneous piece of information that you just happen to know?

Day 24- Share with us your favorite word (it can be in any language)

Day 25- Tag someone who has great text posts 

Day 26- What has been your best zoomester experience so far?

Day 27- If you’re about to graduate, what’s something that you’ll miss from school? If you aren’t about to graduate, tell us something you really love about school.

Day 28- Spill the tea about the things that you’ve done during the zoomester (Online shopping, courses taken, any hobby)

Day 29- Quick! Name your own aesthetic! or alternatively, what’s an aesthetic you’d like to try out?

Day 30- What’s the best advice someone has given you? 

Day 31-  Send three people some uplifting messages!

TAGLIST

@myhoneststudyblr @gammastudies @studywithsab @productivebuddy @studyambitiouss @hopebooks @coffeambition @diaryofastemstudent @theologei @study-in-cafes @heyeducateyourself @cofitee @verypolish-studyblr @studycris @future-engr @studydiaryofamedstudent @coffee-catz @illya-studies  @problematicprocrastinator @fiercelittlestudyblr @serendistudy @bulletnotestudies @study-van @bright-goals​ @notebookist​

[akeila-la-la-deactivated2023041]

How to Outline for Lazy People

If you’re a panster/plantser like me, outlining is like a no-no for you, either because you’re too lazy to do the job or it’s not your style. I’m gonna share this small tip on how to outline without too much effort (I don’t know if this has been shared before, so sorry in advance if this is repeated).

Step #1: 

Take a bunch of index cards (the small ones would do) or strips of paper large enough to fit a sentence or two. You can also use sticky notes or some other fancy paper if you’re rich enough to afford those.

Step #2: 

Assuming that you have a rough plot in mind for your soon-to-be novel, write out all the possible scenes that will happen in the story (You can also write other important details too). It doesn’t matter if you write them in chronological order or not, or if the scenes are relevant to the plot or not, just WRITE EVERY SINGLE THING. Be messy and creative.

Step #3: 

Got a bunch of cards filled with sloppy handwriting? Awesome! Now, set those aside and if you’re writing on a table (or have a board), divide your space into three columns/categories: the Yes column, the No column, and the Maybe column.

Step #4: 

Begin sorting those cards to the appropriate categories you think would fit. Then, try to arrange the scenes from the Yes (and also Maybe, if you put something there) column in chronological order. Soon enough you’d get a full outline for your story! Hooray!

When I’ve learned this method, it was super helpful when I got stuck with the plot of my story. It’s really simple and fun to do, like a jigsaw puzzle but for a story plot lol

I hope this tip helps you in any way! 

[healingcaffee]

things that should be completly normal:

not going to uni

taking as much time as needed before going to uni

changing your majors many times before finding what you like

changing your career path

not knowing what you want

attending a community college 

valuing your health over your grades

[kaijuno]

I HATE seeing posters, especially around schools, that say “failure is not an option”. Fuck that. Failure is always an option. It’s okay to fail. You will fail in life at some point. You need to prepare yourself for failure or else once you do fail, it will destroy you and you won’t know how to pick yourself up. Failure is a part of life. Failure is always an option.

[transxfiles]

to everyone else in school right now: 

please use sparknotes. please use khan academy. please listen to school house rock songs and watch the history of the entire world i guess and tim and moby and bill nye. any documentary you watch in class can be found somewhere online with a quick google. get your books from project gutenberg and z-lib. download textbooks off the internet whenever you can find them. use desmos for a free online graphing calculator. if you’re learning something and you don’t get it look up the wikipedia page on it and put it into simple english to get the gist, then put it back into regular english to get the full story. cheat if you have to. school sucks so bad rn and if you’re like me and you get all your materials secondhand or from the lost and found, online resources are really useful rn; all of the above have helped me pass a class in some way, and i hope they can help you too.

stay inside and stay safe. best of luck to all the students out there. 

[if-not-now-tell-me-when]

i used sparknotes for every fucking book i was supposed to read last semester. FUCK this online school garbage, you deserve all the shortcuts you can get 

[4444555666777888999]

Geometry was so fuckibg stupid omfg “prove this is a triangle” I literally know it’s a triangle like intuitively bitch

[sweetpeastudies]

week four and im 100% obsessed with this planning system! this week i went with a yellow theme, still using the same color coding (for tasks, appointments, etc.) as last week. also, this was the week leading up to august 24th: the dreaded sat test date. standardized testing stresses me the heck out. i can’t figure out why i don’t test well, when I’m a perfectly hardworking, successful, and passionate student. these tests have been the source of 98% of my anxiety for the past three years. i know i’m not the only one, so if you’re also struggling with this, remember that test scores do not define you, or your intelligence.

have a wonderful week everyone!!

@passionplanner

[mrspider-deactivated20221213]

grrrrr i HATE online classes *continues to do my miserable work because i am scared of my teachers hating me*

[serialjekyller]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything but writing academic papers is actually super fun when you have a genuine interest in the topic!

[corvid-shmorvid]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything but reading academic papers is actually super fun when you have a genuine interest in the topic!

[immortalsins]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything but finding an academic paper that you don’t have to pay £80 to access is actually super fun when you have a genuine interest in the topic!

[luststarrr]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything, but finding free academic papers to access is actually super fun, with the help of ResearchGate, when you have a genuine interest in the topic.

Access 130+ million publications and connect with 15+ million researchers. Join for free and gain visibility by uploading your research.

[immortalsins]

Not to be a fucking nerd or anything but that site is super helpful!! And so is Unpaywall which will search for a free version of the paper for you AND it’s super fun when you have a genuine interest in the topic!

https://unpaywall.org/

[lynati]

Also, whether you’re reading and writing academic papers or not, it’s 100% okay to be a nerd!

[pidge-studies]

02.29.20

this week is going to kill me!!!

[rosenaufsuden-deactivated202003]

upon my return and desire to reconstruct the aesthetic, I will make one final note clear:

what dark academia is:

helpful obscure language learning tips, overly-romanticized words to describe the feeling of studying your passion, an opportunity to explore childhood infatuations with history/science/art that were once discouraged, a platform to show an old vintage skirt you bought and where to find one like it, posting the photo of an aesthetically pleasing coffee you drank while writing an essay on a gloomy day, wandering old libraries and museums, and reading thrillers and ancient literature with rain and mystery in the air.

what dark academia is not:

an excuse to glorify western culture and classical societies, a secret society that gate keeps academia, blind worship of The Secret History, the idolization of problematic historical figures and Western-European beauty (cough … anti-Semitic Oscar Wilde and the same mood board of pale skin over and over).

[something-punk]

punk academia is:

heavy old boots laced up either too tight or not at all

blazers with too many pins (worn over a band shirt for extra points)

having a study playlist comprised of absolute bops because nothing would help you focus, so why not have something to sing along to

not wanting to pursue college education due to the financial strain but also not wanting to work at a dead end job you'll always hate

reading entire wikipedia articles about shit you already know because maybe there's something else to learn about it (bonus points for clicking on the reference links when you're finished)

keeping your music collection next to your favorite books

writing an essay about something entirely different than what was assigned because the assignment was bullshit and a waste of time

(i'm just spitballing here, as a punk with too much time on his hands. add shit! do it!)

[studebit-deactivated20210515]

useful words for essays

- after searching for some new words to use in an essay i’m writing today i decided to compile my favourites, and maybe it’ll be useful to you too.

explaining: - for instance - in other words - in order to - that is to say

adding more information: - furthermore - moreover - similarly - what’s more - not only this but also - another key thing - firstly, secondly, thirdly - coupled with - in addition - along with

for contrast: - contrastingly - however - on the other hand - by contrast - conversely - on the contrary - in comparison - alternatively - having said that

acknowledging limitations: - notwithstanding - despite this - nonetheless - nevertheless

giving examples: - for example - referring to - according to - to illustrate - for instance

showing importance: - it can be seen - importantly - notably - this suggests that - significantly

summary: - in summary - above all - in conclusion - all things considered - compelling - persuasive