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C’est quoi le minimalisme ? Court article présentant le style de vie minimaliste. N’hésitez pas à y faire un tour !

http://minimalistmelisa.blogspot.fr/2015/10/cest-quoi-le-minimalisme.html

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Excellente initiative ! J'essaierai de compléter la liste quand j'aurai accès à un ordi fixe 😉

Masterpost pour élèves français !!

Bonjour à tous! Comme certains savent déjà, cela fait quelques semaines que je pensais écrire un article dédié aux élèves français, car il n’y en a pas encore sur tumblr. Sans plus tarder, le voici!!

¬ Chaînes sympas ¬ • Sciences e-penser (https://www.youtube.com/user/epenser1) • Philosophie Le coup de Phil (https://www.youtube.com/user/LeCoupdePhil) ¬ Méthodologie ¬ • http://www.toutpourlebac.com/dossiers/17/bac-2015–faire-des-fiches.html

• https://m.youtube.com/user/lesbonsprofs?

(Cette chaîne propose des vidéos pour la méthodologie mais aussi des résumés de cours)

• https://m.youtube.com/user/MediaEtudiant?

(Digischool propose un contenu similaire)

• Comment faire ses fiches? (http://alexandra–studies.tumblr.com/post/131893823935/comment-faire-ses-fiches-de-révision-je-suis-en)

¬ Applications ¬ • TPE par Phosophore (https://appsto.re/it/Kn4OP.i)

• Kartable (https://appsto.re/it/QkcnX.i) Grâce à cette appli, vous avez accès à tous les programmes du collège à la terminale (sections générales uniquement je crois), avec des leçons des quiz et des exercices pour vous entraîner.

• Le Monde - bac S (https://appsto.re/it/w9k7Y.i) Bac L (https://appsto.re/it/lLl7Y.i) bac ES (https://appsto.re/it/2Fl7Y.i) bac STMG (https://appsto.re/it/qkm7Y.i) Brevet (https://appsto.re/it/7mm7Y.i)

• Study quizz - 1ère S, ES et L, Révision Bac 1ère (https://appsto.re/it/9scVT.i) Bac S, ES, L, STMG et Pro Révision Terminale (https://appsto.re/it/FucVT.i)

¬ Organisation ¬ • Comment travailler ses notes après les cours par @etudianteappliquee (http://alexandra–studies.tumblr.com/post/124343471440/comment-travailler-ses-notes-apr%C3%A8s-les-cours) • Comment présenter ses notes par @etudianteappliquee (http://alexandra–studies.tumblr.com/post/124343458560/comment-pr%C3%A9senter-ses-notes) • Comment bien s’organiser en cours (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dTLfrwcEMA) • Chaîne de conseils, méthodes de travail, etc. (axé surtout sur la médecine et la P1, mais beaucoup de vidéos sont utiles pour tout le monde !) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj86yfy7hq3zA1olBGt89oA

Je vais essayer de compléter ce post au fur et à mesure, mais en ce moment je n'ai pas d'ordinateur donc ça va être un peu difficile..

N'HESITEZ PAS A PARTAGER!!

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Bullet journal

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Sometimes it’s hard to manage my time between making weekly Youtube videos and going to Law School but I guess one thing goes with the other so I’ll be ok 👌 Also, having a planner and a bullet journal really help with managing my tasks!

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In case you’re in need of motivation, have some from the Doctor.

You can do it!

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Working on my history 😁

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A mind map is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas.

Just as in every great idea, its power lies in its simplicity.

In a mind map, as opposed to traditional note taking or a linear text, information is structured in a way that resembles much more closely how your brain actually works. Since it is an activity that is both analytical and artistic, it engages your brain in a much, much richer way, helping in all its cognitive functions. And, best of all, it is fun!

This is a mind map about – conveniently enough – mind mapping itself. It presents, in a visual way, the core elements and techniques on how to draw mind maps. Yes, I know this may look a little too messy initially, but bear with me: once you break the ingrained habit of linear note taking, you won’t look back.

Benefits and Uses

I think I already gave away the benefits of mind mapping and why mind maps work. Basically, mind mapping avoids dull, linear thinking, jogging your creativity and making note taking fun again.

But what can we use mind maps for?

Note taking

Brainstorming (individually or in groups)

Problem solving

Studying and memorization

Planning

Researching and consolidating information from multiple sources

Presenting information

Gaining insight on complex subjects

Jogging your creativity

It is hard to make justice to the number of uses mind maps can have – the truth is that they can help clarify your thinking in pretty much anything, in many different contexts: personal, family, educational or business. Planning you day or planning your life, summarizing a book, launching a project, planning and creating presentations, writing blog posts – well, you get the idea – anything, really.

How to Draw a Mind Map

Drawing a mind map is as simple as 1-2-3:

Start in the middle of a blank page, writing or drawing the idea you intend to develop. I would suggest that you use the page in landscape orientation.

Develop the related subtopics around this central topic, connecting each of them to the center with a line.

Repeat the same process for the subtopics, generating lower-level subtopics as you see fit, connecting each of those to the corresponding subtopic.

Some more recommendations:

Use colors, drawings and symbols copiously. Be as visual as you can, and your brain will thank you. I’ve met many people who don’t even try, with the excuse they’re “not artists”. Don’t let that keep you from trying it out!.

Keep the topics labels as short as possible, keeping them to a single word – or, better yet, to only a picture. Especially in your first mind maps, the temptation to write a complete phrase is enormous, but always look for opportunities to shorten it to a single word or figure – your mind map will be much more effective that way.

Vary text size, color and alignment. Vary the thickness and length of the lines. Provide as many visual cues as you can to emphasize important points. Every little bit helps engaging your brain.

Final Thoughts

Mind mapping is an absolutely fascinating and rich topic – this post only scratches the surface. If you want more reference material now, Wikipedia is always a good starting point.

In the meantime, please give mind mapping a chance – try it out. Follow these handy tips and see the results for yourself. Don’t worry too much about doing it the “right” way – just make it fun.

–Kimberly

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Have you done your homework yet?

If you’re overwhelmed, try the 20-10 rule! Work for 20 minutes, take a 10 minute break, then repeat until you’re all finished!

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I used to have this problem where I would read a book and less than a month later I wouldn’t remember a thing about it. Since I started to take notes while reading, I have been able to discuss books I have read long ago with ease. This post is also helpful for those of you that have literature classes.

First, a few general tips:

 Do not highlight or write on the book

The majority of “how to read” posts I have seen on tumblr advise people to write notes on the book and/or highlight important stuff. Here’s why you shouldn’t do this:

You might want to sell the book later and this will devalue it’s price.

You have less space for writting important things, which makes it easier to just write a few words and skip noteworthy stuff.

Highlighting is uneffective and it is a step to passive reading.

Instead, try to have a notebook where you can write out key points. Or, better yet, use Google Docs.

Have a computer near you

It is highly unlikely that you understand all the concepts that a certain book might carry, so make sure to have a google tab open at all times. I would not advise stopping your reading just to find out the meaning of a word. Try to search for references you don’t get and historical backgrounds only.

Now, how to virtually read a book:

Before reading

Create a new Google Docs document and write down the book’s title, year of publication and author’s name.

Search a little bit about the global and the local historical background. For example, if the book was written by an English author on 1950, try to understand what was going on with the world and with England from 1900-1950.

Do not read any analisys of the book right now.

While reading

Take notes on characters names, type of narrators and such.

Take notes after every page (if necessary, obviously) and write the page numbers as you take notes.

Never take your notes until you finish the pharagraph, as you might get lost or loose the “vibe” of the book.

Example of how I organize my reading notes: click here.

After reading

Write final notes about what you got out of the book.

Search for book analysis and reviews.

Discuss the book with people who have read it.

I understand that this makes reading quite harder and more time consuming, but this is the best way to make the most of the books we read. 

If you read on public transportation and such I advise you to mark important pages with postits and write down a few notes when you get home. You could also carry a small notebook.

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[note:] in case y’all don’t know already, this is @scholarlysquad - i can no longer access my previous account due to some problems with my email account, and therefore i’ve had to move to this account!!! if, by chance, you were following me there, please unfollow that blog ^ and follow me here instead since that blog will be inactive from now on!

hey everyone, recently i’ve discovered a lot of new and interesting methods of taking notes and so i decided to compile them all into this masterpost and share them. hope this helps!

+ general note taking advice

use notability [app - my absolute favourite!]

using notes to study

some note-taking tips

+more note-taking tips

huuuge guide to note-taking

fastest way to take notes [video]

taking notes from different sources

huuuge list of various effective note-taking systems

+ the cornell method

layout

printables

downloadable template

how to take notes this way [video]

how to take advanced cornell notes [video]

cornell method pdf generator

template for ms word + how to use it [if u feel more comfy using ms word for note-taking]

+ outline method

introduction [how to use, advantages/disadvantages]

colour-coded outline method notes

format/layout + how to study this way

how and when to use them + how they help [video]

evernote [app + website - the best for this method imo]

+ flashcards

quizlet [app also available on ios and android]

flashcards+ [ios app]

how to make + study with them

making + organising flashcards

for: history

for: biology

for: chemistry

for: languages

+ summary foldables 

layout + purpose

how to make them + take notes [video]

+ sketchnotes

what are thooose?

how to make the best sketchnotes

cool drawings/methods to inspire u

basic visual note-taking tips [1]

tips + drawing refs for beginners

how to make pretty banners

tips on illustrating notes

+ mind maps

mindmapping.com [aka ur ultimate mind-mapping resource]

mindmeister [aka super cool mind-mapping software pt.1]

xmind [aka super cool mind-mapping software pt.2]

99 mind mapping resources!!!

infographic on mind mapping

(amazing, super pretty) post on mind maps + how to make them

different ways of making mind maps [video]

cause & effect mind maps

making concept maps

+ other amazing, super effective methods

using abbreviations

note-taking cheat sheet

the two-notebook method

double-margin note taking

+ taking notes from various sources

during class

during a lecture

from a textbook [post]

from a textbook [video]

+ make it look pretty note: this is only optional; different people have various ways of retaining information - if you feel like adding colour distracts you, don’t do it! also, if you’re rushing to finish notes at the last minute the night before the exam pls don’t do it omg only do it when/if you have time.

pretty, colour-coded notes

simple, creative note-taking

how to take pretty/graphic notes

making pretty headings/subheadings

supplies u could use to have pretty notes

how to make ur notes look pretty [infographic]

how to make ur notes look pretty [video]

+ more tips from me

colour your notes! highlighting and adding colour to notes helps you retain information and remember things faster. use different colours throughout your notes to have more specific and easy-to-understand notes. [eg. use lighter colours like light blue for points you want to highlight and darker colours like purple for the main body] again, as mentioned earlier, if colourful notes aren’t your thing don’t do it! 

while revising, read notes aloud. it helps you remember things easily, because it sounds like someone is explaining it to you. even better if you do it in a foreign accent tbh, that always works for me (i read notes aloud in an american accent sometimes). this method is most effective if you’re an auditory learner.

most importantly, find what works for you. there are so many note-taking methods out there; find a system that you feel is most effective/helpful based on the type of learner you are. if you feel like nothing you read online is helpful, create your own method of note-taking instead.

+ my other masterposts

a complete guide to studying (well)

more to come soon!

feel free to message me in case 1) any of the links are broken, 2) u want me to add on to something, 3) u have a suggestion for a masterpost [i would love that so go ahead and ask if u do] or if u just wanna talk! also, feel free to reblog and add ur own comments/resources. hope this helped someone!!! 

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1:05 pm // getting ready for my quizzes on Monday

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7 Study Moods

So you wanna study, but somehow the mood just isn’t right. Maybe try these? Pick your favorite, or do one each day of the week!

The Classy: Green tea, classical string quartets, reading articles in a park.

Great for when you need to read 120 pages of something. It’s way nicer to read when you’re in a nice place!

The Hipster: Coffee, jazz, writing summaries of the material in a coffee shop.

You’ll look very cosmopolitan, with all your notes in front of you. Make sure your summaries are coherent though, and you’re not too busy looking great to study well.

The Grad Student: Wine/sparkling cider, Adele, writing papers, curled up in blankets in bed.

Papers are easiest for me to write when I’m comfortable. If I feel a little fancy at the same time, so much the better.

The Focuser: Cold water, nature sounds, taking practice tests in a sunlight place.

The best way to study for a test is to take a test. The best way to kill test-anxiety is to take a practice test and feel calm while you do it. This is a great way to feel calm and prepared when you do a practice test, and that leads to a better actual test.

The Party-er: Energy drink, dubstep, drilling flashcards on the floor.

Flashcards for me are a speed thing. If I’m drilling them, my goal is to know those definitions as fast as possible. Caffeine and fast music raise my heart rate, and sitting on the floor gives me room to spread out the cards however I need to.

The Morning Person: Orange juice, early American hymns, transcribing notes at your desk.

Not necessarily done during the morning! Orange juice helps keep you alert without making you open to distraction, and old American hymns just make me feel happy, so putting them together helps make transcribing a better time.

The Finals Prepper: Black tea, folk music, interleaving any/all of the above, at the library.

This can be done whenever, and is especially useful for just keeping yourself up to speed.

Don’t worry about doing any of these exactly, these are just moods! Mix and match parts of them, make your own, whatever. I’d recommend choosing one or two moods that work really well for you and then doing them consistently, just to really get in the habit.

Good luck!

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A Journey Towards Minimalism

Ever since encountering blogs that spoke of this relatively ‘vague’ concept, I’ve decided that minimalism was something I’ve been needing in my life. 

I’ve been scribbling a lot of thoughts about it in my bullet journal and–surprise, surprise–my seemingly random thoughts inadvertently coagulated into the issues that have been causing me so much stress (without my realizing!). They all seemed to revolve around my dissatisfaction with the things I have, the constant desire to buy more things to make myself feel better, and so on.

Getting Rid of Stuff

It was a long and tedious process to admit to myself that I have so many clothing pieces that I just did not like (mostly hand-me-downs from well-meaning relatives). I couldn’t bear to let go of them because I thought it’d be a waste, but I could no longer stand the thought of keeping things that don’t really do much for me.

So I chucked out half my wardrobe.

And by that, I mean I packed them up nicely so I can give them to people who would actually use them. In this way, I don’t have keep things that don’t make me happy and those clothing items (which are pretty much still in good shape) don’t go to waste by being constantly unworn.

In the same vein, I scrapped a lot of unused notebooks, paints, stationery, and crafting supplies. I used to hoard these things in hopes that they’d come in useful one day, but that day never came and they just added to the physical (and mental) clutter in my life. I gave them to my nieces who’re in their ‘draw on everything’ phase.

Right now, I can safely say that I don’t miss anything from the stuff I got rid of. I haven’t used them in years, and I feel good knowing that they’re in better hands.

Rules of Minimalism

What makes this lifestyle so ‘vague’ for a lot of people, in my opinion, is that there is no one way to do it. Everyone has their own brand of minimalism. This is a lifestyle that should be molded around one’s needs and not the other way around

A lot of people claim to be happy after making this transition, and I think it’s because minimalism only rings with one message:

Make room for the things that add value to your life.

And this is amazing, in my opinion, because it’s so simple but it’s never occurred to me before. 

In this consumer culture we live in, there’s always more emphasis on bringing more items in your space–never mind the quality of such items–as if getting rid of things you don’t even use is tantamount to wasting them (when it’s totally not the case).

Having Less

I feel lighter. 

Less means less organization. Less means less to worry about. Less means more sustainable.

I now make a conscious effort to recognize the things I’ve been spending my money on, and I feel like I’ve been spending less and less on the things I don’t need. I often ask myself the following: Do I actually need this, or is it just a passing fancy? Where do I put it? Is it worth the investment?

The other day, I thought to myself that I needed a pair of black pumps as a wardrobe staple. I was pleasantly surprised when I felt no guilt over them (because quality shoes are pricey) when I would’ve normally forgone the thought altogether and instead make plenty of tiny purchases on notebooks and highlighters to make myself feel better, poorly rationalizing that cheaper is better.

This mindset has kept me from further hoarding lots of cheap things that don’t do anything for me, and because I’m getting quality items, I’m getting the most bang from my buck. 

Although I have less than I did, everything I have makes my life a little richer–and that’s what’s important to me.

I like this.

I’m happy.

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How do you bullet journal for planning and remembering future events, like assignment due dates, later appointments or work schedules, etc? I can't seem to do it with mine so i gave up and just wrote out individual pages per date because just writing it on a list i won't remember it...:-/

Hi, seouliloquy!

I should’ve included this in my bullet journal post but I forgot. I hope you don’t mind me making this response public! It might come in helpful for anyone else who’d care for it. 

Calendars in the Bullet Journal

I take note of (relatively near) future events by drawing a semester’s worth of monthly overviews sitting adjacent to each other. This way, they’re super easy to fish out from the rest of your journal entries because they’re batched together.

For example, my school’s second semester spans January through May, and I know that my monthly overviews usually take a 2-page spread in my bullet journal because my journal is tiny as hell.

I will dedicate pages 1-2 for January, 3-4 for February, 5-6 for March, 7-8 for April, and 9-10 for May. Pages 11 and beyond will be dedicated to regular journal entries. 

It doesn’t matter what kind of monthly overview you use. You can draw a grid type calendar or a linear type calendar. I made up these names just now, by the way.

I have tried both, and they work equally well for me.

The grid type calendar is awesome if you’re a very visual person or you just need your months broken down into weeks. The downside, however, is that it takes more time and effort to draw these calendars in your bullet journal.

If you want, you can do what my friend imayamiya did: she printed out her monthly calendars and glued them onto her bullet journal.

The linear type is very, very quick to do, though the downside is that it has less structure and space to write on.

Either way, drawing out the calendars takes a reasonable amount of prep time.

Ideally, they’re prepped before the semester begins.

In case you want to try this and it’s already the middle of the semester for you, you might say, but Dee, it’s already the middle of the semester and I’m panicking like crazy! 

Fear not, my feeble turtleduck. What you can do is step away from the computer (after you finish reading this entry), take a nice shower, and head out to a local place with caffeine in it. Order a tall cup of strong joe, draw out calendars from this month until the end of the semester, and plan out your shit until you feel relatively calmer. 

Of course, the most important (and the hardest, for that matter) is forcing yourself to stick to your plan. (You can do it, though! I believe in you! ☆)

Taking Note of Events

As a student, most of the things I write down on my calendars are events and tests I need to prepare for. You can also use this space to write out your plans on how to space out your studying, your work schedules, and those kind of stuff. I find that it’s best to just pen in very short titles (just enough to jog your memory) for efficiency++.

If an event has a lot of specific details and I can tell that they aren’t going to fit in the tiny space I got, I usually go to a blank page on my journal and make note of the following:

Title

Time Slot

Venue

Other Details

I then go to where my calendars are, write down a short title and the page number of where the details are.

And that’s it!

I hope you picked up something useful from this post. Feel free to ask if you’ve got any more questions/ideas/comments for me.

Edit (2 Jun 2015): I made the images more appropriate to the tumblr theme color scheme because it was bothering me so much. Carry on.

Keep kicking ass, friends. o( >u< )o

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Hello, friends! I’ll walk you through an organization system that’s simple, quick, and easy–like spaghetti alla puttanesca. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

I should say it early on that this method requires both digital and analog media. It aims to minimize unproductive pseudo-busywork/unnecessary effort in the process of organizing schoolwork. The time it frees up can be used for actual learning, self-care, or whatever it is that you like to do! (・∀・)ﾉ

Disclaimer: I deliberately removed social media/gaming apps from my phone. Wifi access is almost always switched off. It’s strictly used for calling, SMS, the occasional photo, and various school-related apps.

Ready? One, two, three–go!

Time Management

▨ Assignment Masterlist

Jot down tasks (and their corresponding dates, if available) as soon as you get them. Get shit out of your head and filed into a place where you can find them easily.

I keep a list of all the things I need to get done in the Notes app that comes with my phone. Digital lists are that much easier to update–you can remove, add, and rearrange tasks however you find it necessary.

During your downtime (wherever you may be), parse through your list aggressively divide big assignments into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Regroup tasks such that errands are batched together and study sessions are spaced apart. The idea is to butcher the wolf into a bunch of tiny sheep so that they’re easier to tackle later on.

(Alternative App: Evernote.)

▨ Calendar

I spend a lot of time on my computer for school stuff, so I’m quite comfortable with using a digital calendar–they just make it super simple to color code, schedule recurring events, and generate multiple calendars that run in parallel. I have the iCal app docked on my taskbar for easy access, and I default to the monthly view.

You can see that I don’t encode strict study schedules–excess rigidity stresses me out and from there, I’d find it super hard to find my fucking chill. ( ˃̩̩ ⌂ ˂̩̩ )

It takes a bit of discipline and sincere focus on my part, but I’ve found that the flex time (1-1.5 hours) between my classes is enough to finish a good portion of my readings or to accomplish one block in my programming homework. I also do study stuff after classes without prompt from a schedule–just my calendar with deadlines and my assignment masterlist. These time pockets should not be underestimated!

(Alternative App: Google Calendar.)

Digital Management

▨ Folders

Whenever available, I save digital copies of lecture slides, assignment specifications, textbooks, scripts, and anything I could possibly need.

Instead of leaving everything to rot in the downloads folder, I make sure that each course has its own section in my college folder. It takes around 5 seconds of my life to perform this rename-and-move-to-proper-folder ritual.

Each file starts with the name of the course, and then followed by a short description about its contents. It’s a habit I got from my thesis adviser, actually. This makes everything hella easy to find.

▨ Evernote

I use this app to take notes on everything–academic or otherwise. I have a separate notebook stack specifically for scholastic purposes, and I like that it’s very compact and all my notes are in one place.

In separate post, I will talk about how I manage to learn from digital notes despite all those claims that physically writing down your notes helps you better. ( U v U ) <3

Paper Management

▨ Accordion File

Since I digitize as much of my shit as I possibly can, paper stuff for all of my 5 courses fit into one A4-sized accordion file (with 12 built-in pockets). It eliminates the need for hole punch and the fear of things falling out. It also fits a range of paper sizes!

Each tab is labeled accordingly. Some classes need more sections than others, but in general:

each class gets their own notes section;

math-based classes get their answerables section (for problem sets under the works); and

reading-based classes get their readings section;

non-academic documents and receipts get their own miscellaneous section.

I use these binder clips to hold small stacks [of readings or of problem sets] together. They’re super fucking pretty, oh my god. I’m a goner. They’re gold and I’m in love. You can’t stop me. (◕ᴗ◕✿)

And that’s it!

You’ll notice that my system is really spartan, but I’ve figured that simple systems work and it’s really nice to use the time I would’ve spent compulsively making stuff look pretty on things that’re more important to me (like practicing my figure drawing or creating stuff for this blog or being trash with my friends).

I hope you picked up something useful from this post! Tell me if you’ve got any questions/ideas/comments. If you’d like, tell me about how you organize your time and your stuff for school–I’d love to see!

(人^ ∀ ^) ✿