Sweeney

Oh well, whatever, nevermind.

[ashstfu]

idk but when i discover new books and music i’m just excited to be alive again. yes a bit dramatic but that’s how i feel when i discover them

[hoodbnha]

[darklesmylove]

[robotbutler]

shut up i’m busy having a fake relationship with a fictional character right now

[glossieluv]

その歌を聞いたとき、私は私たちが経験したすべてのこと、そして私たちが何を経験できたのかを想像し続けます。(◍•ᴗ•◍)⠀! 🖇

[tsuhika-deactivated20211117]

𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬

kageyama tobio as your first love, all the way back in high school. it’s not too pretty, awkward kisses and sneaking around during school, but it’s real and that’s enough for you. he flushed hard when you showed up to his games with his jersey number on your back, but a smile rose on his face when he brushed off his team’s teasing comments. this relationship reminds you of good but nostalgic memories. it’s an innocent kind of love, but it’s not strong enough to last past the moment you receive your diploma.

suna rintarou as your college fling, the one who you told yourself you didn’t want to fall for. he told you he wasn’t looking for anything serious, and you believed him, because you also had bigger things to worry about than your romantic life. but when the kisses and heated touches started to morph into something more, an inkling of fear settled in your stomach, a fear of the intimacy you hadn’t known for a long time now. you spent a long time wondering whether or not to end it, but he decided for you; he disappeared from your life one day, and there were only unanswered calls and texts on your end.

miya atsumu as your first serious relationship, the one who you needed at the time. you were drawn to his confidence and passion during a time when you were so unsure of yourself and your future. he was fun, he was self-assured, and he was everything you needed to grow into your own skin. this relationship gave you the most lessons, and taught you what your priorities and necessities were. it also taught you that sometimes love isn’t enough, not when you’re so tired of being put second to atsumu’s true passion. it ends with a slammed apartment door, tears dripping onto the carpet that the two of you had picked out together.

kuroo tetsurou as the one who pieces you back together. you’re freshly graduated from college, still a little shaky on your feet, and he’s the perfect mix of stability and fun that you’d been looking for. it finally feels like you’ve found where you belong. when he starts asking for more, though, you can’t swallow down your fear of committing so early. he seems to know what he wants, and you start to question your own goals and desires. you’re still not sure what you really want, whether or not you’re capable or even worthy of this kind of love, so you run scared.

oikawa tooru as the one who should’ve been it. you’d truly thought you were ready to settle down, ready for something more serious, but the circumstances didn’t allow you such an experience. you’d known that dating someone like oikawa would be hard, but you’d been convinced you could handle it. he loved you sincerely, without judgment, but the cameras and the media tore down your confidence brick by brick. every rumor and every scandal only lead to more screaming matches at 3 in the morning, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make you stay. oikawa never stops loving you, but he loves you enough to know you deserve better.

akaashi keiji as your endgame, the one who makes you wonder why you ever doubted yourself in the first place. you meet him when you’ve already established yourself, scoring the job you’ve been waiting for and living as comfortably as you can. it’s the perfect mix of spontaneity and domesticity for you. when he finally gets down on one knee and you splutter out a yes through your tears, you’re convinced there is nowhere else on earth you’d rather be. on the day of your wedding, adorned in pretty white lace, you smile to yourself, thinking about everything—no, everyone that’s lead you up to this moment, silently thanking them for what they’ve taught you.

then, you thank the one you’d learned to love along the way.

(yourself.)

[sweeneyiscrying]

Given

[study-well]

Study Techniques:

SQ3R Reading

The Pomodoro technique

Online Pomodoro timer

Feynman Technique

100 Things to do in your study break

Develop active learning strategies

Cramming (last minute option)

Study Methods, Tips, and Resources:

How to make flashcards (electronic and paper)

What to write on flashcards

Uses for flashcards

Creating and using mindmaps

Studying using textbooks

The benefits of textbooks

How to annotate

Tools for referencing

Tips for visual learners

How to read journal articles critically (by marielstudies​)

Top 5 Study Tips to Achieve your Study Goals

How to pull an all nighter

How to pull an all nighter (2)

Studying vocabulary

Study guides

How to create a study guide (by studyspoinspo)

Using whiteboards

Assignment Calculator

Learning how to learn (by strive-for-da-best)

Get good grades (Youtube)

Memory:

Learn how to memorise and find the memory techniques that work best for you.

Here’s an interesting article about long term memory.

6 research tested ways to improve your memory.

Here’s an ask about how to memorise material.

An ask about forgetting material within a few hours.

Some memory tips (by astackoftextbooks)

Learn instead of memorising

Thinking and memorising

Time Management:

How to prioritise tasks

Apps for scheduling

Creating a revision timetable

A post about making a timetable (by grxeek).

How to keep your revision focused

An online study planner.

Motivation/Procrastination:

Reasons to study

Blocking apps/extensions for phones and computers.

Reasons to study now

10 tips for getting started on an academic task

How to deal with family distracting you from study

How to stop procrastinating (Youtube)

10 Tips for managing procrastination

Questions to ask yourself for motivation

How to improve your concentration

Quick concentration tips

Get Motivated (Wikihow)

Choosing the appropriate study environment

Short and sharp motivation

Stress Relief:

Stress relief techniques and ideas

The 10 Best Yoga Poses for Stress Relief

Relaxing Yoga Poses for Beginners

20 Easy Steps to Stress Relief

Relaxation Techniques

23 Science Backed Ways to Reduce Stress

25 Destressing Techniques

Deep Breathing Exercises

Three Guided Relaxation Videos

Vent Anonymously Online

A sleep calculator here which will calculate when you should go to sleep/wake up (depending on what you’re working out) based on sleep cycles. This will make sure that you wake up refreshed and ready to work.

Problems with sleep

Failure anxiety

Do nothing for 2 minutes

Calm (meditation site)

Health:

There’s also some information here about studying with mental illness from MIND.

There’s a really great post here about depression in university (by landofstories)

There’s a similar post here about studying with depression (by bloggerforstudentprogress)

Studying with ADHD

Studying maths with dyscalculia

Managing test anxiety

Self help: test anxiety

Emergency Compliment (for when you’re feeling down)

Studying with dyslexia

Revision and exams for people with dyslexia

Study skills for dyslexic students

How I coped with OCD at university

Study skills and OCD

Study skills and OCD PDF

Music:

Nature sounds in calmsound

Sounds of rain

Beethoven

Coffee shop sounds

More coffee shop sounds

Mix sounds (soundrown)

Sounds of the ocean

Whitenoise

Study mixes on 8tracks

Music to boost concentration

For the exam:

Exam preparation

Exam life hacks (by studyblob)

The best ways to prepare for exams

Exam tips

The day before an exam

Tips on Taking Multiple-Choice Tests

How to write a great essay (by englishlit-chic)

Psychology Essay Exams (gives an example and how to answer)

Looking after yourself after exams

Oral tests and exams

Writing and presenting a good speech

Links, Games, etc.:

Live panda camera (for destressing; you wouldn’t believe the amount of time I spend watching this camera).

Live animals

Try to find the ten gnomes

Origami

Create your own nebula

Easy magic tricks

DIY Home Spa (BY @recoverykitty)

Brownie in a cup

Cookie in a cup