motivation

trinity - 17 - australia - finishing year 12

[sunalwaysshining-deactivated201]

I love planners, highlighters, giant calendars, nice ball point pens, to do lists, & anything else that gives me the illusion that I’m getting my life together

[laurynstudy]

Hey there! I’ve been getting a lot of questions recently regarding the way that I practice French and learn German at home. I decided to make a masterpost with all of the links I find helpful for learning a language for free!

I don’t like to learn in classrooms, it’s just way too much pressure. My French class last year was too hard for me, and it wasn’t fun at all since we were doing too much vocabulary and not enough fun stuff! I think that learning a language at home is your best option (from my experience), since you can go at your own pace, and not at the fast pace of a class!

I have used all of these links personally, so don’t worry, this isn’t a promotion in any way!

Starting your target language from scratch (beginners) 

Duolingo (can be found in the app stores for Android and Apple) is a great place to start learning a language. You can start from the basics of your target language, and build your way up. It provides a good base for the language learning process. I wouldn’t recommend using ONLY Duolingo to learn your target language, as it just goes through vocabulary. You should use other resources to learn the grammar as well.

BBC Languages is also a helpful website for over 40 languages.

MyLanguages allows you to learn the alphabet for your target language.

101 Languages has 167 languages available to learn for free!

Memrise is another helpful app for vocabulary.

Omniglot is kind of like an online language learning encyclopedia. It’s a good place to start! 

When you’re ready to start using the language (reading, writing, listening)

Interpals is a really cool website that allows you to have conversations in your target language with a native speaker! It’s really just a pen pal thing, but you can also meet people to travel with!

The Polyglot project is a good place to find things to read in your target language. If you don’t know a word, translate it through the site!

HelloTalk is another good app/website for conversing with speakers of your target language.

Celebrating Multilingualism Through Harry Potter is a section in the University of Calgary website. You can listen to the first part of Harry Potter in over 60 languages! 

Resources for studying your target language

Dictionaries are essential for learning a language. Here’s a masterpost with tons of dictionaries for different languages by lets-become-polyglots.

Quizlet is a great flash card making app/website. I use it to practice my vocabulary in my spare time.

Forvo is good for listening to words. Search up a word, and listen to a native speaker of your target language say that word!

Other masterposts regarding language

Learning a foreign language by areistotle

South Asian language resources by reclaimthebindi

Language Learning Collection by cosmogyros

German by studying-for-the-future

French by jenaipassommeil

Italian by studybowie

Maltese by maltese-boy

Latin by learnal

Japanese by nihongogogo

Vietnamese by skopjeisanawesomecityname

Finnish by nimeni-on-hopo-hopo

That’s all of my resources! I hope you all enjoy learning a language!

[sleepyreyrey]

Strong words to use on a Resume

If you have ever had to write a resume for work or for an application, then you know the hardest part is figuring out what type of words to use that sound professional and and intelligent.

Example: If an application asks you if you have any relevant experience for a job at a day care center and you have experience, like you have babysat children. You would look at the words in the columns to see what words you should use that will help your resume stand out. You might put down “Have supervised and attended to children on a regular basis.”

I hope this is helpful to you.

[rampyourvoice]

Now this is a great resume list of action words.  I love that it’s broken down by types of jobs.  Saving for future use.

[quilavastudy]

Going through peripheral nerve examinations before going back to the hospital this afternoon 📝🏥

[ambitiousfuturemd]

To my fellow medstudent bookworms:

I decided to compile a list of books that are great for future doctors, doctors, or anyone that is working in the health profession. These books help give you an insight on what becoming a good doctor is really all about. Enjoy!

1. Every Patient Tells A Story- Lisa Sanders M.D. 2. Informed Consent- Benjamin j. Brown M.D. 3. Medical School Admissions Guide- Suzanne Miller 4. Medical School Interview- Fleenor 5. The Mindful Medical Student- Jeremy Spiegel 6. Med School Confidential- Robert H. Miller 7. Becoming A Physician- Jennifer Danek 8. On Call- Emily R. Transue M.D. 9. Hot Lights, Cold Steel- Michael J. Collons 10. Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs- Michael J. Collins 11. The Night Shift- Brian Goldman 12. The House of God- Samuel Shem 13. Kill As Few Patients As Possible (And 56 other ways on how to be the world’s best doctor)- Oscar London 14. The Secret Language of Doctors- Brian Goldman 15. How Doctors Think- Jerome Groopman 16. First, Do No Harm- Lisa Belkin 17. Better- Atul Gawande 18. Complications- Atul Gawande 19. Being Mortal- Atul Gawande 20. The Checklist Manifesto- Atul Gawande My personal recommendations are the books by Atul Gawande, Brian Goldman, Oscar London, and Samuel Shem! 📚

[actuallyjomd]

new book list for gap year

[itsgoingtibiaokay]

I went to the library the other day and checked out a few of these! Currently making my way through House of God, and I have the three Gawande books sitting on my desk. c: 

Also, I highly recommend “Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality” by Pauline Chen! 

[theheartofmed]

I’d like to add “The Real Doctor Will See you Shortly” by Matt Mccarthy about a physicians first year. This was phenomenal.

And I’d like to highlight Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. It’s on this list already but I’d like to highlight it because I truly think every person in the medical field has to read it. It’s one of the most insightful books I’ve ever read and addresses aging/dying in such a way I never truly considered. This book is vital to any and every physician.

[fightostudy]

Reblog if you're a girl running a studyblr!

Love to see all my educated females out there trying their best! Remember to be grateful for your education 💝

[somestudy]

november 9 / found myself with a bit of free time and decided to make a mindmap based off of my existentialism notes

[alt-study-blog]

20 things I’ve found out about studying in the last year:

1) Doing it last minute will not make it “stick in your brain”.

2) Clear room = Clear mind.

3) You will work better if you’re comfortable.

4) Distractions/Multitasking won’t help you.

5) Top knots are essential.

6) Neat desks make everything easier.

7) Google translate doesn’t help with learning languages.

8) Pretending to read the book you we’re supposed to read really doesn’t work.

9) Studyblr’s are REALLY helpful.

10) Write down study tips and read them before studying.

11) Write things that may be wrong in pencil, because you will regret writing it in pen.

12) Using fancy connectives may boost your grades just because they sound great.

13) Having neat notes will make you more likely to revise.

14) Filling the area around your desk with cute quotes will motivate you (or distract you in my case).

15) Doing work with friends is great if you can concentrate, and may actually make you remember what you learnt better.

16) You don’t have to spend the whole night before a test going over notes, do 20 minutes each day a week before the test.

17) You also don’t have to revise all the time, go out and have a break or you will be cramming too much in at once.

18) Making a studying playlist of songs that you find calming will help you concentrate. 

19) Don’t stress - you’re more likely to do better if you’re chilled out during an exam.

20) Study with an open mind or you’re going to hate doing it.

-K

[redheadswifty]

just wanted to post some of my notes from human biology 3ab that i’m really proud of - i’ve finished school now but i can’t bring myself to chuck these babies out

[irungracepace]

Wonderful Friday chem lab adventures- Reacting acids/bases and forming solid precipitates!

[study-well]

Practice. Go over and over the questions, both the ones from class and the examples in textbooks.

Try to find other questions that are similar to the assigned ones to practice on (e.g. questions from online, or past paper questions).

Make sure that you read all of the text and not just the examples.

Review your errors. When you’re practicing it’s important to identify any mistakes that you make and understand where your skills let you down (e.g. why you made that mistake).

Master the concepts, instead of trying to memorise the processes. It’s important to have a firm understanding of the key concepts underling a topic before moving on to work on another.

Approach problems from different perspectives and try different ways to reach an answer.

Try and keep your notes neat, especially with more complicated maths when you might lose your place, or need to review the material.

Create a study space that is free of distractions. Maths requires a lot of concentration so being able to focus is important.

Create a mathematical dictionary so that you have a list of terms and definitions that you need to know. You can test yourself on this using flashcards.

Because Maths can be so abstract, applying the concepts to a real world situation can really help you understand it.

Form a study group so that you can review material together and test each other. You can even make up problems for each other.

Look for study guides online (sparknotes is a great place to look).

If you have any questions, ask your teacher for clarification. 

Exam tips:

In certain problems, you may be able to “guess” at an approximate answer.  After you perform your calculations, see if your final answer is close to your guess. 

Make sure that you read the questions fully before beginning your calculations. If you don’t pay enough attention you might misunderstand what’s being asked, and lose marks.

Know your calculator! Find out what brand you can use in your exam, buy one, and get used to it! The more familiar that you are with your calculator, the less likely you are to make a mistake.

If you know that your answer to a question is incorrect but you cannot find the mistake, start over on a clean piece of paper.  Often when you try to correct a problem, you continually overlook the mistake.  Starting over will let you focus on the question, not on trying to find the error. 

Remember, that it may be necessary to work out additional information in a problem before reaching the final answer.  These are called “two-step” problems and are testing your ability to recognize what information is needed.

[ameliaprocrastinates]

physics homework😴😴😴

[berriesandburpees]

reviewing for a test I have in Bio on 6.6 (hormones and homeostasis)🍃

instagram.com/canditopia

[reviewofstudies]

10.22.15 // Had an interview, a 22-page lab report due, and a last-minute cake to bake today. So tired, but I still have so much to do before tomorrow!

[trinitystudy-blog]

HIGH SCHOOL IS DONE!!! I’m just waiting for my results which come out in December! So now I’m not doing any study, I might look into learning a language. Any suggestions? 

[raspstudying]

10.4.2015 - This is what im working with at the moment! I draw just the anatomy this evening and tomorrow i’ll be writing my notes around it. :) Ill post the full picture also but this makes me so content ‘cause it turned out so pretty! Good night everyone

[heelsandnotes]

Bye

[justletmedieinpeace]

Holy crap 😍 @cara-mia-my-dear

[alattelife]

Giving myself some TLC for power studying 😋