Learning During COVID

Kait | 22 | Chicago | PR Major |

[wishfulstudiess]

I’m back!

After a difficult few weeks, I am coming back to try and get some normalcy in my life. I’ve still got piles of late work but I am catching up slowly. I have found a great home at the Barnes and Noble cafe every Saturday, which has really improved my mood and my concentration. We’ll see what happens!

PS...You can kind of see my grad school notes there...

[tulip-jojo]

18.01.2021.

hi!!! long time no see lol. it snowed for the first time this year in my city!!! and as for me, i’m still taking my exams! I passed one of them already which i great! i’ve been kind of tired lately not gonna lie from all of the work and stress, but i’m trying to stay positive! i also really love snow, but i hate the ice it makes! i fell yesterday and now my butt hurts lol. i hope that you guys are good and good luck with whatever you are doing!!! byee

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[wishfulstudiess]

11.02.21

With the election coming up tomorrow, I decided to take a well needed mental break and read a few chapters of my favorite book, Fangirl by @rainbowrowell. Even though I am still behind on my assignments, my brain needed to rest for a few hours and enjoy this beloved story.

[prettypositivity]

thank you for the sunshine you add to the world

[intensesuggestion]

why get a boyfriend when you can get a pack of really nice pens

[wishfulstudiess]

I probably will not be active through the next few days. I had a complete breakdown yesterday on the phone with my mom and had to ask for an extension on a midterm (which I just turned in before coming on here, yay!!) and I am exhausted. I go back to my job on Monday for the first time in almost three weeks because of my quarantine and I am not excited for it. It’s probably one of the reasons why my mental health has been shit!! 

ANYWAY - I wanted to give y’all an update on where I’m at and to show everyone that you do not have to be okay every single day of the week. The only reason I was productive today was because I needed to write my midterm and that is okay.

Make sure you’re giving yourselves breaks every once and while. You deserve it. You need it.

[hazelbeewitched]

expectation: i leave these browser tabs open, and they serve as a reminder to do the activities on those sites

reality: i become very good at ignoring browser tabs

[wishfulstudiess]

all the best for your studies and have a great day!

This is so kind!! 🥺🥺 Thank you so much.

[darkmacademia]

vaguely academic things to do to keep yourself entertained

go down a wikipedia research hole by clicking the first term you don’t understand

binge a crashcourse series end to end (personal recs: world history, history of science, big history, philosophy)

find free books on project gutenberg

download some western classics for free

borrow books and audiobooks from the libby app or borrowbox

start a commonplace book

take a khan academy course

browse MIT’s free online course materials

teach yourself to code

go on a google scholar essay dive

try the open access button to avoid some paywalls for academic media, or install unpaywall that does a similar thing

research the history of the place you where you live

tempt the wrath of the duolingo owl and learn a language

search for online streams of the local tv in your target language’s country and use as background noise for immersion points

print and scrapbook favourite poetry and literature quotes

improve your handwriting by doing handwriting exercises

learn philosophy with the philosophize this! podcast. actually just check out all the educational spotify podcasts there are many good ones

start a weekly club with friends to share new and interesting things you’ve learnt that week

clean and reorganise your study space, physical or digital

check out online museums

fave educational youtube channels that I adore: vsauce, crashcourse, smarter every day, kurzgesagt, school of life, tom scott, r. c. waldun, vsauce3, primer, mark rober, veritasium, asapSCIENCE, scishow, TED-ed

hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy! happy learning x

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10.22 be the reason your heart beats fast

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[wishfulstudiess]

Midterm Week!!

Luckily I only have one class with an actual midterm, so it’s not so bad. I am SO glad to be back on campus too after my quarantine, but I am still struggling to catch up on work.

I thought I would try something new where I share what I’m listening to during study sessions each week. This week I am listening to the Women of Pop playlist on Spotify. What are you listening to? Feel free to reblog and post your songs in the tags!

[wishfulstudiess]

10.13.20

We don’t have class tomorrow in an effort to give us a break during the semester, so I am excited to get through a bunch of reading and assignments. Next semester is my last and I’m really struggling to find two more classes to add to my schedule because I’ve taken pretty much everything that is being offered.

[studywithariel]

// 10.10.2020 //

i started school again last october 5! i had a rough week, in all honesty. i couldn’t get my mental health to work with me while i tried to get used to having classes. but that’s okay, i guess. it’s just the first week anyway. i just hope the next weeks are kinder to me :(

also, i got myself a digital timer. i used to use my phone timer and it works. sometimes. because most times i just get distracted and start scrolling through social media. i got this little baby to help me be mindful of the time i spend studying so my phone doesn’t have to do it for me anymore.

[wishfulstudiess]

Do anyone else constantly feel like they aren’t good enough for graduate school? That they aren’t smart enough?

I’m really fighting this right now and I’d love any advice that y’all can offer.

[wishfulstudiess]

10.09.2020

I am not perfect, by any means. When I get behind on my schoolwork, I always make a list of everything I need to do so I can cross it off easily and recognize for myself that I am accomplishing things. From there, I like to make goals to accomplish, such as working on an entire class for a day or just doing notes.

[sumfiend]

U know what? there is much to be grateful for