[thespilledquotes]

“You are your own person. Remember your beliefs. Remember your talents. Remember your skills. There are so many little things that add up together that make you, YOU. So always be true, and be you.”

— thepowerwithin (via meineluft)

[thehopefulquotes]

We're all so desperate to be understood, we forget to be understanding.

— Beau Taplin

[achillesreborn]

fuck academic professionalism. use emojis in papers. kiss in libraries. use 'yall' in formal emails. the world is ending & i refuse to leave it being 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈

[surviveschool]

good emotional skills to know 4 college but also in general

this is stuff that i’ve found helpful and am in the process of working on. they may not be achievable for you without help and may not work for your specific circumstance, but this is a list of suggestions that you might be able to think about. i am also not a mental health professional so please do feel free to contradict me!!

self soothing.  having a toolbox to take care of yourself by yourself. bc sometimes nobody else is available and you just gotta put some lotion on, listen to a tune, and go to bed early. 

checking in. checking in with yourself to see if you’re okay. knowing how to alter your strategies when your strategies aren’t working. knowing when your strategies aren’t working. this is just taking some time every day to reflect on what goals you didn’t meet and why and what you can do to fix that.

there’s nothing you “should” be doing. if you get caught up thinking “i should be doing x” that’s false! stop that! “should” be doing better implies that you have some obligation to do whatever it is that you “should” be doing. you don’t owe anybody except yourself. analyze why you think you should be doing that thing and change that into…. “i want to be doing x because…” or “doing x will make me happier, because…”. overall, more productive and less self-shamey. 

disconnecting from the crowd. eating in a crowded dining hall can be stressful! knowing how to be alone in a crowd and stay calm is helpful

being okay with being alone.  tbh college is kind of… being alone a lot, in my experience. even though you’re surrounded by people, a lot of time is spent alone. making friends is hard. your friends have different schedules. you’re busy. shit sucks. we make the best of it.

knowing yourself. this relates to a lot of what i’ve already said but like. knowing your emotional state and knowing what helps trick the monkey brain is helpful. stop repressing your feelings, friends.

talking to strangers. ordering from a menu! paying library fines. going to office hours. asking for a cashier at the register if there isn’t one. ya this is hard. ya you gotta expose yourself. sometimes i just try playing a persona. like this isn’t me ordering a sandwich. this is a cool me who knows how to talk to people who is ordering a sandwich.

you don’t have to be friends with your roommates. you just have to live together in a way that doesn’t make you two hate each other. ideally, you two will coexist in a way that doesn’t interfere with the other’s daily life.

give and taking. on the topic of roommates, sometimes your roommate can be a shitty person, but sometimes you are the shitty person! give a little but if they’re negatively impacting your life, communicate.

communicating during disagreements. explain what your emotions are instead of blaming them. “i feel hurt when you…” or “i feel frustrated when” or “i feel unappreciated when.” if things get heated, ask if you both can take a ten minute break and then come back. and don’t bring up disagreements when the other party is preoccupied or going somewhere. you can legitimately schedule a discussion.

it’s okay to apologize. learning to swallow your pride gets easier each time.

knowing that people work differently than you. some people are not gonna click with you and it’s gonna seem like they have this whole brain process up there that is totally unlike yours. and yeah! that’s how it is. and that’s chill if they aren’t hurting anyone else. work with them and be flexible!! 

comforting people. you will probably/definitely see someone cry! hell if i know how to comfort people. someone please help. but some things i’ve learned are: 1) different people need different things. different people need different things! 2) people need different things at different times. 3) you can ask them what they want and it won’t be weird. 4) apparently a lot of people like hugs? but ask. and it’s okay to not want a hug. 5) just show that you care in some way if you don’t know what they need. i used to think that if somebody needed to tell me what they needed it was a sign that i just didn’t know them well enough and we weren’t compatible or i wasn’t being a good friend. that’s fake! friendship isn’t based off of fitting naturally in every way and making an effort to be good for them is important.

knowing it’s okay to not be liked by everyone. it’s okay if strangers think you’re dumb because you said something dumb in public. you know you’re not dumb. it’s okay if not everybody you meet likes you. it’s okay if you do something cringey. everybody has their own shit to deal with and you will not shatter their world.  grow and move on!

forgiving yourself. i’m trying this new thing where when i feel embarrassed about something i say. out loud. “i forgive myself.” and then i just try to grow from that and move on without getting caught in a spiral of shame.

knowing what you need vs what you want and what is better at the time. what you need: a shower. what you want: to not do that. solution: take a shower! or maybe what you actually need is to go to sleep? but guess what. you probably know what is good for you. the hard part is actually doing it.

realize that building habits is less work than discipline. emotional effort is expended every time you have to make yourself do something. just make it part of your routine and you’ll just think it’s normal to do all the good things! like, for example, i’m trying to make it a habit to eat structured meals instead of a “eat when i’m hungry” thing because i know that makes me skip meals, which is bad!

you won’t be able to do everything. forgive yourself for that. write down  things that are top priority and focus on them. everything else is not important right now and you shouldn’t beat yourself up for not being able to do them.

your health is important. i’m not saying health will solve all your problems. it won’t! but health will cause a lot of your problems to go away. because let’s face it. not sleeping causes a lot of problems. 

it’s okay to ask for help. we say this a lot but it’s hard to internalize it. here’s a thought: there’s so much shame and hesitation about asking for help so by doing that you’re actually being proactive (which is respectable) and mature, and therefore… not weak or stupid. ask for help even before you need it! most people love to help others. and especially take advantage of people who are OFFERING help. for example: counselors at school or TAs. it’s literally their job. they want to do it. and if you don’t want to talk to anybody in real life, my inbox is always open.

[the-inspiring-quotes]

[filmforwomen]

the vibes lately

[starrystvdy]

09.09.19

i’m so excited for autumn! the leaves are just slightly turning yellow and i’m so here for it 🍃🍂 i’m afraid to say everything i make from now until november will be autumn themed

[serendistudy]

1.10.2020 | thursday

happy october first everyone!! i made a very spooky monthly spread 🎃 this month i’ll be participating in the studyblr community challenge hosted by @myhoneststudyblr !! 

day 1 - introduce yourself and tell us what you study!

hi! my name is vee, and i am currently on my 2nd year in uni. i major in cultural anthropology and right now i’m also taking history and japanese! 

[serendistudy]

25.8.2020 | tuesday

i made an august playlist bujo spread and it was heavily inspired by a spread that @chaicoffeeandme posted recently! i just absolutely love it when i see a cute spread on studyblr that actually inspires me with my own spreads 🥺 also yes asjfhgj i still use my normal white bujo as well even though most of my posts these days only feature my gorgeous new black bujo!!

[deciphermm]

it physically hurts me when i have to take out my picture boards, sticky notes, fake plants, postcards and move out. i get attached to places. to the way those places made me feel. sometimes calm, sometimes anxious. this post is for my bean bag where i took unplanned naps, where i cried silently some nights , where i read books for hours and lost connections with the real world. this post is for my desk, the uncomfortable chair which gave me back aches, to the all nighters i pulled there, and all the online finals i gave while having mental breakdowns. so here ends my love letter to spaces that made feel at home.

[lostlxmb]

nov. 21, 2016 – it’s finally thanksgiving break!! and now i’m stressing out about my literature projects and college apps ahh i’m glad i had the time to upload my recent spreads haha

[stillstudies]

this is sooo cute! 💫

[sarahhirakiinlondon]

My studio flat in North London.

[dolceartist]

April - Week 17. I’ve stuck with this layout for so long, it seems pretty effective, but sometimes I definitely want a change. Looking for any daily layout inspirations!

[sailorportia]

Creative writing is just “Have I used this phrase before?” “Do I use this word too much?” “Should I find a synonym for this?” “Have I used this simile before?” “Do I always describe things this way?” “Have I used this phrase before?” “Do I use this word too much?” “Should I find a synonym for this?” “Have I used this simile before?” “Do I always describe things this way?” “Have I–”

[bopeep]

*doesnt check my academic email* everythings OK

[thecaffeinebean]

4.14.20 // 9:37am

good morning from your local bean factory ☕️👀🙌🏼

[hungwy]

reading older literature is like this sentence is literally going nowhere and you already used 50 words in it