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A compilation of chrome extensions and iOS + Android apps (some are paid and some are free)  °☆.。.:*・°☆

| For your computer |

fliqlo

momentum

lanes

clarity

embark

minimal clock

infinity

currently

polar clock

caffeine

f.lux

be limitless

leoh

dream afar

| For your note taking |

evernote

onenote

simplenote

somnote

iNotes

notability

notes plus

google keep

quip

inkflow visual notebook

jot

good notes

noteshelf

| For your to-do lists | 

wunderlist 

moo.do

todoist

habitica

trello

any.do 

priority matrix

do

glass planner

swipes

timetune

| For your planners + calendars |

myStudyLife

myHomework

sunrise calendar

google calendar

plan

sol calendar

| For your timing + focus | 

tide

forest

pomotodo

flat tomato

pomello

pomodrone

clearfocus 

tomato timer 

30/30

focusnow

tasks and measures

self control

stayfocusd

timewarp

cold turkey

atimelogger

writer’s block

| For your presentations |

prezi

powerpoint

emaze

raw shorts

powtoon

| For your storage | 

google drive

dropbox

| For your mindmaps + diagrams | 

mindmeister

lucidchart

goconqr

gliffy

google drawings

| For your tests + flashcards | 

goconqr

quizlet

flashcards+

anki

| For your writings | 

zotero

grammarly

hemingway

| For your health |

fabulous

plant nanny

safetrek

sleep bot

sleep better

to bed

nike + running

waterlogged

period tracker

weight loss coach

health mapper

medisafe

| For your inner peace  | 

stop, breathe & think

headspace

pacifica

noisli

sleepio

infinite storm

relax melodies

calm

sam

thunderspace

mindshift

taomix

i am

pillow

binaural

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Hello! A lot of you have been asking me where and how I’ve learn multiple languages and well, after a few hours of digging through my browser history and bookmarks, I was able to collect all of these resources. I have personally used all of these, so I can assure you they are useful! If there is something wrong with a website or a link, please let me know. Also, if you have any questions or if you want a learning buddy, my ask box is open. (I speak English and Spanish. I’m learning Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, and Esperanto)

Note: Learning a new language requires a lot of dedication, more than you actually think! Especially if you’re learning multiple languages at the same time. It isn’t impossible, but it will take time. And by time I mean months and/or years! So please, be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush. Keep in mind that you will mess up and that’s okay. Practice as much as you can. Practice out loud. Talk to yourself if you can. It doesn’t matter if people think you’re crazy. They won’t be thinking the same when you become a polyglot, so don’t mind them. This is for you and your future.

Get started:

Everything listed below is FREE! Some sites do require you to sign up, but that’s for you to keep track of your own process.

Tips to get you started

Language Hacking tips (blog)

More language hacking tips (blog)

The Polyglot Project (Library with foreign books that lets you translate while reading)

How to Learn Any Language

Effective Language Learning

Ankidroid (flashcard maker)

Multiple languages, one website

Duolingo (Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Ukrainian, and Esperanto)

BBC Languages (40 languages)

Learn A Language (18 languages)

Conjuguemos (French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish)

L-lingo (21 languages)

101languages (167 languages)

Languagepod101 (31 languages)

Foreign Services Institute (44 languages)

My Languages (95 languages)

Surface Languages (43 languages)

Lingualia (Spanish)

Linguanaut (16 languages)

OmniGlot (All languages [basic info for some of them])

Memrise (Various languages) (flashcard system)

Livemocha (Various languages)

Polyglotclub

Sharedtalk

Interpals (specify in your profile you only look for language exchange because there can be some creeps in this one)

Couchsurfing

Babbel

Specific Languages

Korean:

Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes! - Really helpful as well

Learnkoreanlp - Focuses on grammar

k-is4korean

Talktomeinkorean

Learn-korean

korean-flashcards - Focuses on vocabulary

Easytolearnkorean

Korean.go.kr/ - Focuses on pronunciation

Lang-8 - Community to correct your entries

Dongsa - Conjugations for verbs

Howtostudykorean- EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to learning hangul and writing structure!

hangulpractice - This blog has some useful posts.

letstteok-korean

Talktomeinkorea (YouTube channel)

fluentkorean

sweetandtasty

seoulistic - For culture lessons

GenkiKorean

Korean Word Game

English-Korean Vocabulary Quizzes

Hangul Keyboard - This is also EXTREMELY helpful with Hangul/romanization. It also converts any romanized syllables into hangul

Korean - Reddit threat

Chinese/Mandarin:

Hackingchinese

Chinese-tools - Pretty helpful with pronunciation.

Chinese Open courseware

Chinese Language - Reddit threat

Chinese Textbook

Chineasy

Learn Mandarin

Chinese Hacks

yoyochinese

How can I learn Chinese

Why is Chinese so damn hard?

Japanese:

Learn Japanese I / II - YouTube

Guidetojapanese

Free Japanese lesson

Japaneseclass.jp

thejapanesepage

Japanesepod101

Tofugu

Erin’s Challenge!

Jplang

Yesjapan

Marugoto - Includes culture lessons

Kana Invaders - Fun game for learning Kana

Another great masterpost for Japanese - So many resources!!!

Esperanto:

Note: I did a research and supposedly Esperanto is an easy-to-learn language that helps you with other languages.

Esperantofre

Esperanto “library”

Esperanto Grammar

Esperanto (Duolingo)

German:

Learn German Online

German Language Guide

Mission Berlin - Mystery adventure game

Basic German

Deutsch Lernen

Slow German

Kids’ Games - For vocabulary

Italian:

MIT Open Courseware

Italian Language Guide

Italian Grammar

Italian For Beginners - YouTube

Latin:

Some Latin grammar

Latin Course - YouTube

Portuguese:

Oneness

Ta Falado

Portuguese (Duolingo)

French:

Learn French Guide

Coffee Break French

University of Texas: Francais interactif

Podcastfrancaisfacile

French Language Guide

Lingopolo/french

Le Journal en français facile

News in Slow French

Francolab

Cliffs Notes

Native French Speech

French Podcast

Spanish:

Spanish - About.com

@spanishskulduggery

Study Spanish

Cliffs Notes

Destinos

One Minute Spanish

One Minute Spanish (Latin America focused)

Thai:

Learn Thai Podcast

Woman Learn Thai

Let’s Talk Thai

Thai 101

Lingopolo/thai

Arabic:

Books to Learn Arabic

Mandinah Arabic

Arabic Verbs (PDF)

al3arabiya

Arabic Pronouns (PDF)

Arabic Alphabet / Also Here / And Here!

Arabic For Language Exchange

Peace Corps

Hindi:

A Door Into Hindi

Learning Hindi

NYU Hindi Course

Quillpad - Great for typing

Namaste Dosti

SU Hindi Course

ispeakhindi

Hindi Script

Vietnamese:

VietnamesePod101

Survival Phrases

seasite.niu.edu

Learn Vietnamese Online

Greek:

Some Greek Grammar (New Testament)

Romanian:

Rolang

One Minute Romanian

Welsh:

Say Something in Welsh

Welsh Vocab

Dutch:

Lingopolo/dutch

Learn Dutch

Russian:

Speak Russian

Russian Alphabet

Taste of Russian

Master Russian

Russian Open Courseware

Russian Handwriting

Swedish:

Klartext

SwedishLingQ

Survival Phrases

That’s it. That’s all I have right now. I’ll try to search for more and will keep updating this list! If you have a request for a specific language, just send me an ask. Have fun and good luck! 

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Free Online Language Courses

Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. Some are short, some are very interactive, some are very in-depth. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. I checked each link to make sure they are functioning.

Arabic

Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop down menu)

Arabic Without Walls

Intro to Arabic

Lebanese Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Moroccan Arabic

Read Arabic

Chinese

Beginner

Basic Chinese

Basic Chinese I

Basic Chinese II

Basic Chinese III

Basic Chinese IV

Basic Chinese V

Basic Mandarin Chinese I

Basic Mandarin Chinese II

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese for Beginners

Chinese Characters

Chinese for Travelers

Chinese Made Easy

Easy Mandarin

First Year Chinese I

First Year Chinese II

HSK Level 1

Introduction to Chinese

Learn Oral Chinese

Mandarin Chinese I

More Chinese for Beginners

Speak Chinese like a Native Speaker

Start Talking Mandarin Chinese

UT Gateway to Chinese

Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)

Intermediate

Chinese Stories

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

English

Entire post here

Finnish

A Taste of Finnish

Basic Finnish

Finnish for Beginners

Finnish for Immigrants

Finnish for Medical Professionals

French

Beginner

AP French Language and Culture

Basic French Skills

Beginner’s French: Food & Drink

Diploma in French

Elementary French I

Elementary French II

Français Interactif

French in Action

French for Beginners

French Language Studies I

French Language Studies II

French Language Studies III

French:Ouverture

French Through Stories and Conversation

Improving Your French

Mastering French Grammar and Vocab

Intermediate

French: Le Quatorze Juillet

Passe Partout

Advanced

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Reading French Literature

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in English)

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

German

Beginner

Basic German

Basic Language Skills

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

Conversational German I

Conversational German II

Conversational German III

Conversational German IV

Deutsch im Blick

Diploma in German

German Alphabet

German Modal Verbs

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Study German 

Advanced

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte

Landschaftliche Vielfalt

Reading German Literature

Hebrew

Hebrew Alphabet Crashcourse

Know the Hebrew Alphabet

Hindi

A Door into Hindi

Business Hindi

Virtual Hindi

Icelandic

Icelandic 1-5

Indonesian

Learn Indonesian

Irish

Introduction to Irish

Italian

Beginner

Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink

Beginner’s Italian I

Oggi e Domani

Survive Italy Without Being Fluent

Intermediate

Intermediate Italian I

Advanced

Advanced Italian I

Italian Literature

Italian Novel of the Twentieth Century

La Commedia di Dante

L'innovazione Sociale (Check language under translation)

Reading Italian Literature

Japanese

Beginner’s Conversational Japanese

Genki

Japanese JOSHU

Kazakh

A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)

Korean

Beginner

First Step Korean

How to Study Korean

Learn to Speak Korean 1

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Intermediate

Intermediate Korean

Latin

Latin I (Taught in Italian)

Nepali

Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar

Norwegian

Learn The Norwegian Language

Norwegian on the Web

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners

Curso de Português para Estrangeiros 

Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro

Russian

Beginner

Basics of Russian

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Russian Alphabet

Russian Essentials

Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation

Reading and Writing Russian

Travel Russian

Advanced

Reading Master and Margarita

Russian as an Instrument of Communication

Siberia: Russian for Foreigners

Spanish

Beginner

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Fastbreak Spanish

How to Self-Study Spanish

Introduction to Spanish

Restaurants and Dining Out

Spanish for Beginners

Spanish Verbs Basics

Intermediate

Español en línea

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia

Spanish:Espacios Públicos

Advanced

Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones 

La España de El Quijote

Leer a Macondo

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

Reading Spanish Literature

Swedish

Intro to Swedish

Swedish Made Easy 1

Swedish Made Easy 2

Ukrainian

Read Ukrainian

Ukrainian for Everyone

Ukrainian Language for Beginners

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

Discovering Wales

Multiple Languages

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/global-studies-and-languages/ : MIT’s open courseware site has assignments and course material available.

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/: Ancient Languages

https://www.fun-mooc.fr/: MOOCs taught in French

http://univesptv.cmais.com.br : MOOCs taught in Portuguese

https://miriadax.net/home:MOOCs taught in Spanish & Portuguese

http://ocwus.us.es/Courses_listing: MOOCs taught in Spanish

http://www5.fgv.br/fgvonline/Cursos: MOOCs taught in Potuguese

http://interneturok.ru/: MOOCs taught in Russian

http://www.open-marhi.ru/courses/: MOOCs taught in Russian

https://www.rwaq.org/: MOOCs taught in Arabic

http://ocw.nthu.edu.tw/ocw/: MOOCs taught in Chinese

http://ocw.uab.cat/: MOOCs taught in Catalan

https://ocw.tudelft.nl/ : MOOCs taught in Dutch

http://ocw.hokudai.ac.jp/: MOOCs taught in Japanese

http://ocw.tsukuba.ac.jp/: MOOCs taught in Japanese

http://open.agh.edu.pl/ : MOOCs taught in Polish

I’ll keep an eye out for new courses and if you know of any, let me know so I can update this list.

Last updated: July 1, 2016

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1. Teach yourself a useful skill like HTML, JAVA, or Python

Free online instructional websites like codeacademy and w3schools are great.

2. Teach yourself how to cook

Reverse recipe look-up websites like gojee and supercook are imperative.

3. Change your Facebook settings to learn a new language

Remember when you thought changing your Facebook to Pirate was comedic gold?

4. Or read magazines online in another language

5. Explore Wikipedia Simple English

You can learn about complicated things in plain, jargon-free, regular, human English.

6. Wikiversity too

7. Go to a lecture without having to physically move

Academicearth.org has free lectures and course material from universities like MIT, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Columbia.

8. Watch documentaries and TED talks on Netflix

Nonfics.com has suggestions for the best documentaries currently on Netflix and the best places to find documentaries online. PBS is also a great resource, as is thisTimeout ranking of the 50 best documentaries of all time.

9. If you’re a college student, look into discounts and free admissions deals that your school offers for museums/shows

10. Download an app that will restrict you from websites that you spend too much time on

11. Find books that you’ll actually want to read

12. Or catch up on the latest and greatest articles that are available on the web

Longreads collects magazine pieces and articles for you.

13. If you just can’t keep your brain focused for an extended period of time, catch up on some short stories

Free classics online at Classic Shorts and American shorts at Americanliterature.com. Resources for Gabriel García Márquez and Alice Munro shorts at Openculture.com and a list that includes George Saunders at Flavorwire.com.

14. Attempt to learn to do something artistic like draw or play the guitar

Drawspace.com and Justinguitar.com can help with that respectively.

15. Listen to podcasts while you commute, cook or wait in line

Try Radiolab, Stuff You Should Know, How To Do Everything, The History of Our World, or Neil Degrasse Tyson’s StarTalk. Check out more podcast suggestions from CollegeInfoGeek.com

happy learning! x

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preparing for exams. summary after summary.

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21.05.2016 more practice exams

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We all know studying for a subject you love is easy, but studying for a subject you hate? That’s the hard part. Personally, i abhor chemistry, so here are some methods i’ve used to tackle this! Hope it helps!

FIND OUT WHY YOU HATE IT

Does it bore you?

Are you bad at it?

Do you hate the teacher?

Got a bad grade for it once?

IF IT BORES YOU….

Make a reward system

Spice up your notes:

how to illustrate your notes (by notastudyblryet)

notetaking methods (by studyign)

Study with a group of friends

Flashcards pt. 1 (post by etudiance) & Flashcards pt. 2 (post by illolita)

Do online quizzes or make your own!

IF YOU’RE BAD AT IT….

Find out why!

Are you focusing the wrong things?

Problems with time management

Unable to memorise? (post by brain-exercise)

Using the wrong method?

Speak to your teacher about it

Form a study group!

Make a study guide (post by etudiantt)

Youtube channels to ace your exams by mai-studies

Essential websites!!

IF YOU HATE THE TEACHER…

how to do well in a class taught by a crappy teacher by coffeeandstationery

Consult other teachers!!!

Independent studying :^)

Study group!!!

IF YOU GOT A BAD GRADE FOR IT ONCE….

Its not the end of the world

Keep working hard bc hard work ALWAYS pays off

Believe in yourself!!

One grade does not define you

Speak to your teachers on how you can improve!

Switch up your study styles and methods!

AND IF ALL ELSE FAILS… Channel your hate for the subject into motivation and work your ass off!!!!!

+ MY MASTERPOSTS how to literature bullet journal vs. diary planner

+ HELPFUL POSTS

+ MY POSTS

+ WORD ART

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It’s been a while since I last posted anything similar to this on my blog, but today I hope to share some of the apps I’ve lately been using to organise and enhance my (study) life. Some are more obvious than others, but in any case they’re in some way or another related to staying organised during school or university. All the apps that are mentioned are available for free on Android and iPhone, but some can additionally also be downloaded from the Windows Store or App Store so that you can sync the apps with your PC/Mac and increase productivity. Enjoy!

1. My Study Life

A free and simple app you can use to plan in your homework, assignments, exams and other school/university-related activities. It’s very easy to use and nicely designed as well! It definitely helps you get a better overview of what you need to do per day or per week and can notify you whenever you need to finish something in particular. Everything that you put in there will automatically be synced to your other devices and can be used/viewed offline as well.

2. Wunderlist

Probably some people are using this already, but Wunderlist truly is one of my most-used apps because it works practically the same as a bullet journal, and as the name suggests, helps you create lists. I like to create daily lists for myself and then add sub-tasks to a task I should do (e.g. my task would be ‘Finish maths revision’ and my sub-task would be ‘Practice question x’). Also, if there just is something that you need to remind yourself of but doesn’t have to be finished at any particular date, you can just put it in there and view it on all of your devices.

3. Google Keep

A very simple app made by Google that just helps you jot down quick things or make lists very easily. I usually use this when I am reading a textbook and need to very quickly store my thoughts on some place on my phone or computer, allowing me to go back at it later. You can also set reminders for particular notes or lists, in case you need to use it at some point.

4. Forest

Forest is probably my favourite app to use for when I need to revise and truly focus on a particular task, without getting distracted. The app will allow you to set a timer for ten minutes up to two hours, and when you’re done revising without having left/closed the app, you’ll have grown your own tree in your very own forest! This does mean however that if you close or leave, the tree will not grow and you end up with a dead tree in your forest. The concept is quite silly but very effective, and for some reason, it works and makes it one of the best apps to increase productivity.

5. Quizlet

Quizlet is by far the best app I’ve used for creating my very own digital study sets, allowing me to study through the flashcard technique, computer-generated tests, and even games. It will allow you to make study sets with a ‘term’ and a ‘definition’ so that it can be used for memorising definitions or concepts. The app helps you to create your own folders as well, so that your sets can stay organised per subject area. 

6. OneNote

To be honest, I’m still getting used to using OneNote, but the possibilities are endless. OneNote is a Microsoft-programme that usually comes with every Microsoft Office licence that you buy, so most likely you’ll already have it, but in any case, a more ‘compact’ version can be downloaded for free on your computer and phone. OneNote is truly great for jotting down notes when you’re in class or have lectures, but it also includes numerous other ways to enhance your notes and study experience. You can record audio, video, add images, tables, diagrams and numerous other things. You can use the tags to highlight definitions, things you need to watch/listen to for your revision, and courses you still need course. In addition, OneNote works with ‘notebooks’ in which you can add a tab per subject area or module (e.g. a notebook for ‘History’ and a tab for ‘The Cold War’). Even within these tabs, you also have the opportunity to create a ‘page’ for very specific notes on very specific issues. OneNote even allows you to share your notebook with your friends who don’t necessarily need to have a OneNote licence. It’s truly amazing to use it!

7. Calm

Studying will always be a very demanding thing to do, so sometimes it’s understandable that you feel stressed out or unmotivated. Luckily I found an app to help you breathe for a second. Calm is a really nicely designed app that you can use to relax. It offers you various meditation schemes, long and short, for various situations (they have ones for ‘calming anxiety’, ‘focus’, and ‘unlocking your creativity’). In addition, you can change scenes you can view on your phone that have relaxing background sounds. Even though I used to think meditation would be a very guru-like thing to do, the way that this app allows you to supposedly ‘meditate’ is different to what you might expect. There is something for everyone.

Hopefully some of the apps in here will be of big help to some of you! If you have any questions about them, you can always send me an ask. 

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I’ve been bullet journaling for a couple of days and –

IT IS AWESOME!

It fits in with my habits perfectly: I can be creative, meticulous, orderly, AND put everything I usually scribble on random pieces of paper together in one place. Not to mention I had fun buying stickers and pens and washi tape to use, and I can draw cute little icons for everything. And I love graph paper.

So up top is the planning I did before I purchased everything, so that I wouldn’t make too many mistakes while working on the actual bullet journal. The next 4 photos are the first 8 pages. (:

If you are interested in the bullet journal system, click HERE!

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actual real life study tips

Okay, so I see a lot of “how to make cute note” etc. etc. tips on here and while aesthetically appealing notes totally help some people, there’s way more to being studious and productive than spending hours writing or rewriting your notes! Personally, I get by just as well on functional notes as those that I’ve doodled, dotted, and dashed into oblivion– in terms of decoration, it’s best that you do you. I used to be a pretty awful student, and note taking guides did jack squat to help me. So my 4.0 and messy notes are here to give the advice that they can–  here are some study tips absent of frills and squiggly lines– how shit gets done. 

Keep reading

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Studypeaks tiny (tiny) guide to make your notes more pretty!

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Some International Law notes from last semester!

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27 Jan 2016 Been writing a lot of notes in the past few hours. I really want to do good in my test tomorrow :/

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Free Printables available to download here : https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_aWCCjSUciCY1ZETV9iQURIVms&usp=sharing

If you try them out please post a picture and tag #meddiestudies so I can see 😊💜 Happy studying xx

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hey guys !! this is my first masterpost hahaha exciting so exams are coming up soon (for me), aka those early may dates.. here is just a bunch of resources that i found !!

study tips 101

i have terrible memory! how do i study? by @estudying

conquering procrastination by @studybudyblr​

how to stay focused, motivated, and on track by @briellestudies​

how to study for math by @enfpfocustudyblr​ (making a math masterpost soon)

focus and motivation by @katsdesk​

study methods by @heystudy​

“the oh god it’s the night before the exam” by @renaistudying​

another test is tomorrow by @getstudyblr​

stress help by @highschoolering​

101 study tips by @study-early​

6 things people don’t tell you about studying by @behindonstudying​

ap testing tips by @katsdesk​

3 steps in studying by @milkystudies​

studying from ..

how to study from textbooks by @strive-for-da-best

four steps to reading textbooks by @kimberlystudies

lecture notes by @strive-for-da-best

revision notes by @raistudy

how to: flashcards by @pseudocodead

more flashcards by @studydiaryofamedstudent

how do i study ?? / being organized

study schedule by @mindofamedstudent

pomodoro printable by @cmpsbls

printables masterpost by @studie-s

vocab and formulas printables by @studeyh

how to maintain good notes by @skeletonstudy

typing notes by @study-well

colorcoding by @kimberlystudies

highlighting by @studygene

highlighting pt 2 by @ayetstudies

how to use sticky notes by @etudiance

organized study spaces by @etudiance

sketches for notes by @staedtlers-and-stabilos

how to revise by @youaretheairinmyalveoli​

if any of these links are broken, please message me so i can update it. hope you find these helpful !! 

- xoxo j

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Some of my recent fav entries in my bullet journal! I started up a blog so for more info head to www.breeeberry.com