#my studyblr is:

[mudwisard]

my trick for getting through grad school is learning to navigate the quadrants with all their nuances

[liones-s]

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

[shakespearesdaughters]

Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary, August 1921

[learnelle]

An appreciation post for all the coffees & teas I’ve lovingly consumed this year. There is something so healing about taking a small moment to enjoy a warm drink, especially when it feels like a hug in a mug. ☕️🤍

[minerva-files]

𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔦𝔯𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔴𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔰

𝔞𝔩𝔴𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔬𝔫 𝔱����𝔢 𝔯𝔲𝔫, 𝔫𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔰𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔰𝔣𝔦𝔢𝔡

[melusinae]

kate elizabeth russell, my dark vanessa.

[why-the-heck-not]

understanding academic concepts got me blushing swinging my legs giggling

[malusokay]

What's the point of a diary if you're not lying in it?

On Anaïs Nin, literary self-mythologizing, and why personal writing should always be slightly dishonest. (from my substack)

If you’re not lying in your diary, you’re just journaling, and journaling is for people who don’t know how to edit.

A diary is not a record of events; it is an act of creation. The best diarists know this instinctively. Anaïs Nin knew it better than anyone. Her diaries were not mere confessions but performances, half-lit mirrors where the truth shimmered, distorted but no less real.

Nin understood that life is not lived in a single register. Her diaries are a study in contradiction—one moment, she is in love; the next, repulsed. She is independent yet wholly consumed by those around her. But contradiction isn’t falsehood; it’s literature. She rewrote and edited her diaries, sculpting herself into the character she wanted to be. And is that really so dishonest?

People love to be outraged by the idea of a diary that is not entirely factual. But fact is not the same as truth. Diaries, at their best, are emotional truths, shaped by mood, by desire, by the need to impose a narrative on the chaos of daily life. Nin was not interested in being objective—she was interested in being immortal. She once wrote, “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” But why stop at tasting? Why not rewrite, reshape, embellish? If we can curate the lives we present to others, why should we not do the same for the versions of ourselves we leave behind?

Nin herself was a master of this. She edited her diaries before publication, removing, refining, turning herself into a protagonist. She blurred lines, shifted timelines, made herself more alluring. She called it shaping reality. Others call it lying. The truth, of course, is that all personal writing is selective. Even in confession, there is curation.

The danger, of course, is that history will take the performance at face value. That the diary, once private, will harden into biography. But this, too, is a kind of truth. A diary is not a static object. It lives, it breathes, it deceives, but always in service of something larger than the mundane details of existence.

[charlottecherries]

Internal Glow up Part Two- Brain Health

Diet

Eating lots of omega fatty acids can help with brain function and concentration. You can get these in a supplement form or from foods like salmon, tuna, walnuts, chia seeds and flax seeds.

Foods high in vitamin k like dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale, broccoli and collard has been shown to slow cognitive decline

The pigments in berries can help improve memory

Hydration is super importation for function and to prevent headaches

Concentration

Use meditation apps to improve focus and mood- Calm, Insight timer and Medito

Improve sleep quality

Avoid multitasking

Take regular breaks

Physical activity will release endorphins and create a positive mindset

Train your brain

Play games like sudoku, crosswords, puzzles and chess to improve memory and concentration

Complete creative tasks like colouring, painting and building. This could be creating decorations or completing a colouring book as relaxation

Spend time in nature

Not only is it relaxing and can be a good form of exercise but there are other benefits

Studies and reviews have found that it can improve attention and response time

This can be sitting in your garden, walking around a lake, or having a few snacks while sitting in a field

Series Masterlist

[belovedapollo]

bought this gem secondhand and can’t get over how stunning it is 🪐 reblog is okay, don’t repost/use

[frenchiepal]

16.02.25 🌨️ i've never been so tired 😴

[shakespearesdaughters]

Franz Kafka diary

[learnelle]

While in Normandie my partner and I stumbled upon a salon du livre, spending an afternoon browsing through old books with a love one is so comforting 📚❤️

[die-rosastrasse]

I spent all day cleaning and rearranging my room, time for tea and cozy journaling 🖤

[contedimontecristo]

10.09.24

spent all morning studying art history and eating strawberries picked from my parents' garden. I am also looking forward to changing my desk setup soon

[galina]

Suddenly romanticising the underground I've been rattling around in for years