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It’s the little things.

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April 17-23 bullet journal spread 🌷💕🌸

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[17.28.03] more econ notes ! this time on federal bureaucracy

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February 🌸 week 6

Encouragement for a tough week. Your decisions now do matter, but even if you mess up, there is still hope for tomorrow. Forgive yourself and keep on going!

Lettering inspo @smoinerd 💕

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Here are some titles and borders that we sometimes like to use in our notes and bullet journals! 

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Trying to figure out the order in which you’re going to do ANYTHING

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shoutout to this week for ending

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I always see a bunch of posts recommending different sites for different purposes, so I figured I’d compile them all into one big post of helpful sites and apps for students!

Just a heads up: Most of these are free, but there may be a few exceptions. I haven’t used all of them in great detail, but have used most of them even if just for a while!

PLANNING / ORGANISATION

My Study Life (honestly great for school + college + anything)

Google Calendar (a site, but you can link it with most devices)

iStudiez (requires payment so I haven’t tried this but it looks great + available on everything!)

Wunderlist (lets you tick off tasks as you complete them!)

MUSIC / SOUNDSCAPES

Harry Potter Soundscapes (v soothing + also has GoT, LotR, etc)

MyNoise (easy to adjust sounds, great for studying + sleeping, lots of options)

Coffitivity (coffee shop noises, I legit use this for most study sessions)

Noisli (easily adjustible, options for productivity + relaxing, v cute)

Rainy Mood (rain sounds, nice and calming, good for sleep)

BOOKS + STATIONERY

The Works (SUPER CHEAP STATIONERY, I use this shop all the time)

BookDepository (discounted text books + regular books alike)

AliExpress (lots of cheap + cute stuff but shipping takes forever)

Paperchase (not the cheapest, but super pretty stationery and stuff)

World of Books (good for relatively cheap books, similar to Book Depository)

LANGUAGES

Duolingo (you’ve probs already seen this so I won’t even explain)

HelloTalk (AMAZING for connecting with native speakers)

101Languages (surprisingly helpful for vocab and phrases)

BBC Languages (good for beginners, lots of videos + listening / quizzing exercises)

MindTheWord (chrome extension, integrates your target language into your regular webpages, pretty interesting to try)

MENTAL HEALTH

The Thoughts Room (anonymously vent or release your thoughts without anybody reading or judging)

The Comfort Spot (cute anon venting site where you can receive help and advice from other anons)

Stop Breathe Think (meditation site, I believe there’s also an app)

Kooth (free anon online counselling, but I think it’s only available in the UK)

The Buddy Project (amazing system designed by a high schooler, helps people with mental health issues support one another, requires a Twitter account)

FOCUS / PRODUCTIVITY

Forest (app which lets you plant a virtual tree for every session of productivity!)

Habitica (super cool site/app, turns your irl tasks into a RPG format!!)

Momentum (lets you set out your goals for the day)

STUDYING

Khan Academy (meant to be v good for STEM subjects)

Quizlet (brilliant for flashcards)

FutureLearn (online courses in anything + everything)

S-Cool (lots of resources for lots of subjects)

TheStudentRoom (honestly great for all kinds of stuff)

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Note-Taking

Hey guys! So I’ve been receiving questions regarding my note-taking style and strategy for quite some time now but I believe I have never answered them in detail. The good news is, I finally decided to make a post about this (plus, I had fun making the graphics :D). Note that I am a visual learner, so my note-taking methods may not be effective for some of you, but I hope you can all learn something.

Class Notes

I only use one notebook for all my class notes, an A4 grid notebook whose pages I divide into two columns.

I use the outline method for in-class notes, which means I write information chronologically, in the order that they are taught. Some teachers do not have properly structured presentations/lessons (good thing my physics teacher does) so when in need, I use arrows to connect related information.

Abbreviations to me are one of the most important things to master when taking notes. I personally make them up as I go along. Some examples of abbreviations I use are:

w/c - which

w/ - with

cpd - compound

envt - environment

digenz - digestive enzyme

It might be confusing, but to me, knowing the context and part of speech are enough for all abbreviations to be comprehended.

Here’s an example: ‘Indonesia’s tsunami pre-warning system is made up of two types of components’ could become ‘Indo’s snmi pre-warn sys 2 type comp’.

After Class

The first thing I would do is highlight keywords and terminology (and sometimes formulas). For physics, since my teacher is relatively succinct, I don’t really highlight, but for humanities and biology, I look for words that would be expected by a mark scheme, words that are crucial to the understanding of each particular piece of information.

I would then check if the material taught coincides with the syllabus, and if not, note down any points that are missing or have yet to be taught. You could write these on a post it or on the syllabus itself, but I prefer to highlight the syllabus’ pdf file.

Rewritten Notes

My rewritten notes are arranged based on the order they appear in the syllabus unless there are pieces of information that are related to more than one topic.

I use a black pen for rewriting notes as well as colored pens to write keywords and terminology only. I know some people who write whole sentences in colored pens but to me that is ineffective; we all have our own learning styles. When making tables, I usually use different colors for different columns (see the table for different types of radiation above) which is most often the color I associate with each word. For example, water would be blue, ocean would be a darker shade, ice would be a lighter shade, and water vapor would be purple.

I still abbreviate words in my rewritten notes, but they’re not as condensed as the ones in my class notes. Another thing I find helpful is leaving a bit of space between separate points especially if the page doesn’t have a lot of diagrams. I can’t think linearly, so I can’t remember super lengthy bullet points.

I use mildliners and a drawing pen to make my diagrams (more of these in my biology notes) but I only start with pencil if it’s a complex diagram. I rarely highlight my rewritten notes, but even if I do, it’s usually only the headings and formulas.

I don’t have a rough draft for my notes, but I try to visualize the layout. I try to alternate between words and pictures/diagrams so that when I’m sitting for an exam, all I have to do is imagine that I’m looking at that page and I can remember where everything is.

Well, that’s all from me. I hope that this information could be of some use to every single one of you. Don’t hesitate to ask me questions if you’re confused about note-taking or any other problems you might have :)

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me trying to write a conclusion to my paper

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hey guys!! this is my first bujo post ever, so I'm kinda nervous to say the least... it's only a couple pics of this week's spread, but yeah, I finally managed to rack up the courage to actually post! I, being blonde as usual, forgot to snap any pictures before writing in a couple of Monday's tasks, but you should get the picture, anyways 😂😂❤

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05/03/17 || got one case done and dusted yesterday! one more seminar preparation exercise to go, with some cases to summarise! to all the anons who’ve been asking about how I take notes in class and on cases, I will get to you soon! there’s just a lot to get through, but I’m hoping to have those answered sometime this week.

stay motivated x

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There isnt always an explanation for everything

Ernest Hemingway - A Farewall to Arms (via sulfur)

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hey guys!! this is my first bujo post ever, so I'm kinda nervous to say the least... it's only a couple pics of this week's spread, but yeah, I finally managed to rack up the courage to actually post! I, being blonde as usual, forgot to snap any pictures before writing in a couple of Monday's tasks, but you should get the picture, anyways 😂😂❤

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03 12 17 one of my favorite spreads by far! i really love how this one came out. happy sunday!

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11.03.2017 

Bujo spreads for the month of feb! I think having a 5-day work week has been taking a toll on me (っ- ‸ – ς) every day i come home feeling so exhausted that i barely have enough energy to even do anything remotely productive lol (though i’m kinda proud of myself for surviving 3 months of office work so far HAHAHA) plus there are uni applications to worry about especially with my sub-par grades my choices are quite limited siannn ಥ_ಥ sending them in soon, praying super hard that I’ll be able to get into the courses/schools that i want ;_; 

(ps.i took some photos from @seigakun bc kou’s photog is A++ and i couldn’t resist) 

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