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in a bullet journaling rut? unsure of what to bujo? try some of these spread ideas, both conventional and unconventional, to include in your 2020 bullet journal and beyond!! 

these are categorized based on different traditional bullet journal categories.

the basics 

year in pixels 

yearly overview 

habit tracker 

sleep tracker 

food and drink tracker 

[insert year here] schedule 

quarterly goals 

water tracker 

bucket list 

resolutions/goals 

best of the last year/last decade

learning about yourself / covering your person

about me 

words for this year 

birthday wish list 

[amount of years you are old this upcoming birthday] i learned before [upcoming age] 

example: 21 things i learned before 21 

favorite quotes 

a decade in review 

caring for yourself 

self care ideas

mindfulness ideas 

living in quarantine practices 

positive affirmations

date ideas 

dates with myself 

i.e. things you’d like to do with yourself that you’d enjoy. or self dates 

things to improve on 

workout plan 

gratitude log for this year 

gratitude log for previous year 

life organization

master grocery list 

ideal morning routine 

ideal evening routine 

yearly achievements 

brain dump 

weekly to do 

monthly to do 

things to sell 

wardrobe capsule 

cleaning routine 

daily to do 

surveying your life 

podcasts to listen to  

movies to watch 

tv shows to watch 

book reviews

places to go 

things i want to buy 

books i want to read 

playlists in the works 

academic 

assignments due 

dining dollars or meal exchange budget (if you guys have those are your schools) 

grade calculator 

grade tracker 

attendance tracker

courses left to take/courses you want to take 

financial 

needs vs wants 

income tracker 

no spend challenge 

30 days or more

budgeting goals 

no spend ideas

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There are only 10 days to go until I appear my semester finals (if It doesn't get cancelled cause of COVID-19) and I am under a lot of pressure. A week ago, I came across an ad selling these notebooks and I guessed I splurged a little. 💐 It is my first time buying something that I have seen on Instagram and I have no regrets. I can't wait for exams to be over so that I'll have more time to fill these pretty notebooks with hopefully pretty content. Until then, stay safe and wash yo hands 💗

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Amidst all the chaos caused by COVID-19 pandemic, my state is doing little to nothing to ensure the safety of the citizens. While neighbouring states are shutting down schools, colleges, universities and banning any public gathering; we have to attend classes and pretend like everything is ok. No! nothing is ok. Everything is crumbling down. I get it, it is time for our end semester examinations but what is the point of conducting examinations if God forbid, we the students are sick and dying. Risking my attendance ( I have to score 90 per cent attendance to secure marks and appear my exams) I have decided to stay home and do my studying from here. Looking at the healthcare facilities available here in Nagaland, I don't even want to imagine myself being sick with COVID-19. STAY SAFE GUYS!

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Does anyone know the name of this flower? It's so beautiful. Looking at it just makes me feel at peace with myself and the moment I look away, I am reminded of how near my exams are and how I should be studying instead of typing this. 🌼

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- ̗ ̀ study break ideas  ̖ ́-

if you have 5 minutes...

watch a TED talk

light a candle

paint your nails

put on a hair/face mask

splash your face with cold water

walk around your house

stretch

have a small snack

make a cup of tea/coffee

clear your desk

if you have 10-15 minutes...

watch a longer TED talk

watch a youtube video on studying/something educational

do some yoga

go for a quick run

have a shower

make a smoothie

power nap

workout

organise your desk

if you have 20-35 minutes...

watch a longer TED talk

watch one short episode of a tv programme

do a longer workout

go for a longer run

go for a walk

bake something

call a friend

if you have 40-60 minutes...

watch a documentary

watch one longer episode of a tv programme

go for an even longer walk/run

have a bath

have a one hour nap to help you remember things

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Study tips

I never really studied in high school. Never really had to. I graduated with a 4.7 GPA. I am just good at papers and tests and if I messed up on a test, there were like 10 other test grades to help recover so it wasn’t a big deal to me.

College is a whole different story. You get 4 tests plus a final and midterm IF YOU’RE LUCKY. When tests make up 40% of your grade, you almost wish for weekly tests so one 65% on a test doesn’t drag you to a 70% in a class where you need a 75% to pass. I have failed tests and passed tests in college. You will fail tests even if you were a straight A honors, AP, and duel enrollment kid in high school like myself.

So here is a list of my advice from trial and error. It includes do’s and don'ts. Please pay careful attention to the don'ts because they were my mistakes that resulted in failure and having to retake classes. Don’t repeat my mistakes.

I recommend taking notes before the lecture or at least reading the section being discussed. Figure out what confuses you before class starts so you can pay attention during those parts of the lecture and ask questions if needed or talking to the professor after class about what confuses you

ASK QUESTIONS. If you are not comfortable doing so, ask a friend to ask for you or talk to the professor during office hours. Seriously. You are not paying thousands of dollars to sit there suffering and confused

GO TO CLASSES. It seems like a no brainer but seriously you will not want to go to class around a month in. Don’t give in. Even if you can just take the tests and pass the tests. I did this. I got an A on every test I took. I never showed up except on test grades. I FAILED. Most classes count participation or attendance as a big part of your grade and some colleges will think you are cheating or something and fail you.

You won’t be able to completely avoid 8AMs but you should avoid as many as possible. I get up at 6 AM naturally every day and I still struggle to pay attention and know what I’m doing in my 8AM lab. And you will be so tempted to miss a couple classes and then you’ll get behind so fast. Seriously. You miss one day of class and you are like 10 days behind. It’s insane

Make friends with the people sitting next to you. They will come in handy for when you do miss a day or when you’re confused about something small and don’t want to bother the professor

Take notes in a way you will want to look back on them and in a way that will make you remember as much of the material as you can at the time. Notes are pointless if you never look back on them

DO THE HOMEWORK. Even if it’s optional. It will help you understand the material better and a lot of professors are lazy and use their homework questions as test questions

Do not wait until the day before the test to study. In fact, do little studying the da before the test. Maybe just review a few things, but besides that, don’t really study the day before. You just stress yourself out and don’t really remember anything you studied. Relax on that day or do work for another class.

Instead, study throughout the week before your test. Focus on topics that you struggle with. Ask questions, go to office hours, practice some concepts.

Make flashcards of things you need to remember. Make flashcards of vocab or formulas or concepts. And use them to study. Really these help a lot. You can bullshit yourself when you go through a practice test or a checklist or your notes trying to figure out what you know and what you don’t. You can’t bullshit what you know and don’t know with flashcards

Listen to songs that go over concepts you need to remember on repeat until you want to puke and cut off your ears. Until you can sing it yourself on the spot if someone demanded you to. Need to remember the periodic table? AsapSCIENCE has a great song for that. Need to know the quadratic formula just in case someone holds a gun to your head and makes you recite it because that’s what math teachers seem to think happens? Go on YouTube and find the quadratic formula pop goes the weasel song. My algebra teacher played this EVERY CLASS in 8th grade and I still get it stuck in my head sometimes. Serious, catchy songs like this make memorizing less painful and easier

Read things related to the subject you are studying that are interesting to you and not your textbook. Sure you may not be tested on some other concepts you find, but it will give you a better understanding of what you are studying

When picking classes go to ratemyprofessor and find teachers who are willing to work with you. Hard teachers may not be pleasant but they may be worth it if they work with you and are preparing for a future. Do remember that you are paying hundreds if not thousands for each class so you should learn stuff to make you a better candidate for the job you want

Your life doesn’t revolve around studying so don’t burn yourself out trying to study all the time

This is not a complete list nor is everything here true for everyone. Feel free to add to the list with other tips and advice! I love seeing how other people deal with the torture we call schooling!

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So I'm going to be solving these babies and then start studying for tomorrow *sigh* Political Science is kind of confusing for me but challenges make us better, right?