serotonin studies

Learning should make people happy

[beginagain]

little things i’ve learned:

one: pay attention to the music you’re relating to. sometimes it’s a clear indicator that something is wrong. other times, it’s an indicator that something is very, very right. when the latter happens, pay extra close attention.

two: true control is subtle, not obsessive. you may not even know that you have it when you do. people who are in control do not question it. they just are.

three: never pass up the opportunity to stick the tips of your fingers out the window of a moving car. feel the wind carry you to the sound of your favorite songs. this is a reminder that you’re alive.

four: thoughts don’t have to mean anything. you can just let them be there.

five: notice when you’re struggling and allow yourself some leeway when you do. however, learn the difference between giving yourself leeway and enabling your struggle. 

six: you cannot build self-love from a foundation of self-hatred. first, work toward self-acceptance. love will follow.

seven: do not love others simply because they love you back. do not expend your love on people who won’t love you back. 

eight: don’t forget to stop and look around. take a moment a day to stop doing and just be. the mindfulness hype isn’t overrated. there’s a reason for it.

nine: setting limits and saying no will not end any relationship worth keeping. 

ten: friendships built on moments of competitive misery are not healthy. if you find that you’re having the urge to constantly showcase your misery around someone, take that as a red flag. sadness is not a competition you want to win.

eleven: recovery is not about being happy. some days you will feel bored and flat. but these days are still better than those you built around destroying yourself. these days are still victories. recovery is about being alive.

twelve: when you’ve built an identity around being sad, the concept of happiness may scare you. giving that sadness up will strip you of most everything and leave you feeling empty. embrace this emptiness and fill it up with exploration. you’ll find that it’s worth it.

thirteen: you will not come out of your coldest days the same as you were going into them. this is not a bad thing. someday, you’ll be warm enough to feel the sun on your face again.

[battlechick]

this is literally the sweetest thing ever 🥺

[kinged]

[miracinonyxtrumani]

1 like = 1 transition to land

[rudderless-in-an-ocean-of-stars]

ur in her dms, i'm walking across a misty field of grass in the early hours of the morning to propose marriage to her for the second time in the hopes that her feelings towards me have changed since i first bared to her the deepest desires of my heart. we are not the same.

[ren-c-leyn]

 If you ever find yourself wondering why you even bother with writing or drawing or any of your other creative endeavors, stop for a second.

 Think back to all of the fun you’ve had with it in the past. Think back on all of the things it helped you get through. Reread, listen to, or look back on your old works if you’ve kept any and look at how far you’ve come since you started. Imagine how mind-blown younger you would have been if they ever saw how much better they would have gotten when they were older.

 And if the current project isn’t jamming with you, try something different, something to try and rekindle that joy and passion. I promise you, just because the current thing isn’t working how you want it to doesn’t mean you are bad at your craft. It’s a rough patch, not the end of the road.

[studyingfairy]

Last week’s bujo spread!! Blue is one of my favourite colours so I really like this spread!

[mathematicalnonsense]

Math study tips

1. In class don’t worry about how neat your notes look. Get a $0.50-$1 composition book from your local store and take the most rough/messy notes you can. Focus on writing everything the professor writes and says. This is an important part of the process. You need to focus on lecture and not worry how aesthetically pleasing your notes are. It’s not possible to learn in class while you’re rewriting words because you don’t like how they look.

2. After class, look at your messy notes. Rewrite these notes beautifully and neatly. Annotate the steps taken in each problem in a separate color. Use your textbook and write down the theorems and proofs and take notes on the reasoning why the math works. Color coordinate definition, theorems, proofs, formulas and examples.

3. Read your textbook. Don’t just buy it to get your homework out of. Actually read it, redo the examples (even if your teacher lectured on them) and fill in the steps that the textbook skips over. This will help you so much.

4. When it comes time to do your homework, do it once. And then again. And again. And again. And then do questions that were not assigned. Go above and beyond because math is not a spectator sport. Most of us have to practice to succeed.

5. When you do your homework, for each problem make sure to write each theorem or formulas you need for that question. Every time. Even if you have to write that formula down for 100 questions and it’s redundant and annoying to write it down. JUST. DO. IT. You WILL know those theorems by the time you’re done with your homework so it will be less to memorize before the test.

6. Before a test, make a cheat sheet. Write down every formula needed for the test, the important definitions and theorems, and objectives. Know this cheat sheet by heart. Write it down as many times as possible. Say it out loud. Make sure you know it before the day of the test.

7. Don’t cram the day of the test. It isn’t going to help you. Study in increments before so you don’t have to study it all in one sitting beforehand. You will feel much more prepared this way.

[speciesofleastconcern]

[morrak]

My first biology professor had an ‘inadequacy drawer’ full of things to remind him he wasn’t, in fact, the dumbest and laziest person to ever exist. It was mostly Darwin, notably these two bits:

‘But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.’

‘I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids and today I hate them worse than everything.’

[funkyness]

“I am at work on the second vol. of the Cirripedia, of which creatures I am wonderfully tired: I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before, not even a Sailor in a slow-sailing ship.”

-Charles Darwin on a letter to his cousin

[idrils]

this website SAVED MY BRAIN when i was a stressed out college student. quite a few of you are still suffering through college so i hope this helps you too!! c:

[studyingatsunrise]

It’s 2020 and I feel conflicted. Our world is in turmoil, the planet itself and the people within it are hurting. I’m also incredibly overwhelmed - in the midst of full time study and full time work while everybody else is on holiday or the couch 😅 that said, I’ve got this!

[azuraesthetics]

[dean-colette-deactivated2026050]

in 2020, we will finish our WIPs.

we :) will :)

this is a threat.

[girlwithgoldeyes]

in 2020, we will start our WIPs.

we :) will :)

this is a desperate plea.

[hermiones-studyblrr]

if you’re reading this i hope in 2020 you get...

the grades you’re wishing for.

the motivation you require to work/study.

the people you need to help you get through the journey.

the materials you want to study with.

the happiness you all deserve.

[13chancess]

push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.

push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.

stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.

buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.

strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.

organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.

have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.

message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.

think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.

become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

[studentlifeproblems]

[honeyfaun]

[listens to music about drugs while doing crafts at 10pm on a Saturday]

[academicssay]