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8.11.2017 // 4:16 PM

slowly counting down the days until I leave for college

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http://www.elledecor.com/

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do not let white academia fool you into thinking that

the greatest authors that were and ever will be are white men

every great philosopher came out of europe

mathematics and science were at their highest point when used by white men

the most beautiful city in the world is paris

colonialism was a golden age

europe is the pinnacle of civilization

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Just a lil stationary haul 🌱

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Simple and elegant on a Thursday.

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My latest Instagram posts! From tomorrow I’ll be busy with the introduction weeks at uni (nervous!), I’m sorry but I won’t be as active as usual for these two following weeks. 🎈

My instagram: pretty.notes

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COZY OFFICE SPACE

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08.02.17

Busy week before the exam. I have been writing some stuff for some of the iPad questions as well. The plan is to posts one bigger iPad-post every week, answering your questions. The first one is a about writing on iPad vs. on paper. Which one is faster? People tend to believe the iPad will make you write slower or somehow make you inefficient. What do you think? 

Keep asking, messaging or comment questions you have about the iPad (school related) and I will answer them in a separate post.  

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the woman that loves you // japanese breakfast

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some of my favorite recent instagrams (x)

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07.03.17 || i woke up early and the weather is beautiful: life is good.

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ig: studylustre

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You got this, okay?? 

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Posting some photos of the July spread because I really like it :’)) I want to use this style more in my future spreads. Remember you can watch the making of it on my new yt channel!! It’s journalsanctuary, as everywhere :)

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Some of my favorite diverse reads/tbr ✨

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🌼🌻study smarter🌻🌼

(here are some study tips straight from my psych notes)

1. interest: the brain prioritizes by meaning, value, and relevance so u remember things better if ur interested

find a study partner

do extra practice or research

teach it to someone else (this works so well!)

2. intent: be actively paying attention. very little learning actually takes place without attention

use a concentration check sheet (every time u get distracted, put a check on ur sheet. this is supposed to program ur mind to pay attention)

while u read, talk back to the author

ask questions during lectures (this is scary ik!! but do it!)

3. basic background: make connections to what u already know

preview and skim the material before u read it. or google it!

write out a list of vocab words before a lecture and leave some spaces between them to fill in during the lecture

read ahead of lectures

watch crashcourse tbh

4. selectivity: start by studying whats important

look for bolded words, graphics, pictures, chapter review questions in ur readings

listen for verbal clues like emphasis and repetition during lectures

make urself a study guide as u read and write down questions for urself to answer later as review (kinda like cornell notes)

5. meaningful organization: u can learn/rmr better if u group ideas into diff categories

apply vocab words to ur life

make flashcards and sort them (try not to have more than seven items in one category!)

use mnemonics

6. recitation: saying ideas aloud in ur own words strengthens synaptic connections! when u say something aloud u r forcing urself to pay attention

after u read, ask urself questions

talk abt what u learned w/ classmates outside of class

again, teach someone else

7. visualization: ur brain’s quickest and longest-lasting response is to images

convert info into a chart or graph

draw it out

make a mental video of a process

look at picture/video examples

8. association: memory is increased when facts are consciously associated w something u already know. memory = making neural connections

ask urself: is this something i already know?

9. consolidation: give ur brain some time to establish a neural pathway

make a list of what u remember from class

review notes at the end of the day, every day

stop after reading each prg to write a question in ur notes

make ur own practice quiz

10. distributed practice: we all know cramming doesnt work but we do it anyway! but yeah short and frequent study sections work better

make a daily/weekly study schedule

create a time budget/time tracker (track everything ur doing for a week and see how u can be more efficient w/ the time u waste)

divide the reading/vocab by the number of days before an exam and do a little bit each day (u can use sticky notes to divide ur reading)

other tips:

stop stressing! this sounds stupid and it isnt going to be easy, but anxiety causes u to lose focus. try ur best to think positively. sleep a lot. minimize ur caffeine intake. take a walk maybe

when u need to remember something, look upward or close ur eyes (when ur eyes are open ur using visual parts of ur brain that u might not need to be using)

find a rival! (like the person right above u in class rank) secretly compete w/ them (envy can improve mental persistence bc it makes u focus more intensely) but dont overdo it! 

walking and sleeping build memory storage in ur brain

eat flavonoids! (grapes, berries, tea leaves, cocoa beans make neurons in the brain more capable of forming new memories + increase blood flow to the brain)

obstacles force ur brain to try harder, so space learning lessons apart or create a puzzle to solve or change ur physical setting

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Ultimate desk aesthetic. Deskthetic, if you will. 😍