#study motiviation

[ink-stained-clouds]

and thus begins the last semester of my masters degree :o

[ilyastudies]

so it's been a while....!

a lot of things have changed since i was last active on here... expect to see some changes around here :)

[techtow]

Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.

[cybercity-sunrise]

2.8.2024

The past few weeks have been absolutely insane; although stressful due to long hours in the lab and balancing a million things, I can't recall a time I've learned more in such a short period. There is of course still SO much I don't know within my field, but it's satisfying to feel myself becoming more knowledgeable by the day.

Towards the end of last semester, I spent some time reflecting on how my first year was going and considering how to really develop as a researcher. The gap between a first and second year PhD student is huge, in my opinion--since I switched fields from undergrad, it's probably even more true in my case. I did learn a lot last semester, but I was still settling into a new environment and program. There is a lot to get adjusted to in this lab; it's huge, a bit chaotic, and used by multiple groups.

I am finally feeling more confident and independent, so I think this is the time to really grind in order to be where I want to be going into my second year. In addition to ramping up lab work, I've been trying to read way more. For each article I read, I also make a slide in an ongoing PowerPoint that summarizes key findings and any notes or questions I have. This isn't so much an organizational method (I use Zotero for that) as it is a way to follow interesting threads in current research and develop a habit of active reading.

If anyone has a reading practice that really works for them I'd love to hear about it :)

[oliviaemiley444]

Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you

[anjixee]

[ask-a-vetblr]

Hi hi this might b a dumb ask but I'm a first year vet med student right and I wanted to know how u guys kept your motivation up during studies and exams? Bc I'm struggling w that during my semester 1 exams bc the courses have a lot of weed out elements and suddenly being faced w the possibility of failing exams is wrecking me, like i've genuinely wanted to go into veterinary since i was a little kid and nthn else rlly brought me as much joy ig but the stress i'm under rn is 🥴 Immense lmao 1/2

gettingvetted here.

For me, severe anxiety and fear of failing out of vet school, and being saddled with $250,000 in debt, was motivation enough.

[circularexorcisms]

8/30 days of productivity

Gods this picture is blurry

Today was much better than the past few days. While I got a lot less done than I should have, I've made a dent in my English homework and am looking forward to getting it out of the way. For someone who calls myself a Dark Academic, I really hate English homework. But in other news I've decided to embrace my wish to travel and have started learning dutch on Duolingo! I've only done one lesson but if I keep it up I think I'll be p good at the language by the time I graduate.