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nietzsche

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ur future nurse is using chapgpt to glide thru school u better take care of urself

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Even when you're tired, remember why you started.

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2025

you are allowed to have a moment to think before you speak

terrifying sincerity will demand from you the kind of composure and character you are seeking

practice asking yourself questions and answer them without seeking references or resources or answers that others gave

the difference between ritual and routine is faith, and the kind of faith you need to give to your habits—what they each mean to you— is something to be curious, reflective, intentional about. you are afraid that habits will sap your life of meaning, so give them meaning of their own

Lila (divine play)

novelty & magic are rivers, not reservoirs

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Planning For Next Semester Part Four: Note Taking Tips

Choosing The Best Note taking Method

Cornell Method

Main notes section

Dividers / sub headings

Questions column

summary space

Mind Mapping

Main topic in the middle

Branches

Links between points

Examples

Visual focus

Colour coding

Boxing method

Separates main topics into boxes

Each topic is spit into small chunks of information

One topic box can have multiple subtopic boxes

Outline

Main topics

Followed by sub topics

bullet points

Detailed

Examples

Digital Notetaking Methods

Notion templates

Goodnotes

Microsoft Word

Microsoft onenote

google docs

Essential Supplies

Good quality notebooks

Different notebooks for each subject or module

Coloured pens

Highlighters

Post it notes

Folders

Folder dividers

Paper or plastic tabs

Organisation tips

Date and title each page

Create an index

Use dividers

File any paper handouts properly

Use clear plastic folders inside of hard one

Extra

Find what works best for you

Be consistent

Make it neat and pretty

Review weekly

Series Masterlist

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Okay, I had to remind myself this today but! Rest is an activity. It's a gentle activity, yes, but it is an activity. You're not "doing nothing" you are recovering from whatever taxing thing and preparing for future taxing things. Lying there cranky about having to rest will ruin the quality of your rest. As will beating yourself up or being annoyed at yourself for "doing nothing." You're not doing nothing. You're investing time into giving your body the best shot it has at getting through tomorrow unscathed. Rest is something you Actively Choose To Do in order to Feel Better or at least Not Worse. It's like when you plug in a phone. You say it's charging. As in, charging is an activity the phone is doing. Charge your body too.

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Remember that if you want to do more of something, you have to do less of something else. It's that time of year where people set goals for the new year and they have plans and hopes and it's always focusing on what they want to do more of. More studying, more exercise, more crafting, more socialising, more making things from scratch. Okay, great. What are you going to do less of in order to have the time and energy to do more of those things you really want to do?

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the secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine

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Dusted with snow.

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Marta Blue

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making the most out of the winter break; uni student edition 🎄☃️

phew you made it through exams! now you have a couple weeks to yourself, what to do with all that extra time? i know i’ll personally be focusing on slow productivity and reconnecting with myself, my loved ones, and the present.. below are some tips on how i’ll be doing that and i hope it gives you some ideas if your stuck on how to make the most out of this short blissful break

reflect on the semester— i’m lucky that i’ve kept my journal entries from the beginning of the year, so i’m taking a moment to look back and celebrate my wins but also see what mistakes i could learn for the next semester. i prefer to do my introspection through the journal & pencil, but anything works. some questions i’ll be considering:

what were some initial goals for the semester? how do they compare to the outcome?

what study sessions did you find the most effective? is it a certain location, time frame, or method?

did you learn anything really interesting from your courses?

did your schedule provide the time and energy to take care of your mental & physical health? if not, what would you change to make that happen?

setting winter break goals— having 2 or 3 goals to work towards can help keep you productive. i usually allocate 2 hours to work on these per day. personally, i’ve been focusing on rebuilding habits. with habits, i believe the biggest challenge is today.. just simply being able to show up today. below are some ideas of some goals or habits to work towards:

language learning

digital certificates

exercising

daily journaling or meditation

getting ahead with year-round courses

stay connected with loved ones— go ahead and message your friends for a meet up. it can be inviting them to your home, a local cafe lunch, visiting a muesum, or window shopping. also i am also doing my best to help my family and spend quality time with them.

reconnect with mindfulness— i’ve been practicing mindfulness to heal some of the anxious tendencies from exam season and return back to a peaceful state of mind. some activities i love to do:

reading: associated with focusing processes in the brain

breathwork

free-flow yoga: without any tutorials and just listening to your body

to learn more about the stress-reducing effects of yoga and reading: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229431397_Stress_Management_Strategies_For_Students_The_Immediate_Effects_Of_Yoga_Humor_And_Reading_On_Stress

meditation: any duration of meditation is extremely effective for handling health-deteriorating effects of stress

a study on long-term 20-minute meditation practitioners found that the brain decreases oxygen usage, lowers bp, and lowers heart rate (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15564357/)

rekindle your love for your field— podcasts, books, movies. all might bring some childlike wonder when approaching the boring process of memorizing hard facts. i’m a biology student, and if you are too, you might enjoy some of these recommendations:

uzma ali (on youtube)

house, m.d (tv show)

a natural history of the senses by Diane Ackerman

the light eaters: how the unseen world of plant intelligence offers a new understanding of life on earth by Zoë Schlanger

ologies podcast by alie ward (on spotify)

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Here’s to 2023, a year of as many little courageous kindnesses as possible. ♥️

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Orest-Vasyl Kuziv (b.1997) - Christmas Night. 2019. Oil on canvas.

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12.20.24

🎧 rachel - sicu