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february 20, 2019 - potpourri, version 2

some photos from winter break! korean review notes, bach’s violin sonata no. 1, calligraphy, and reading notes for this book that i highly recommend.

ig: gloomium

currently listening to: “butterfly” - loona

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11/100 days of productivity - 27032017

I’ve been trying to post for days from my phone but it wouldn’t work

Here is my specialist maths assignment, featuring a hot drink, some plants, my pens and cinnamon scrolls

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— i’ve noticed that math is the most prevalent subject of my posts and i think it’s definitely due to me focusing much more on math, as notes & examples help me understand the topic much better! i’m also in love with this yellow color, idk why but it makes me super happy ✨💛

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sometimes you need to do the hard thing. study for your test even if it’s boring and you want to avoid it. get up an hour early to exercise even if you feel like death. go out of your way to help someone else even if it’s inconvenient. do something alone even though you’re afraid of being judged. go somewhere new even if it’s scary and disorientating at first. confess to the person who makes u blush even if it means risking rejection. let go of your old habits even though it feels like you can’t live without them. it’s supposed to be hard. life isn’t going to have amazing rewards if you’re always feeling comfortable.

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Almost at 5k! Thank you all so much!

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2.10.19 //

this past week has been quite stressful and i can’t wait for my mid winter break that’s coming up soon 🥰 hope everyone’s have a great day!

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2018.08.13 - trying out a new weekly layout, loving it so far

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simple ways to declutter & organize your (digital) life by kkaitstudies

ur digital life can sometimes be just as cluttered as in real life. here are some easy things to consider to declutter and organize online!

unsubscribe to all of the unnecessary services and newsletters. remember when you subscribed to that one store’s newsletter so you could get 10% off and haven’t shopped there since? unsubscribe to all of the stores that you receive newsletters from that you don’t shop from anymore. while you’re at it, if you haven’t used any subscription service like Spotify Premium in a while, do you rlly need it? SAVE DAT MONEY.

organize and delete emails. or if you’re extra nervous, archive the ones you feel like you may refer back to. create folders for important emails like order confirmations or school emails. filter thru emails every week so you’re not stuck with 500 emails in your inbox after one month.

back up your files. DON’T RISK LOSING ALL YOUR DATA! invest in a solid external hard drive. if it’s out of your price range at the moment, dropbox and the entire google suite are great (and free!) for storing files.

clean out all your computer folders. have u seen your downloads folder lately? save and organize the important stuff, and delete things you don’t need. 

limit the amount of folders you have on your desktop. keep it simple and easy to navigate. even if that means there are 5 folders within each folder lol (so long as u know where everything is)

delete unnecessary apps and photos. if you don’t use an app frequently or have any sort of attachment to certain photos, it’s time to delete them (don’t worry! you have them backed up somewhere if you’re decluttering!) u rlly don’t need 15 blurry burst images of your dinner from last night. just delete them. 

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8 studying tips for math tests //

1. create overall personalized chapter reviews (chapter concepts, formulas, and common errors) after every chapter when i review i create an overall chapter review, like @tbhstudying‘s review sheet video! it’s like a place to see all the formulas and concepts. if there’s a concept i really don’t understand i search it up and add more to my notes. it’s really personalized so i suggest also putting common errors that you make & how to avoid them so you’ll remember to not make the same mistake! 

2. print online reviews for the chapter or a certain topic so this may just be me but at times i feel that my teacher’s reviews are a lot easier than what the tests actually are or it’s not enough for me lol

searching the topic up like “precalculus vectors review” often comes a lot of reviews from different schools and just doing more problems is extremely helpful. some tips for finding good reviews is adding .pdf and your class (calculus, algebra 1, etc)

3. search the topic up for online diagrams or charts perfect if you want to add them to your notes or if you want to reference it quickly on the day of the test. for example, i often forget the 6 trig function graphs so on days of trig tests i refer back to a photo i saved of the graphs! 

if you search up .pdf in your google search as well, there’s sometimes recaps of the topic (a few pages to look at while studying and before the test)

4. find youtube videos (snazzy tricks) youtube is a great place to get motivation and watch study videos but it’s also a great source for academic vids! i just search up the topic and lots of videos come up whether it’s examples or just a lesson. some of my faves are khan academy & the organic chemistry tutor. also in youtube there’s some videos that teach some really cool tricks (hand tricks), like it seems dumb but it’s actually kinda helpful!! dont forget that if you feel like it’s a bit slow or you don’t have time just put the speed at 1.5x or whatever fits for you!

5. redo homework or review problems that you got wrong 

6. create a list of problems that keep stumbling you create a list of the problems that you get wrong (it’s like your own review) and do them! make sure you understand why you got them wrong :)

7. take pictures of reviews to save on your phone (glance at them beforehand) this is for any subject, but take pics of your short reviews, so you can glance at them before the test! though you have the paper version, according to the situation it may easier to just use your phone. i’m also not too organized so papers get lost and that’s why i like to do this! you can either scan them and keep it in your notes (iOS) or save them in a folder whether it’s a camera roll album or google drive folder! doing tip #1 and this tip is extremely helpful for midterms/finals studying

8. be well rested & eat (especially at lunch) these are just a bunch of tips and you definitely shouldn’t feel the need to do them all!! the most important of them all is to be well rested and eat well. in order to retain memory and test well you need the energy and confidence bc you know you got this! if you study at lunch, make sure you do eat!! meals and sleep are extremely important and will affect your test.

as my math final comes up i just wanted to share these 8 tips! the main this is to just personalize, study according to what you need. i think a lot of the tips apply to other subjects so i hope this helps :) feel free to share any of your tips and give this a like/reblog! 

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hello 2019, please treat me well

studygram: joannastudiess

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Studying Zzz

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1.20.18 //

i recently switched into a planner, but really missing the bujo life! here’s one of my favorite monthly spreads for november :)

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1.18.18 //

review sheets inspired by @tbhstudying ✨

lately i’ve really been dedicated (& stressing out) to ap chemistry, hoping finals will go well :’) to everyone who’s out there studying, whether it’s ap chem or not, you got this!

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amazing tips for this exam season — especially that last one ❤️❤️ best of luck to all!

5.5.17 // 7:05pm // guide to exam season

hello hello! i know i’ve been a little absent the past few days, but i had my last exam yesterday and now i’m finally home. i asked for advice/masterpost topic suggestions, so without further ado, here is my guide to exam season! (as requested by @rivkahstudies)

whether it’s high school finals, college finals or ap/ib exams, i’m sure we all know how it feels to have to learn (seemingly) all the knowledge ever known in a few weeks. here’s how to come out relatively unscathed:

1. pretty notes are nice, but they also take forever. i’m a huge fan of making summaries and study guides so, to spice up my notes efficiently, i pick two colored pens that I alternate between for each section/topic. 

2. on a similar vein, don’t use a billion different colors/pens/highlighters. it takes time to switch between pens or to pick up a highlighter. and to figure out what color the term/fact should be classified as. underlining and writing in all caps is just as effective to provide emphasis on something. and way faster.

3. study guides are your friend. like i said earlier, this is one of my favorite way to study for big cumulative exams. go through your notes (or the textbook) and summarize, but make sure you understand what you write down. write things in a way that makes sense to you (don’t just copy). going back over lecture notes is great because it forces you to put pieces together, calls things you didn’t get to your attention, and allows you to skip over concepts you are already very solid in.

4. learn from practice problems. if your teacher/professor give past exams or practice problems, use them. i like to go through them and, if i don’t know how to do something and wasn’t just being dumb, i take notes on key concepts/strategies used to solve the problem. this way, it’s on my radar and i can apply those strategies to other problems. if you really don’t have time (or are lazy like me), go through the solutions and take notes on any solution that you wouldn’t have immediately thought of. not quite as effective as actually doing them first, but it still helps.

5. memorize strategically. this one is really great for vocab or classes like ap spanish lit where you need to know facts about lots of different works. start by memorizing the “easy” ones that stand out. maybe you have a personal connection, or it’s the only work in that style or time period. i find starting there and working towards the more “difficult” works builds confidence and helps you be really sure of the ones you do know. if you get down to the end and there are two works you always get confused, at least you’ve narrowed down the list by having everything else locked in.

6. breathe. one of the worst things you can do is let yourself get overwhelmed (either while studying or while test-taking). don’t let yourself get to that point. if you need to take a step back, do it. pushing yourself too far can lead to a complete shut down, which will put you out of commission for (possibly) days and only fuel your sense of helplessness. exams are important, but they’re not so important that you need to sacrifice your well being.

best of luck with all your exams and please feel free to message me/send me an ask if you want more advice. i love giving it :D -m

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2019 is the year I stop trying to impress people and the year I stop overthinking things and people who aren’t relevant to my life or happiness.

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January 6, 2019 ❄️✨ completing an art assignment on surrealism while preparing for the next semester. 🤓 Also planning to start 100 Days of Productivity! Have you guys tried it//been successful with it? 

Also does anyone have any good & cheap planner recommendations? please inbox me:)