#link chats

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NOOO I WAS BUSY HANDLING LIFE STUFF FOR MOVING THAT I LOST MY STUDY STREAK 😭 I just finished one of my most major tasks on Monday so I haven't had anything immediate to work on either and aaaaaargh

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btw having a strict schedule is by no means necessary for success. Not every study tip or piece of advice you see on here will work, and that’s okay. Literally every single person is different

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"I wish I was more productive, I wasted so much time-" no. Time spent resting is never time wasted. We are people before we are laborers. Forgive yourself for your own cruelty against your humanity and allow room to breath.

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I think the most important thing I ever learned in my life is that being alone and feeling alone are entirely different from one another.

You can be surrounded by people and feel the most isolated and lonely you’ve ever been. You can have next to no friends and not feel lonely at all. And yet all throughout your life people will try to tell you that it’s a tragedy to not have friends, and if you’re not making friends then that means there’s something wrong with you. That’s not true. If you’re not lonely, then it doesn’t matter how many people you do or do not have in your life. All that matters is how YOU feel about the number of and what kind of people you surround yourself with.

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Hi sorry if anyone had sent something to my inbox and I missed it! For some reason I was getting a weird amount of "ghost asks" that I literally couldn't see/read, so I had to clear my whole inbox to fix the issue (I don't think there's any other way to do so unfortunately...?) So if you sent me something and I didn't respond try sending it again, hopefully it goes through 💙

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Hi! Hope you're having a great day! List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers <3

Hi!!! Apologies- this is yet another ask I am getting to incredibly late 😔 Stuff happened. Thank you so much for sending this in though, and I hope you're having a wonderful day too!

Here's my list:

My wonderful little kitty cat, Mina! I named her after the astronomer Williamina Fleming :> She is very annoying and refuses to leave me alone- I wouldn't have it any other way.

Perhaps a random addition, but angel food cake! ... Which I'm just now learning is apparently specific to the United States? If my followers from other lovely parts of the world could let me know if you've ever had angel food cake, I'd be incredibly grateful. And if you haven't, try it! It's definitely on the sweeter side but it's still quite a light and airy desert, being a sponge cake and all. It's on my mind since I just had some for dessert this past Sunday as part of a "going away" dinner for my PhD program (❁´◡`❁)

Scented candles! I had been having trouble regaining my productivity after graduating earlier this summer, and recently I went back to revisit some of my strategies that I've used in the past to see if they'd help. One of these was to light some specific scented candles I have whenever I wanted to get work done. Totally worked, and I'm a bit ashamed a didn't think of it earlier! It's much easier to relax and get work done when everything smells so nice （￣︶￣） So it's been on my mind how nice it is to live in a world with easily accessed scented candles and how happy they make me.

The people in my life. I know this is non-specific, but I have a lot of people that I'm grateful for and that make me happy! I love my family, I have good friends, and my fellow students and incoming cohort at the PhD program I'm heading into are really nice. It's lovely to be surrounded by such a talented and supportive group of people. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in what we feel like we don't have that we lose sight of all of the good people we do have in our life. No matter what, there's always somebody that cares that you're around- even if it doesn't feel like it.

I suppose now's a good time to reveal that I started using that StudyVerse service I've been seeing around in some studyblr spaces earlier this month, and although I wasn't... enthused to say the least by the generative AI features, the site itself is really great! It's been wonderful using it. The idea of "losing my streak" and having the accountability of other students has DEFINITELY kept me motivated to study every day, even if it's only for a little bit. It's a much healthier way to approach things than what I was doing! The fact that even just an under 10 minute session counts towards your streak is really reassuring- it's like a nice little reminder that life is a marathon, not a sprint. 20 days in and I haven't missed a day so far, it's definitely made me happy! And it's so fun seeing how all these different people from all over the world set up their study spaces (o゜▽゜)o☆

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hi there, it’s @discountscholar

recently you reblogged one of my posts and said something about being in the same boat and that you found the post helpful.

just wanted to come over here and personally send you virtual hugs and good vibes because my man, it is not easy. i know that you of all people know it.

please take care of yourself and i want you to know that you’re not alone. we’re all in this together and we will see this terrible time through till the end <3

Aaah sorry I'm replying to this so late! But thank you so much for your kind words 🥺 It means a lot to me. You're so right- we're not alone! Of course I hope you know that includes you too. Please remember to take care of yourself as well, we can get through this together 💚