[jennhasadhd]

Not feeling like your best self? A basic self assessment:

✨️Have you eaten?

🌼Have you hydrated?

✨️Did you take your meds?

🌼Have you had a break?

✨️Have you been outside?

🌼Have you had good sleep?

✨️Is it environmental?

🌼Have you had a lot on?

✨️Do you feel overburdened?

🌼Has their been big news?

✨️Is there a pressured deadline?

🌼Have you seen friends/family lately?

✨️Have you been too sedentary?

🌼(optional) Hormones?

What would you add to this list? How do you check in with yourself?

[written-by-leftover-dreams]

imagine if hormones were optional...

[zackisontumblr]

do you ever sabotage your own free time? like wtf is that about? i want to play this game or read or do something specific but instead i will just stare out the window or scroll mindlessly???

[poetry-protest-pornography]

[peacefulandcozy]

Instagram: fieldnotesbyfi

[apollonianposts]

days filled with reading 💭

[spectrologie-deactivated2023041]

Minnesota // Tim Graul

[spectrologie-deactivated2023041]

The blue fog forests of Santa Cruz // Caitlin Fullam

[autisticsociologymajor]

Note Taking Template

*as recommended by my professor this semester. I honestly love it. It’s helpful*

Title of Chapter/Essay/Book

Also Include: APA Citation

Pre-Reading Thoughts

Include: 50-100 words about your first impression of the text, what you already know, what you hope will be answered, etc. The purpose is to get your mind in a place where you’re thinking about the topic.

General Outline

Include: Bullet point for chapter sub-section & bullet points under that for notes relevant to the sub-section title. Repeat for each section.

Vocab/Key Terms/Theories

Include: Create a 3 column table. Include the word, definition, and page you found it on. Include words that are new to you, key terms, etc.

Statistics Worth Noting

Note any statistics found in the text, what page it was on, and summarize it in your own words

Direct Quotations or Summaries

Include: Direct quotes and summaries of direct quotes, page number you found it on. Will help a lot when you have to cite things for essays and projects. 

1 Paragraph Abstract

Include: An italicized thesis that sums up the entire text. 3-7 sentences that summarize the text. 

About the Author

Include: A few sentences describing who the author is, to get an idea about where they were coming from & their perspectives

Questions for Thought

Include: Questions you have, questions the text raised for you, or answer homework/textbook questions.

[autisticsociologymajor]

Spoon Theory for Studying

*for my neurodivergent & chronically ill college students*

Set daily expectations based on how many spoons you have:

0-1 Spoon

Studying:

Educational videos or documentaries in bed

Podcast with your eyes closed

Read 5 pages in bed

Listen to an audiobook

TED Talks & YouTube videos

Daily Life/Self Care:

Brush teeth

Take a nap

Stretch/yoga in bed

Open the blinds or go outside for some sun

Have some tea

2-3 Spoons

Studying:

Read 5-20 pages

Work on assignments for 40 minutes, 20 minute break, & repeat for as long as you can keep going (even if it’s just once)

Write notes for the length of 1 podcast episode (use the podcast as your timer)

Organize documents on your computer 

Create quizlet’s or Kahoot’s to use

Discussion posts 

Write or work on a small portion of a big assignment/project for an hour 

Daily Life:

Shower or bath

Wash hair and/or face

Wash laundry & leave it in the dryer (or clean hamper)

Do the dishes

Lotion body 

Clean up or put things away for the length of one playlist or podcast 

Make something quick/easy to eat

4-5 Spoons

Studying:

Focus on the hardest tasks for high-spoon days. 

Maybe keep a list of tasks/assignments you think should be designated for high-spoon days & do those.

Or keep a list of things you’ve done throughout the week, then complete everything leftover (for as long as you’re able to) on high-spoon days.

Daily Life:

Anything you’ve been needing to do 

Grocery shopping 

Folding & putting away the laundry 

Intense cleaning 

Full shower & self-care: wash hair, body, face, scrub feet, shave - lotion, face mask, skin care routine - dry hair, maybe style it - paint nails if that’s your thing 

Any more ideas??

[orangesideirrational]

im here, im queer, and my sensory issues are moderate to severe

[k-dhd]

[muresetivoire]

A library of melancholic desires and forgotten dreams

[funnytwittertweets]

[mental-ch-illness]

Having ADHD is constantly cycling between “Why did I put that down?” and “Why am I still holding this?”

[borderlinereminders]

Please stop attacking the past versions of you. They were doing their best at the time and they got you here. It’s amazing how much progress you’ve made and how much you’ve grown but please don’t think your past self lacked worth in any way.

[k-dhd]

[ancientsstudies]

Tea will take you there. x

[theselfcarelifestyle]

When you realize you were lovable all along and it was the people around you that were the problem.

[the-healing-mindset]

My therapist told me something very similar: "What if you've always had the answers that worked for you and it was everyone else who was wrong..."