let's get punctual

if I don't stay organised everything may actually crumble nbd

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Studyblrs older then 20 please reblog this

I always feel like I’m the only one, don’t get me wrong I love that younger studyblrs are here to work hard and love what they do. I’m proud of you.

But I want to meet more studyblrs who are a little older.

[stardust-learning]

Finished my house points spread. Still got to decide how many points some of the rewards are worth but I’m super happy with how this turned out 😊✌🏻

[stardust-learning]

Last week & this coming week 😊✌🏻

[stardust-learning]

I quit my job and will be moving back to Sydney in April 😊 created this spread so I don’t forget anything! 🔥☀️

[estudying-blog]

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”          – Confucius 

[estudying-blog]

the curve of forgetting

the curve of forgetting describes how we retain or get of information we absorb.

day 1: you go into a lecture knowing 0% and come out knowing 100% of what you know (regardless of whether you know it extremely well or not)

day 2: you did not do any reviewing of your notes from day 1 therefore you have lost 50%-80%

and as the days progress we forget less and less

think about midterms! notice how around midterms when you’re trying to study for something (that you haven’t been reviewing for regularly) it feels like the material is VERY difficult and almost as if you’ve never learned it before

formula to reshape the curve

within 24 hours of your lecture spend 10 minutes reviewing the material

a week later: it will only take 5 minutes to REACTIVATE the same material

ultimately, you will reshape the curve  

day 30: by this day your brain will only need 2-4 minutes to recall

information on the curve of forgetting was taken from the university of waterloo (x)

my formula to reshape the curve using the information above

before class: spend 10 minutes PREVIEWING the material. 

after class: spend 10 minutes REVIEWING the material

do this regularly. this will be your preview/review system for each class.

a week later: try to review a week later. i know that school/life can get pretty hectic, but try to make sure you are reviewing regularly.

maybe record yourself saying some important details/concepts from your notes the night before and on your daily commute to school plug in those earphones and listen to it. i am an auditory learner and i find that listening to my notes before i go to bed and right when i wake up have truly helped me retain information. studies have shown that the best time to study is right before going to bed and right when you wake up.

a month later: after a month, review what you’ve learned so far in your class. trust me this will be a very very short review. everything will look very familiar to you and it won’t look as difficult as it used to.

basically your review schedule should be the following: 

1 hour before learning the material

1 hour after learning the material (or within 24 hours of learning it b/c i know we’re all very busy people)

1 day later

1 week later

1 month later

remember everyone learns, studies, and retains information differently!! my personal belief is that your technique is what matters most. it is not about your innate ability/talent. find a technique that works for you.

more suggestions:

active learning > passive learning

when taking notes use the Cornell method. it forces you to ask questions and summarize what you’ve learned.

set frequent, short, review sessions

test yourself constantly! there are so many resources online. 

people who are under stress have difficulty remembering things so CHILL OUT

don’t rush, take your time

repetition is key

practice MAKES PERFECT

group items together

fish, vitamin b12, and green tea can help w/ memory

don’t give up. like morrissey said “these things take time.”

[plannerdy]

No to Low Stress College Study Strategy

I started using this study method my 2nd month of college, when I realized that it was better for study-life balance and my emotional wellbeing. It makes me feel productive and alert all day, and gives me plenty of free time to pursue hobbies, clubs, and personal interests. It sounds kind of hardcore at first, but it’s seriously wonderful if you give it a try! Here’s the game plan:

After the first few days of the semester, I sit down with all of the syllabi from all of my classes and write down every single assignment for the rest of the semester into my planner. Include exams, readings, lab report due dates, worksheets, essays, etc. Everything.

Every weekend, I set aside however much time I need to knock out every single assignment for the upcoming week that is possible to do in advance. I do my textbook readings, textbook practice problems, my humanities readings, short essays or write-ups to accompany those humanities readings, etc.

Even though I’m doing more work, I generally spend the same amount of time in the library as my friends who only do their work for Monday over the weekend. This is because if you don’t commit to doing a large number of assignments, you tend to spend a lot more time on minor assignments than is truly necessary - do I really need to spend 3 hours on this 1-page essay for my English class if it’s only graded on a 10 point scale? Couldn’t I finish this in 1 hour and then devote more time to the rest of the readings I need to do for that class this week?

I still have enough time to sleep in, have long lunch breaks, go the gym, go to parties in the evening, etc.

You can do this, no matter your workload. I am a pre-med science major taking 20 credits (max course load) a semester, with two labs, and I can get it done. My roommate is an English major with heavy novel reading assignments and she can get it done. (Disclaimer: this mostly applies to undergraduates.)

Research papers and midterm exam studying generally get their own day separate from homework assignments. I like writing essays in 1 or 2 sittings, but if you like to spread it out just break up the essay into manageable pieces and do it over multiple weekends, or do the pieces between classes (see next bullet point).

After blasting through most of my assignments over the weekend, during the week I generally only have to do busy-work that is assigned at the end of classes and continue studying for midterms that week. I easily finish these assignments in the breaks between classes during the day.

With this strategy, I always complete all of my homework well before dinnertime, and often have days when I don’t have any assignments to do. I use this free time for club meetings, hanging out with friends, going to the gym, marathoning Netflix, pursuing hobbies, working a job, whatever.

I also use this extra time to be able to study for exams much more effectively - when you don’t have busywork assignments floating in the back of your mind, it is much easier to focus. You will study more productively and effectively, and with much less stress. Exams are worth way more of your grade than the homework assignments you blast through each weekend, so it’s best to be able to focus exclusively on them Monday - Friday.

The best part about this strategy is that your workload is heavy on Sunday and sometimes Saturday, but you get to relax Monday - Friday. You basically have a 5 day weekend every week, assuming you enjoy going to class.

If anyone also uses this method, I’d love to hear from you or hear your variants/study suggestions! If anyone tries out this method for 1 or 2 weeks and finds that it works for them, I’d love to hear about it! If you try it and hate it with a fiery burning passion and loathe me for even suggesting it, I’d love to hear about it!

I believe in you!<3 No matter what study method you choose to use, just do your best and exceed your own expectations.

[stuhtea]

When to use flash cards: memorizing words/vocab, numbers, equations, names, dates, and verbatim facts or lines.

When to use mnemonic devices: memorizing steps of a process or sets of facts/information/people, especially in an order.

When to use concept maps or drawings: learning (rather than memorizing) relationships, processes, concepts, systems, etc.

When to use tables or charts: learning or memorizing systems (eg. conjugation in a foreign language), sets of sets of information (eg. people and when they lived and what they did), and other large/complex groups of information.

When to use songs: for learning or memorizing anything.

Disclaimer: this is a general guideline. If something else works for you, do it!

[stuhtea]

5/100 days of productivity; 5/30 Studyblr Challenge (who is a professor you admire?). Too hard: my French professor is the kind of person who makes you believe in the profession, while the archaeology faculty at USyd makes me so, so excited to come in every day.

[stuhtea]

4/100 days of productivity; 4/30 Studyblr Challenge (to do list). Not the neatest it has ever been, but it’ll have to do. Think I’ll get a bigger size diary next year though 😣

[hyunjining]

me: i’m bored

my brain: it’s 1:30 am just go to sleep

me: anyway i’m bored

[fablepaint]

When you only kinda know a second language

and you’re reading text like

“yeah he said to me [blank] and I was like but my name is [blank blank] and [probably a curse word] and [blank] your mother what a [blank]. I [blank blank] the part where [blank] sauces [blank] birds echo [long string of cultural phrase where I only understand every third word and I’m pretty sure they’re not talking about red oranges but dammit it READS like red oranges] and I [RANDOM ENGLISH WORD] how about you?”

[elinamarike-blog]

My study

[kristinastudies]

Day 2:  A photo of your study space

30 Day Studyblr Challenge by @hayley-studies

[stuhtea]

3/100 Days of Productivity; 3/30 Studyblr Challenge (how you relax) When I’m stressed out but still need to work (like today) I’ll light a big scented candle. But when I get the chance nothing can beat a really long, hot bath. Bath, book, beautiful.

[stuhtea]

Day 2 (photo of your most recent work) Spring has basically sprung so I worked on French -a LOT of mistakes- in the quad’s garden. Beautiful day. So glad it’s done. 🌻📚

[stuhtea]

1) Take a photograph of your study space: Today is seven hours of class without breaks so my study has to be on the train before I get to Central -and I picked the sunny side 😵🌞 Going over the tutorial readings for archaeology and learning about architecture-as-social-articulation in Pompeii.

[koalastudy]

HOW TO: BUILD A STUDY SPACE

rid all distractions

make sure your study area is away from the tv, the phone, your family/friends

if you are using your laptop, use a browser extension to block certain websites + +

turn your phone off !!

clear the space

declutter the study area so you can have maximum movement 

it’ll also make you feel more comfortable and less cramped !

light

try choose a spot with good natural light !!!

natural light will give the area some warmth 

if not? buy a lamp/use one from home that provides you with good lighting, it is better than nothing

spice it up

try and also make it your own 

buy some plants?? 

put some pictures of you and your friends, your dog etc.

put motivational posters + quotes up! 

this will make you feel more comfortable and relaxed whilst studying !!

have a comfy chair 

ok to me this is so important

nothing is worse than studying for long periods of time and then your butt begins to ache!!! 

pls try and get a comfy chair 

if not? put a pillow under your butt, so much better !

use ambient noise 

for some people music works really well, and that is so good !!

for others, it doesn’t! 

i suggest listening to rain, to coffee chatter, or some classical music, or even a soundtrack from your favourite movie or tv show 

have all the stuff you need before you start

make sure you don’t have to keep leaving every 5 mins to get something 

plan what you’re going to do, get everything you need, and then head in 

now actually study

make sure you have also created a space that is practical and promotes productivity 

then use it!

tailor it to your needs

there ya go!! i hope this was helpful in some way (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

isabelle x