intentional studying

Athena ☆ || law student || violin + piano || Mandarin

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Dark academia playlist!

A Spotify playlist to accompany the morbid longing for the picturesque. Entirely classical music. Includes composers such as Bartók, Vivaldi, Rachmaninov, Bach, Wieniawski, and more. Recommended to listen on shuffle.

Warmest regards,

Ellen 🎻🍂

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Hello! ✨☺️ I have about two weeks until a study break before exams, and I haven’t realised how much time has passed by since I’ve posted on here! Lil updates:

🔖 I’ve taken an extra course this semester so it’s been really busy, but if I continue on this track I finish my degree by this time next year!

🔖 I’ve had to stop violin lessons online just because being taught online is completely different than in person teaching, not having a physical teacher really impacted me - and my tendinitis flared up really badly because of tension. I’m looking forward to healing and starting back up with slowwwww scales to be mindful of tension and intonation, since I’m sure I sound whack since I haven’t been playing for a while.

🔖 The violin exam I was preparing for got cancelled due to Covid, which I was disappointed for but it was probably for the best since I was pushing my body (and causing tension) to prepare for it. Because the exam was cancelled I was able to take the break without guilt, and I know when I start back up again it will be without pressure.

🔖 I’ve been pretty consistent with Mandarin - learning new vocabulary and practicing writing, that now I journal in Mandarin! It’s the most satisfying and meditative feeling, truly a beautiful language.

🔖 I’m planning on moving from the country I’m in and finding an apartment with my best friend as soon as I’m finished with my degree, so I have a year to go but it’s just been so exciting planning everything with her 🤍

Hope all of you have been taking care!

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Classes were supposed to start this morning but the website crashed :/ It’s back up again though this evening. I’m so excited for tomorrow to be back into the flow of a routine, once the uni lectures and work start coming in I swear my daily routine and time planning are the best. I’ve been feeling like I’ve been in a gloomy bubble of unproductivity and it’s hard to do the things I like outside of academics like music, exercise, and language learning without the structure that academics provide. I can’t stress enough how excited I am for tomorrow to start anew 🍃

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Didn’t really do anything but I did practice twice today which I’m proud of! The timing isn’t ideal yet but I know when uni starts back up I’ll be more in a routine of doing things in the morning. Also found some cute pics from before while clearing out my photos ✨

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It’s been a while! I’ve taken August off for the most part, and I practiced for the first time this month (well, first time seriously) - I’m back to my violin notes and hopefully tomorrow I can get back into the flow of practicing morning and evening. Also some mandarin review ✨

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Since my summer semester is over I’ve been finding joy again in learning Mandarin. I’ve never attempted to learn how to write characters which is silly given for how long I’ve been studying (both with a tutor at times or self learning). Looking forward to slowly but surely seeing the improvements 💗. Also having fun with Chinese dramas in my free time.

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Today I finished my summer semester! It was really short (about a month) so there was a lot of long productive days. Here are some Forest app screenshots from the past few days 🍃

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Messy handwriting but goals + checklists have been so helpful for practice - I normally bullet journal but I haven’t really used those methods with music before this.

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Found a hidden second hand book store near me and finally bought some essential oils that could be used for this old oil burner. Also! Augustin Hadelich (pictured) released his newest album and as always, he does not disappoint. Bohemian Tales is exciting and everything Dvořák, Suk, and Janáček should embody. In my humble opinion, Hadelich is hands down one of the best violinists in this generation.

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con·tri·tion

/kənˈtriSH(ə)n/

the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

the repentance of past sins during or after confession.

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Reading (with a hair pin used eloquently as a bookmark, oops) and practice 🌹

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Love’s Deity, John Donne

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Reminiscing about past travels and homes, comfort reading by candle flame

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Light reading + revision accompanied by the newest kitty 🧸

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evenings of practice and poetry 🕰

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I haven’t been consistently productive in a while (nor log into tumblr in months!). I’m back on and starting up 100 days of practice for violin. It was a bit of an impulsive decision tonight, and I haven’t done anything at all today other than the small practice I recorded this evening. I did plan out my day tomorrow so I feel a bit less guilty - I hope all of you are well!

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Hola!

No he escribido un post en español aquí antes, pero yo quería preguntar sobre studytubers quién hablan español.  Porque veo demasiado studytubers en la comunidad quién solamente hablan inglés, y no puedo encontrar muchas personas latinx hablando sobre sus vidas de estudiar.

Basicamente, estoy buscando studytubers latinx, porque quiero ver más representación de mi gente en la comunidad.  Por favor, dame nombres de studytubers latinx si sabes algunos!

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Mis favoritas que recuerdo: Isadora Vera, Only We Forever, Tiempo entre Códigos