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learning by heart is something almost every student has to do at some point and that stuff can be painful af. so i decided to share the method that has worked wonders for me during my 4 years at university and may even be a tiny bit of fun. 

always remember: the dumber the better!

and by this i mean that your brain will be able to retain information a lot better if the information is so dumb it makes you wanna giggle and kill yourself at the same time.  also, before applying this method i have already composed my study guide in question-answer form. however, you don’t have to keep to the question-answer format, this technique also works fine with bullet points or flashcards.

step 1: bust those rhymes

this is a poem i wrote when i studied for my language acquisition class. writing poems is great when you have to remember lots of information. i always do this as a first step to gather the main points of a topic and once i know these by heart, i will be able to deal with the details more easily.  you could also write a song or a rap if you like. by composing the information into rhymes and verses you are forced to really think about it, plus rhymes (especially really dumb ones) are easier to learn and remember than just any boring old text. 

step 2: build those donkey bridges

in german, we call this memorization method “building donkey bridges” because donkeys are conventionalized as very dumb animals for which you have to make it very easy to be able to walk over a bridge. so imagine your brain as the donkey having to cross a bridge to get to the information you want to learn. i like to build my donkey bridges as follows: - read your bullet points and highlight ONE important keyword per bullet point - then you take the first letters of each of your keywords and arrange them to form some kind of word or letter cluster you will be able to remember (words like BUTT or BOOB or POOP are especially easy to remember if you’re an immature piece of sh*t like myself) - bonus points if the donkey-word you just composed somehow relates to the topic you’re studying - repeat this for every question / paragraph - let me know if you want me to write a more in-depth post about this technique!

step 3: flashcards

to really make this method foolproof, write your donkey-words on flashcards - the word on one side and on the other side the keywords the letters refer to. that way, you will be able to revise them anywhere you go but try to not giggle too much at the stupid sh*t you came up with, this might make you seem like a weirdo. (jk) 

just send me an ask / a message if you have further questions or requests! happy studying! 

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Here's the bujo title page i made for august. I wanted it to be summery and stuff and suddenly there were eels involved ?? Sometimes you gotta roll with it i guess. Also i'll be starting my summer job in a few days and i'm sooo excited.

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Good morning everyone! It's currently 8 am and i'm already at the library using up my last bit of willpower and desperately trying to stay productive one more day before the weekend. I reaaaally need a break. Also, i started writing poems out of my exam topics so i can remember everything more easily. It works so well! If you like i'll do a whole post on learning things by heart.

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today i had my first day at my new job in the library and i already love it so much! it's awesome being surrounded by this many books in the first place and since it's summer break atm it's really slow. so i'm allowed to read or study during my work hours. do you guys have summer jobs?

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i've been doing practice tests for days now and it's going really well so far! Today my brain is just not working, i'm blaming it on the heat and also i talked to a friend last night for waaaay too long. (and look at this frickin cinnamon roll being prettier than me 90% of the time - at least it's homemade so hey) 🌻 have an awesome day!

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Just finished my keith haring inspired spread for next week. Not sure what to put in the empty column though ... any suggestions?

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A little stationery haul from the other day. I've been thinking about starting a bulletjournal for ages and then decided a few days ago that i need some kind of creative outlet. So i got the Leuchtturm 1917 and the Stabilo Boss Pastel markers.