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some things i’ve learned while studying in quarantine

drink more water instead of more coffee.

weekly goals are bullshit. set yourself 3-day goals. you’ll be less laid-back.

don’t just mindlessly stare at words. before you start studying, know your approach to it. have a plan.

summarizing the concept in your own words is the key part of taking notes. don’t just copy things down, convert them into your own way of talking, your own vocabulary, no matter how dumb and unprofessional it sounds.

don’t let the “studyblr aesthetic” fool you. studying doesn’t have to be pretty. summaries and notes can be messy as long as they’re comprehensible. you can always rewrite and reorganize them later. (honestly, you better do. and you better keep them.)

don’t throw away the papers you’ve solved your problems in. staple them to the fucking textbook. you need to see them constantly. cause you’ll need reminders of how far you’ve came, when you’re feeling discouraged.

don’t be an armchair analyst for your issues. if you have an idea then act on it.

remember: the exact point where it becomes difficult, is where your growth begins. take a deep breath, and try to focus on the paragraph in front of you.

get off your high horse and understand that if you’re a zero, you won’t go to 100 in a couple of days. first, you’ll need to reach 30, then from 30 to 60, and then from 60 to 90. nobody is 100 everyday. that happens very rarely.

you need to have fun everyday. you need to have peaceful time every single day. even on exam night. especially on exam night, actually. so make sure you’ve studied enough so you can have some time to yourself.

once you’re on a roll and in need of some challenge to stay on track, start writing down your studying hours. tell yourself you’re not allowed to do less than 80% of what you did yesterday. whatever the hell it was, even just one hour. so if yesterday you really studied for like, say 8 hours, today your goal is to study for at least 6 and a half hours. if you can’t keep up with that, make it 70%, or 60%.

be forgiving of yourself. be kind to yourself. even if you bounced back and lost your streak. start again. as slowly as you did before. take your time. it’s okay, you were there once you can get there again.

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things i do at night to prevent anxious thoughts

If you’re anything like me then thoughts probably pop up in your mind that leads you to think about thousands of other things and that possibly leads to an anxiety attack. I’ve been trying to get my life in order and I used to have anxiety attacks every night. So I thought I’d share what I do at night after my nightly routine to make sure I’m ok and can go to sleep with no worries. Everything I mention might not be for everyone and that’s ok. If you find something that works for you continue to do it! This is just what I do to make sure I don’t have an attack.

checking in with my current emotions – I do this every night (and day) just to keep track of how I was feeling and why, but this works the best at night if I’m feeling a bit anxious. I can go back to see why I felt that way and keep it in mind for next time. I do this with an app called Pacifica. On there, you can do other things like journalling, create a hope board, track your health, etc. but I only use it for moods and health.

listen to calming music – My calming music is the Peaceful Piano on Spotify. I think it’s best to listen to music that have no words that can trigger emotions (don’t get me wrong beats can trigger emotions as well but the music will become white noise. I’ll explain soon)

putting my phone on do not disturb – After putting my music on, I let everyone who I talked to before bed know that I won’t be near my phone and it’s on dnd. It’s best for me to not get distracted because once I go on my phone to check something, I end up checking social media and end up thinking “why am I’m laying here while everyone else is doing something with their life?” So dnd it is!

distracting my mind – For me, I distract my mind with a crossword puzzle. I’m so focused on finding words that my mind doesn’t have time to think about all my worries. You can distract your mind however you see fit - a coloring book, reading book, etc. As I work on my crossword puzzle, the music playing in the background turns into white noise.

getting ready to drift to sleep – As I’m distracting my mind I tend to get sleepy pretty fast. So I put it away, lie down, and drift off to sleep!

Try to not let your thoughts consume you. I know it’s hard but I know we can get through 💕

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working out your brain is a must!!

• hydrate it by drinking lots of water

• eat dark chocolate and blueberries and walnuts and salmon and other foods high in antioxidants!!

• play little brain games on your phone; I like wordconenct! anything that makes you think!

• read books. It’s simple but necessary. Even better - join a book club, or read with a friend, so you can have discussions after. This will improve your reading comprehension.

• do puzzles - it doesnt have to be sudoku, I love playing Beat Saber on the Oculus Rift because it makes my brain have to match colorful patterns to physical movements very quickly!

• learn a new dance - even a tik tok trendy dance. Learning new dance moves are proven to strengthen synapses!!

• go bird watching, or foraging, or anything outdoors that requires you to explore pattern recognition and visual searching

• watch a movie with the intent of analysis - this is best done with a cinephile friend!! talk about tropes and symbolism and character growth

• cross stitch, or sew, or do anything that requires matching nimble hand movements to patterns

• play or learn an instrument!

• develop a consistent sleep schedule (or as close to consistent as you can get!)

• when eating, try to identify the ingredients and flavors you’re perceiving!

I hope this helps :)

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Don’t listen to that voice in your head that says you aren’t good enough. Because you are good enough, and will always be.

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january fourth: appreciating the warm morning glow of my apartment before reviewing family law for the bar exam.

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the new year is fast approaching and although I initially wanted to write my new year’s resolution, I decided that they weren’t going to be effective at all. However, I did find out that there are other ways to make 2018 as fruitful as possible. Here are some things you can try!

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