Studying :-)

[elkstudies]

Aesthetically pleasing notes?

Hey!

Guide to Illustrated Notes

Guide to Pretty Notes

How to Illustrate Your Notes

How to Make Your Notes Pretty

There’s more posts about notes here! Remember that it’s important that the notes work for you as study aids, no matter of how they look! 

[haleystudies-deactivated2017062]

This is a matter very close to my heart. I have bipolar I disorder and ADHD as a result of bipolar. There aren’t many big posts about studying with mental illnesses so I figured I would compile a huge list of tips and posts! I’m going to be making a video about this very soon. I hope for all of you struggling that this can help or at least remind you that mental health is more important than school sometimes. Take care of yourself in any way you can. lets get started…

Studying with Mental Illness

Take things slowly. Don’t be afraid to take a week doing one assignment. Making sure that you can focus on assignments can be draining so breaking them down day by day can truly help you. Make a task list with each portion of an assignment mapped out so that you can see exactly what you need to do. I know that i get overwhelmed very easily and seeing smaller things is less daunting then having a list full of HUGE things like research papers and midterms. Seeing it as “write paragraph one” or “review unit one vocab” makes everything less scary. 

Nothing has to be pretty. Notes don’t, papers don’t have to be perfect, study guides don’t need to be colorful and cute. What really matters is getting things done. My mom always tells me “even an F is better than a zero” which is so true. Turning things in late is not shameful because you are still turning it in. You still did it and that is something to be proud of. 

Study somewhere other than your room or your house. Make sure there are people there. Surrounding yourself with others will allow you to feel less isolated and sometimes more motivated to do things. You can’t take naps when you’re at a Panera or Starbucks either. People can be motivating, they can remind you that you are not alone, they can hold you accountable for what you have to do. Get out of your bed where you can sit and stare at the wall and go to a coffee shop or the library where other people are doing work. This always helps me get on track. 

Study in short bursts. Don’t wear yourself out with work. Find out when your concentration peaks and go with that. I usually work the best around 2pm so I have to make sure that I have eaten and showered before then so that I can capture that time to focus on my studies. 

Don’t beat yourself up. Studying just takes a lot more effort other days when depression hits you the worst. There might be days when you can barely get yourself out of bed but know that you do have the ability to succeed and that depression just has to suck sometimes. 

Get yourself out of bed. Shower. Change your clothes. Read a single page. Look at only one thing you have to do so you aren’t overwhelmed. That is something to be proud of and know that I am proud of what you did!

Study in a routine style. Let yourself have a routine that you can fall into. Try pomodoros or study games, Create a routine that you can stick to

If you don’t feel like doing anything… work for 5 minutes. You may feel more motivated or up, or you will at least be able to say that you have done something. 

HYDRATE. I’m really awful at drinking a lot of water, but it helps so much with both anxiety and depression. Water keeps you moving and awake. SO drink that H2O guys

Helpful Links

Staying Sane on Campus

Tips to stay mentally and emotionally healthy while you study

How to school when mentally Ill

A student’s guide to coping with PTSD

Study and Mental Health 

Back to School with Mental Illness

Depression

Studying with Depression

Depression study tips

Studying through Depression

6 Tips To Get Motivated When You’re Feeling Depressed

Five Ways To Deal With Depression During Exams

Anxiety

Anxiety in Grad school

Dealing with Stress and Anxiety

Studying with Anxiety

Get Ready for School If You Suffer From Anxiety

Living & Studying with Anxiety

Tips on studying with Anxiety

Exams & Anxiety

ADHD

How to succeed with ADHD

10 Study tips for ADHD students

ADHD Studyblr masterpost

Apps for ADHD Students

I couldn’t find any resources about OCD, BPD, PTSD (found one jk), or bipolar for that fact so keep on the lookout for any additions to this post if I find anything more! If all else fails, just google things. That always helps me. Message me personally if you have any questions about my struggles or need some specific advice! I love you all so much and I am so proud of you!! xx Haley

UPDATE: I’ve added quite a few new links!!! 

[study-frosh-blog]

biology notes today :-)

[studypetals]

3.8.16+2:05pm // 12/100 days of productivity // made a more advanced version of my font/banner reference post! happy note taking :D

[ptsdconfessions]

Clean your room - or at least your desk/bed/floor. It will help your head to feel clear too.

Open your curtains & windows - fresh air and natural light can do wonders in my experience. Plus, it helps regulate your sleep, appetite, and mood.

Take a shower or have a bath - especially important if you haven’t had one in a while. This will help you feel refreshed.

Put on clean clothes - and put the clothes you were wearing in the wash.

If you tend to spend all your time in your room, get out of it for a bit - do something in the kitchen or lounge, or go for a walk (even if it’s just around the block)

Stretch - there are plenty of stretching and yoga videos on you tube. Look some up and give them a go.

Drink a glass of water - and keep one near you too. I’m sure you already know this, but staying hydrated is important.

Get the hard/important tasks out of the way while you have the energy - when we have mental illness, running out of energy early in the day is very normal. Try to get all the most important things done first.

Have some comfort food, but make sure you eat healthy too - it’s alright to eat something you like, but have some fruit and vegetables too. If you don’t like plain fruit, consider making a smoothie instead.

Set some goals - it doesn’t matter how small or big they are (eg. have 3 meals today, go for a walk in the afternoon), whether they are daily or weekly, but achieving goals can make you feel as though you have accomplished something.

And finally, remember that it is okay to have bad days - bad days don’t mean you’ve lost all progress in your recovery, and they don’t make you worthless or a bad person. Don’t give up just because you’ve had a bad day/week/etc. It’s okay to have days that don’t go so great. Stay strong xx

[overstudies-blog]

Every stationary fans dream

[anateamy]

Great afternoon/evening/night/morning/noon, babies :-),

(depends on where you live and when you are reading this… if you are reading this, it isn’t too late, probably… and if it is, go and take a nap ^^)

So, today, I decided to make a masterpost for you, again, about memorizing important occasions, dates, exams… shortly - anything important, that is going on in your life :*

But, before we get started, here is a little promo… (the only rules are, that you most reblog and like (probably follow me, for higher chances) my last masterpost) 

I want to thank for support these awesome guys: @averageant , @captainseregryffindor , @ana-kaur , @ib-stressed and @studyingmyself <3

Let’s finally get to our theme:

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How to don’t miss your school work, homework, upcoming exams, anything you need to study for:

Make a TO - DO list! Yeah, you probably saw this tip before, I am sure you did! For me, this is the best way to see how much I have to do and what I have to do! It is easy to do, and lot of easier with printables I found for you.

Plan your day… This is even better than a to - do list, probably ^^ I don’t really practice this technique, as much as I do with to - do’s, but I know some people that love it. :-)

…or even week, a month or a year…  Isn’t planning so much fun? And don’t worry, if you won’t do all the things as they are planned, there is another day, another chance and another printable! ^^

Get a Diary! (And actually use it :D) What is better than having an awesome diary, which is organized, planned with focus and colorful? Or having a diary, which is a mess - but, what is more important - it is your own mess. Love your diary, it wants to help you! <333

Sticky notes! Get them everywhere, where it is possible. The post-it ones, the ones with the floral shape, or that ones, when you feel like their shape describe your thoughts… Stick'em! :-)

Apps for Devices! If you are slightly obsessed with your phone and other devices (exactly like me :D *high-five*) it is great to use Calendar or Note app, so the phone will give you a reminder! Also, I putted down below a link to two awesome free apps I use - Evernote and myHomework! 

And the last, but really not least - Bullet Journals! I don’t really have one… but, I think I will get one soon, because I fell in love with idea! I will link a complete printable down below, for you, so you will see how to do one, what do you need for doing it and how to plan in <3

Printables & Other Links:

To - Do’s

@studeying ’s Set Of 4 - To - Do’s 

@penswithamission ’s To - Do List

@studeying ’s To - Do version 2 

Planners:

@speechandstudythings‘s Make Today Count!

@theorganisedstudent‘s Daily Planner

@meddiestudies's Day Plan

@smallpaperthings's Weekly Planner

@thebeautygrad's Weekly Planners in Different Colours

@strive-for-da-best 's Awesome Weekly Schedule

@plantstudies ’s Printable Planning Calendar for 2016

Bullet Journal:

@highschoolering ’s Bullet Journal

Apps:

Evernote - for quick notes, reminders

myHomework - reminders (homework, work, essays, exams…)

More masterposts for another printables for planning: 

Search for them on this tag! <3

(I am sorry, that there aren’t as much links as possible, but I don’t have enough time for doing this - and trust me, it costs a lot of time - that’s why I putted a link for tag and that awesome master posts! <3)

So, I hope this helped you! If you have any questions, or you just want to make a new friend and talk - message or ask me! I am here for you!

with love, Simmie

[study-frosh-blog]

today I worked on world history, English, & I plan to work on anthropology later today. it was a productive day although I didn't go to any morning classes, whoops.

[ofminervas]

!!! reblog this if you’re a studyblr i still need more people to follow tbh :-)

[ugly-postcards]

Hi guys! Sorry I haven’t been active here lately because I have endless assignments piling up right now [good gracious] *pats self*. So recently I’ve made some printables ( I don’t know if anyone will be using it but…) check out if you wna. here (1) and here (2)!!! 

Have a nice day! (๑‵●‿●‵๑)

[artemisdesk]

Study Notes

The Art of Highlighting @studygene​

How to Avoid Vomiting a Rainbow a.k.a. Colour Coding Your Notes @fuckstudy​

Guide to Study Guides @etudiantt​

How I make study guides @coffeesforstudiers​

Make Accessible PowerPoints @gojikas​

Guide to: Mind Maps @study-well​

How to Mind Map @study-nsp​

10 Mistakes when Studying @howtostudyquick​

How I Take Notes @acollegegirlsays​

Note Taking System @theorganisedstudent​

How to Annotate @tbhstudying​

How I Make Notecards! @cw0630​

How I Format and Use Flashcards @illolita​

Tips for Flashcards @tbhstudying​

Studying

Effective Studying @studybudyblr​

Apiarianbelljar’s Guide to Studying in Bed @apiarianbelljar​

How to Stay Focused @elkstudies​

101 Study Tips @study-early​

Study Tips for Lazy People @riseandstudy​

Studying For the Lazy @areistotle​

A Stash of Tiny Study Tips @justagirltryingtostudy​

How to Study Like a Harvard Student @yhbgk​

How to Earn More A’s: Tips From an Honours Student @abs-studies​

How to Focus @studyocracy​

Study Tips From: an MIT Student with a 5.0 @academicheaux​

Study and Exam Tips @workhardlikegranger​

Textbook Studying

How to Take Notes: from a Textbook @staticsandstationery

Studying from textbooks with PsychedAboutStudying Part 1 @psychedaboutstudying

Studying from textbooks with PsychedAboutStudying Part 2 @psychedaboutstudying​

Studying from textbooks with PsychedAboutStudying Part 3 @psychedaboutstudying​

Studying from textbooks with PsychedAboutStudying Part 4 @psychedaboutstudying​

A Visual Learner’s Guide to Textbook Note Taking @stxdybug​

At School

How to do Well in a Class Taught by a Crappy Teacher @coffeeandstationery​

Annotating Effectively @hideandstudy​

How to Take Effective Notes in Class @emmastudies​

Staying Awake/Focused in Class @mathbrain​

Class Presentations and Speaking in Public @nerdytravelingstudent​

Public Speaking Tips @inkdippedquills​

Study Tips for the New Semester @studyingandlattes​

Homework and Essays

Clichés to Avoid for Essays @appblrgirl

How to: Write a Killer English Essay @izzystudies

The Discursive/ Argumentative Essay @areistotle 

The Narrative Essay + The Descriptive Essay @areistotle

How to Write a Strong Essay @collegemania​

How to Write the Perfect College Essay @sara-laughed​

How to Tackle Big Projects @study-studymore-studyhard​

Research Tips @studyingiscool​

Who Needs Wikipedia @procrastinatioff​

Exams

How to: Remember Everything for a Test @getstudyblr​

Emergency Study Plan: My Test is Tomorrow and I Haven’t Started Studying @getstudyblr​

How to Mentally Prep Yourself for a Test @eruditicn​

How to Study for a Test @tbhstudying​

How to Improve Bad Grades @tbhstudying​

The Ultimate Guide to Final Exams @sara-laughed​

How to Make a Study Plan for Finals @sara-laughed​

How to Stay Calm and Reduce Stress During Finals @sara-laughed​

Organisation and Motivation

Minimalist School Organisation @deinterlacing​

How to Catch Up on Missed Work @munirastudies​

How to Make the Best Use of Your Time @tbhstudying​

Productivity Resource List @lifting-books​

16 Pieces of Real Advice for 2016 @azumeryl​

How to Start Working When You Really Don’t Feel Like It? @strive-for-da-best​

Beating Procrastination @to-work-or-not-to-work​

Tips for Getting Your Motivation Back @liveandstudy​

How to Make a Great, Simple Google Docs Agenda @saturdaystudying​

Concentration Masterpost @study-star​

Focus & Motivation @coffeeandrevision​

3 Ways to Set Study Goals + Goal Setting Tips @abs-studies​

Breaks/ Holidays

How to Make the Most Out of the Christmas Holidays @studysophical​

Planning for Breaks/ Holidays @studybuzz​

Saturday Study Tips @alexandraleighc​

Study Breaks @makingmyselfstudy​

Avoiding Burnout @studybuzz​

Online

Online Courses: A Guide @gracelearns​

9 Free Online Courses You Should Take @johnnylist​

My Favourite Productive Chrome Extensions @living-the-ib-life​

Subject Specific

Math Studying Technique @lunastudy

How to Study a Mathematics Textbook @collegegirlbyday

Tips for Studying Chemistry @chemistrynerd2020

Biology Help @abs-studies

Studying Biology @joolshallie

Guide to Reading Literature @eggnotes

Annotating (English) @areistotle

Health

Dealing with Failure @fuckstudy

Study Guide- for Health @jwstudying

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others @gryhffindors

What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do @nyctophiliaccarly

What to Do on a Bad Day @maryplethora

How to Stay Productive During Sick Days @studysophical

Overstudies Tips #1 For Getting Better Rest @overstudies

How to Take Constructive Criticism @howtomusicmajor

Six Reasons Why You’re (Going To Be) Okay @howtomusicmajor

[study-frosh-blog]

today I worked on world history, anthropology, Spanish & algebra. here's my handwriting lol so ya!

[workmoregetmore]

✨ Bullet journal cheat sheet ✨

• banner • bullets • bold & fancy font

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[etudiance]

Welcome to High School: those great four years of your life

My little brother is a rising freshman and I’ve been giving him a lot of advice so I figured I would share it. Some of this is going to refer to the US education system, but a lot of it is general info, so don’t worry. Anyway, here you go:

During Freshman year, learn about high school and understand it.

Sophomore year is going to be really, really rough.

They aren’t lying when they say Junior year is the most important.

Don’t think that because you’re a Senior means that its all over and you can relax.

With that said, here’s some more specific info for you…

Homework:

do it as soon as you can

if you can do it in school, then do it

procrastination will always be a mistake and you’ll always regret it

all-nighters aren’t cool or okay, do your work as soon as you get home

you won’t be able ot work if you wake up at 3am

never leave all your work for the last night of the weekend

sparknotes is a beautiful, beautiful place

if you don’t know it, google it, someone, somewhere, most probably has the answer

and if you do google it, understand why the answer was that answer, and how they worked out the problem

ask your teachers for extra credit if you think you need it

it’s okay if you don’t do your homework once, or twice, or thrice, you’ll live

do not try to copy a friends answers in class or before class or ever

there’s no point in getting full marks on homework if you never understood what you did, make sure you learn it for the future

Teachers:

talk to them

talk to them

talk to them

once again, ask them for extra credit if you need it

even if it’s hard, talk to them

ask them for help, tell them about yourself

why? because someone has to fill out those recommendation forms for you when you’re applying for college

if your teacher doesn’t help you, go to another teacher who teaches the same subject

talk to them

a lot of teachers can be awful at teaching,if that’s the case then you have to take your own initiative, at least a little bit, and study on your own

do not disrespect your teachers for no good reason

Advanced Placement:

AP’s are hard, no matter how smart you may be

don’t take an AP if you think you can’t handle it

do not take every AP your school offers because you think it’ll give you the top GPA and get you into the best college in the nation

an A in an honors class is better than C in an AP

think about your future a little before signing up for a class, you don’t need to take that AP psychology class for your physics major

it’s okay to take AP classes to experiment and think about what to pursue in the future

it is perfectly fine if you don’t get a 4 or a 5 in an AP class, you will live

while AP’s are a brilliant way to save time and money, they can also be a great way to lose time and money, if you don’t take them seriously

Friends and other students

people are scary

talk to them

don’t think you can make it for four years without someone to talk to 

don’t think you can make ti for three years without someone to talk to

don’t think you can make it for two years without someone to talk to

don’t think you can make it for a year without someone to talk to

don’t think you can make it without someone to talk to

you probably can’t

take advantage of group projects to try and make friends (it works, okay)

you don’t need five friends, sometimes one is just okay 

talk to people, humans cannot survive without interacting with others

your friends don’t dictate your life, don’t let them

that’s going to be difficult, I know, but you have the strength and the ability to take charge of your own life, I believe in you

let go of toxic people

stay away from toxic people

its hard, i know, but you have to do it

Extra curriculars

participate in them

have fun, don’t see them as a burden, or something that you just need to for college apps

if a club interests you just a little bit, go attend that interest meeting

as long as you don’t hide in the corner of the room, you are very likely to make a friend

or maybe several friends

if you like a sport but you think you’re awful, go to the tryouts

seriously, go to the tryouts, even if you can’t play

don’t think that, just because your current personality doesn’t fit with the socially required personality for a certain club/activity, you can’t participate in it, because you can

Failing

it’s okay

it really is

but you need to work hard so it doesn’t happen again

if it does, that’s okay too

there’s nothing wrong with you for considering a C a fail in your mind, because a lot of people spend a great deal of their life with super high marks and then they learn that things are a whole lot more complicated

you are going to fail at a lot of things at life, but they’re called mistakes and you will learn from them

so learn from what you do, and do your best not to do it again

the reason why we, as humans, fail, is because we aren’t perfect and we need to learn

so learn, darling, you’ll be okay

Lunch

the lunchroom/cafeteria/whatever you want to call it, can be a very intimidating place

don’t be afraid of it

do not skip lunch just because you have no one to sit with

do not skip lunch because people have made fun of you ( and you know what I mean here ) or because you think you shouldn’t eat ( you also know what I mean here )

sitting alone isn’t that bad

the whole lunchroom is not staring at you, I promise

enjoy your lunch break because you will need it constantly to take a break from classes

it is okay to spend lunch studying or in the library learning (as long as you eat) it doesn’t make you anti-social and if your friends get mad at you for it then they aren’t very good friends

Exams

stress is part of being human

make sure you study the whole year not just near the end for exams

you will survive, I believe in you

study hard, study harder, and study the hardest you can

never, never, never underestimate an exam, no matter how easy the class was

even if you’re Einstein, don’t underestimate an exam

study

study alone and study with people, find the right way to study that fits you

keep studying

stress is part of being human

Studying

not just doing your homework every day

revise material, work on stuff you have trouble understanding, be organized

being organized is super hard, but you can find a method to your own madness

work on stuff you have trouble understanding, repeatedly

always ask teachers for help if you need it

study consistently

it’s okay to take study breaks every once in a while, you need time to yourself and you need space to breathe and live

breathing and living is very important

there will come times when you study well but you just don’t get the grade, these are lessons that you can learn from

study consistently

you got this

There you have it, a long list of reminders and tips for high school, and just school in general.  I’ll probably add to this as time goes by, but for now… I hope this helped!

-Aza

[sophrosille-deactivated20170422]

Some pages of my notebook of A-level Biology’s 2 years class. Never thought I’ll say this, but I miss those classes so much. *cries* As the saying goes “You never appreciate something until it’s gone.”

[studycoffeesexbylybka]

Omg omG …soo amazing😍

[beauclairdeluna]

This is so neat ❤️

[study-frosh-blog]

today I worked on world history notes for the Meiji restoration and geometry. it was boring. I got a good amount done! first draft notes so not as pretty.