good news! your stomach is super dumb! it canât tell who chewed your food, and if you shove three cups of Qdoba salsa down your throat all your guts are going to see is a boatload of potassium and vitamin A/C!
also this isnât even some lifehack to trick your brain this is literally how food works, diet/ED and clean-eating culture has fucked us all up and made us believe that fruits and veggies only count if theyâre pure, unadulterated & bland, and that by having them with âââunhealthyâââ things like cheese and salt and bread (or even by blending them together to make them tasty) youâre negating every positive health effect they have - this is bullshit!!! salsa and guac are fruit and veg, and having well-seasoned extremely nutrition-filled veggie-bombs alongside other necessary parts of our diet like dairy fats and carbohydrates is how food is Supposed To Work!!!
Get your sleep schedule back on track
 The easiest way to do this is gradually, by waking yourself up earlier and earlier each day until youâre back at where you need to be. If youâre finding it difficult to go to bed at a reasonable time so you get enough sleep, try exercising during the day so you sleep better, or take an all-natural melatonin supplement just before you go to bed. Be self-disciplined with when you wake up, especially if you have a bad nightâs sleep, as it will be easier for you to fall asleep at the right time if you donât oversleep in the morning
Figure out what your goals are for the year and how you will achieve them
 This isnât necessary per se, but I always find it useful to set a couple of goals for the academic year. Obviously, there is one academic goal (what kinds of grades are you aiming for/where do you want to end up?), but remember to think about how you want to develop as a person, and which skills and personality traits you think should be worked on over the year. Figuring out how you will achieve this is more difficult, but even if itâs through practising a daily habit for ten minutes or being self-aware when it comes to a certain aspect of your personality, there are always ways to grow academically and emotionally as a person
Organise your supplies and buy what you need
 I really like bulk-buying for the school year, mostly because I know what my go-tos are, and if I can buy 100 pens for ÂŁ16 (16p per pen), then I sure as hell will because firstly it saves money and secondly I donât have to worry so much about running out of pens if I have 100 of them (same goes for notebooks, snacks, etc.). The best way to figure out what you need is to think about what kinds of activities/studying you will be doing, and what kind of stuff is absolutely essential for you to be able to study efficiently. I like having notebooks, refill pads, black biros, and coloured felt tip markers at the very least (as well as other essentials like pencils and rulers), and after than I can build up what I like, but itâs imperative to have your essentials down before the school year starts. (Also Iâm gonna be doing some stuff on here next week to do with this, so watch this space)
Get your dates and timetable together as much as you can
 Often, youâre not going to know your exact timetable until you get there. However, your school may provide you with dates and events, even if this is just term time, that will help you get your life together a little more if you know when these are and can start thinking about what you can do with your time. Even if you donât know the exact timings, but know how many hours a day/week you spend doing certain things, for example, you can at least plan what kind of spare time you might have and how you might be able to spend it. The more you organise yourself before the year starts, the more put-together youâre going to feel during the year itself.
Start new habits now
 If youâve promised yourself that youâre going to drink more water when youâre studying, or that youâre going to get up early or make your bed every morning, then itâs easier to start doing those things as soon as possible rather than making an excuse and putting it off until later to start, even if those habits are going to be primarily associated with the academic year. Thereâs no real reason you should wait until you start building yourself towards who you want to be.
Plan outfits
 If youâre in a situation where you need to plan outfits, then start thinking about it now, especially if youâre heading off to live away from home and study, and you have limited space to transport clothes. Start with the essentials, and build a coordinated wardrobe that is functional and suits your own style. If you plan whilst youâre buying the actual outifts, you can build up a colour-coordinated wardrobe which means that you can throw almost anything together when youâre in a rush and it will still look like you have it all under control. As someone whoâs been through a very long wardrobe-based trial and error process with living away from home and studying, just trust me on this one.
Plan meals
 Again, if youâre in a situation where this applies to you, start thinking about it now. To study effectively, you need to think about your nutrition, and thus which staple foods you need to rely on. The more thought you give this, the easier it will be when you go food shopping and when you make the meals themselves.
Figure out the locations of things if youâre starting somewhere new
 Of course, sometimes this isnât a possibility until you get there simply as a result of the setup, but if it is at all possible, even using google maps, figure out where things are on campus, as thereâs nothing worse than starting the year off on a bad note by showing up late for lectures/seminars/supervisions. Obviously, it will still take some time to get your bearings when you arrive, but at least having a vague idea of which direction you are heading in (and how long it will take) is a massive help.
Find out if you already know anyone in your courses
 In the internet age, itâs easier to connect with people and figure out if you already know someone taking the course, or if you can link up with someone before. Not only does this help because you arenât going into the unknown completely alone, but also if you miss any classes, you already have someone who can help you and give you the materials you need to allow you to catch up, which is invaluable.
Get excited!
 Every new year is full of new beginnings, and this year is no exception. Whether youâre in the same place as before, or youâre starting somewhere completely new, you should never forget that there are so many open doors that are just waiting for you to walk through. This yearâs going to be fantastic, and you will make it so!
âPublic libraries are such important, lovely places!â Yes but do you GO there. Do you STUDY there. Do you meet friends and get coffee there. Do you borrow the FREE, ZERO SUBSCRIPTION, ZERO TRACKING books, audiobooks, ebooks, and films. Have you checked out their events and schemes. Do you sign up for the low cost courses in ASL or knitting or programming or writing your CV that they probably run. Do you know they probably have myriad of schemes to help low income families. Do you hire their low cost rooms if you need them. Have you joined their social groups. Do you use the FREE COMPUTERS. Do you even know what your library is trying to offer you. Listen, the library shouldnât just exist for you as a nice idea. Thatâs why more libraries shut every year
As a former gifted kid, it never occurred to me that I needed to work hard or that I needed to take exams. I simply enjoyed school, not even really processing that I would be externally tested on my general skill. That is, until my four-week study leave for my IGCSEs in 2019. Through a trial of smoke and flame, I discovered the most efficient way to study for me, and as study leave season approaches yet again, I hope to share my luck with you all! And who knows? Maybe someone out there who never needed to study until now wonât have to go through the frantic process I did, and their results will be all the better for it.Â
⢠fourth years and above especially, read your textbook ahead of the lesson. make some notes and try to understand the content. this helps because you'll be able to answer questions confidentially and if there was something you didn't understand the first time reading, you get to learn it again in class.
⢠don't spend hours rewriting notes. instead, rewrite or highlight key points and summarise this into mind maps. they're easier to visualise and you can really focus on the parts you need to learn.
⢠i like to use class notes for making quizlets, and it really helps to keep on top of making these. (quizlet is a flashcard app and you can test yourself many ways on there). by exams you'll have everything ready, you just have to go through it.
⢠in sixth form bring a day folder and keep all your relevant topic work in it. transfer this to a subject folder once you're done with that topic.
⢠you can focus better once you've done some exercise (and you're grateful of the chance to sit down and pour over books for a few hours). try to get up and move every hour, it'll help concentration.
⢠use the time before the school day to study. this is typically when i make mind maps and go through pre reading before everyone else arrives. getting up early has its benefits but don't overwork yourself by 8am!
⢠if you got a good mark on an essay and have a similar assignment coming up, note down your structure to reuse, or anything that might be transferable between the pieces.
other tips:
⢠vaseline then perfume makes the scent last all day
⢠try not to wear makeup everyday
⢠if your hair is greasy and you haven't time to fix it, wash the front sections and it'll do for a few hours.
⢠compliment other people's outfits, and if someone gets a good mark on a piece of work, congratulate them
⢠don't be afraid of asking questions in class, or talking to teachers. it's their job to help, they want to!
⢠try and be consistently on top of work all year, it just saves time and you won't have to rush anything catching up
⢠have a Spotify playlist for school to get you in the mood for revision
if anyone has more tips add them! good luck this year, and i hope you enjoy it :)
Itâs exam season again!! Stress is the new black and tensions are on the rise so here are a few reminders on keeping a healthy studying routine to avoiding burnout!
1. GET SOME SLEEP!! đ¤
You hear this SO MUCH but please aim for 6+ hours of sleep every day!!
Sometimes itâs tempting to pull an all-nighter for the vibes but itâs trashing your metabolism and your skin!!!
Please try not to go on your phone at least 30 mins before you go to sleep and I promise you will fall asleep so fast!
2. Declutter and organise đŞ´
A clear desk is a clear mind! Clear your desk, open a window, file away your old assignments and notes. Arrange your books by colour if youâre bored. Channel your inner Marie Kondo.
File study materials in distinct folders and arrange them by topic. Keeping a nice folder throughout the year means you wonât have to do it later and makes revising so much more efficient.
Organise a good timetable! Everyone studies differently so find what method works for you and stick to it. Donât feel pressured to use âtrendingâ methods and remember to take breaks in between.
3. Set realistic goals
Ambition can be destructive when abused. Set achievable short-term goals and aim for a moderate tending to the minimum rather than to the maximum.
Give yourself a generous leeway in your daily schedule. You can always do more and feel better about yourself, but doing less endangers your entire study plan and creates unnecessary stress.
However!! It is very important to still have ambitious long-term goals (such as universities or a dream job). These supersede your short-term goals and are a good source of motivation.
In essence, as corny as it sounds, aim for the moon and at least youâll be among the stars, whilst the unambitious lot are still sat on the ground.
4. Ask for help đđťââď¸
Your teachers/tutors/advisors are there to help!! Itâs literally what you pay them to do!! Theyâre there to help you get the best learning experience possible and no question is too dumb if it helps you to improve.
Similarly, most institutions have confidential pastoral and mental health teams who are literally there to listen to you talk about your problems. If youâre struggling with stress or anxiety or anything else, theyâre the perfect people to talk to.
No one will judge you for asking questions!! If they do then fuck them and ask someone else. Weâve all been there before and most people are more than happy to help. Creating a study group with other students can also boost motivation and make studying more enjoyable.
â ď¸â ď¸â ď¸ If none of this worked and youâre already burnt to a crisp:
5. Take a break đ§¸
Just relax, man. Working whilst burnt out is pointless, almost impossible and is insanely counterproductive to your mental health and working efficiency. Take a couple of days off and youâll be good as new.
However!! Relaxing is very different to distracting yourself. Relaxing is almost always something you do âwithin yourselfâ: think meditating, yoga, going for a walk, taking a bath whilst listening to your favourite artist.
Burnout is very much a mental state, so by relaxing, you can identify mental causes of burnout and fix them by reconnecting with yourself and feeling good in the process.
Distracting yourself is finding temporary relief in procrastinating dealing with your burnout. This is mostly in the form of mindless scrolling on apps such as tiktok, instagram and (since youâre here already) tumblr. This will not fix your burnout and will only amplify your stress and anxiety.
To avoid this, considering taking a social media detox and limiting screen time on certain apps.
Iâve been burning out a lot lately mainly because I was overworking aimlessly and unproductively since I thought I wasnât âgood enoughâ for my parents/teachers/whatever. So this final note is more to myself than anyone else:
Stop caring about what other people think about you. Stop caring about what you think other people think about you. This is your life, your textbooks, and you will always be good enough for yourself.
Pain is temporary but success is permanent. Take a break and get back to work.
I just finished my first college finals and let me tell you I didnât have a good time. I did learn a few valuable lessons in my suffering and so here I come sharing them with you so you donât need to learn stuff the hard way.
Passing your finals isnât worth sacrificing your health -You may get carried away with anxiety and just go down the wrong path. You stop taking care of yourself, you promise yourself that the next study session will have breaks and you will take better care of youself next time. NO! You will take care of yourself now! You need to make your health a priority. Always. Bad health will ruin your life and might make your studies so much more difficult in the future. Keep yourself healthy and sane
Breaks arenât negotiable -It might seem like youâll get more done without breaks but youâre wrong (and you know it too). Your brain will not accept the information you give to it and all the time invested will not be worth it. With breaks you spend less time studying while learning more!
Start early -This one is more difficult than it seems and for some people it might be impossible. But if you can, itâll really help to get a head start. You might simply start a week early or study through the semester. Not seeing the materials for the first time before the exams helps significantly!
Keep your notes and materials somewhat organised -By the end of the finals month, I was drowning in disorganised papers, not being able to figure out where all my materials are. All my notes were useless because I just didnât know where they are. It sounds funny now but it wasnât funny then⌠Try to keep all your materials in folders at least.
Donât add too much to your to do list -Try to figure out how much you can actually get done in a day and then stick to that amount no matter how much work you have overall. You wonât be able to do insane amounts of work in a day and long ass to do list will only stress you out.
Reward yourself at the end of every intense study session -Working with no rewards will get way more exhausting way quicker. I recommend some fun activity as the best reward. I like to make time to play video games or watch something after every intense day
Move your body -I donât know how to make you understand that this one is one of the most important tips I can give you. PLEASE DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR BODY! Exam time at my college is over a month long and that really took a toll on my body. Make sure to walk, work out and stretch at least multiple times a week.
You need to sleep enough -If the importance of resting isnât enough for you as a reason on its own, then I have another: sleep is when your memory saves the information. If you donât sleep well, you wonât remember what you learnt as well and youâll need to study longer
Stay social -Loneliness is a bitch and itâll make you feel more stressed than you need to be. Also seeing others struggle in the same way you do can be quite calming and bonding experince. Youâre not alone in this and you have to remind yourself.
Get as much help as you can -You donât have to do things alone. Iâm someone whoâs afraid to ask for help and I pay for this flaw every damn time. Help people out and ask for help back. They wonât mind helping.
Keep your space clean -Cluttered or dirty space will add to your stress. Take the time to keep your surroundings pleasant to be in.
You canât learn it all and itâs normal -Make conscious choices when it comes to the work youâre doing. You canât learn and remember everything so choose what you study carefully. Youâll end up learning better the important stuff instead of memorising meaningless details.
I wish you all the best in the upcoming exam time and have a nice day! If you have any extra tips I didnât mention, feel free to add on and help others out.
keep a clock in front of you. to keep track of time. I like to use an app on my phone so that Iâm not tempted to scroll on tumblr instead of studying. itâs also for aesthetic purposes. hereâs the one I use.
do the most difficult projects first. this might seem like a daunting task, but getting the hardest things out of the way will clear up your mind for the rest of your work. unless of course something else is more time sensitive, then do those things first.
take purposeful breaks. when youâre studying or working on homework, it can be easy to want to do something more enjoyable; but doing those things can often lead our minds astray. when you take a break, try to do something healthy (i.e. read a chapter of a book, take a walk, make a cup of tea, etc.) of course, itâs ok to take a few minutes to scroll on your phone, but try not to let it take up the majority of your break
some ADHD/ADD specific study tips:
motivate your brain. before I start working on a big project or a lot of studying, I get a bag of skittles/m&mâs/some small candy or treat. whenever I finish a small task (reading one page, answering three questions, finishing one problem) I eat one piece of candy >donât ask me for logic behind this one because I have no clue but it works I promise<
use a calendar or study tracker journal to stay on schedule. especially with ADHD, it can be really easy to procrastinate. using a calendar or journal helps you to stay focused on your goals and organize your study time.
some depression specific tips:
(disclaimer: depression is a serious mental illness that effects so many other people out there. if youâre struggling and need help or just someone to talk to, please feel free to message me)
donât set timers. I know in the first paragraph I talked about using a clock, but setting timers makes me feel like the tasks I have to complete are insurmountable and Iâll never finish them. instead I try to chunk my studying/homework by category; it makes the whole thing so much more bearable.
reward yourself. try to come up with some good thing to motivate yourself; but set it for after you finish. [when I get done with my math assignments, Iâll make tea. when I finish studying, Iâll go to the bookstore.]
get out of bed. even if itâs not for studying, even if itâs just for depression. go get a whole glass of water and drink it. go put on new clothes and drive to McDonaldâs. please just take care of yourselves <3
my most valuable tip:
you know what motivates you; use that as a tool. for me, itâs aesthetic*. I like organized laptop desktops and put-together outfits and beautiful paintings (probably why I spend so much time on studyblr). so some things that motivate me are organizing my desk before I work, or changing my laptop wallpaper to my favorite painting.
no matter how you study, you are all doing great my gals and pals. keep up the hard work and go drink water (that was a threat).
For more studyblr, follow my blog! //beauty is terror//
*a morbid longing for the picturesque??? richard papen WHO
1. study LESS but study BETTER- probably heard this 1000 times but I kid you not I used to feel guilty for not studying 25 hours a day like my classmates but turns out I was studying more effectively
2. Flame meditation- just stare at a candle flame for 5 mins and watch your focus going sky high
3. Handwrite your notes and make them pretty
4. Binaural/adhd beats help if you struggle with concentration
5. Study to prove to your enemies that you are better than them - this might be controversial but it works for me, please don't attack me
6. BINDER- this shit legit changed my life like you can bind every single thing in this. I personally don't like keeping 1000 different notebooks, I just write everything on a piece of paper and bind them all together
7. Getting rid of that toxic friend that lies to you "I haven't studied anything" get's 95
for chinese new year they get all these famous actors and comedians together and they do a lil show and one of the comedians was like âi was in a hotel in america once and there was a mouse in my room so i called reception except i forgot the english word for mouse so instead i said âyou know tom and jerry? jerry is hereâ
my chinese teacher once shared this story in class about someone who went to the grocery to buy chicken, but they forgot the english word for it, so they grabbed an egg, went to the nearest sales lady and said âwhereâs the motherâ
When I was a teenager, we went to Italy for the summer holidays. We are German, neither of us speaks more than a few words of Italian. That didnât keep my family from always referring to me when they wanted something translated because âYouâre so good with languages and you took Latinâ. (I told them a hundred times I couldnât order ice cream in Latin, they ignored that.) Anyway, my dad really loved a certain cheese there, made from sheepâs milk. He knew the Italian word for âcheeseâ â formaggio â and he knew how to say âpleaseâ. And he had already spotted a little shop that sold the cheese. He asked me what âsheepâ was in Italian, and of course, I had no idea. So he just shrugged and said âIâll manageâ and went into the shop. 5 mins later, he comes out with a little bag, obviously very pleased with himself.
How did he manage it? He had gone in and said â'Baaaahâ formaggio, prego.â
I once lost my husband in the ruins of a French castle on a mountain, and trotted around looking for him in increasing desperation. âHave you seen my husband?â I asked some French people, having forgotten all descriptive words. âHe is small, and English. His hair is the color of bread.â
I did not find my husband in this way.
In rural France it is apparently Known that one brings oneâs own shopping bags to the grocery store. I was a visitor and had not been briefed and had no shopping bag. I saw that other people were able to conduct negotiations to purchase shopping bags, but I could not remember the word for âbag.â
âCan I have a box that is not a box,â I said.
The checkout lady looked extremely tired and said, âUn sac?â (A sack?)
Of course. A fucking sack. And so I did get a sack.
I once was at a German-American Church youth camp for two weeks and predictably, we spoke a whole lot of English.Â
When I phoned my mom during week two I tried to tell her that it was a bit cold in the sleeping bag at night. I stumbled around the word in German because for the love of god, I could remember the Germwn word for sleeping bag.
âYeah so, itâs like a bag you sleep in at night?â
âAnd my mother must probably have thought I lost my mind. She just sighed and was like âSo, a Schlafsack, yes?â
Which is LITERALLY Sleeping sac ⌠The German word is a basically a one on one translation of the English word and I just⌠I failed it. At my mother tongue. BIG
My former boss is Italian and she ended up working in a lab where the common language was English. She once saw an insect running through the lab and she went to tell her colleagues. She remembered it was the name of a famous English band so she barged in the office yelling there was a rolling stone in the labâŚ
Iâm Spanish and have been living in the UK for a while now. I recently changed jobs and moved to a new office which is lost somewhere in the Midlandsâ countryside. Itâs a pretty quaint location, surrounded by forest on pretty much all sides, and with nice grounds⌠full of pheasants. I was pretty shocked when I drove in and saw a fucking pheasant strolling across the road. Calm as you please.
That afternoon I met up with some friends and was talking about the new job, and the new office, and for the life of me I couldnât remember the English word for pheasants. So I basically ended up bragging to my friends about âthe very fancy chickensâ we had outside the office.
Picture a Jewish American girl whose grasp of the Hebrew language comes from 10+ years of immersion in Biblical and liturgical Hebrew, not the modern language. Some words are identical, while others have significantly evolved.
She gets to Israel and is riding a bus for the very first time.
American:Â ××× ×××× ××? (âHow much money?â but in rather archaic language)
Bus Driver:Â ×Š×Ş× ×××××. (âTwo zuzimâ â a currency thatâs been out of circulation for millenia)
Does everyone know the prime minister who promised to fuck the country?
So in Biblical Hebrew the word for penis and weapon are the same. There is a verb meaning to arm, which modern Hebrew semanticly drifted into âfuckâ: i.e. give someone your dick.
The minister was making a speech while a candidate, bemoning the state of the world. âThe Soviet Union is fucking Egypt. Germany is fucking Syria. The Americans are fucking everyone. But who is fucking us? When I am prime minister, I will ensure we are fucked!â
Just guessing: The path from something like âgive someone a bladeâ to âgive someone a blade, if you know what I mean ;)â is probably not that difficult or unlikely.
Oh yeah and one time my Latin professor was at this conference in Greece and his flight was canceled, so he needed to extend his hotel stay by one more night.
Except he doesnât speak a lick of modern Greek, and the receptionist couldnât speak English. Â Or French. Â Or German. Â Or Italian. Â (He tried all of them.)
Finally, in a fit of inspiration, he went upstairs and got his copy of Medea in the original Greek (you know, the stuff separated from modern Greek by two and a half thousand years). Â He found the passage where Medea begs Jason to let her stay for one more day, went downstairs, and read it to the receptionist.
She laughed her head off, but she gave him the extra night. Â
s/o to my classics professor who managed to get a tire changed on his rental car while doing research in Greece by telling them his chariot had broken down
- you donât need to write out all your notes on paper if you donât need to / if it doesnât help you
- making flashcards is quicker and easier if you use quizlet
- donât study late at night if you canât focus properly
- study multiple subjects a day, not just one - this reduces the likelihood of you confusing similar information of one subject
- review your exam material periodically before the exam instead cramming beforehand
- d o n o t m u l t i t a s k . seriously. donât convince yourself you can. donât.
- compress your info as much as possible when making notes to review
- test yourself frequently. study by taking past papers of the subject/exam youâre doing.
- reading your notes is not studying. reading info is not studying. create your own study guide, quizzes for yourself, pretend youâre teaching someone else. use the information youâre learning.
hereâs a useful little trick i just thought of to make preparing for an upcoming lecture more fun.
1. open up the slides, and pretend youâre an assistant lecturer who has just been given them with the task of *holding* the lecture.
2. now go through each slide and try to make sense of it out loud, explaining the principles you see to an imaginary class. not only is this lots of fun, it also forces you to summarize and internalize the material before youâve even heard the lecture itself. making everything much easier in the long run!
3. now, when listening to the actual lecture, you can focus on details you missed or on making flash cards out of the most useful information.
These are the things I do when Iâm utilising my time to the max. Iâll be 100% honest and say that I havenât been doing these all the time recently, and as a result Iâve been having terrible time management. But at least that proves these tips work for me. I really do think that some of these will work for you too.
Bohemian Rhapsody. We Will Rock You. Somebody To Love. All hit singles, and all the direct product of a band that was formed when an astrophysicist and a dentistry major found a new friend in an art college, who then went on to recruit a fourth member from the electronics school. Based on this alliance I propose the rift in society between Arts and STEM students was fabricated to keep us separated so as to dilute our true power - and fabricated by who, you may ask? The business major, the only member of society who reaps no reward from art and science and thus must weaken us so as to stay ahead. In this essay I will
okay, so here in california precautionary measures against COVID-19 have become increasingly intense. most schools have closed and are preparing to make the transition to âdistance learningâ aka online classes. this is a big change for many of us â but donât panic!
welcome to surviving online classes 101!
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â self discipline
this is more of a warning than a tip. working from home means you will have to exercise a lot more self discipline. it can be a little bit boring or lonely at times. you cannot count on motivation from others (professors, classmates, friends, etc.), so you will have to learn some self discipline.Â
â create your own classroom
a good way to make the transition is to try and mimic the classroom setting as closely as possible. something that might be helpful is to set up a space designated for work. try to avoid the temptation to work in your bed or on the couch. that trains your brain to be alert in those places and makes it harder to relax/fall asleep. at least during online lectures, try and eliminate distractions that wouldnât be present in a regular classroom (like tv or netflix playing in the background, or having your phone out)
â dress for success!
dress in the way that makes you feel most productive. if youâre one of those people who usually rolls into class wearing sweats and still kills it, good for you! if youâre one of those people who needs to put on a full face of makeup to feel alive and ready for the day, do that! even at home!! i personally never wear makeup but if i try to be productive in pjs⌠disaster. iâve also found that cute workout gear makes me feel badass while still being comfy.
â create a schedule
now more than ever you need to figure out how to manage your time. you can use a planner, bujo, google calendar, the forest app, whatever. just make sure you keep track of things like
due dates and TIMES
exam dates
lecture times
hours spent studying
meals (pls eat 3 if possible)
water intake
sleep schedule
â pack your bag like you usually would
i know this probably sounds so dumb, but when youâre done working clean up after yourself. pack everything up like you would at school, to sort of signal to your brain that academic time is over for now. and then unpack and set up when youâre ready to get to work again. this is just another way to trick your brain into that school mindset while youâre stuck at home.
â donât overwork yourself
break up your studying into chunks. being cooped up all day can make us feel like weâre wasting time, but be sure to schedule breaks and reward yourself after a solid study session. iâm a big fan of the pomodoro method, and it can be customized really easily to allow for more or less study/rest time.Â
â maintain a healthy sleep schedule
now is the time to develop that healthy sleep schedule we all dream about. staring at a computer all day is exhausting and hard on the eyes and brain, so make sure to give them enough rest and time to recover each night. also, consider investing in glasses that block blue light, even if you donât usually use glasses. this will keep our eyes young lol.Â
â communicate with your teachers and classmates
most of us are making this transition to online learning together. any time you have questions, email your professor. reach out to your classmates at the beginning and exchange emails/phone numbers/social media so you can build a support system. if something goes wrong, screenshot it immediately and reach out to your professor. technology isnât perfect, and mistakes can happen, just communicate them.
â turn things in early
this is my biggest tip. when you are relying on online submissions for assignments and digital lectures, you always want to allow extra time to fix any errors you might encounter. your professor will also be much more willing to help you fix a problem two days before a deadline rather than two minutes before a deadline. eliminate that uncertainty by playing it safe with online submissions.Â
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