Studying Is Punk Rock

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Bored of being told to listen to classical music? Here is a list of great study music from your favorite video games, movies and more. 

aesthetics and smooth

lofi hip hop radio 

anime vibes

dozing off *

soft piano

nostalgic *

synthwave

video games

compilation

animal crossing *

final fantasy 

fez

pokemon

zelda

nintendo 

assassins creed 

mario bros

ambient sounds

hufflepuff common room *

slytherin common room

ravenclaw common room

gryffindor common room

hagrids hut

diagon alley

the hall of faces (game of thrones)

the green dragon inn (lotr)

spaceship bedroom

medival towns

fireplace

from the screen

the hobbit

harry potter

disney

studio ghibli 

the grand budapest hotel *

amelie

pirates of the caribbean

narnia

how to train your dragon

clockwork orange

moonrise kingdom

twin peaks

acoustics / bands (with lyrics)

the paper kites

gregory alan isakov

soley

crywolf

mogwai

* personal favorites 

[sandandglass]

Michigan State University on film

[rad-is-more]

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Hey, are you awake Yeah I’m right here Well can I ask you about today

How close am I to losing you How close am I to losing

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University of Washington

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study moods

inspired by this post

because sometimes the idea of studying is too daunting to face, and mixing up your environment to make it more fun can make all the difference

too punk to quit: shorts and a band t-shirt, homework spread out over the floor, a can of soda or a shitty energy drink, and a playlist of your favorite throwback songs on full volume

sleepover: a nest of blankets and pillows, your comfiest pajamas, popcorn  and gummy worms, everything you need within arms reach, not leaving this spot for hours (or days) until you’re done with all of your work

no distractions: sitting at a desk with nothing but a glass of water and a computer, hair pulled back, typing up notes from the school day

my life is a mess: hot tea, a comfy sweater, all of your papers sprawled out on the floor around you, finally going through and throwing out all of the stuff you don’t need anymore and hoping that you’ll be a bit less overwhelmed once you’re done (spoiler alert: you’re gonna feel so much better)

rise and shine: early morning, at a table or in the kitchen, drinking orange juice and getting a head start on some assignments

am i a scholar yet: at your favorite library, revising or taking notes on readings, classical music playing with headphones on and a bag of almonds to snack on

growing up is overrated: doing homework at a friend’s house, cartoons on the tv or your favorite playlist on shuffle, sharing gossip and solutions to math problems

[kinkyzodiac]

MOTIVATIONAL STUFF

PLANNERS:

Covers:  floral, stripes, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Info: floral, lemon drop, plaid (The Handmade Home)

January to June At a Glance 2016, July to December At A Glance 2016  (The Handmade Home)

2016 At A Glance (Emily Ley)

Yearly Calendar (MissTiina.com)

Goals for the year page: aqua, plaid, striped (The Handmade Home)

Yearly Planner (Scattered Squirrel)

2016 Minimalist Monthly Planner (Small Papper Things Blog)

Create a Printable Calendar (timeanddate.com)

2016 Patterns Monthly Calendar (Botanical Paper Work)

Weekly view (Sunday) (Emily Ley)

Weekly planner minimalist  (Small Papper Things Blog)

Daily planner (The Organised Student)

Checklists (on a folder) (MissTiina.com)

Daily to do’s  (Scattered Squirrel)

General to do list with divisions (MissTiina.com)

Minimalist task list  (The Organised Student)

Non-dated weekly view planner: floral M-W and T-S; plaid M-W and T-S; plain M-W and T-S (The Handmade Home)

Budget page (The Handmade Home)

Cleaning step by step (whole house) (Life on Paper)

Weekly Cleaning Schedule (The Handmade Home)

Habit Forming – 21 Days (Bury Me With My Planner)

Long Term Goal Worksheet  (Scattered Squirrel)

Short Term Goal Worksheet  (Scattered Squirrel)

Health and Fitness Tracker (Emily Ley)

Weekly Meal Planner (healthperformance.wordpress.com)

Supplements/Vitamins/Medicine tracking  (Life on Paper)

Gratitude Paper (Emily Ley)

Menu plan/shopping list: floral, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Projects Tracking (MissTiina.com)

Blog Planner (Emily Ley)

Tracking Borrowed Items (Emily Ley)

Tracking Passwords (Emily Ley)

Packing Checklist (Emily Ley)

Contacts Page  (The Handmade Home)

Emergency Contacts Page  (The Handmade Home)

Weekly school chores: floral, plaid, blue lemon drop (The Handmade Home)

Topics to study sheet (The Organised Student)

Student Printables (nicolelin.tumblr.com)

Daily Task Planner with Pomodoro technique (Strive For Da Best)

BLANK PAGES:

Graph Paper (Emily Ley)

Lined Paper (Emily Ley)

Quadrants Paper (Emily Ley)

Blank Paper (Emily Ley)

Checklist (Emily Ley)

CHALLENGES:

2016 Reading Challenge (POPSUGAR)

2016 Reading Challenge (Paper and Pen and Work To Do)

30-Day Minimalism Challenge (Into Mind)

The Saving Challenge (MissTiina.com)

30 Day Squat Challenge (POPSUGAR)

DIVIDERS WITH QUOTES:

The future depends on what you do today  (The Handmade Home)

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore (The Handmade Home)

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine (The Handmade Home)

Take time to do what makes your soul happy (The Handmade Home)

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny

Be awesome today: floral, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Enjoy the little things in life for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things (The Handmade Home)

Tremendous things are in store for you! Wonderful surprises await you (The Handmade Home)

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure (The Handmade Home)

You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do? You should go do them (The Handmade Home)

The best is yet to come (The Handmade Home)

She believed she could so she did (Belinda Selene)

Tabs/Labels:

Monthly Tabs (MissTiina.com)

Bookmarks and Labels (MissTiina.com)

Rainbow Tabs  (Scattered Squirrel)

Pastel Tabs  (Scattered Squirrel)

Stickers:

Lilac Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Christmas Time Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Mellow Yellow Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Floral Banners and Stickers (Vintage Glam Studio)

[bey]

can i just wake up with my diploma already

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pens | mug

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Me while not studying: “I love knowledge. Intelligence is power. I am always reading or writing” Me while studying: “This is going to kill me. I will be dead soon. Dead from death.”

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15.12.15 [ 10:21 am ] i just got out of holiday classes and i’m starting the day with my bullet journal!

[deeplylearning]

This needed to be reblogged because it’s brilliant and I need to do something like this for break.

[studyign]

shoutout to everyone working towards a goal

u have the potential to accomplish anything

focus @ what u can finish in [next] 24 hours

always remember to make urself proud

good luck at whatever u want to achieve !!

[foxandstar]

Cute and compact, we’re loving Iconic’s mini weekly planner

[melbstudent-blog]

free weekly goal planner (click the title to download)

i’ve been using this myself throughout the year, thought I might share it around! please let me know what you think - if you like it i’ll be posting a couple more soon so follow for updates!

would also love some requests and feel free to ask if you’d like alterations :)

sam

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Secret: when finals season draws closer, I set up a portable “revision kit” - because I tend to always study at the library. So far, this included an extra large pen pouch with my staedtler fineliners, some highlighters, pens, pencils etc. Now, my “travel pouch” from eBay has finally arrived and I spent some time organizing the rest of my kit. This part includes post-its, page flags, some stickers, some washi tapes, paper clips and -of course- my brand new mildliners! These came in their own little carrying cases, but I’d rather have just these two pouches as it makes switching between bags easier (hence my staedtlers are in the pen pouch and not their case, too).

[motivateyourselfeachandeveryday]

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With finals coming up, I just wanted to put together a few tips. Feel free to message me about anything you need help on and I’ll help you to the best of my abilities. Anyways, here we go!

Studying/Prep tips

Don’t leave your studying all to the last minute. I cannot stress this enough. Chemistry can be very confusing and therefore might take longer to study for then other classes. Five 1 hour study sessions beats one 5 hour session every time.

Use your textbook. Honestly, it’s surprising how many people just ignore their book and only use their notes. This is fine in some cases, but in most textbooks there are practice problems at the end of each chapter which may be very similar to the ones of the exam.

Double-check material. You may be tempted to only study the sections you don’t understand or forgot. Don’t do this. Seriously, I’ve done this before and when I got to the test I realized I had forgot the material I was confident with in the first place. Basically, review the hard things first, but don’t forget to go over the things you think you know already. 

Memorize the formulas and constants. This should be obvious but you should know formulas and constants backwards, forwards, and upside down (I’m joking, but seriously..). Looking at a problem and realizing you don’t know the formula is literally the worst thing.

Practice with the calculator you are going to use on the test. Again, this should be obvious but just in case I’m going to put it on here. 

Go over the steps.  Drawing Lewis structures and balancing equations take many steps so make sure you know all of them, and which order the steps go in. 

Watch videos. For auditory and visual learners (like myself), watching videos can be a helpful asset while studying for an exam. My favorites include Crash Course (more general) and Khan Academy (more specific). Pro Tip: I like to speed up Khan Academy videos 1.25x or 1.5x because they are a bit slow for me.

Use premade study guides. Sparknotes has some good ones, you can find a ton if you just google search. If you want the ones I make for myself just send me a message.

Don’t rely on flash cards too much. Flashcards can be useful but if your teacher is anything like mine, you will have to be able to understand and explain concepts, not just rattle off a bunch of definitions. I found that flashcards help me more on multiple choice tests, not so much on free-response ones. 

Review your labs. Concepts found on your labs will most likely appear on your final, and it’s good to have the fresh in your memory. This is also helpful for tactical learners because they might remember concept better that they have seen and experienced themselves. 

While taking the exam

Keep track of your units. Always the unit on the end of an answer. There is usually a unit on everything. 

Look over all of the questions when you get the test. Do the easy ones first. This seems counterintuitive, but seriously, trust me. 

Proofread all of your free response questions before turning in the test. 

Check your math. Twice. Thee times. Make sure it’s right. Stupid math errors are usually what makes the difference between and A- and B+. 

Keep track of sig figs and don’t use rounded values. Rounding your answer should be the very last thing you do.

Write something. Usually you get some points for writing what you know, or guessing, rather than leaving the answer blank. 

Re-check all answers at the end. Honestly, I never used to do this but surprisingly it helps a lot.

Some resources

tons of downloadable content and notes

online quizzes

test where your weak areas are

answered questions on just about any topic concerning chemistry

calculator to balance equations

unit conversion calculator

list of constants

a bunch of free online courseware

all of my personal study guides (made by me featuring material from my awesome chemistry teacher) are now available for free HERE.

Remember that grades don’t matter much compared to learning about how amazing the world is and the intricate processes that allow the universe to exist. Happy studying! 

[melbstudent-blog]

free weekly goal planner (click the title to download)

i’ve been using this myself throughout the year, thought I might share it around! please let me know what you think - if you like it i’ll be posting a couple more soon so follow for updates!

would also love some requests and feel free to ask if you’d like alterations :)

sam