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@studyjess
me: look at this book i just bought!
someone: ive been meaning to read that let me know how it is!
me: bold of you to assume iâll read this right away and not let it sit on my shelf for ten years
I hope youâre not sick of seeing pictures of my favourite cafĂŠ â I have been working here a lot recently. It might seem strange but I love being right in the centre of this city and feeling its hum. It helps me think.Â
how to start studying after school
clean up your desk: itâs hard to concentrate when thereâs a pile of rubbish on your desk. the chance of you fiddling with things is also higher! youâll get more done by cleaning your desk! if youâre looking for an easy way to organise your desk, check out these handy organisers!
get your books: get out all the books you need to study that particular subject. if itâs geography, an atlas might be handy.
get a notebook: if youâre in uni or college itâs a good idea to re-write all your notes for your classes that day. make them look clean and tidy. if youâre in secondary school and youâre studying for a test, summarize everything you have learned. in any case, itâs best to have a few notebooks on your desk too. hereâs a 4 pack of spiral notebooks for $7.04!
grab some pens: seems self explanatory! i recommend you having an ordinary pen, a highlighter and a pencil on hand. (a.k.a. the basics!) here are some super cute gel pens!
turn off your phone: by turning off your phone, you will get less distracted by social media. sure, people wonât be able to reach you but youâll get some peace and quiet. obviously leave it on if youâre expecting an important call!
look for a study playlist: if you easily get distracted by your laptop too, skip this step. i personally find it harder to get distracted by my laptop than my phone, so i leave it on and look for some music to study to. hereâs a masterpost of some good playlists to listen to!
get a glass of water: you really need your h2o, everyone. grab a large glass or fill up a water bottle. some super cute ones: i ii iii
get a healthy snack: if youâre like me and you love snacking on things while your studying, the best thing to do is to grab something healthy. cut up some apples and sprinkle some cinnamon on them (try it. itâs amazing.), grab some hummus and some celery or carrots or cucumber to dip in it, fill a little bowl with nuts, treat yourself to a square of dark chocolate! if youâre studying during dinner time or lunch time, make yourself a nourishment bowl to nibble on. for more study snack ideas, go to pinterest and snoop around the study snack tag for a while. try out my favourite smoothie bowl too!
take a deep breath: i know from personal experience that sometimes the workload can be really scary and freak you out. the most important thing to do is to take a deep breath and to tell yourself you can get through all your work. you can do anything if you try hard enough!
get cracking: now that youâve done steps 1-9, you can actually start studying! good luck!
whatâs your soul made of? mine is probably lavender, the smell of books, the colors of the sky and adrenaline
30.03.17 Needed some extra motivation, so I went to Starbucks to grab a coffee. Now letâs start working đŞđť
this desk is so adorable!
here are some of the stationery i bought when i went overseas
07.04.17
getting my workspace nice and tidy for a productive day of math studies! hopefully will get topic 1 fully revised today.
my masterlist of 'how to lifeâ tips
Cleaning & Tidying
Make your bed in the morning. It takes seconds, and itâs worth it.
Reset to zero each morning.Â
Use the UFYH 20/10 system for clearing your shit.Â
Get a reed diffuser and stick it on your windowsill.Â
Have a âdrop-zoneâ box where you dump anything and everything. At the beginning/end of the day, clear it out and put that shit away.
Roll your clothes, donât fold them - or fold them vertically.
Automate your chores. Have a cleaning schedule and assign 15mins daily to do whatever cleaning tasks are set for that day. Set a timer and do it - once the timer is up, finish the task youâre on and leave it for the day.Â
Fold your clothes straight out of the tumble dryer (if you use one), whilst theyâre still warm. This minimises creases and eliminates the need for ironing.Â
Clean your footwear regularly and youâll feel like a champ.Â
Organisation & Productivity
Learn from Eisenhowerâs Importance/Urgency matrix.Â
Try out the two-minute rule and the Pomodoro technique.
Use. A. Planner. (Or Google Calendar, if thatâs more your thing.)
Try bullet journalling.
Keep a notebook/journal/commonplace book to dump your brain contents in on the regular.Â
Set morning alarms at two-minute intervals rather than five, and stick your alarm on the other side of the room. Itâs brutal, but it works.Â
Set three main goals each day, with one of them being your #1 priority. Donât overload your to-do list or youâll hit overload paralysis and procrastinate.Â
If youâre in a slump, however, donât be afraid to put things like âshowerâ on your to do list - that may be a big enough goal in itself, and thatâs okay.Â
Have a physical inbox - a tray, a folder, whatever. If you get a piece of paper, stick it in there and sort through it at the end of the week.
Consider utilising the GTD System, or a variation of it.
Try timeboxing.Â
Have a morning routine, and guard that quiet time ferociously.Â
Save interesting-looking shit to instapaper. Have a set time where you read through the stuff you saved to instapaper and save the shit that you like from instapaper to evernote (or bookmark it properly).Â
During your working hours, put on your footwear, even if youâre sat on your bed. (Why?)
Have a folder for all your important documents and letters, organised by topic (e.g. medical, bank, university, work, identification). At the front of this folder, have a sheet of paper with all the key information written on it, such as your GPâs details, your passport details, driving licence details, bank account number, insurance number(s), and so on.Â
Try using StayFocusd and RescueTime (or similar apps/extensions). (I promise, youâll find that youâre not as busy as you think you are.)
Schedule working time and down time alike, in the balance that works for you.Â
Money
Have. A. God. Damn. Budget.Â
Use a money tracker like toshl, mint, or splitwise. Enter all expenses asap! (You will forget, otherwise.)
Have a âmoney dateâ each week, where you sort through your finances from the past seven days and then add it to a spreadsheet. This will help you identify your spending patterns and whether your budget is actually working or not.Â
Pack your own frickinâ lunch like a grown-up and stop buying so many takeaway coffees. Keep snacks in your bag.Â
Go to your bank and take out ÂŁ100 in ÂŁ1 coins (or w/e your currency is). That shit will come in useful for all kinds of things and youâll never be short on change for the bus or the laundry.Â
Food & Cooking
Know how to cook the basics: a starch, a protein, a vegetable, and a sauce.
Simple, one-pot meals (âa grain, a green, and a beanâ) are a godsend.Â
Dried porcini mushrooms make a fantastic stock to cook with.Â
Batch cook and freeze. Make your own âmicrowave mealsâ.Â
Buy dried goods to save money - rice and beans are a pittance. (Remember to soak dried beans first, though!)Â
Consider Meatless Mondays; itâs healthier, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly.
Learn which fruits and vegetables are cheapest at your store, and build a standard weekly menu around those. (Also remember that frozen vegetables are cheap and healthy.)Â
Learn seasoning combinations. Different seasoning, even with the exact same ingredients, can make a dish seem completely new.Â
Donât buy shit for a one-off recipe, especially if you wonât use it all. If you really want to try out a recipe, see if a friend would be interested in making it with you, then pool for the expenses.Â
Make your own goddamned pasta sauce. Jamie Oliver has a decent recipe here, but the beauty of tomato sauce is that you can totally wing it and adapt the fuck out of it.Â
Misc
Have a stock email-writing format.Â
Want to start running, but find it boring? Try Zombies, Run!.Â
Keep a goddamn first aid kit and learn how to use it.Â
Know your OTC pain relief.Â
Update your CV regularly.Â
Keep a selection of stamps and standard envelopes for unexpected posting needs. (It happens more regularly than you would think!)Â
Some final words of advice:
Organisation is not a goal in itself, it is a tool. Donât get caught up in the illusion of productivity and get distracted from the actual task at hand.Â
Routines and habits will help you. Trust in them.
You have the potential to be an organised and productive person, just as much as anybody else. It just takes practice.Â
i finally finished setting up my workspace in my new apartment and honestly??? iâm completely in loveÂ
26 Reminders for Going to School Like a Badass
1. Your attitude dictates your experience, so start finding things to get psyched about.
2. Stock up on healthy snacks in your house!!! Youâll be glad you did when the study-munchies roll around (and they always do).
3. Invest in a good planner. Especially if you take part in multiple extra-curriculars, I canât stress how helpful it is having a place to check back on deadlines and big events.
4. Write down all your teachersâ names and emails as soon as you get them, so youâre not searching for them when youâre absent.
5. No one is having as much fun as their snapchat story makes it seem.
6. Donât believe what your peers tell you about tests they take before you, study how much YOU need to.
7. Be nice to your math teacher. Partial credit on math problems might save your grade.
8. Donât throw out syllabuses/first day handouts!!!! Theres a good chance they have information on the late policy and a gazillion other helpful things.
9. In fact, try to hold on to as many papers as you can for when finals inevitably attack.
10. No one knows you wore those jeans yesterday.
11. Be conscious of how you smell. Donât be B.O. kid, but also try not to suffocate your lab partner with the scent of artificial fruit/flowers.
12. That cookie in the cafeteria is probably not worth 95 cents. Pack snacks from home to resist overpriced school treats.
13. If youâre carrying around a travel mug of coffee, people will usually leave you alone.Â
14. Donât spend more time planning your study schedule than actually studying. Just get your books out and do it.
15. Never underestimate the amount of motivation you can get from watching Legally Blonde (movie or musical).Â
16. Try to attend at least one school sporting event per season, even if thats not really your scene. Some teachers even offer extra credit for going to big games!
17. Donât be that kid that asks the teacher when youâre getting your tests back. They have like a gazillion to grade. Youâll get them when theyâre done.
18. Have a pump-up playlist for the ride to school and the walk to your first class. Nothing feels more badass than walking through crowded hallways while listening to Halseyâs âNew Americanaâ.
19. Set up a back-up study zone for when you need a change of pace.
20. Donât put off creative projects because you think theyâll be less time consuming. Thereâs nothing worse than glitter gluing a scale model of the U.S. Senate at 3 AM because you thought it would be quick and easy.
21. That extra 10 minutes of sleep is not worth the risk of oversleeping completely. Get up, splash your face with some cold water, and get this show on the road.
22. Find a school inspiration, whether it be a really hardworking friend or a studyblr you follow. Check their progress whenever you need motivation.
23. If someone only ever talks to you when they need to copy the homework, theyâre using. Donât indulge them.
24. Doing your own work is so SO important. Plagiarism can destroy careers.
25. Creative outlets can be so refreshing, like a diary, a private tumblr, a sketchbook, whatever floats your boat.
26. When all else fails, remember how lucky you are to be getting an education. School isnât a punishment, its an opportunity for you to create a kick-ass foundation for the rest of your life.Â
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 âcram modeâ
Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization
PlannerÂ
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 bedÂ
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 itâs handy
MiscellaneousÂ
Companion - stay safe when walking alone
Mint - money management
Toshl - finance manager
Tiny Scanner - scan documents
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06.06.17 || There wasnât that much to do this week because of Summer Break, but I managed to find things to keep me occupied!Â