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Trying So Very Hard to make 1/10 of a million! But... mostly have my finished productions. #OrganizedMinimalist

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50 Question Studyblr Tag

This tag was made by @organizedminimalist :)

GENERAL

What country are you studying in now? Czech Republic

What’s your major or specialization? philology

What year are you in? 3rd year of bachelor degree

What courses are you taking (/will be taking if on break)? language courses and interpreting and translation courses

Favorite course? hard to say... 

What languages do you know? Want to learn? Czech, English, Czech Sign Language, a bit of French (I want to improve in that)

What language do you study in? Do you think in a different language? In Czech (exept for foreign language classes)

Career aspiration? interpreter?

If you couldn’t be #8, what would you be? this question gives me anxiety

Moment you knew what you wanted to do? I still don’t really know...

STUDY ENVIRONMENT

Where is your favorite place to study? My room - either at my desk or in my armchair (when my ass is too sore from my chair at the desk)

When is your favorite time to study? Morning to mid-afternoon, after that, all bets are off (and I probably lose will to be productive)

Clean desk or organized mess? Clean desk is my aspiration, but in reality it’s more of an organized mess

Music or no music? What type? Depends - usually when I’m working on something, it can be whatever. When I’m reading or studying, I need quiet. 

Name top 3 worst distractions. Social media, food, my bunny

Exam time, dress up or dress down? Written exams - my normal attire (need to be comfortable but look presentable), oral exams - dress up (sort of required)

Exam time, hair up or hair down? Hair down

Favorite outfit for studying? Leggins/sweatpants and big t-shirt/sweatshirt

Favourite study scent? don’t really have one...?

STUDY TOOLS

Name 5 things you would consider your ‘study essentials’. pens and pencils, post-its, loose paper, hairband

Hardcopy books or pdf online? I prefer having hardcopy books or even better - printouts that I can write in

Favorite study snack? drink? fruit, water

Favorite pen (or pencil)? Pilot

Favorite notebook/paper? for bullet journaling Leuchturm1917, but for studying basically anything goes

Name 5 apps/tools that help you be productive. I don’t use many apps... but I Google Drive for sure 

How many pens/pencils/markers are in your pencil case? 7 pens (2 blue, 5 colored), 2 pencils, 0 markers (+ highlighters)

Backpack or purse? over the shoulder bag

How many notebooks do you have? 4, one for bullet journaling, one for taking notes in most classes, one for my language classes, one for rewriting my notes

STUDY HABITS

How do you motivate yourself when you’re not motivated? Take a break, chat with classmate, look at my schedule

Pump up routine before writing an exam? Bag prepared, enough sleep, shower, make-up, sorted out hair, reading for fun 

Crammer or pacer? well... something in between?

Type of learner (kinesthetic, auditory, visual)? mostly auditory 

How do you plan? (digital, planner, lists, no plan, etc.) planner (assigments, events etc.), bullet journal (to-do lists), study schedule for exams on lose paper

Preferred note-taking method? handwritten

Do you make to-do lists? How? yes, mostly in my bullet journal or on pieces of paper, rarely on my phone

Do you stick to your to-do lists? mostly yes

Group study or independent study? I like combining them - but I like group study only because I clicked with my classmates (here and here)

Average number of hours of sleep during exam time? about 7 hours

Ever pulled an all-nighter? never

STUDY MENTALITY

What do you do to recover from getting a grade lower than expected? To be honest, it’s been a long time since I got a lower grade than I expected. Which is kind of scary because I don’t know what I’ll do if it happens at my graduation exams or something like that.

One advice you’d give others? Try to avoid burn-outs. Don’t take on too much and if you do, make sure you take breaks and take care of yourself. Learn to prioritize. World wont burn if you don’t do that one thing that’s not really that important but is really time-consuming. World won’t, but you will.

What are you most proud of right now? Surviving.

Favorite quote to keep you going? Don’t really have one, sorry.

Favorite way to destress? Reading, watching YouTube videos, walks, socializing

OTHER

Favorite 5 studyblrs? That’s too hard to say

How often do you check Tumblr? Sometimes 2x a day, sometimes more, sometimes less 

Hobbies when you’re not studying? Reading, walks, music, taking photos

Favorite compulsory-reading book? 1984 by George Orwell

First nerdy joke that pops into your head. don’t know one? I’m really terrible at remembering jokes :D

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So this happened! Officially transferred from Master's to PhD : ).

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Apps to Review?

Currently making a list for my 2016 edition of "Top Apps for Productivity and Organization". I've got a solid 10 that aren't included in last year's edition, but wondering if there are any that people are particularly curious about..?

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14/100 | Monday February 9 2016 | Tips

A much requested question! I answered it a bit differently this time - it is intended to be read in order, like a script. I wanted to be direct, but also calming. Let me know if it works?? I 100% stand by every thing I’ve written here, because I just did it recently and it worked for me. #Honest

If you want to know how to be more creative, quick, think more critically or just know more, I’ve got some tips for that too for a separate post. Let me know if that interests you : )

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13/100 | Sunday February 7 2016 | Notes One of my goals of 2016 was to read more articles (and actually RETAIN that information). As much as I really, reallllly want to be efficient and practical by keeping everything on my laptop, I miss writing and I miss drawing out the processes I think are happening. So far I am definitely reading more, still have to test whether I retain it. Right now, my research is heading towards looking at cholesterol instead of just triglycerides, so I'm starting to read up on it so I can start designing some experiments.

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The worst part about being a studyblr scientist is that your most productive days can’t be captured by cute and carefully curated photos cause you work in a PC2 lab and are trying to not contaminate everything you’re working on.

Sigh.

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12/100 | Friday January 29 2016 | Work Started work in the lab at 7am this morning! Today is the last day of trial 2 of a collaboration with the transplant lab and chemistry lab - we're testing the efficiency of novel fluorescent redox probes in sensing 4 sources of oxidative stress in primary hepatocytes from control mice. It's not really my area of interest but hey, if it gets my name on a paper.....! P.S. This is where I do my research! It's the Charles Perkins Centre for Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Research in Sydney. Isn't it beautiful?