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[aaliyahroyle-deactivated2018122]

I need your advice on self love , I know I am pretty inside and out but I always look at other girls and think that I'm still not enough :(

Hey baby😊Just stop looking at other girls, truly, it’s that simple. Delete your social media for a week, give your mind a detox, from all the illusionary manipulation that the world tries to force on us in order to gain profit from our insecurities. Honestly, sometimes social media can make you desire things you don’t even want, to think about things you couldn’t care less for. It’s honestly so crazy, and you’ve really got to distance yourself from it, reminding yourself of your own nature and life. Nothing ruins happiness like comparison, and you deserve happiness, so I’ll be praying for your fulfilment 💗

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Dream Office

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Prove yourself to yourself, not to others.

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Michelle Slaying As Usual

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Gonna miss these two 😢 #TheObamas

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Bookish Bedroom

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Trip to B&N with a friend

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this post is part of the student guide and the technology mini series

One of my goals next year is learn how to use technology more effectively in order to stay productive and organised. Thus I thought it could be helpful for me as well as you guys to make this post - a masterlist of different websites, apps and extensions that will make your life as a student that little bit easier. I’ve sorted these by purpose rather than device, so that whether you’re looking for a note-taking program or cooking ideas you’ll be able to find something useful. 

Plan / Organise

Todoist: Beautiful and powerful project manager and general to-do list 

Any.do: Simple, flexible and well-integrated task manager

Carrot To-Do: Motivational and simple to-do list with personality

Pocket: Save articles, videos and other digital content to read later

Pinterest: Collate and sort inspiration into image-based ‘pinboards’ 

Swipes: Easy task manager that focuses on what’s really important

Trello: Well designed and intuitive project planner / manager

Clear: Minimalistic and beautiful to-do lists

Focus: To-do extension with inbuilt focus timer

Manage Your Schedule

My Study Life: Organise your class schedule and homework tasks

The Homework App: Very pretty and highly functional class schedule and homework tracker

Calendly: Schedule appointments with others using this availability tool

Google Calendar: Simple and smart scheduling app

Glass Planner: Combined, distraction-free calendar and to-do list

Lanes: Simple tasks, calendar and pomodoro timer in new tab

Plan: Gorgeous planner with productivity analytics

Handle: Simple planner and to-dos with email inbox integration

Take Notes

Evernote: Save and sync short multimedia notes ( +Penultimate: Handwritten notes that integrate with the Evernote app )

Notability: Create longer handwritten notes + annotate pdfs

Paper: Lightweight app for beautiful and intuitive notes and sketches

Google Docs: Crisp and collaborative word processor with automatic integration with Google Drive

Outline: Highly organised digital multimedia notebooks

Coggle: Create simple mindmaps

Mindly: More complex and beautiful mindmaps, although more expensive

Day One: Keep a digital journal

Store Files

Google Drive: Store various file types in a cloud-based program

Google Photos: Back up and organise your photos / image files

Focus Better / Manage Time

Forest: Focus for 30 minutes to grow a cute virtual tree

Flat Tomato: Pomodoro timer with additional time management tools

Tide: Simple and attractive pomodoro timer + white noise

Pomodrone: Minimalistic pomodoro with goal setting and analysis tools

Pomello: Desktop pomodoro that integrates with trello for easy task management

Noisli: Simple background noise for focus + relaxation

Be Limitless: Analyses how long you spend on different websites and offers productivity suggestions

StayFocusd: Block access to distracting websites while you work

Timewarp: Gentle reminders to stop using distracting sites

Be More Productive

IFTTT: Automate processes that use multiple apps for higher efficiency

Toby Tab Manager: Manage tabs to avoid overload + up productivity

Tab Snooze: Snooze tabs until later

Infinity: New tab extension with bookmarked pages, to-dos, notes, etc.

Spark: Smart email inbox manager to stay organised and save time

Inbox: Another email organiser designed by Google for Gmail

MyScript: Handwritten, intuitive input makes calculating quicker

GistNote: Highlight web content and sort highlighted material

RefMe: Quickly and automatically create bibliography references

Spaces: Collaborate with groups easily in this shared-space program

XKit: Tumblr extension that makes tasks such as reblogging and tagging faster

Improve Work Quality

Wolfram|Alpha: Data engine / tools makes knowledge easy to access

Grammarly: Powerful editor / grammar checker improves writing quality

DataShine: Conduct research with mapped UK census data

Wikipedia App: Get lost in this treasure-trove of information

Revise Well

Quizlet: Smart flashcard program with collaborative fucntionality

Memrise: Adaptive revision for learning languages and other vocab

FlashTabs: Flashcard in every new tab you open helps you revise consistently 

Duolingo: Learn / revise languages via this interactive and fun program

Khan Academy: Do practice tasks and take prep courses for the SAT and other tests - great way to efficiently revise maths !!

CliffsNotes: Cram easily with summary guides and test prep - also has really great guides to popular and classic literature ( +alternative )

Kahoot: Fun and highly useful group revision games / competitions

Stay Healthy

Waterlogged: Track your water intake and get reminders to drink more

Drink!: Drinking reminders for your web browser / laptop

Sleep Better: Track your sleep and dreams + set smart alarms 

Good Morning Alarm: Very pretty alternative to Sleep Better

Take A Break: Reminds you to take a break while online

Habitica: Track / manage your habits in this fun game

Productive: Powerful and well designed habit tracker with many features

Streaks: Alternative to Productive - prettier and better interface imo

Streaks Workout: A version of Streaks designed specifically for working out

Seven: 7-minute guided workouts to keep fit quickly

Zombies, Run!: Motivates you to run by playing a guided ‘zombie escape’ game as you do

Charity Miles: Raise money for charity by running, walking or cycling

Lumosity: Fun and personalised brain training ( +alternatives: A | B )

Manage Mental Health

Headspace: Quality guided meditations on different topics

Pacifica: Simple and daily stress / anxiety management tools

Smiling Mind: Meditations designed to improve mindfulness

Live Independently

My Fridge Food: Enter ingredients you have, get recipes you can make

SafeTrek: Stay safe while out alone via easy alerts when in danger

Penny: Track your money / spending and see how you could save

Honey: Save money by automatically applying promotions when shopping online

Konmari: Organise your belongings by minimising what you own

Roadtrippers: Plan road trip routes around America easily

Stay Entertained

Flipboard: Automatically collate articles from all over the web into your own personalised digital magazine

Quartz: Get current new in an interactive, easy-to-digest manner

Medium: Read short and engaging essays on a variety of current topics

Netflix: You know the deal

Whichbook: Find a book you’ll love with this detailed search ( +Bookling: Motivate yourself to read more and track your progress )

Letterboxed: Review films and create lists of favourites, to-watch, etc.

Goodreads: Like a book version of Letterboxd

QuizUp: Competitive trivia app

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10 things I’ve learned this year: 1.There isn’t anything you can’t change about yourself, as long as you are fully aware of what it is and where it’s coming from. 2.Sometimes it’s good to try new things you’ve never done before (that don’t go against your morals and beliefs), in order to get different results. 3.I am scared of mundane things, but I embrace big changes easier. 4.It is good and healthy to have free time to rest and have fun (despite what your need for constant productivity says) 5.Better people do come along, if you’re open. 6.You don’t have to actively go out of your way to do things you don’t want to do. You don’t owe anything to anyone. You can just say no. 7.I still believe in doing what’s right for the sake of it, despite it being constantly and totally overlooked by most. 8.Money exists so you can spend it. You should always do it wisely and it’s good to have savings, but stop accumulating it for special occasions or buys that will never come. 9.Sometimes you won’t see eye-to-eye with people close to you. Each of you will think they are right. 10.Having a soft heart is both a blessing and a curse.

titaina (via wordsnquotes)

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How can I distance myself away from social media and focus on myself?

Why are you attached to social-media? Social-media doesn’t really bother me, I don’t take it that seriously…maybe you just need to discover a new hobby. I like to read and communicate a lot, so social media quickly bores me, for sooner later I need to read something intellectually stimulating or have a good conversation - all things social media doesn’t provide (apart from tumblr of course). Maybe you’re just using it as an outlet for escapism. I think you need to ask yourself why you go on social media so much…boredom? Find a new hobby, loneliness? Spend more quality time with your family. I’m a really detached person, things bore me quickly so I don’t really have the chance to get attached. Maybe you need to develop a more detached outlook on life, being attached only causes pain and suffering like Buddha said. Just go with the flow don’t take life so seriously, do things that support growth, experience new things whether that’s by reading a book or actively exploring the world. It’s your life, you don’t want to waste half of it on the things that don’t enable you to grow soulfully🌷

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