grow the mind

used to have a separate blog @feedthcmind but cba relogging. follow backs from @forcersei

[whichvvitch]

studying laws for my animal license here in germany 📝 ☕️

[lost-rxverie]

wednesday | june 10

color-coordinating my genbank file converter with my mango matcha latte... leaving my favorite café after graduation makes me almost as sad as saying goodbye to my friends and professors.

[lupismaris]

Do it scared but please don't do it hungry. Please don't do it dehydrated. It's gonna make it so much scarier. Please.

[liones-s]

one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

[smart-macademia]

the key to surviving grad school (also maybe life but definitely grad school) is to pick a side quest every few months or so. something that brings you joy and that you can get better at over time, independent of whether or not your research or classes are going well. put your need for academic validation to use in a non-academic setting and everything will feel less dire and you will learn you are more than your work

[notetoriouslylazy]

[mudwisard]

my trick for getting through grad school is learning to navigate the quadrants with all their nuances

[academicfever]

Some weird stuff that helps me … I don’t know how to classify the1m :(

Anyway here goes :

#adult colouring book_ this at the end of ur day for 30 minutes _does wonders for ur brain to wind down

#reading a non-fiction first thing in the morning or

# taking a walk like 3k steps at dawn

#if it’s making u sad , put down that book… u don’t have to finish it… I personally haven’t been able to finish crime and punishment or Oliver Twist … it makes me super depressed… it’s ok to not finish a book u started… maybe someday u will pick it up again…

#drink water _kinda basic :) but yea… invest in a quality water bottle (not plastic) bonus if u add lime in it

#no coffee after 1pm unless the world is ending lol _u might hate me now but in a week u will get why…

# stay away from people or situations that drains ur energy _ avoid those over dramatic people

#have at least 1 meaningful conversation a day

# stop watching shorts or TikTok or insta reels _ that shit literally frying ur soul …this one’s difficult so what I do is go in a public cafe or library where I’ll be ashamed to waste my time like that :)

# no screentime after dinner_ keep ur analog activities for after dinner _like reading a physical book, journaling, coloring or organizing ur desk/closet

#see weather forecast and plan ur outfit the day before _

# if u have a dedicated lab/office keep a jacket there +mug and a bowl with 2 spoons :)

#find new places to sit down and eat around campus… rotate places :) this helps with my eating disorder

#clean ur bedroom at least once a week _ with the sheets and everything

#sleep before 12 and wake up before 7 _at least

# share ur struggles with ur peers_ people are surprisingly friendly in academia _specially the old professors :)

#remember the really difficult thing that had u wanting to pull ur hair out … yea that one ☝️ I promise u r gonna be an expert on that given time and effort :) I promise

[whichvvitch]

Hurtling along with you was meant to be her forever, at speed enough to make her heart stop.

(you made her forget to care if it did.) The wind deafened her against her fears, all the lights blinded her to what you were.

Just as suddenly, you stop; every bone breaking with the force of it. Skeleton ripped out with the absence of you, and still you ask her why she collapses?

— brakes / breaks / shatter. // c.g.