notesbyash
another little studyblr
for who among us have touched the foundations of the world and deemed them solid? || ash. xxiii. first year aero phd. ||
1794 posts
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
Last Seen Blogs
anamnisi
ανάμνηση
mermaidmelodyedits
MermaidMelodyEdits
alunasky-blog
Alunasky
notaditchablepromdate-blog
Hell is empty.
ggreenleaf
welcome to middle earth
Text
hello???
reading this paper that inexplicably uses the thorn as a regular part of words like ??? this is an aerospace paper from like 2012???
8 notes
·
View notes
Text
reading this paper that inexplicably uses the thorn as a regular part of words like ??? this is an aerospace paper from like 2012???
8 notes
·
View notes
Text
skimming this paper for equations and getting absolutely called out by the author rn
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
my nasa grant was rejected
#I hope my advisor isn’t disappointed#hell of a day im having this week#ash just yells#the graduate school experience
4 notes
·
View notes
Text
absentmindedly connecting dots this morning and it seems that every single class that i've struggled with teaches deductively rather than inductively, which runs perfectly against how i instinctively process information.
that's the majority of classes. very cool
1 note
·
View note
Text
It’s crazy how low self-worth fucks with peoples lives
82K notes
·
View notes
Text
accidentally put honeycomb instead of just honey in my melange this morning. distressing textural experience
1 note
·
View note
Text
ah yes the feeling of anxiously expecting a package
1 note
·
View note
Text
the graduate student urge to go back to sleep
437 notes
·
View notes
Text
Hey remember when US and Russia was all like “We’re the best!!! We’ve won the space race!!!!” But India sent a kick-ass space probe to Mars and the whole mission was fuel efficient, costed less and a roaring success in the first try and then they were like “…..wait no that can’t be true” and still have the audacity to call us “underdeveloped” or only view us as a ‘third world country’? :)
For anyone who needs more info, the probe was called Mangalyaan (which literally means space probe vehicle) or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) and you can also get more information here and here
216K notes
·
View notes
Text
Ok so Haumea, a dwarf planet beyond Pluto, spins so fast it gets elongated like this. This is just what it looks like. Something deeply unsettles me looking at it. Terrifying.
119K notes
·
View notes
Text
why is a ball not a sphere
#why is a 2 ball a disk but a 2 sphere a circle#tag edit: I’ve been informed that the circle is the 1-ball - big thank :)#idk what balls are anymore apparently#I am distraught#ash just yells#mathblr#help
14 notes
·
View notes
Text
as someone stuck in a statistical mathematics class I finally understand that textbook opening quote about statistical mathematics
6 notes
·
View notes
Note
Hello, there. I don’t know if you answer asks like this, but, please, feel free to ignore it if you don’t. So, I was wondering if you had any tips on how to study efficiently? I keep seeing people (myself included) getting long hours of studying and I just feel it’s not healthy in the long term. What are your thoughts on this matter, though? Would you mind sharing?
Hello anon - I do my best to answer asks, I'm just slow in getting around to them most of time~
Have been turning that question around in my head myself actually, the idea of studying more efficiently. A while back I made this post of practical things that helped me out in undergrad. I think they still hold true, but it also speaks to where I was in that point in life, spinning my wheels and constantly behind deadlines. Not that I'm not still now, but I'm doing my best to stay ahead (though I also have the luxury of fewer classes and some understanding advisors).
I think the things I struggle with the most, and frankly always have, are motivation and balance. At the end of the day, persistence and resolve are more important than personal motivation when it comes to studying; I have a routine and a set place to study, and remain relatively strict with myself about not allowing anything but work when I'm there. But I find that without at least some kind of positive motivation it becomes incredibly difficult to avoid burnout. It seems easier to find that motivation in graduate school; you're allowed to specialize and dive into your interests much more than in undergrad just by virtue of the way it's structured. However, with my program specifically, I'm still forced to take courses that have seemingly no relevance with what I actually want to be doing.
What has helped me maintain some motivation through them has, strangely enough, been customization. Ways to connect with myself and things I love despite having to study topics that I may find tiring to parse. I've personally always had a fascination with 60s era technical reports and documentation, the aesthetic collision of analogue devices and early computers - the world built in Remedy's 2019 video game Control fit me perfectly and has been incredibly influential in my life. I've developed a filing and notation system that replicates the lore collectibles in game; I format my class notes and homeworks as internal memos written to document and summarize technical discoveries, turn my projects into experimental reports. Little things, simple changes, that bring me a little more joy when trudging through confusing material.
This rolls into my next point: balance. The moment I lose myself to just the work is the moment the burnout begins. I'm the type of person to live and breathe what I do in some senses, but instead of letting my interests consume me I've sought to infuse myself into my interests. To cultivate joy in tedium. I've found it important to hold onto yourself outside of academics, to indulge in personal interests even if it feels like a waste of time in the moment. To make those indulgences regular, noting that regularity and frequency aren't always the same thing. A morning cup of tea, a favorite writing pen, a bit of time on a weekend spent watching a show or visiting a local park. Something where you can breathe and truly let yourself rest.
And then, as ever, remember your goal, strengthen your resolve, and move forward from a place of hope and personal fulfillment as best you can.
It's not easy, it really isn't, but I believe in you. Be kind to yourself anon, and don't undercut your own achievements - the little things matter, perhaps the most of all.
4 notes
·
View notes
Text
passing along a quote from a beloved professor of mine...
"The sum total of the things that you do and enjoy doing defines who you are and who you grow up to be."
29 notes
·
View notes