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took the day off today and skipped my lectures, so i’m compensating by working at home. i had an incredibly hectic week, and i'm dead tired, but i've also booked my slot for my exam so there is no time to rest! on the agenda:

- vocab cram session - practice piano - finish up grammar study (!!) - get my academic reference sorted - read - finish assignment - pilates - catch up w friends

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stop ignoring yourself. fix your posture, get a new hair cut, do your nails, take care of your skin, brush your teeth, drink water, eat foods that give you energy. get strong, stop looking sloppy. when you feel good, you do good. invest in yourself.

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Meanwhile in the study room..

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Day 12/22 of my manuscript’s Big Edit

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dedication is going to beat talent every time

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07/08/2025

Went to the lab and worked on analysing some substrates for my research project

Finished reading “Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman”

Started preparing for my term-time internship by reading some material on the developments in the renewable energy sector

Started a MATLAB online course

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yearning for this autumn aesthetic rn

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hello, i am turning into two cups of coconut water a day person

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today, i'm working through a migraine — the days keep counting down, and i can't afford to take it easy any longer. i've got a hectic week ahead, and i'm bracing for impact.

on the agenda:

- pilates - finish chapter 2 - draft essay - vocab cram session - practice piano - read! - coursework for english composition

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I will succeed. Not instantly. But definitely.

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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

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my study tips!

...from a psychology master's student who is used to studying 2-3 books for each exam

I collected a few tips from my very own experience, and i wanted to share them with you all. Note that everyone is different, and this might not work for you, but if you are still looking for your personal study method, these might be worth a try!

knowing what your exam is about

this might sound so so obvious but it is not. when your exam has a big amount of topics, many different books to study from, or simply it is difficult, you should always take a couple of hours understating what topics you're gonna study, how they connect to each other, and even the pragmatical consequences of what you're studying. Oftentimes it is simple to lose motivation because you don't know why you're studying something. you need to understand the bigger picture first, and then you'll have the motivation to cover all the topics.

2. dividing your to do list by topics rather than time or quantity

I keep seeing posts on studyblr about studying for x amount of hours, but personally, when I set myself a goal measured in quantity (for example, quantity of pages studied / amount of time spent studying) I start stressing. Not all the topics have the same amount of difficulty, and 3 pages of one topic might take you one hour to study, simply because they're hard to understand. Other than that, I think that it is important to learn proper time management. This is why I personally started being more flexible with my daily goals (otherwise I stress myself out!) and my goals are divided by topics.

For example I'll tell myself that by a certain day I should cover the first topic or the first chapter of a book.

3. building your knowledge step by step

my very own professors tell us students that it is impossible to learn everything about a topic. I personally have always struggled remembering details. This year I started building my knowledge gradually: firstly I try to understand the general topic, and active recall the main concepts. Then, I add more details. Lastly, I try to build logical connections to all the topics + have a critical approach to what I have studied.

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i have ~20h of classes per week, so i'm trying to do as much as i can during my weekends. i’m a little tired, but the weather — wonderfully gloomy and rainy (perfect academic weather!) — has me fired up & ready to go!

on the agenda:

- finish revision of grammar paradigms - aeneid lecture - go through textbook - latin tutorial - vocab cram session - practice piano - read! - work on essays - finish document for prof - plan for august

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📌— studyblr intro

hello! i’m not new to studyblr + langblr, but i'm using this (sideblog) as a countdown & accountability tracker until my big exam, in late September.

about me — 

you can call me spencer! she/her. i'm 20, & i’m studying for an important entrance exam. i’m an intj 5w4 & i love making new friends, so feel free to reach out <3 please tag me in posts! i follow/interact from my main blog, @/tarttwannabe.

why i started this blog — accountability, productivity, community! to keep myself motivated, to meet new people, to stick to my goals, to name a few.

my aesthetic — chaotic/dark academia +waif aesthetics

currently studying — latin!

i also write, and play the piano.

my inspirations — spencer and melissa hastings, elle woods, paris geller, and blair waldorf.