welcome to the next 4 years of my life

B.S in Biological Science// Doctorate of Optometry pending// hi I'm an optometry student who was lucky enough to start my student doctor career in the middle of a pandemic. follow my mental breakdowns here // happy to give any tips to anyone going through the admissions process!

[studywithapisces]

When your professor talks 90 to nothing for 2 hours straight and says "must know" after every single sentence

[joslifer1]

professor: your patients will lie

me: i understand

patient: *lies*

me:

[humorstar]

doctor: open your mouth and say Ahhhhhhh

me:

[thepersonalquotes]

[sostudyings]

throwback to the times (autumn 💕) when proper sunlight existed 🌇

[thepersonalquotes]

[studywithapisces]

[studywithapisces]

Accurate representation of what my brain actually feels like studying virology

[thepersonalquotes]

[surprisebitch]

how many minutes on & off is your pomodoro technique?

mine is very customized to my attention span and thinking.. the 25-5-25-5 never worked for me because 25 minutes is too short and i can still go for more than 25 minutes. i also can concentrate long-term and once i hit my break, that flow gets disrupted. so what i do is..

40 minutes

7 minutes short break (reply to a message in social media, check email or browse tumblr)

40 minutes

7 minutes short break

35 minutes

food break or any break for 20 minutes

sometimes.. i also just listen to my body. like if i notice it’s not yet 40 minutes and NOTHING is going in my mind, i take the 7 minutes break to reset.

but yeah, it really has worked for me. sometimes i can also study for more than 40 minutes especially when im so in the zone or if im in a middle of a multi-step problem that i have to finish it first before i take a break

[studywithapisces]

Throwback to my first finals week that almost killed me but didn't

[toastbutteregg]

[werelivingarts-deactivated20230]

how to deal with mental fatigue

Hi, it’s werelivingarts! Exam season is coming so soon, and some of us might deal with a lot of stress and mental fatigue while preparing for the exams. 

Here are some tips on how to prevent and deal with mental fatigue (before it becomes too serious and leads to burnout). Exams are just ways to test your knowledge and understanding, so please do not expect too high and take care of your health! 🌿

Hope that we would all do well! 😊

[studywithapisces]

I have officially finished my first semester of optometry school....lemme rephrase that ~virtual~ optometry school (thanks covid)

And let me tell you, doing 19 hrs through zoom is for the fucking birds. 10/10 do not recommend. 10/10 not good for mental stability. 10/10 not good for ADHD

[studentlifeproblems]

[kadywicker]

sometimes im haunted remembering that text post that went around in like november that was like “we had pandemics in 1820 and 1920 so we’re due for another one” like op are you okay what did you stumble on

[eyeseeyouoptometry]

HALFWAY THROUGH CLASS