Study like Hermione

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[natureell]

[fracturedporcelaindoll]

Beautiful~

[mahoganyamore]

am i waiting for something that isn't going to happen?

[elrood]

I found books for free, we went to see an art exhibition and discovered a new café :’) I also started going on evening walks again since the summer heat is over and I’ve fallen in love with this town for the 100th time ♥ I’m so happy to live here

[learnelle]

Trying to romanticise being stuck in stormy Paris weather, at least a 15 minute walk away from my metro stop. No umbrella, but happy to have a hot drink and colourful book.

[literaryaida]

20.06.24 | outline session today. had to do major structural changes so decided to start from scratch. felt demotivated for a while, i should just stop being so hard on myself and just write 😌

[frenchiepal]

28.3.24 🌛 it's so over...we're so back!!...it's so over....... nevermind!

🎧 - les avions en papier - les choristes

[pefkaes]

04.02.2024 // a huge pile of TBR at home and yet, I'm out here buying more books. I won't get around to reading them in the next two weeks anyway, so the TBR pile continues to grow. I'll arrive at it eventually, however long it takes.

[mariagoesmed]

favorite spot to study except for my room - it looks like a library but is actually a coffee shop

the holidays always kind of overwhelm me 🫠

[symptomofloves]

sitting at the little table by the kitchen window, sipping tea & writing

[tiniestleaf]

windows from my cozy apartment in a small rainy city

[triflingthing]

coffee from my lil coffee station

[shlrleystudies]

rare occasions when my roommates are out and I get the whole house to myself

[sksjdncmaoeebss]

[sksjdncmaoeebss]

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[liones-s]

one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become