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2.2.20

Dissertation presentation prepping and getting life back on track

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— finally UGH !!! some original content LOL, i’m honestly so thankful for u guys 🥟 i can’t believe we reached 10k!! i just want to ?? cry ?? i shouldn’t have neglected this social media app :( i apologise, but HEY!! i’m back nevertheless. i rlly want to start using tumblr more; i crated a new journal acc if u want to go and follow it — click here 🍰 luv u all sm! i’ll be posting a lot more on here soon ◡̈

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[ January 7, 2019 ]

· that moment when you notice spelling mistakes in your notetaking photos!!

· i’m going to be taking more psychology notes soon in developmental psychology, starting friday!! 📔

ig: pumpkin.studies

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✎ 11.17.2019 // working on a powerpoint presentation this weekend–the end of the semester is sooo close, i can almost taste it!!

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You’re busy doubting yourself while so many people are intimidated by your potential

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Hey guys, so just as a heads up, I don’t think that highlighting your already made notes is that effective unless it’s for aesthetic. However for many subjects like English classes or humanities, you are often given a bulk amount of readings and I believe that highlighting not only helps you digest the content but it also makes note taking easier afterwards. Though some people find it hard to figure out what they need to be highlighting so I’ve come up with a few ideas.

Terms often come into play when digesting a lot of textbook readings where ideas are being explained to you and often you will want this definition to be readily available when revising too so its good to highlight these when you come across them.

Key concepts can be really good to highlight when trying to understand scientific concepts within research articles or when reading persuasive texts as you can relate the material back to your core unit of work. Alternatively you can use concept to highlight the main idea of paragraphs or chapters to give you a quick reference of summary when studying.

I find examples to come particularly handy in studies which are applied to everyday situations, for example a law textbook may discuss a concept and give an applicable example which I would then highlight. Or in math you may highlight an example problem to help you if you get stuck later.

This highlighter was a godsend in my last exams, especially for history because I’d be reading so many historians and articles and when it came to writing essays it would only take me seconds to find a good reinforcing quote as I’d been highlighting them all along. Or even in English you can highlight quotes from reviews or scholars to be used to back up your argument.

This one is mainly for English and literature studies because when analysing devices and giving examples of these it helps when they are already highlighted. It’s all about studying smarter not harder and getting things done efficiently so this step really has helped me out.

Again another more humanities point as you often have to create a mental catalogue of people involved and the context of situations to understand the severity of moments in history. Though in science and other subjects it’s always good to know what pages are talking about what professors or scholars or historical figures.

Finally, in many subjects you are expected to produce a mental timeline of events especially in history and it becomes confusing to pinpoint events and dates together so this step helps to take the labour out of that situation.

I hope this helps you guys out. I also like to just make a key for my highlighting that I use for a bookmark, that way I can constantly refer to it. Message me if you have any ideas or things you want me to post about.

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Notes from a film that I had to watch for my film class. Got a tad distracted and started doodling. The film was interesting I would recommend.

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726 | I have been a little dormant over the last few months because I haven’t been in class, but I start back up on Monday (my school calendar is strange, I know). I am really looking forward to this quarter, although I think it is going to be a lot of good, hard work. It’s my FINAL quarter of classes. I’m mostly finished with my credits, so I am don’t have any lecture courses. Instead, I’m doing a clinic and getting the rest of my credits from TAing and Law Review.

Currently Listening - Like Lightning, Foals

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how to deal with depression when you are trying to be a hard-working student

let yourself sleep a bit more

list all the things you have to do and put them in front of you

you can have as much breaks as you want

do a bit, rest a bit, then repeat

if you want to cry, do cry

talking to a friend really helps

listen to hozier

adapting to an aesthetic really motivates me. for example, i sometimes imagine myself as a student from hogwarts studying dark arts, i wear dark clothes and one of my favorite sweaters or as a student from Oxford (and all those dark academia stuff)

make studying kind of fun. i know it'll never feel fun when all you want to do is sleep or stare at the ceiling but it's not impossible. imagine yourself as a professor. use colored papers. buy new pens. reward yourself with an episode of your favorite show after studying one unit. options are endless.

go outside. get in some oxygen.

study outside.

read your notes on your bed. it works no matter what other people say.

you have to plan your day. planning will never disappoint you.

remind yourself that you are capable of achieving your dreams even if your brain makes you believe stupid things. that thing is lying to you. you are much more than how you feel, those feelings are a bunch of chemical reactions. you can beat that.

i love you.

people around you love you.

and you don't owe anyone anything.

sit on your chair, open your book, close your phone and just try. if you can't, try again 5 minutes later.

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Looking for study buddies

Hello,

I am looking for people who are studyblrs and go to PSU. And if you are willing would y’all wanna study sometime?

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011819 | some philosophy and psych notes

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18/02/17 || bag is packed, last batch of notes complete, o-week is planned. best of luck to everyone starting their first year of university like me! we can do it! :)

stay motivated x

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24.05.19

finally, last exam studies! i’ll be free tomorrow morning, still it looks so far to believe that 3rd year is ending..

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Repeat after me “your grades do not define your intelligence” and never will

- from a student to another student; u got this.

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What’s in my pencil case + essay planning

Essay planner printable from @emmastudies