My Motivation To Study

Cathia - Senior in College - Accounting major

[thequietesthing]

my monthly bullet journal covers - 2024💫⏳

(all inspo is from Pinterest)

[studieswithcat]

Year at a glance inspo

[thequietesthing]

my monthly bullet journal covers - 2024💫⏳

(all inspo is from Pinterest)

[sapphicacademic]

things to add to your journals

song lyrics for a specific mood

spotify codes for favourite songs

receipts from a trip

envelope for gifts from any small children you know

pages to press flowers in

ticket stubs

fortune cookie readings

daily three-card tarot pulls

watercolour paper for art

page cutouts

watercolours just in general

pressed flowers

other dried herbs

sketches (taped or glued in)

morning/evening routines

colour in the leftover paper backing from stickers and glue/tape it in

friendship bracelets that may have broken or come off

grocery lists or other shopping lists (glue in if written on other paper)

book quotes

block poetry (you'll have to take a page out of a book for this)

mental health goals

halloween: candy wrappers

fabric scraps

family recipes

different textured papers

stamps

coins

[jurgendam]

After doing an internship in my field, going back to school feels so useless... I learned so much more on those ten weeks on the job than I have in 4 years of undergrad. I feel so unmotivated and discouraged to go back to school... I don’t know how I’m going to do it.

[study-blr-cpa]

Not that I have extra time BUT I want to read 20 books in 2020.

[howtomusicmajor]

How to Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

So let’s say you’re in the same boat I am (this is a running theme, have you noticed?) and you’ve just got, like, SO MUCH STUFF that HAS to get done YESTERDAY or you will DIE (or fail/get fired/mope). Everything needs to be done yesterday, you’re sick, and for whatever reason you are focusing on the least important stuff first. What to do!

Take a deep breath, because this is a boot camp in prioritization.

Make a 3 by 4 grid. Make it pretty big. The line above your top row goes like this: Due YESTERDAY - due TOMORROW - due LATER. Along the side, write: Takes 5 min - Takes 30 min - Takes hours - Takes DAYS.

Divide ALL your tasks into one of these squares, based on how much work you still have to do. A thank you note for a present you received two weeks ago? That takes 5 minutes and was due YESTERDAY. Put it in that square. A five page paper that’s due tomorrow? That takes an hour/hours, place it appropriately. Tomorrow’s speech you just need to rehearse? Half an hour, due TOMORROW. Do the same for ALL of your tasks

Your priority goes like this:

5 minutes due YESTERDAY

5 minutes due TOMORROW

Half-hour due YESTERDAY

Half-hour due TOMORROW

Hours due YESTERDAY

Hours due TOMORROW

5 minutes due LATER

Half-hour due LATER

Hours due LATER

DAYS due YESTERDAY

DAYS due TOMORROW

DAYS due LATER

At this point you just go down the list in each section. If something feels especially urgent, for whatever reason - a certain professor is hounding you, you’re especially worried about that speech, whatever - you can bump that up to the top of the entire list. However, going through the list like this is what I find most efficient.

Some people do like to save the 5 minute tasks for kind of a break between longer-running tasks. If that’s what you want to try, go for it! You’re the one studying here.

So that’s how to prioritize. Now, how to actually do shit? That’s where the 20/10 method comes in. It’s simple: do stuff like a stuff-doing FIEND for 20 minutes, then take a ten minute break and do whatever you want. Repeat ad infinitum. It’s how I’ve gotten through my to do list, concussed and everything.

You’ve got this. Get a drink and start - we can do our stuff together!

[allydsgn]

WOAH THIS SOUNDS HELPFUL. I’M GOING TO TRY THIS IMMEDIATELY. Also, I made a chart for myself, but if anyone else wants it for reference (or if this is wrong and I misread you can tell me) here it is:

[twiceroyaldove]

i keep forgetting where to find this but it’s so helpful

[irish-q]

Wish I’ve known about this sooner

[studyquill]

Notetaking

Sound Note - take notes while you record audio

Evernote - notetaking that syncs across platforms

Paper 53 - minimal notetaking that syncs

Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users

Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users

Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs

Mindly - create mind maps

Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app

StudyBlue - another commonly used app

Cram - best for its “cram mode”

Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more

StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades

24me - automated reminders and event planning

iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list

Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users

Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

Clear - organized to-do and reminders

MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer

Trello - collaborative project organizer

Todoist - clean and functional task manager

Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

Forest - plant trees by staying focused

Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list

Timeglass - custom timers

Tide - pomodoro with white noise

Alarmy - forces you out of bed 

Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

Workflow - automate tasks

Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG

Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking

Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

Coursera - free MOOCs

TED - listen to Ted Talks

Duolingo - language learning

Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary

Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

8tracks - curated playlists

Spotify - online music streaming

Coffitivity - cafe ambience

Noisli - background sound generator

Rain Rain - rain sounds

Binaural - binaural beats

Health

Rockin Ramen - recipes based on ramen

MealBoard - meal planning

Lifesum - healthy eating

Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation

Pacifica - mental health management

Sworkit - personalized video workouts

Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

WolframAlpha - Google on steroids

Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips

RefMe - citation generator

PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo

Mathway - step by step math help

Desmos - free graphing calculator

Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

Companion - stay safe when walking alone

Mint - money management

Toshl - finance manager

Tiny Scanner - scan documents

[lifewithlala]

As someone who is an advocate of technology, I should definitely look into some of these apps.

[oystertongue]

[08.12.2019] stormy monday morning ⚡

[bluebottleddaffodils]

semester goals

08.12.2019 ** 01/30 Back to School Challenge

* pass all of my classes with at least a B

* turn in all my homework on time or early

* learn some actual French

* eat a healthy meal at least five times a week

(today is my first day of college, so i figured i might as well do the 30 day back to school challenge to keep myself in check and make sure i have something to post for the next 30 days)

[venusstudie]

fifty minutes, two twenty-five minute sessions with a ten minute break. used homemade flash cards as reference.

biology test tomorrow, fit in a quick mindmap to recap over the classes information.

[ominouscorvid]

a stationery shop i visited with a friend

[orangecinn]

Hi! do you have any advice on how to succeed in precalculus?

Overall Tips:

As with any math class, practice the material a lot and complete all homework you’re assigned. If you get the wrong answer, don’t just accept it–figure out what you did wrong and how to solve the problem right next time. (And don’t be scared to ask for help when needed!)

How To Study Math

More Tips

Even more!

How to Succeed in Math

Common Math Errors

Review Stuff:

Trig Cheat Sheet

Algebra and Trig Cheat Sheets

Algebra and Trig Review

Unit Circle Hand Trick

A YouTube playlist by Krista King

Another playlist by Khan Academy

Trig Review Quiz

Review for Precalc

Precalculus Information:

Math Guide(s) from SparkNotes

Precalc Playlist by Khan Academy

Video Lectures from Notre Dame

OpenCourseWare from UC Irvine

Precalc Cheat Sheet

Precalc Handouts (and problems) from NYU

Practice!

Problems from UC Davis

Precalc Final Review from MTSU

Practice with IXL

Precalc Finals from UNC Charlotte

More Practice Problems

~I had a lot of fun in this class and I hope you do to!~

[studyquill]

84/100 days of productivity ⋅ wednesday march 7 2018

[dotgrids]

January 31, 2017 // i have so much math to do but i just want to sleep ☁️️

[melsdesk-archived]

jan 28, 2018 // some ancient history notes on the next topic that I made in the holidays! I can’t believe school is about to start again and that I forgot to include my brand new pentel brush pen in the picture 😂

more original posts

[birchtreestudies]

24.04.18 || I know April is almost over now, but I forgot to share this month’s spread so here we are. I hope you have an inspiring week, lovelies!  

(I keep forgetting to post over here on tumblr, go check out my insta cause I’m a little more active over there!!)