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memorization tips for different types of learners / [click for high res!] → what type of learner are you? i hope this helps…!! —tia ♪

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If you’re feeling unhappy with your body it can be tempting to ignore it as much as possible. Don’t.

Make dramatic poses in the mirror, study the way your body makes shapes and shadows.

Rub lotion over your skin, give yourself a little massage.

Take your time getting dressed, noticing how your body moves.

When a little evil voice tells you not to love your body, spit in its face and love it even more.

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Orange chem study inspo!!

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This is EXACTLY how I feel

ED talk.

I just realised why it’s so hard for me to let go of my disordered eating. Why it comes creeping back and I let it in everytime I’m stressed out. It’s because when I let that disorder take over, nothing else matters. The stress of real life is replaced by the stress of hating myself over food.

Got a bad grade? “It’s probably because I eat too much”. Fighting with mum? “It’s because I’m fat”. Life is turning bad completely? “It’s because I went over my calorie limit”.

And it works the other way around, too. When I stay within ridiculously low calorie limits and work out until my body hurts, there’s no room in my head to worry about actual things. It doesn’t matter if my grades go down, people leave or things are overall not working out the way I want them to. Everything I once thought was important is replaced by those numbers.

I think now that I know what’s causing this, maybe I can work against it better. Because I DO care about my grades, the people in my life, my future and the way my present acts influence it. And I wanna live my life. I DONT care about the stupid number on the scale. I just need to remember that when life gets a little harder.

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if you are having trouble with eating:

you deserve to eat

you need to eat

food is not the enemy

calories give you the energy to smile

you are worthy

you are loved

i am proud of you for fighting, you can do this!!

5 seconds of insane courage, it’s all you need

your struggles are real, so is your bravery

you are good enough

you are not a mistake

you are one of a kind

every cell in your body needs love

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5/100 // 2.16.17 // im back !! i have a global test tomorrow and i didn’t have time to make a study guide (yikes ://), so thanks sabina for letting me use yours !! ft my fave global notes, i’m debating whether to give those notes a post of their own. // 🎧 dear evan hansen obcr

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how to stick your plans

by a horrible procrastinator

scheduling:

keep things realistic. you may think you can read 200 pages of jane eyre in one night, and honestly, you could…but you won’t unless that essay that’s 30% of your grade is due, you know, tomorrow.

you know your habits better than anyone. try to work around what you know you’re going to do. can you read about 25 pages without getting totally bored/sidetracked? well, make yourself do that. it’s only 25 pages, right?

try to accomplish one thing every day. don’t ever let your day slip away from you without doing anything. even if that “one accomplishment” is making a stupid text post on tumblr or revising your notes or washing your sheets…just be productive!

this is especially important for those of you with mental illness! having a “zero day” can really plummet your mood or set you in an unproductive rut.

if you really feel like you need a day to just chill out, napping can count as your accomplishment

don’t push studying off! you’ve probably heard this one a million times, but seriously. don’t. you’re not going to retain 10 weeks worth of information with one study session…okay, maybe you can, but do you really want to?

the best, low-effort way of remembering information is to, at first, review it often. right after you learn the material, review it a couple times during the week. maybe re-write your notes that weekend. then, the next week, visit one or two times, just glazing over parts you don’t really remember well. then, maybe once every two weeks, etc…by the time you get to finals, you’ll be familiar with all the information! trust me, it works.

organize your to-do’s. personally, i make a huge to-do list for the entire week. then, i delegate different ‘levels’ of urgency to it (see below.) you can do this however you want, but i do it this way to help me visualize how lazy i can be and not pay for it…

i tend to organize it by these ‘categories’ / ‘urgent levels’

is there a quiz on the material due soon

how likely is there to be a pop quiz

what’s my grade in the class like / how badly do i need that ‘a’

does the homework/assignment need to be turned in

etc

actually doing it:

studyspo helps. okay, i know this is kind of obvious considering i’m a studyblr, but… you see that notebook you just bought? isn’t it fucking adorable? don’t you want to make some sweet, sweet note-love to it? you know you do.

don’t spend too much time setting up your work space or browsing tumblr. seriously. you know when you’re overstepping.

have some nice playlists. preferably with music you already know! if you don’t know the song already, chances are it’s just going to become a distraction.

8tracks is a great site for this! you can make your own mixes or take a listen to one of the many, many study / chill playlists available. again, take a listen to the track on your way to class or whatever before actually trying to study with it on.

instrumentals + classical + video game music are the standard

get organized. messy = stressy. seriously. organize your desk, organize your notes. even if it’s not really your style, at least try to keep things ‘in your personal order.’ try to pretend you have your shit together. you will be so much more productive & confident if you feel in control of your situation.

if you’re a perfectionist, you may want to disregard this. really. you don’t want to put ‘tidiness’ above productivity.

taking pictures of your awesome, super-nice work space is awesome motivation. give that illusion of productivity. become tumblr famous.

if you can afford it, matching stationary and cute shit like that is super awesome feeling. it makes studying aesthetically satisfying.

take care of yourself. brush your teeth, put on that nice-smelling lotion, drink water. eating healthy foods, getting some exercise, all that good shit people tell you to do…it really is important. it’s kind of hard to focus or remain motivated if you’re miserably bloated & haven’t showered in 3 days.

especially for my neurod or mentally ill followers!

i fucked up:

repeat after me: IT’S OKAY. IT’S OKAY. we all fuck up. you’re allowed to fuck up. sometimes assignments don’t get done, sometimes we don’t do as well on tests as we’d like. it’s okay. you’re okay.

recovery. alright, so, now that we’ve accepted that we’re human beans who sometimes grow upside-down…

cuddle in a blanket, and write down what you think you did wrong. did you not study enough? do you need to go to your professors office hours? write down your ideas.

let your failure motivate you! you hit your lowest point, alright? now you can focus on doing better, even if it’s just a few points difference.

you can do some things wrong. you don’t need to get an A every single time. did you understand 50% of the material? well, that’s halfway there!

you’re not going to be perfect at everything. we all have growing pains.

well, that’s all i have to say. keep growing towards the sun, kids.

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11.26 | Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate :) | ig: coffeesforstudiers

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day ?/111 days of productivity

🌧 Oh my, I’ve never been this productive in my entire life. Look, I even forgot to count the days! Have some realistic messy desk vibes on this rainy day (unnecessary to say that I love it). Two weeks until Christmas means two weeks of hard work. Wish me luck.

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my textbook has coffee stains on it… if that doesn’t sum up the semester i don’t know what does

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How to Start an Assignment

Please DO NOT waste time staring at a blank word document wondering how to start your introduction. Follow these steps to break it down, and plan + start your assignment efficiently.

Highlight the key information on your brief/marking criteria (word count, structure, what to include etc.)

Open a word document. Immediately save it and name it ‘*class name* assignment draft’.

Set up the basic assignment structure. Use the built in tools in Microsoft word to create a cover page, contents page and reference list. Add automatic page numbering and a header/footer if necessary.

Using your assignment brief, structure your assignment using headings and subheadings. Use the ‘Styles’ on the home tab in Microsoft word for all headings (they will then be automatically included in your contents page). Remember to number your sections. If you haven’t been given specific topics/headings, don’t skip this step. Use generic headings like ‘Introduction, Point 1, Point 2, Conclusion, Discussion etc.).

Allocate an approximate word count to each section so you know when to stop (as a guide: the total word count divided by the percentage of the grade allocated to that section)

If you already have some ideas, start listing them in bullet points underneath the headings. If not, flip through notes or your textbook and start adding things that might be relevant into each section.

Always start referencing/include citations as you go along, even in the notes! Do not leave it until the end because you will definitely have forgotten where the information came from.

When you have enough content, start turning notes into paragraphs.

Allow enough time for proofreading, ideally by someone else! You can easily lose 10% of the marks available by making silly mistakes and its much harder to spot your own.

There will be a part 2 of this post with tips for how to write the best assignment possible (coming soon)

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Gotta keep those neurons kicking during the break 🙃

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I wrote over 2600 words on my thesis today. No i am not joking or kidding. No I am not on any drugs or even caffeine. I just sat down and wrote. This is hands down the most productive day of my life. We will never see it’s like again.

Reblog to give urself the power of productive days. Ignore to still get the power of productive days because you have seen this post it will bless you and your mind anyway. But just know ur a lil shit for not sharing the power of productive days with your pals.

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weekly self-affirmation 🌱

“I accept my power.”

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9.11.18

We have our Succession Pre-midterms exam today. I’m so scared because the topic/coverage seems so short and feels easy which is NOT what our teacher is. He gives really intricate exams and I’m dead. 😭

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Unrelated to studying but so true.

Thanos killed half of all living creatures so the other half doesn’t die from lack of resources, but Tony is going to die exactly because of lack of resources in the trailer

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