Finished My First Draft! Yey.

Get away, run away, fly away

Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway

I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more

I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world

Forgive me

I have but two faces

One for the world

And one for God

Save me

Nightwish - The Poet and the pendulum

Finished reading Red White and Royal Blue and Henry and Alex are still in my mind. Heard the song and had to think about them. But they have a face for the world and one for themselves.

Some university libraries offer free (or for a small fee) membership for everyone. You just need to get a card. Some databases are then only accessible while in the library but you can still use them.

wjen i graduate and they strip me of my free database access im literally going to walk into the ocean

Study Strategies

For everyone asking "What does 'playing' with the material even mean when it comes to studying??"

Well, basically when you think about the material in a way that applies to your real life or interests, or that entertains you.

Writing a tumblr post about it (my blog started out as a study tool when I was in nursing school, because I re-wrote what I was learning in fandom/fic terms)

Talking about it or explaining it to a friend that is NOT in your field of study

Trapping your blorbos in a weird situation they can only get out of by learning the material (I once went through a whole scenario in my head about my blorbo getting injected with insulin and his friend having to figure out how long they had to give him sugar before they died to learn insulin onset-peak-duration)

Flash card "war" where 2 or more of your friends bring their flashcards and every time you or a friend puts down a card, the one that gets the answer the closest first wins the cards (google allowed)

Make a comedy routine about the material using only jokes that would be funny if someone understood it

Order a list of facts from least to most interesting- bonus points if you do it with a friend and you both have to agree, bringing your own arguments to the table as to why a particular fact deserves a certain rank

Finding an old textbook on the material at your school's library and figuring out what still holds up to today's knowledge

Find a group of people on the internet that are really interested in what you're studying and get the latest in DiscourseTM

Make the most misleading fact sheet you can make on the subject, with everything you say being technically true

Make a fact sheet that holds up to the reading comprehension of tumblr dot com

Basically anything that reframes studying from "I hate this and it takes up so much time" to "something I was probably going to do anyway for fun, but this time with more [subject]".

Soo. After a week an update about the first week of university.

I couldn‘t get a good rhythm for now because last week my family visited me and I spent time with them and showed them around. This week is going to be very full because I have to work one more shift than usual and I have a course which is only every two weeks. But for now I‘m not all caught up with my readings but I‘m working on it.

At the moment I‘m really feeling the fall vibes with the leaves turning. I enjoy a good cup of tea but it makes me sad that it is getting dark so early and with my late lectures I‘m home when it is dark outside. But I try to focus on the colourful leaves and the hot tea and the fairy lights.

TO-DOs

🍄 Doing my readings for class

🍄 Downloading Excel

🍄 Watch videos for class

Have a productive week and drink enough 🍄

Personal productivity/self love tips

Fuck the clean girl influencers that just post their perfect life, choose to be inspired by influencers who show their difficulties and help you how to really improve

Don't put extreme goals for yourself to achieve, that girl aesthetic that does everything and never fails is impossible and unrealistic, you are human

Don't waste another morning watching other people's lives instead of getting up and doing something more useful

The first thing you will do when waking up its drink a glass of water, it takes oxygen to the brain and makes you wake up faster

Focus in one goal, wanting to achieve several goals at once will make you procrastinate more and not achieve anything

Set a timer for your apps, it makes your be more aware of how much time you're spending on each app

Make a list of gifts to give yourself when you achieve a goal, it gives you motivation to achieve it faster

If you can't improve for yourself, at least improve to be a healthier person and present in the lives of the people you care about

If u can sleep 8+ hours, do it, put your phone down and sleep

Apples! They'll boost your energy and immunity so much

Self care isn't selfishness

Uninstall any app that makes you compare yourself

Don't hear people that ashame you and call you a "pick me", they're just unhappy and jealous of you because you show who you really are, love the things you love and keep being like that, don't change because someone thinks ur being "embarrassing"

That's it for the day, don't be hard to yourselves, luv ya💐

If your semester just ended or is starting remember to clean your electronic devices (phone, laptop, tablet, keyboard, pencils)!

After all you are using them every day and want them to shine like they are new.

Hello all.

I‘m sorry I haven’t posted in some time. First I didn’t work my usual shift at work and was very busy during my shift so I forgot and then I kept forgetting. And if I remembered I didn‘t know what to write. But I give it a shot.

I‘m currently at the library and reading some text for my lecture later but am taking a short break. Until now I read all the texts for which I‘m very proud of myself. The presence of the studyblr community motivates me to do it. Thank you💕

This semester I have only on seminar I dont quite like but it isnt every week, so it‘s fine and we have some group work there and this makes it easier.

My plans to go to the gym of the university after my courses where crushed because it is closed in the timeframe I wanted to go. So I did a workout at home instead. I hope to keep it up.

Other than university I really want to continue reading my book series but I only took the first part with me when I visited my family and the library has three (!) ebooks but a waitlist with an estimated wait time of 17 weeks! My family thankfully is sending me the remaining parts and I read the beginning because it was free online but now I can wait even less. But some more days and tomorrow I will be gone the whole day so its fine(ish).

TO DO

🍄 finish the second reading for my lecture

🍄 do another workout this week

🍄 make a presentation about my research progress for a seminar

🍄 some more reading

Have a nice day and stay motivated! 🍄

Motto of the day (and probably the week):

A first draft is better than nothing!

Currently working on my essay and very unsatisfied with the progress and the work I'm producing. But it is better than nothing and from there I can start editing it. But first finish the first draft. (minimum 2000 ZoL left)

What to do when you didn't get the score you expected

Sometimes you score lower than you thought you would, or you studied relentlessly and still ended up with a pass but not as high a pass as you thought you deserved.

Remind yourself that there's always next time

Tests often measure performance, not competence; you likely know more than the test says you do

All in all -- relax! Don't let it get to you. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and remind yourself that this is an opportunity to look your weakness in the eye and grow

Take the feedback into consideration. Where were you lacking?

Re-evaluate your study methods. What wasn't working? What did you miss? How can you account for that next time?

Properly hydrate and properly nourish yourself (and brain).

Do practice questions

Alternatively: make practice questions for later

Also alternatively: Make a blank copy of the test to sit again in a few weeks' time

Remember the forgetting curve. Interrupt forgetting

(I find this particularly useful when deciding what to study on what day)

University started (finally!) And this semester my goal is to stay on top on all of my classes and do more of the assigned readings. Studyblr is really inspiring me

I already had my first seminar and it sounded really fun. I‘m looking forward to the lecture as well.

Have a nice and productive day 🍄