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[pink-academiaa]

reintroducing myself!! ★彡

with a new year comes new goals and i am also no longer in high school so my old introduction requires an update 🫡 but hello hello

i'm ally, i love pink and i think looking at my studies in pink as well as sharing my notes online fill me with a lot of joy and thus the pink academia studyblr account was born

my goal is simply to get a grade average of 90+ for this year! and to also meet lots of very clever people and to engage with my community both online and irl

i recently made the realisation i was more extroverted than introverted, i just had a lot of social anxiety lol

i'm also currently studying a media/arts double degree and in my first year if thats any relevancy

yayy thats all have a cookie for making it this far 🍪 i look forward to reconnecting with others and seeing everyone else's posts once more

[bagalois]

to the mathblr/studyblr people who have interacted with my account already, i love and appreciate you. it is thanks to you that i have dedicated several hours today to abstract algebra - a huge improvement over barely able to open a pdf lmao. i am so genuinely happy getting messages and tumblr pings. knowing that other people are actually reading my posts, i feel like i can't disappoint now; i have to improve and learn math like i said i would.

however, over the past few hours, i have been… getting brutally beaten up by increasingly humbled by these exercises

maybe im out of practice. but are these problems really "supposed to be" so hard? on the bright side, it's better to realize now than later how much my skills ar lacking; this way i can study and avoid breaking under the weight of even more difficult mathematics. however, on the, um, realistic side. there's no way i will survive a single semester, let alone an entire phd program, with the brain that i have at this moment.

the problems i hope to solve from chapter 2 are problems 12-14, 21, 22, 24, 28-30. those were just the ones that interested me or seemed useful.

today i worked on ch2 exercises 12, 13, 14, and 21. i completed 12 and 14 (but 14 was a bit strange, i definitely didnt solve it the way the book intended, but i'm not sure how you're supposed to do it the way they want you to?). i have partial solutions to exercises 13 and 21 despite spending an ungodly amount of time on 13

i won't post any solutions here because of, idk, ethics, but i am happy to discuss and hear input from other abstract algebra students and self-studiers in dms!

[altbery]

on this night i am overcome with the urge to drop my degree and live on a farm and make tea day and night and paint on my own schedule and sell my paintings on etsy and maybe learn to crochet and get a little guard dog that's way too spoiled and friends with the cat and a lemon tree thats next to my kitchen window and grape vines over a garden patio that my friends visit every day to talk about our progress with growing roses and-

[jarofsharpies]

summer studying challenge | 7th august

my studying motivation went through the damn floor today so here's a pic of a rose instead!

what is your favourite summer ‘beach read’ book?

this really trashy book called can you keep a secret by sophie kinsella don't judge

[vannybarber]

The Prenup: Part Three

Summary: After four years of being together and finally being engaged, Chris wants you to sign a prenup.

Chris Evans x Reader

Warnings: angst, swearing, chris getting his ass handed to him, a lot of pain.

Part One Part Two

After Chris' little sob moment, he got his shit together and went back to where his family was. There was no way he was going to get you back crying like a baby when he was at fault. He needed to fix this, but you had to be on board in order first

He sits back on the couch, his mother and siblings not even realizing he entered the room, for they were having their own squabble. Scott's voice being the loudest out of everyone of course.

He sees his phone and goes to grab it. Carly notices him and speaks up.

"Chris is there anywhere you think she could be? Any place you guys have gone that's sentimental or something?" She's trying her best, but it wasn't enough. For all Chris knew, you could've been in numerous places. Everywhere you went was special.

When you both aren't working, you're on an adventure after another. You both loved to explore and were the perfect partners for each other to do it. You guys had traveled everywhere.

"I have no idea. I really fucked up and I don't even know where to begin to fix this" he breathes out, voice wavering gradually at every word. "Why do I always do this?"

It's Lisa's turn to speak up. "Do what?"

"Why do I always sabotage everything good in my life? Specifically love. It's like whenever it gets too good to be true, I back away. This time, I decided to wait four years to mess this up."

"Chris," Shanna calls. "You have a good woman." She pauses. "A great woman. She has put up with your shit and gave up so much to be with you. That's exactly what you wanted. Someone to really prove their love for you and she did that. You cannot go back on that now."

"Look how that's going." Scott doesn't fail to add a snarky remark.

"Scott I'm not going to tell you again. Quit it." Lisa barks and pops the back of his head. Scott goes silent.

"Okay but what if I messed up for good this time?" He looks up and straight at Shanna. "I have never seen her like this. I don't think anyone has ever hurt her this bad before." And he was right. You'd never experienced this much emotional pain before and the love of your life is to blame.

"Well you don't know that unless you find out. You can't just sit around here and feel sorry for yourself because believe it or not, you have no reason to." Shanna is completely right. Now it was up to Chris. But first he needed to figure out where you were.

He grabs his phone and goes to your contact. He finds you and clicks. All your info pops up and he debates on whether he should call or message. As he's deciding, his eyes wander lower to the location box. He sees your icon on the map.

His mouth opens, but nothing leaves it. Your location was on. It had been on the entire freaking time.

"Chris what's wrong?" Lisa walks over and the kids perk up.

"Y/N's location has been on all this time. I can see where she is now!" He clicks your icon and waits for it to load. A little hope has risen inside of him. One step closer.

"Well this is good. Now you can go to her. I just hope she doesn't want to kill you when she sees you." Shanna scratches the back of her neck because she knows what you're capable of.

Last year, your sister's boyfriend was messing around with your cousin's girlfriend and it got exposed at the dinner table infront of everyone.

Chris and his family had been invited and everything was going great. But then one of your other cousins decided to start some mess and pointed out how it was so strange that they were so close and always hung out together. They weren't wrong either.

Turns out they've been hooking up behind their backs for a while and all hell broke loose. Your sister and cousin are both very sensitive people. Their feelings get hurt fast and this absolutely tore them to pieces. That pissed you off and you went straight for the girlfriend. Then you went for the boyfriend but only got a kick to the spleen before Chris snatched you up.

She went to the hospital with a broken nose and dislocated jaw. The boyfriend had pain in his spleen for weeks on end. You apologized to the Evans' for your riveting hospitality, but Scott backed you up and stated that 'you did what you had to do'.

From that day forward, they did not get on your bad side. But you'd never hurt them. You had a great relationship with all of them. Something rare with in-laws. But not the Evans'.

Your location finally loaded and you were pinned at the Liberty, almost an hour from where you guys lived. Chris didn't even need to ask himself why you were so far away. He knew why.

"Okay I found her. She's at a hotel about about an hour away. Who knows what she'll do next, so I need to go right now." He moves to get his jacket and shoes. Slipping them on he grabs his keys and heads out the door, yelling an 'I'll be back soon' just before closing it.

Pregnant, tired, once again and alone. This should not be the case. You should be at home with your fianceé discussing how you'd break the news to your families about your new addition. But instead, there you are eating Domino's and binge watching the first and only season of a new show you found to get your mind off of things.

Its about a district attorney who's son had been found as a suspect for the murder of his schoolmate. What didn't help was the fact that the father, Andy Barber, looked almost identical to Chris. And the way Andy would interact with his son had you thinking about how he would react to your little surprise.

Would he be happy? Would it be too much for him? Seeing that you guys had just now got engaged after 4 years, you didn't see him too excited to add a baby in just yet. You hadn't even gotten married. Not to mention you just pushed that off the table.

You got your mind racing again, so you turned off the show and just sat quietly, succumbing to your thoughts. First, you guys needed to solve your problem before you tell him anything of the current events. Should you call him and tell him to come over? How were you gonna approach him?

Staying mad was off the table as soon as you saw the pregnancy results. You had to be mature for your new family. That meant pushing aside your anger and solving this prenup issue. Then you'd tell him about the baby. You just needed the chance.

And your chance had arrived when Chris pulled up to the parking lot of the hotel. Your icon was still at the location. He rushed to get out and inside, heading to the front desk.

"Hi! Is a Y/N Y/LN checked in here?" His fingers tap the counter in anticipation. The clerk is taken aback but checks the computer infront of him anyway.

"Uh, no sir there isn't anyone here by that name." The clerk shook his head and looked back up at him. Chris sighs and thinks. An idea comes to his head. It doesn't sound reasonable, but he had to at least try it.

"Okay um..how about a Y/N Evans?" The clerk looks back at the computer and types.

"Yes! There's a Y/N Evans in room 263 on the 3rd floor." Chris' heart leaped. You used his last name. After all that went down, you still went by his last name. He was gaining hope by the minute.

"She's my fianceé. Is there a way I could have a key to her room? It's super important" he begged.

"Well we're not allowed to give room keys out randomly. It's policy. But I could call up to confirm with Ms. Evans, if you'd like?" Chris accepted the offer, but not before correctly the clerk to calling you Mrs. Evans.

You jump slightly when you hear the phone ring. You stretch your arm and pick it up from the receiver.

"Hello?"

"Hi Mrs Evans! I have a-"

There was a pause before he continued,

"Mr. Evans down here at the lobby that wants to see you. Should I send him up?"

You swear in that exact moment all the saliva in your mouth dried up and your mouth was sealed shut. He had found you and and wanted to see you. But how? Anyways, you had to face him sooner or later. You freaking live together and you can't stay at that hotel forever.

"Mrs. Evans? Are you alright?" You snap out of your immobile state and clear your throat.

"Um..yes. You can send him up." You scold yourself for not putting up a bigger fight. But what for? It would only make shit worse than it already was.

"Alright ma'am. He'll be up shortly."

"Okay thank you." You quickly slam the phone on the receiver and let your body hit the mattress. Well, there's no turning back now.

You don't know how long you were laying there, but it couldn't have been long because you heard a knock at the door. You shoot up and stare at it.

Another knock.

"Y/N?"

You move your body towards the door taking a deep breath. You can do this Y/N. Get it together. This is Chris for goodness sake.

You turn the knob and pull the door back, Chris coming into view staring right back at you.

"Hi baby."

pls- this dramatic ass ending 😭 this was gonna be the last part, but dialogue/ just kept coming at me as I was writing 🥴.

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[teacherstudiies]

Tag Game

Thank you @a-students-lifebuoy for tagging me!💕

Favorite colours: neutrals basically (beige, white, black and brown) and pink-ish colors

Currently Reading: Kämpf um dein Herz - Stella Tack

Last song: Love myself - Cameron Philip 

Last movie: I don’t watch movies 

Last series: Young Royals, The Devil Judge 

Sweet,Savory,spicy: sweet

Craving: nothing because i just ate 

Coffee or tea: coffee. I really should stop though. 

Currently working on: Writing a research paper, writing my thesis and preparing for an oral exam 

I'm tagging: @byologee @lawstudyblr @studyblr @diaryofastemstudent @study-feels @durhamstudies @fluencylevelfrench @rylie-studies 

And everyone who sees this!

[babymedicc]

17 questions, 17 people

Many thanks to @studyvan , @somuchtostudysolittletime , @mimibrains and @inspiredtostudy for tagging me!

nickname: I don’t really have a nickname, its just Aynaz

zodiac: Capricorn

height: 5ft2 !! (contrary to popular belief of 5ft1 )

hogwarts house: ravenclaw

last thing I googled: “bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone vs. lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients (pts) with previously untreated multiple myeloma without an intent for immediate autologous stem cell transplant” loooool, this is for my SSC

song stuck in my head: if walls could talk by halsey

number of followers: 970! i never thought it would increase to so much in this little time, it encourages me so much when I see people care enough to join me on the studyblr agenda

amount of sleep: 10 hours honestly depends, it ranges from 6 to 11, you know, justquarantinethings🤪

lucky number: 7

dream job: doctor (still unsure exactly which speciality but i’m interested in cardiology, orthopaedics, neuro and acute medicine so in A&E

wearing: pyjamas

favourite song: give me love by ed sheeran <3

favourite instrument: I really want to learn the piano but I like the violin a lot too!

aesthetic: i’d like to say minimalistic / beige / soft academia

favourite author: SARAH J MAAS. 100% The Throne of Glass series has made me cry so many times, its just amazing, showstopping, wonderful, best thing ever

favourite animal noise: um I don’t think I have one

random: I love reading fantasy books, i’m talking about books like Caraval, Throne of Glass, Invisible Life of Addie Larue, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, A Series of Unfortunate Events etc etc pls hit me up with recommendations or if you wanna discuss!

I tag!: @coralstudiies @mifei-studyblr @artemisetstudiis @academilktea @athenastudying @claude-y @philology-studies @mattieandmatter and anyone else who wants to join in :)

I’d love to become mutuals with more people and get to know you all better 🌸

[smileystudies]

mar 1 2021 // day 54 of 100 days of productivity hoje está chovendo e eu sinto um pouquinho inquieta, sem capacidade de concentrar-me. dito isso, ao menos a gente tem um novo challenge e tal vez me pode distrair!

zoomester studyblr challenge, day 1

introduce yourself! What’s some basic info you’d like to share about yourself? Also! What are you studying? (If you’re in college, what’s your major? which semester are you in?) hello hello! I'm Isabel and I'm in my last semester of undergrad (!!!) studying linguistics and spanish. in my "free time" (who even is she) catch me baking or painting or studying arabic or obsessively checking gradcafe. this semester I'm also in the full throes of a thesis project on language acquisition, so I was thrilled to see@progressaesthetics starting this challenge 💕 looking forward to getting to know the community better!

[somuchtostudysolittletime]

7/10/20 // 22.21

Look at this absolute ancient bnf I found in my work desk the other day- this is pre me even going to uni! It was so thin and looks so easy to learn! Today was okay, I had the ward in the afternoon (yay) and learnt that titration of vanc after c diff is a thing???? Who does that?

Studyblr community challenge: what’s your goal for your studyblr for the next few months?

Um, I don’t really have one? Post often (I’m already getting lazy with revision) and do challenges!!

Quarantine fall study challenge: do you use Pinterest?

Yes! I have boards full of crochet patterns and ideas!!!!

[mammonslastbraincell]

Hello! Can I get a matchup if that isn’t too much trouble? I am be very egotistical, uses formal language and acts like the parent of the friend group. I enjoy proper fashion and is that one person at school that physically refuse to wear casual. I draw and run a studyblr as a hobby, enjoy studying forensic sciences and love reading non fiction or watching documentaries. I dislike people who are disrespectful or are unreasonably irresponsible. Tysm

Man you called me a little bitch in a whole paragraph//

No I’m kidding I love you! You sound amazing!! UwU I love it!

Um can you like drop some fits? Like what do you wear to school and like daily? Cause that sounds so cool yet so expensive to keep up as a fashion choice I love it!

I gotta match you up with

Barbatos

I like to think you both make fun of people who won’t dress properly but like in code-

Like smart people talk like words too NICE but you both know what you’re talking about and Mammon and Asmo are there like “👁👄👁;;”

You both talk about the “children” you have to babysit! But it’s fine you love them more than anything evenifyou’dratherrunawayandliveinasmallcottage

You both talk about true crime and documentaries Barb isn’t into as much as Satan but does know what you’re talking about and has watched a bit himself. He has to be one hell of a butler somehow

[cudanstudies]

Quarantine Tag Game

@thefuturelawyer Thanks for tagging me! 

1. Are you staying home from work/school? Yep! Went home for spring break and basically never went back to school.

2. If you’re staying home, who’s there with you? Living with my parents and my brother

3. Do you have pets to keep you company? I don’t have any animals per se, but does my brother count? He’s as messy as one 

4. Who do you miss the most? I miss being able to eat out and seeing my friends in person.

5. When was the last time you left your home? I just left the house 2 hours ago 

6. What was the last thing you bought? Bought bubble tea when I Ieft the house 2 hours ago... ._. But that’s technically with my own money, so the last thing I bought with my own money was a new phone case online

7. Is quarantine driving you insane or are you finally relaxed? It’s more relaxing to be home, but online school is indeed driving me insane.

8. Are you a homebody? Absolutely! I’ve been basically living the quarantine life for almost 21 years now lol

9. What movies have you watched recently? Um I haven’t really had the time to watch movies, so it was probably Frozen 2 back in January. (But the last thing I watched was Crash Landing on You and a few episodes of Star Wars the Clone Wars during my spring break)

10. An event that you were looking forward to that got cancelled? Nothing. I had nothing planned but school and then DAT T_T

11. What’s the worst thing that you’ve had to cancel? Vacation

12. What’s the best thing you’ve had to cancel? I didn’t cancel it myself, but my second physics exam got cancelled teehee

13. Do you have any new hobbies? I started baking/cooking with my cousin in my spare time lmao

14. What are you out of? Time.

15. What music are you listening to? Always Kpop and lots of Studio Ghbili music, also started putting random playlists together for the first time!

15bis. What shows are you watching? Right now, nothing. BUT when I finish school, best believe I will keep watching Clone Wars, start watching Hotel del Luna, and catch up on all of the shows I’ve been behind on for the past year!!

16. What are you reading? *cough cough* fanfiction *cough cough*

17. What are you doing for self-care? Uh I’m playing Neopets again?

18. Are you exercising? Who is exercise, never heard of her (: 

19. How’s your toilet paper supply? My parents bought their normal amount of toilet paper before America went wild, so we’re holding up! 

20. Have you made any changes to your hair during quarantine? I needed a trim before quarantine and I am still in need of a trim. I’m THIS close to chopping two inches off myself. 

I don’t really know who to tag, so here are some other Studyblrs that I follow! (Sorry if you’ve already done the tag game!)  @byologee @studywithvictory @phd-in-prog @studyinglatte @popcorn-studies @vitalstudyskillss 

[thrillridesz]

20 (ish) questions

thank you so much for the tag @jopping-to-my-kpop @127vevo 💞💞 much lovesss

➳ what do you prefer to be called name wise?

i don’t really have a preference lol usually people just call me by my name but my most common nickname is cl which are my initials! qiu is more of a pen name on here >< ( it’s part of my chinese name)

➳ when is your birthday?

24th of june!

➳ three things you’re doing right now?

um listening to electric hearts (wayv) on youtube, answering these questions and sitting on the floor lol

➳ four fandoms that have piqued your interest?

well firstly, kpop. i’ve always been a huge fan of harry potter and marvel (even used to run ig fan accounts posting edits) and maybe stephen king’s IT?

➳ how has the pandemic been treating you?

it’s treating me ok haha ngl

➳ a song you can’t stop listening to right now?

back to life (hailee steinfeld)

somebody to you (the vamps ft shawn mendes)

electric hearts + turn back time (wayv)

i can’t just pick one, are you kidding? XD

➳ recommend a movie?

ready or not

➳ do you prefer heat or cold?

the cold but i can tolerate the extreme heat better than i can tolerate extreme cold.

➳ name one fact others may not know about you?

umm... i’ve been dancing since i was 5 and the dance style i specialise in (ie most familiar) is chinese traditional dance.

➳ are you shy?

yes haha most definitely! 

➳ do you have preferred pronouns?

she/her

➳ biggest pet peeve?

people who criticise others for doing something then turn around and do the exact same thing. like, hypocrite much?

➳ what is your favourite “dere” type?

tsundere lmao bc that’s me.

➳ rate your life 1-10, 1 being rly crappy and 10 being the best it could ever be

i’d give it a 5 to 6. there are a lot of things that i’d like to improve in my life but i’m not like depressed about it (although sometimes it keeps me up at night lmao)

➳ what’s your main blog?

This blog!

➳ list your side blogs and what they’re used for:

@rvnclaw-studies - my studyblr acc! i haven’t posted a lot of original content yet but i’d probably start once uni begins. i started it to kind of make studying hopefully a little more fun for me and keep me motivated.

@loser-tozierr - my personal which i’m not very active on these days.

➳ is there anything you think people need to know about you before becoming friends?

i’m super super awkward and i think too much about what i say and what people say all the dang time. if i don’t reply to your messages, i’m probably not online or i just have no idea what to say.

➳ tag people:

@hae-sicheng @atbzkingdom @markcults @markeussi @glossyjaems @moondustaeil + anyone who wants to do this :) (you don’t gotta do it if you’ve already done it / don’t like getting tagged / don’t feel like doing it ><)

[local-bibliophila]

17 People/ 17 Questions

I saw @myhoneststudyblr do this and it was free for anyone to do so...here we go:

Nickname: Lexie or Lex (friends call me Lexie but my sister is the only one who can call me Lex)

Zodiac sign: Aries 

Height:5′4

Hogwarts house: Slytherin (I have all the Slytherin merch to prove it)

Last thing I googled: (I really don’t want to say but it involves a favorite character of mine)

Song stuck in my head: Helena- My Chemical Romance

No. of followers: 33

Amount of sleep: Varies since my medications likes to fuck up my sleep schedule 

Lucky number:13 (this is legit the truth...I cannot make this up)

Dream job: Teacher

Wearing: NASA t-shirt, ripped jeans, Gryffindor socks, and Air 1 Nikes.

Favorite song: I have two: “The Reason”-Hoobastank (my very first song that I loved) and Midnight Sonata.

Favorite instrument:Saxophone since that was my instrument I played in concert band and marching band

Aesthetic: Um...I like Kawaii Aesthetic, Study Aesthetic, 80′s Aesthetic, and 

Favorite authors: Stephen King all the way...

Favorite animal noise:My kitten’s meow makes me want to worship her for all of eternity.

Random: I have a few things random about me: I can quote the first few seasons of SpongeBob perfectly, I am autistic, I am such a nerd (hence the Studyblr I am trying to create) and I love reading anything on Wattpad-especially character x reader fanfiction!

I tag @night-flight-studies and @actuarystudies to do this challenge!

[gabbystudies]

tag game! 💕

tagged by @jeonchemstudy! thank you for tagging me! this is my first time being tagged in one of these things so u def know how to make a girl feel special <3

name: gabriella

birthday: may

zodiac sign: taurus

height: 5′4″ 

hobbies: reading, watching tv series, listening to music, journaling, reading the news, practicing languages, yoga

favorite color: red

top three ships: too many to count um but from the last few books I’ve read:

patroclus and achilles 

mr. darcy and lizzie

Amy and peralta (Brooklyn 99)

lipstick or chapstick: I'm a lip gloss person

last book I read: Dante’s inferno for school, for pleasure severance by ling ma (would recommend both)

last song I listened to: pink in the night by mitsky

last movie I watched: dark money (it’s a documentary) and snow piercer (an actual movie and it was soooo good)

inspiration/Muse: basically all writers who wake up super early to write every day, ilhan Omar’s daughter tbh, fka twigs <3

dream job: without considering financial responsibilities, I would love to work in a publisher and possibly as a translator of Latin American poetry and theater :)

URL: my nickname is gabby and I study hehe :p

tagging mutuals I've seen in my activity page in the last month or so but haven’t really talked to,,, feel free to dm me lol I would love a studyblr friend/acquaintance  @deathbydbq @buttermilkrusks @multilingue @lumosstudies @study-harder @sunbabystudies

[thestudyfeels]

🎨 Graphic made by @indiaisstudying​: India is brilliant my pals, and I recommend checking her out for studyblr/artblr inspiration. My girl tHIRIVES.

The singular takeaway from this post: Do a creative binge. Much productive than a Netflix binge. Period.

Two months ago, I reached my peak when I coined the term ‘bood day’ (a bad to good day, in my article How To Flip A Bad Day By 180°). Today, puppies and kittens, I present to you— a creative binge.

*crickets chirping, that one dude in the audience scratches his nose and turns away* 

…This one actually works but okay, we get it, y'all are bitches. But gonna do my job anyway– if you're a creator reading this, please do a creative binge at least once every two weeks.

I started doing these binges two months ago, and I've seen a VAST improvement in my creative energy. I feel my commercial voice coughing and saying hello to the mic, so before I start listing side-effects for a sponsored pill, let's dive into the basics. 

🍵 Quick PSA — 

↪ JOIN MY TAGLIST? If you aren't on this yet, please get on it, it'll mean a lot to me! By joining, you get a new article on lifestyle design & productivity every week.

100 Days of Sweat: This challenge starts TOMORROW (10th of April), so if you wanna hustle on your bod this year, join us! Accountability does crazy things.

Ever questioned your life, experienced writer's block, painter’s pain or blogger’s… block? (Narrator: aaaand she's back to advertising.) A creative binge helps deal with fixing exactly that.

“A creative binge is based off the equation of quality in = quality out.”

A lot of creators feel that they're supposed to magically create out of their head, and that's just ridiculous. It's ludicrous considering you don't know shit, read shit, do shit and watch shit.

Even to write fiction, my pal, you'll have to expose yourself to the world to know its ways, read great books and take tips (not to mention stock up on coffee, and prepare to cry a lot) before you start cranking out the pages. Everything you create is ultimately inspired by the Ways Of The World. (And that's a fantastic novel title)

So in short, you’ve got to consume content, to make content. And in a creative binge, you conscious choose content that'll help you create. Genius, I know!

Okay, but what if I'm not a creator?

Brilliant question! Wanna become more valuable and leave the people you interact with better? Take a creative binge.

Allow me an elaboration: Take a janitor and a neurosurgeon. The said janitor is paid much less than the neurosurgeon. Why is that? Is the neurosurgeon a better person? That's debatable. Is the janitor less efficient at his work? Again, debatable. The primal reason lies in the neurosurgeon acquiring more valuable skills than the janitor. Society rewards them by paying more since there are less folks who can do what the neurosurgeon does.

To recap: In order to be indispensable in the role you play (whatever it is, a student, calligrapher, CEO of the Janitor Club), you HAVE to become valuable. Grow your curiosity & know more than yo’ buddies (also bring more value than anybody else). And to become valuable, you consume value. Tada!

(And if you still ain't convinced, I'll pull out the Netflix card. You'd really rather watch shows? Or binge YouTube? Than learn a new skill, or develop existing ones? Question your priorities, my friend. Victims love entertainment, victors love learning.)

Cool, you're joining in then! Not that creative binge is NOT an entertainment binge. It's a value providing binge. What you ‘consume’ has to bring you something in return— whether that's creative inspiration, motivation or skills. *Swing arms* yup! We’re one gay, productive household. Someone remind Hallie to buy the groceries though, the Cheerios are going mouldy.

By my dictionary, a creative binge is a slot of time, 1½ to 3 hours I'd say, when you watch/read/listen to some good stuff.  Basically, binge content. 

THE 101 OF A CREATIVE BINGE 

🌿 Basics:

I conduct one every week (usually Wednesday mornings), lasting around 1½ to 2 hours.

I'll also keep a notepad and a pen nearby, to take notes and jot ideas as they come. Again, this is NOT an entertainment binge, even though it's a chill job.

Sometimes I'll get passive things done (like wiping my desk, eating breakfast and taking out textbooks) while watching. We maximize our time. 

🌿 What Do I Watch: 

The stuff I watch falls into 3 categories: creative/humor (for inspiration), business/skills (for skills) & motivation (for, um, motivation). Fair warning though, a lot of the stuff these folks make overlap, but that's alright. This is just a rough demarcation. 

Creative/Humor: some YesTheory, maybe some MacDoesIt, sprinkle in some Ryan Higa, perhaps an episode of a show with an amazing script, some stand-up comedy from my favorites. Or maybe trash that and just watch Sherlock. (Geez, Netflix, I hate you, I love you.)

Skills: Gary Vee, some artist channels, that random video on how to thrift shop even though I don't shop.

Motivation: Be Inspired, Tom Bilyeu, Mel Robbins and random videos which look nice.

🌿 What Do I Listen To: 

Oof, I love music tremendously! If you're a pal, you know it's time to RUN when I come around being like, “soo, I was wondering what's your favourite–”.

Yet, during a creative binge, I'll only listen to stuff that 1) inspires me, or 2) is creative in a way I can't explain. Some recommendations! 

Hype music:

The Score

NF

Imagine Dragons

Creative music:

Billie Eilish

Lana Del Rey

Sleeping At Last

Lorde

Conan Gray

Harry Styles 

🌿 What Do I Read: 

Usually the book that I'm reading at that point if I'm being lazy.

POETRY: It's my belief, but poetry is a writer's most powerful device. There's a novel to be said in a simple sonnet.

FICTION: I dig great fiction. PS, please read (and sob over) Away Childish Things, by @letteredlettered. It changed me as a person, changed my entire perspective about kids. I'm much kinder and softer now, and my pimples are gone. I'll literally never get over drarry too, so thanks lettered, love you.

ARTICLES: Bookmarked psychology, productivity & fitness articles on Medium. Maybe check out James Clear's & Gary Vee’s blog for new posts.

Because I wanna drive this home, here's what I did in my last creative binge as a concrete example —

Care to Note that:

All of the stuff I consume is pre-planned.

I add videos throughout the week to my Creative Binge playlist on YouTube, download albums from Amazon Music and articles for offline reading.

DON'T leave this to the last moment, you'll more likely pick entertainment vs learning then. 

Watched–

Why I'm done trying to be "man enough"

Redecorating my room 2017 (I wanna decorate my room this year so)

How to Squat Properly (I’m trying lmao)

Giving a 9-Year-Old Her Dream Job for 24hrs!! (I stan YesTheory so much)

How To NOT Be A Starving Artist (A mood. I love Sorelle)

Couple more, I could go on & on, but you get me.

Listened–

Every song on YouTube by Bruno Major

Born to die: paradise version (album) by Lana Del Rey 

Read–

Articles from James Clear's blog — (x) (x)

Articles from Gary Vee’s blog — (x) (x)

HIIT workouts for beginners

All of this birthed–

Ideas for future articles, titled: How To Be Great & Solomon Letters #2: Question Your Faith, Not Your Dreams, among others.

A small poem about faith– posted on my IG, check it out!

New content ideas, like value chains (upcoming!)

Bunch of other small rants for everyday posting

Some business and life advice that might be useful later.

Gotta say goodbye now! (literally too... but post about it coming on 12th so wait for it) Try this one out, and let me know how your binge goes (tag it with #team conquer). Mine usually end with a bucketful of philo notes, a recharged left (right? psychology? idk) brain, and a fresh perspective towards the rest of my week. 

This is the #1 strategy I've adopted to sustain creative energy when it's sapped all around by negativity and school & I promise it helps. No side effects, no sponsored pills needed. Thanks for reading!

Related: How To Get Back Into The Creative Process (if you're in a blogger's block or experiencing painter's pain)

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My Decade in Books

I was tagged by @bookbandit and @lexi-rose-studyblr

Rules: respond to the prompt “decade in books” however you want, & then tag some ppl!

I’m choosing to put down books that had a big impact on me whether because the book just left a lasting impression or because it changed the way I read.

2010: The Haunted Vagina by Carlton Mellick III. Please forgive me for that title, honestly it isn’t even the worst one. This book is in the genre of bizarro fiction. I found it in 2010 and probably read another 13 books by this author until I stopped in 2013. They were like a 10x more vulgar and grotesque version of Chuck Palahniuk without the poetry and beautiful writing he has. Or even a real plot. Kind of like shocking for the sake of it and sometimes there was a message. Quick reads with interesting ideas. I enjoyed all of them, but they were obscene and I could not get back into them. It was a wonderful and interesting time though. I ended up reading more because of these books and it showed me that I should try books from any genre because you never know what you could miss.

2011: Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. I loved this book. It has stuck with me through the years. If I ever had to recommend a book for everyone to read, it would be this one. It is haunting and bleak and I cannot forget it. I swear at least once a month I think about this book. ALSO, One by Metallica is based on this book.

2012: Great year for books! Um, I have to pick multiple books for this. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, ASOIAF by George R. R. Martin, and The Devil in The White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. The Book Thief had me crying like a baby and it is one that I am so thankful that I read because I remember that gut wrenching feeling while reading it and it reminds me why I love books so much. ASOIAF has become my favorite series. I absolutely loved the books and characters and am waiting for the next two books. The series was my favorite read that year. The Devil in the White City was important for me because it introduced me to Erik Larson. I’ve read two books by him and I own another two. I think he showed me that non-fiction, that isn’t a memoir, can still be interesting and that I should give it a chance, before then I didn’t feel that way.

2013: The Stand by Stephen King. I finally finished the book I had started and stopped for the past 10 years. It was wonderful, best Stephen King book to me, and just reminded me that I absolutely love his writing, especially when it comes to his large novels.

2014: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This was the year I stopped reading like I used to. On May 28th, I was standing in front of my bookshelf around 7:30 in the morning trying to figure out what book to grab as my grandma was being taken to the hospital. I had to do this same thing about two months earlier and ended up staying overnight for two days and wanted to make sure I had a book. She always pulled through, we just ended up waiting a while. Well, she didn’t pull through. Apparently, she was dead before we were even told to go to the hospital. She had died in the ambulance and my grandpa didn’t want to tell us so we could drive safely. The Kite Runner was the book I grabbed that day. It took me four months to finish it. This is when my depression truly began, where I was too deep in my grief that I needed help. Prior to this, I would read about 60-70 books a year. I know the biggest symptom of depression is losing the enjoyment or desire to engage in the things you once loved. I think I always kept thinking about how could I be looking for a book as she was dying. Why didn’t I treat it more seriously? My reading habits haven’t been the same since. Every time I think of The Kite Runner, it reminds me of my grandma’s death. It was an amazing book, and it was sad and dark too, which probably made it even harder to read at the time. This one decision I think made me resent books or just the correlation between the two made reading too painful for me.

2015: The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht. Of the 7 books I read that year, it was the only one I absolutely enjoyed.

2016: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. I joined an academic quiz team at the end of 2015, but 2016 was the year that I got active in it. I excelled at it because I had been such a big reader and therefore I knew a lot of books, whether I read them or not, especially since I had the habit of buying books and not reading them. I read Things Fall Apart because it kept coming up and quiz team and it sounded like a great book. I loved it and the ending made me so angry. Any book that makes me feel strong emotions usually becomes a favorite.

2017: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I needed this book to help me process by grandma’s death and to help me deal with my depression. This book hurt my heart, and I identified so strongly with the boy. I’ve made emotional connections with books before, but the feelings this book brought up came from the deepest parts of me. It was a cathartic read and I would recommend it to anyone who has struggled or is struggling with the death of a loved one. Be prepared for how painful it can be to read this.

2018: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan. I only read six books that year and this was the one I liked best.

2019: The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I finally got back into reading last year and I have Tumblr to thank for it. Anyway, I had made a goal on Tumblr to read more books that I owned and this was one that I owned, so I went for it. This was my favorite read of 2019. I didn’t think I would like it because I disliked the writing when I first started. The book pulls you in and the writing and lack of detail in the beginning all make sense and it works. It was a great read and only made me want to read more of the books I own by him.

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