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a big thank you to almost-summer’s golden hour for landing right across my desk and my books at eight in the evening 

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cal 2 notes ~~

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tuesday, 24/04/18 — 23:22 (04/26)

got myself into school to do a bit of psych revision and see a friend, which is always nice 🖤 also managed to set up a may spread that will eventually be filled with exams, sigh - but i really like how this looks! ✨

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It’s that time of the sem again huh… 😥😥😥 please cheer me on and give me the strength to get through finals!!

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04.29.18 // 3:14 PM

Last week in my TN passport, which also serves as my wallet.

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15th June 2017 — stressed out for exams hais currently listening to // i — taeyeon (ft. verbal jint)

taken from my studygram: @charlenestudies ☁️

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recent bujo spread + paramore’s new song and i’m so excited for their album that drops on my bday??? fck yeah boi??

this spread is also on my insta page btw!!: oikawastudies

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How I prepare study plans

Preparing study plans is one of my favourite ways of planning my work.

They allow me to know the exact amount of work I have to do and the exact amount of time it will take meyou to get everything done. 

I suppose we all have a personal way of doing a study plan, so here’s an easy, step-by-step post about how I prepare a study plan !

1. Take 10 pages out of your study material

Whether your study material is a book or notes you took in class, choose 10 pages out of it.

Do not pick the easiest ones ! This would ruin the whole experience.

2. Start studying and time yourself

Start studying those 10 pages, and time yourself while doing it.

Study normally, like you would do on any particular day of studying : you can highlight passages, annotate your notes/textbook, draw a mind-map, make a short flashcard,… Anything work-related that you would normally do.

3. Check the time it took and don’t worry if it seems like a lot

At the end of the 10 pages, stop the timer and check the time it took you to go through your work. Write that result down.

Do not feel like rubbish if it took you a lot of time to get through 10 pages : you might have made flashcards or mind-maps, or wrote some things down… There are subjects that might be tricky to study (like anatomy or other horrible things that med students have to go through - they are the bravest after law students ;-) ). There are subjects you’ll hate and those will take an awful lot of time… In short, some things will be hard and it’s better to know exactly how much time they take than just roughly estimate it… and get it all wrong !

For instance, it takes me an hour to get through 10 pages of Family law. This is because I highlight my notes and my statute book, I add post-its to my statute book and I quiz myself with the little exercises that the teacher gave us in class. All this takes a lot of time.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3

And do this for every subject you are studying during the semester.

5. Estimate the time it will take to study the entire material for each subject

After having gone through 10 pages for every subject, divide each of your study material by 10. It will give you the amount of time (in hours, days or even weeks) that you need to cover all the material for every subject.

For instance, I have 279 pages to study to master Family law. Since I need one hour to study 10 pages of it, I’ll need 27.9 hours to get through all of it. One again, write the result down for every subject.

6. Prepare your pens and write your chapters down !

This is when things get funnier !

Take back your study material and write the headings down. By headings, I mean the subdivisions of your material. Depending on the subject you’re studying, it could be “parts”, “chapters”, “sections”,… Whatever the name, write that down and do not forget to note how many pages are included in each headings.

7. You can make step 6 funnier but do not lose too much time !

When preparing your study plan, you can unleash your creativity and end up with really good-looking things.

A really cute study plan can motivate you to study.

You can also use bullet points and check them when you’ve finished a heading. This is what I do and let me tell you something : it’s extremely rewarding to check headings. You feel accopmlished, serious and hard-working !

However do not lose too much time working on your study plan. It is there to help you going through the real work you need to do, and should not distract you too much from all the stuff that needs to be done in order to be ready for finals.

8. Prepare a weekly planner

If you already have a weekly planner, use it.If you do not, prepare one. There are cute ones available here on Tumblr (check @emmastudies : her printables are awesome).

Use it to write down your classes, your commuting time, your meals, the time it takes to wash your hair… everything you have to do in a week. This is what I call “Group 1”.

Do not forget to plan some “mental-health” time = activities that allow you to forget about college : sport, reading, meeting up with friends, shopping, family time,… This is what I call “Group 2”.

Group 1 activities are compulsory : you cannot cancel them and have to build your schedule around them.

Group 2 activities are not compulsory : you can move them around in your schedule.

9. With that weekly planner, draw a plan of action ! 

Using your weekly planner, check how many free hours you have. By free hours I mean the periods of time when you have absolutely nothing to do : no classes, no commuting, no essay writing, no laundry to wash.

Compare this result with the time you need to get through the study material of your different subjects. 

Fill the blanks in your schedule with the headings of your different subjects. For instance, every Monday, I have a three-hour free period between two classes (Family law and European and Comparative Law of Torts, just so you know - we’re getting intimate, don’t you think ?). I’m staying at uni during those three hours and usually go to the library. So, if a chapter from my Corporate law class takes three hours of studying, I will write this down on my weekly planner and plan to study this chapter during that period.

Alternate the subjects ! It is no use studying one single subject for a whole week : you’d end up studying things that were not covered in class (this is difficult). Plus, studying the same subject for a week is just boring.

10. If you end up not having enough time, cancel a “Group 2” activity

If you realize that you won’t have the time to cover everything you need to cover during a week, move a Group 2 activity (from Monday to Friday night, for instance) or cancel it(apologize to your friends of family if they were involved and agree to meet them later).

This is an extreme solution, but you might need to resort to doing it if your week is really busy with Group 1 activities. Here’s my method for a perfect study plan. I hope it will be useful.

Good luck with your studies. I’m sure you’ll all ace your exams !!

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You have to be odd to be number one.

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[10.20.17] social studies notes ✧ semester break is near and i’m so excited! i can’t wait to sleep without feeling guilty lol :-)

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100 Days of Productivity - Day 77/100 April 19th, 2018

I continued work on SOR notes today, which was pretty productive. I am currently at a sleepover with my friends - we have eaten much junk food, watched many movies, danced to many songs and taken many interesting photos… I love my friends (and I also love simultaneously eating two boxes of Shapes whilst watching Dirty Dancing at 1am)

Insta @ isthisnametakenyet

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🍁10/100 Days of Productivity🍁 My nutrition notes using Goodnotes. This is the best I could do with an iPad mini and adonit stylus

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Types of gfs:

Goth gf: wispy bangs, leather jackets, fishnets with rips, doc martens, rings on every finger, old books, black nail polish, holding your hand while walking you through antique stores, manic panic dye

Art gf: oversized pastel sweaters, high waisted skirts, jeans with paint splatters and tears, coffee shop vibes, late night trips for coffee and paint brushes, pixie cuts

Skater gf: beat up vans, cuffed black jeans, bruised knees and skinned elbows, forehead kisses, baggy t-shirts, always wearing dad hats, stopping the car at any spot that looks good to skate

Athlete gf: grass stains, nike sports bras, the taste of sweat on her neck, strong thighs, pony tails, softie for seeing her gf cheering in the stands, always drinking water, baggy sweat pants

Punk gf: lapel pins on everything, badly sewing patches on leather jackets, skinny jeans, combat boots, sharing strawberry milkshakes, bass guitar, always has headphones in, different brightly colored hair every week

Witch gf: crystals, always ready to read your tarot cards, staring at the moon, deer antlers and coyote jaws, pine scented candles, succulents and ivy everywhere, silver hair, high waisted shorts

Gamer gf: big graphic tees, knotted hair, constant eye bags, sloppy kisses, midnight snack trips for gas station slushees, video games until you fall asleep on her lap,

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It’s a real strange experience to find out what other people’s favorite pictures of you are. You get so focused on the right angle and how sharp your jaw is and if you look like you’re posing naturally. Your favorite is where you’re ethereal or otherworldly or just the best version of who you want to be.

But then your best friend says it’s the one where the two of you are looking at a flower, the one you hate because your arms look bad and your chin is one with your neck. And your sister likes the one of you in the car, asleep with your mouth open, with greasy hair. Your mom likes “all of them, sweetie” but she particularly likes any you smile in.

It’s strange because what we want to show the world - perfection, beauty, effortless picturesque moments - they’re not what our loved ones look for.

They like what they see because it’s usually the real you, the one they love, the ugly unkempt unposed one. They love that you get so excited about nature and that you fall asleep on every car trip. They love your joy, and the way real smiles look, the silly moments and unflattering angles and all of it.

For a long time this plagued me. I can’t fucking take a good picture of myself.

But the other day I was looking through photos of my friends; thinking about what I liked and they didn’t. I liked the one where, yeah, she wasn’t quite twisted to the camera - but there was this glint in her eye I’m so familiar with. The one where he’s blurry in the snow but his smile is obvious anyhow. The one where she’s dancing in her bathing suit, full of abandon. The ones where it’s the memory that matters; candids under out of focus fireworks, overexposed kisses, left-the-flash-on at the top of a mountain.

I mean, I don’t think I’ll ever love my friends less just because they post an ugly picture. They could post a million of them and I’d still be down to hang in the morning. The idea that I’ll somehow become disgusted with them just for an ugly selfie is silly, selfish. Shallow. And not gonna happen.

So how come I expect them to leave just because I don’t always photograph like the epitome of beauty.

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Journal Prompt Ideas

A phrase/poem in as many languages as possible

nail polish swabs

describe a specific place without giving away where that place is

dedicate a page to one object/thing/person (dogs, eyes, flowers, etc.)

confess something 

recreate a famous piece of art in your own way

make a page for every funny quote a friend says

If __________ blank were a person (can be anything: flowers, months, books, colors, etc.)

write a story with your left hand

fill a page with different fonts

fill a page with a song (lyrics, symbols, music notes, whatever)

make color palettes and name them

write down everything you can remember about a person

ways to say I love you

wrappers of favorite candies

blackout poetry 

write an interesting conversation with no indicators of emotion

describes someones eyes without using colors or the word “color”

interview yourself

interview a stuffed animal

record every nice thing someone says about you

write a letter to someone

describe a friend (and draw them!)

Make a list of songs from your childhood that you still like

try a wreck this journal prompt

sew a design into your pages

sew a piece of fabric into your pages

bullet your whole day

put music on shuffle and write everything you associate with that song while the song plays. move on to the next song as soon as the first one ends

write all the lyrics to a song without listening to it or looking it up

write gibberish in a pen that smudges a lot