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Vanessa / 18 / Italian / Computer engineering student 💻

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very into charts about naps

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Nap charts guys.

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Naps are the best when studying for exams

[ellelearns]

DAY 4 of back to school series. Find more posts here.

As school approaches, we’ll all have to start waking up earlier. And if you’re like me, you’ve completely messed up your sleeping schedule during the summer. But fear not, it’s not as hard as you might think to ditch your old habits. Read on to find out the different things you can do in order to start waking up early and conquering your alarm clock.

1. Take gradual steps. If you wake up at 9:00am now,  don’t try to wake up at 6:00am immediately. It’s not going to happen. Studies show that it takes at least 2-3 weeks to change your sleeping schedule. So instead of taking a big jump, try to wake up 15-30 minutes earlier than every single day. Eventually, you’ll reach your goal.

2. Give yourself enough time for a proper rest. This means that you can’t stay up until 2am on your phone. Figure out how many hours of sleep you need and actually sleep for that amount of time. Quality of sleep is important but so it quantity. You can’t expect to feel refreshed when you wake up if you only had four hours of rest.

3. Put your alarm clock far from your bed. If your alarm clock is right next to you, you’ll be inclined to press snooze as soon as it starts ringing. If it’s away from you, by stopping your alarm you’ll already be up. You could even download an app that makes you take a picture of something or do a simple equation in order to turn your alarm off. By doing this, you’ll definitely feel more awake.

4. Set bedtime based on sleep cycles. The average person has 5 sleep cycles that are about 90 minutes long. So to find your bedtime, you should count back 7.5 hours from your wake up time. For instance, if you need to wake up at 6 am to get ready for school, you should be in bed, asleep by 10:30 pm.  By doing this, you’ll feel less groggy when you wake up.

5. Make mornings pleasant. Create a morning routine that will make you excited to wake up. Take the time to be yourself a cup of coffee and read a little if you want. Workout if you’re into fitness. You can even allow yourself to watch a video from your favorite youtuber before you get ready. Just add anything to your routine that will make mornings more bearable.

6. Eliminate all sources of light at night. Bright lights can suppress the hormone melatonin which can lead to sleeplessness. So turn off any TV screens, laptops, phones and any other electronic devices (no blinking lights on your phone either) an hour before you sleep. Close your blinds too and invest in blackout blinds (they are honestly a game changer). You want to create the perfect dark environment.

7. Wake up your senses in the morning. Make sure that you open your blinds first thing in the morning. The bright light will help, trust me. Then, take a shower or splash your face with water. Listening to music or drinking a cold glass of water works too. Whatever it is you do make sure that it awakens one (or more) of your senses. Once your body and your mind are simulated, you’ll feel less tired.

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[studyblrengineering]

Actual advice on how to study for engineering courses from a first year student

Okay so I just finished my first semester in university and lets just say I’ve got to change my whole learning/studying style to be able to survive here. Here are some of the things I’ve learnt to do and will be doing in second semester:

1. Start backwards:

 I highschool, you try to learn the subject by going to class, listening to the teacher, then going home, reading the textbook, then doing the homework, then making notes, then studying for the final. In engineering, you have to do this backwards: You will realize that you are going to be basically teaching yourself the content one way or another soon before the finals, so better start now. First, go through the past exams and past papers - make a list of all the major topics covered (example: if in an electrical circuits course, a question on a past final exam is “find the equivalent circuit using thevenin’s theorem” then write Thevenin’s theorem as a topic to be learned). Then go on youtube and find videos that explain each of these topics to you and make rough notes on these topics. (Reblog if you want me to make a master list of all the youtubers that teach engineering really well). Then go through he textbook and find sample questions not he theorem/topic you learnt off of youtube, and solve them. Then write your doubts in a notebook. Then go to class and have two notebooks open : one where you are taking notes of what the prof is saying, and one which has your practice problems solved, and see if the prof clarifies your doubts in the lecture. The lecture should be review of what you learnt at home!!!! Then, after class go to the prof and clarify any doubts. Then go home and make final notes on the topic. I like to make notes on cue cards (more on this later). Then go back to the final exam and see if you can solve the problem.

2. Make cue cards:

I like to get index cards and write a short note on how to solve each type of question I am likely to see on a final exam on each question card. Example: one cue card for “how to find resistance using wheatstone bridge” . I link the cue cards with a clip and its easier to carry the around and study.

3. Get pretty notebooks and organize your stationary. Its easier to stay focused when everything is pretty. 

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take chances with people. if you want to get closer to them, make sure they know you want to spend time with them. go to have coffee with them, text them first, make them feel loved, tell them little things that you love about them. most people find it hard to make the first move, both in friendships and romantic relationships, so a lot of potential relationships never happen. life is too short. so go for it, because more often than not it can make life brighter and softer and happier.

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M U J I   G I V E A W A Y – T H A N K   Y O U   F O R   6 . 5 K ✨

hello there! so it’s been half a year since I’ve opened this studyblr, and I just wanted to thank all my lovely followers for their support x I can’t believe there are 6.5K of you! 

W H A T   Y O U   W I L L   G E T

ONE – B5 Ruled Notebook 

ONE – B5 Grid Notebook 

ONE – Recycled Paper Passport Memo Notebook (Blank)

THREE – PC Gel Ink Pens with Clip (Black/Dark Blue/Brown)

THREE – PP Gel Ink Pens (Orange/Pink/Green)

ONE – PC Mechanical Pencil 

ONE – ABS 15cm Ruler (in black)

ONE –  PP Pen Case 

R U L E S

Reblog this post! One reblog counts as one entry – likes only count as bookmarks (they do not count as an entry). You may reblog more than once. 

Follow me! – if you haven’t already

This giveaway is an international one

Entries close on September 15th at 12:00am (GMT+8) 

The winner will be chosen randomly. Please respond within 48 hours! Or another person will be chosen.

If you’re under 18, just check if it’s cool with your parents. Make sure you’re allowed to give me your address :)

Optional – but feel free to tag me in your posts! #yylookhere 

Msg me if you have any questions! Good luck 🍀 (I’m not affiliated with Muji, bought these with my own money :) 

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[ tuesday, 28.08.2018 ]

august habit tracker // studygram: @aestudyque

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Me: I want to know languages

Person: then study

Me: no study. Only know.

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I really need to reduce my caffeine intake 😅

Taken from my studygram: @equaticnss ♡

[thelawgraduate]

BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY 2: Fjallraven Kanken

My new Kanken (in this gorgeous red colour) is the latest addition to my University wardrobe. It’s the perfect bag - it’s waterproof, has a laptop section, and has straps designed to re-distribute heavy weight across your shoulders.

Here’s glimpse into what a carry round in my bag at University:

My pencil case

Pouch with money, travel card, and headphones

My daily folder - containing all the work I’ve done at home to take into class with me

A4 notebook for taking notes in class, with a pocket folder to store them in afterwards

MacBook air - only on days when I’m working in the library after

My Leuchtturm1917 bullet journal

Because I’m an stationery addict, of course I had to include what’s in my pencil case as well:

4 of my favourite pen

6 random pens - I can’t let them go

Mechanical pencil

Glue stick, ruler, and scissors - the essentials

6 gorgeous pastel highlighters

What do you keep in your bag? Is there anything you think I’m missing from mine?

The Giveaway:

For the second of my back to school giveaways, I’m giving you the chance to win a bundle of the following:

A Fjallraven Kanken in the colour of your choice

The A4 notebook - featured in the images

The spotty pencil case - featured in the images

A pack of 6 pastel highlighters - featured in the images

Rules rules rules:

Must be following me, and preferably be active i.e. ask me questions, tag me in things, reblog my posts

Reblog this as an entry, likes are only bookmarks. I’ll use a random number generator to help me pick the winner

You can follow me on twitter @_thelawgraduate for an extra entry

You can enter as many times as you like but don’t spam your followers, please 

It’s international, and you don’t have to be a studyblr to enter - it might inspire you to start your own!

The deadline is September 14th - good luck!

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8.5 stay at home studies

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saturday mornings were created so you can catch up on all the work you didn’t do during the week because you were too busy watching friends.

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here is a compilation of my fav posts!!✨ (⌒▽⌒)

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Small Ways To Improve Your Life

make your bed to immediately make your room look more put together

water first, then coffee or tea

pray or meditate, even just for ten minutes, to set the tone for your day

browse the news headlines ( & read the articles that interest you when you’ve got time)

wear something you feel b o m b in

listen to music while doing your daily activities-commuting, cleaning, cooking, exercising

smile at at least two people

smile at YOURSELF

call or message someone you love

eat food that makes you feel radiant

make lists of things you need to accomplish for the day

stretch for 10 minutes

record in your phone the positive thoughts you have so you can remember them

carry water with you (always always always)

shut off your phone for an hour and have some ME time

take a hot shower or bath at the end of a stressful day

try to make plans to spend time with someone at least once a week

think about 3 things you are grateful for at the end of each day

do something calming, relaxing, and non-electronic 30 minutes before you sleep

sleep pants-less

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I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!

FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)

Alison 

Coursera

FutureLearn

open2study

Khan Academy

edX

P2P U

Academic Earth

iversity

Stanford Online

MIT Open Courseware

Open Yale Courses

BBC Learning

OpenLearn

Carnegie Mellon University OLI

University of Reddit

Saylor

IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)

TED

FORA

Big Think 

99u

BBC Future

Seriously Amazing

How Stuff Works

Discovery News

National Geographic

Science News

Popular Science

IFLScience

YouTube Edu

NewScientist

DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)

wikiHow

Wonder How To

instructables

eHow

Howcast

MAKE

Do it yourself

FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS

OpenStax CNX

Open Textbooks

Bookboon

Textbook Revolution

E-books Directory

FullBooks

Books Should Be Free

Classic Reader

Read Print

Project Gutenberg

AudioBooks For Free

LibriVox

Poem Hunter

Bartleby

MIT Classics

Many Books

Open Textbooks BCcampus

Open Textbook Library

WikiBooks

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS

Directory of Open Access Journals

Scitable

PLOS

Wiley Open Access

Springer Open

Oxford Open

Elsevier Open Access

ArXiv

Open Access Library

LEARN:

1. LANGUAGES

Duolingo

BBC Languages

Learn A Language

101languages

Memrise

Livemocha

Foreign Services Institute

My Languages

Surface Languages

Lingualia

OmniGlot

OpenCulture’s Language links

2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING

Codecademy

Programmr

GA Dash

CodeHS

w3schools

Code Avengers

Codelearn

The Code Player

Code School

Code.org

Programming Motherf*?$%#

Bento

Bucky’s room

WiBit

Learn Code the Hard Way

Mozilla Developer Network

Microsoft Virtual Academy

3. YOGA & MEDITATION

Learning Yoga

Learn Meditation

Yome

Free Meditation

Online Meditation

Do Yoga With Me

Yoga Learning Center

4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING

Exposure Guide

The Bastards Book of Photography

Cambridge in Color

Best Photo Lessons

Photography Course

Production Now

nyvs

Learn About Film

Film School Online

5. DRAWING & PAINTING

Enliighten

Ctrl+Paint

ArtGraphica

Google Cultural Institute

Drawspace

DragoArt

WetCanvas

6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY

Music Theory

Teoria

Music Theory Videos

Furmanczyk Academy of Music

Dave Conservatoire

Petrucci Music Library

Justin Guitar

Guitar Lessons

Piano Lessons

Zebra Keys

Play Bass Now

7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS

Investopedia

The Chess Website

Chesscademy

Chess.com

Spreeder

ReadSpeeder

First Aid for Free

First Aid Web

NHS Choices

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

Please feel free to add more learning focused websites. 

*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.

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IF THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY!!

[vanessastudying-blog]

tech studyblrs

Hi studyblr community! In exactly one month I'll finally start my university studies (computer engineering) and I'll start being active here. So I'm looking for new studyblrs related to tech/computer science/computer engineering to be always more inspired and to confront each other. Leave a like or reblog and I'll be pleased to follow you!

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Starting today the 100 days of productivity challenge! I have decided to learn new words in german so I’m trying to read my first book in this language. It’s named “Der karierte Uhu. Gute-Nacht-Geschichten" and it is a book for child. It looks cute!