#university blog

[unlirise]

another midnight study session, anyone?

maybe focus is not always on a desk.

sometimes, focus is when you're hunched like a goblin on your bed as you're cramming the work you procrastinated when the sun was still up. with nothing but 600ml of iced tea and your partner's hoodie to give you solace.

[greenhouse-studies]

Day 87 • 100 Days of Productivity

i was blessed by the gods as my usual 3hr lecture only lasted 1hr!! also, i’ve been going to my local bagel place at the same time mondays-thursdays so often that now they know my name and order lol. i got a lot of work done yesterday which was great, so im starting off the week with less to do. i will have a long day on campus on wednesday - i have a 9:30am study group to prepare for a lab quiz, then said lab, and then probably a study group for the exam on monday after that. im hoping to be off campus around 3 but who’s to say. my first set of exams and papers are starting and ughhh just because im ready for it doesn’t mean i wanna do it yk?

🎶 golden - fall out boy 🎶

[sheofsoundmind]

[neverquiteedenstudyblr]

07.03.24

Quests for today:

Breakfast✅

Shower and skincare routine ✅

Interview for graduate program✅

Lunch✅

Haddon Library✅

Read papers and think about dissertation✅

Write at least 500 coherent words into dissertation

Tea at hall✅

Write Essays for Chronic Kidney Disease and Cancer supervisions tomorrow

Watch lectures

Today I tried going to a new place to study and it was the Haddon library, I actually really liked the environment and it seems you're allowed to eat/drink in there, which was intersting. Caught up with my friends at hall, and a really fun and exciting secret was revealed to me about a particular long-distance friend's relationship and I cannot wait for her to find out <333 I love them so much.

I'm back in the game after my birthday and I'm ready to bring it all to give 2025 me the best shot in life. Everything is for them.

Ars longa vita brevis, --Eden

[coolwyou]

041623 | long overdue updates!

it has been quite a while since i last updated. i had a horrible first semester of grad school, and spent this semester really trying to fix that! i wen through the medical withdrawal process and managed to do well so far. one class is a pass/fail class which helps a lot, and the other one is an introductory class so it's not as rigorous. other than that, school is pretty steady now! i'm taking the summer off to hopefully work or do an internship for a little bit (:

i am set to take a normal course load next semester, which i hope i can keep up with. i'm going to keep in touch as often as i can and hopefully save up enough to get all my appointments done and get adequate paperwork for some disability accommodations next semester. thankfully, one class is synchronous online, and another class is only meeting in-person every other week! it really helps me to not have to leave the house every week and just be comfortable at home.

anyway, i'm updating my theme (the struggle to find a cute and functioning one) and about section a bit! the biggest edits were adding links to show the planner i am using for 2023 and that i started bullet journaling! i'm not too great at it, and it's really just a book of "trackers" (i track things like video game daily logins, medical stuff, and my mood) but i hope maybe next year i can add a sort of scrapbook component to it! also, i made a cute things side blog! :D

as for my personal updates, i'll put those under the cut!

i have been doing okay! health-wise, i am doing quite badly, and upgraded from a cane to a walker (everyone thinks it's unfortunately comedic, because for years i called myself a little old lady, and now i really resemble one!). i also got a platinum pass to seaworld because it is a really happy place for me lately (love to go through it at my own pace, watch some shows, eat some park food, and just in general sit around it lol).

i'm seeing two of my partners soon! they're coming to visit and we're going to have a lot of fun i hope! i have an awful complex about living where i do, so i'm trying very very hard to make their stay nice. it's hopefully going to help me power through finals and inspire me to save up to visit them in the summer/early autumn too.

some random thoughts to end this post: i'm loving two songs a lot right now, nmixx's love me like this and ive's i am. they're both different overall vibes but they are both so fun to me! i also have been playing a lot of virtual jigsaw puzzles and just finished two 1000+ piece ones, and starting a new one. i am really loving sticker-by-number books too! i'm currently doing a dog one and it's so cute!!

[mindfulstudyquest]

gentle reminder you can rise up from everything. you can recreate yourself. nothing is permanent. you are not stuck. you have choices. you can think new thoughts. you can learn something new. you can create new habits. all that matters is that you decide today and never look back.

[juliaxyn]

You’re never too old to learn something new. Never stop studying. 

[hamoodmood]

In another universe I was happy

[study-diaries]

I will succeed. Not immediately. But definitely.

[sleeplessv0id]

maybe in another universe, I can ask for help when I need it.

[unlirise]

🖋️ 240701 • mon

as an academic, and as someone who claims to be responsible and organised, i have started to accept that there are limits to how much more I can push myself through this journey. I can see when my adrenaline depleted, and when my mind and soul just yearns for rest. i've pondered on it a lot, i've been studying nonstop for 16 years (starting from 1st grade to now). with only summer breaks in between each for rest, but the latter years especially starting with A-Levels has become heavier. i can see now why some people take months off after studying. or why others take a year gap before going to college.

i crave for that extended break. i feel like i'm reaching my end. this thesis is very well nearing its end too, but i fear that i might reach a conclusion before it does.

it's 1am and right now i aim to finish up the rest of this transcript, which i should have accomplished last week. but because of the burnout, i ended up taking more time to rest and be idle than to actually work on it. it's starting to overwhelm me, even though i cannot be overwhelmed by it. i'm transcribing nearly 3 and a half hours worth of interviews. while the findings are truly eye-opening (and i can't wait to share this with all of you once it's done), and inspiring to write about, i also fear that my own creative juices for research writing is dwindling... while i wait for the facility's approval of my transcripts, i'll write some mini research papers just to get the hang of it again. i'll even read some research papers and theses so that i'll get in the groove of writing some. maybe if you guys have any research articles to suggest, you can send it in the comments below 🤍

[magdalenism]

[lady-academic]

| Day 16 |

I fall off the horse, but always get back on it. It may take a while, but the goal will be accomplished.

Source

[neverquiteedenstudyblr]

19.10.23

Quests for today:

Laundry ✅️

Read article

Email supervisors to arrange supervisions ☑️ (Drafted 1 email)

Conservation debate research

Essay for Cell Assembly and Interactions

TANK session for rowing

Type up notes from lectures✅️

Make flashcards

Early night (rowing outing tomorrow morning at 7am)

Drink enough water (2/3 bottles)

Yesterday I went climbing with a friend after my lectures. I'm afraid of heights but I'm pushing myself to do more things that scare me, to emphasise to myself that I do hard things and I am not a coward

[3lisorahh]

me ever since I realized that my imagination is the real reality and the 3D is a copycat that has no choice but to materialize my thoughts and assumptions.

[mindfulstudyquest]

discipline is self care

self care isn't just face masks and bubble baths, it's also doing your assignment in advance so you won't pull an all nighter before the deadline, cooking at home instead of ordering out; discipline is an act of self love and care