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as you can tell i do not like pens
my favourite pens and must haves for a maths exam
I LOVE annotated books because yes tell me your thoughts previous reader, but also I can’t annotate a book for shit, my English teachers despaired
{ 050416 51/100 DAYS OF PRODUCTIVITY } 199 days to O Levels
I think I quite like my biology notes for plants :>
My 2016 movie watchlist! So many films to see. I will most likely make a “part 2” soon.
Science review. Homework. Textbooks. Spotify. Bullet Journal. Comfy Socks. Almond Milk. Let’s do this.
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Stats notes are okay, I guess
Mental illness is terrible and can make life really difficult, so I’ve compiled this masterpost to try and make things a little bit easier.
DISCLAIMER: Just because I find something helpful does not mean it’s best for you. Also, I am not a mental health professional.
TIPS FOR IN SCHOOL
See what learning support is available, and if possible find out what others have used. What, if any, extra support is available to you? You might be able to have extra time on exams or take them in a separate room if that would make things easier.
Also look into emotional support. If you have a competent counsellor/nurse/any kind of support worker in school, talk to them. That being said, I had an absolutely horrible experience with a school support worker, and it’s 100% okay to ignore the in school support offered if it’s not helpful or even bad for you. If you need to, seek support outside school and keep seeking until you find something that’s right for you.
Talk to your teachers. Explaining that your mental health is not great, even only vaguely, can be really helpful in the future as it can make them more lenient with deadlines and more tolerant of absences for appointments or self care.
Speaking of absences, take days off if you need them. Email your teachers to find out what you’re missing and get notes from people in your classes to catch up on either during your day off or when you feel better. Your health should always come first.
Write down your homework and deadlines, either on your phone or in a diary of some kind. This should make it easier to keep track of what you need to be doing and stop you worrying about forgetting things as much.
If you feel like you want to be left alone, bring headphones. Find a quiet spot in the library and try to get some work done, and people should see the headphones as a sign you want to be left alone. If not, wanting to work in peace is a good enough reason to not want people coming over.
TIPS FOR STUDYING AT HOME
Write to do lists. If long lists stress you out, make multiple small lists based on the urgency of the task and ignore the non-urgent ones until your workload seems more manageable.
Work for as long as you feel comfortable and able to. If you can do two hours, great. If you can’t even do five minutes, that’s okay. As I said, your health is more important.
I’m going to get a lot of gasps from this, but work in bed if getting up and working at your desk seems too overwhelming. If it’s a choice between not working or working in bed, bring your work into that pillow fort. You’re accomplishing something, and don’t let anyone tell you it’s not good enough.
Whether you’re in bed or not, make your workspace as comfortable and organised as you can. Studying is rarely fun, but making it as comfy as you can sometimes helps you gain the motivation to get it done, and organised spaces can help to decrease stress.
Listen to something calming while you work. I recommend making something with noisli or the Animal Crossing soundtrack.
Remember to take breaks. Don’t push yourself until you can’t work anymore or you have a breakdown, pace yourself.
MOTIVATION AND SELF CARE
Keep a record of what you’ve done. Seeing all you’ve accomplished can be a nice morale boost and help keep you from feeling too down. Having a studyblr or some kind of journal is a good way to do this. This can also help if you have problems with memory.
Don’t sacrifice hobbies for school. If you’re mentally ill, finding something positive and fun is a rare thing. Cut down around busy times if you really have to, but don’t let it go.
Find a healthy emotional outlet. This might be exercise, talking to friends, using a site like the thoughts room to vent, making, drawing or writing something, hitting a pillow or scribbling your anger and sadness away. It might be something I haven’t thought of. Anything that deals head on with your emotions and doesn’t hurt anyone is a good outlet.
Similarly, find distractions for when you don’t want to deal with your emotions. Some of the above can also work as distractions, but so can pampering yourself, playing video games or app games, reading a book, listening to music, watching a film or TV show, going out somewhere you like, looking at pictures or videos of cute animals, cooking something, organising your space, or anything else that’s not harmful and lets you escape your emotions for a while.
Try not to compare yourself to others. In studying or anything else, you do you. Try to focus on meeting your own needs rather than whether or not a popular blog has the same study techniques or self care routines as you.
Don’t push yourself more than you can handle. Motivation is great, but if it leads to a mental breakdown, you’ve gone too far. Try to be aware of how much you can manage realistically. I don’t want to stop you giving 100%, but know what your 100% looks like and don’t harm yourself trying to go further. Instead, try and slowly change how much your 100% is.
Sleep is important for your health and for the quality of your work. No one works well on three hours of sleep. If you have trouble getting to sleep, try some kind of familiar background noise. I recommend the Harry Potter audiobooks read by Stephen Fry because I am in fact a giant loser.
Listen to other mentally ill people’s tips and advice on coping to try and work out what strategies work best for you. Tumblr (and the internet in general) has a lot of resources, and hopefully I’ll be adding to some of those in the future with more specific posts.
SOME RESOURCES
MIND - mental health charity, provides guides to a lot of different conditions and ways to cope.
Online Mental Health Support - a list of IM, chatroom, and email support options.
Worldwide Suicide Helplines - a list of phone numbers for multiple different countries.
That’s all I have for now, if you have any other suggestions feel free to let me know either here, through my ask box or through tagging me in a post!
Don’t sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun, and immerse in the sea.
Rumi (via hplyrikz)
WoAh my first original post?? This photo is super grainy I’m crying..
Thanks for @lackadaiiisical and @ihavetoomanytabsopen (I didnt see until after I took the picture welp) for tagging me!
I don’t really know who to tag because I have less than 10 followers here at the moment, but for now I’ll tag @aldastudies (:
I’m making summary flashcards on the GDR for history; just trying to start the Christmas holiday off as productive as possible!
2017 WILL BE SO BLESSED
I hope at this time next year you’ll listen to your favourite music, hold a cup of hot cocoa in your hands, and smile because everything is okay.
Please keep Standing Rock in your prayers. This new president does not respect Natives or Native lands. There will be no support from him.
This is how it is: Trump gets sworn in January 20th. We’ve still got 2.5-ish months under the Obama Administration. Between now and then there’s the chance to make a media circus out of Donald Trump’s upcoming sexual assault trial, creating more friction between him and his party, giving us at least a little breathing room in congress. He’s appointing three new judges this term, so checks and balances (which weren’t really adjusted well for a two-party system) won’t be in good working condition for the Democrats (which counts third-party and non-voters and basically any minority because welcome to reality).
So first thing: fight for that media circus. House reps will do ANYTHING for reelection. Friction within the party will force them to pick sides.
Second thing: VOTE IN 2018. Mid-term elections are a thing. ALL 435 SEATS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE CONTESTED. Go out and VOTE. We can win back the house. That’s one victory we sorely need. 33/100 SEATS OF SENATE WILL BE CONTESTED. We can win that back, too. 38 GOVERNORSHIPS WILL BE CONTESTED. If your county’s red, time to turn that around. VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018.
The clock is ticking guys.
Mexico needs you if you don't live in here.
If you are in Tumblr, and don’t live in Mexico, I need you to reblog this until it gets to many countries. The government of my country is taking people away. They are suffering of torture. Physical and psychological. They are spreading terror. Tonight, the 8th of november, we took streets in Mexico City and after we walked peacefully, a strange and anarchist group with masked faces put the main entrance of “Palacio Nacional” on fire. They didn’t came with us. We were walking in peace. Yelling, yes. A lot. But in peace. We are fighting against violence, so it is really, really stupid to claim for peace, with actions like these. This is not new in Mexico. The government always use these payed groups of people to criminalise any social movement. But we are possibly heading to a new era in our country. We are tired of corruption. We are tired of cold assassination. We are tired of the criminals who can walk in peace, and we are tired that both police and military forces protect them. We are so alone right now. We are so unprotected right now. We are not scared. We are terrorised. We need you to focus your attention for the next few days, so they don’t dissappear and kill more of our young people. Government are killing people just because they can, and no one can stop them. We have no weapons, and we don’t want some. We want to make a change after 70 years of corrupcy. They have took everything. They took our faith, our hope, our jobs, our dreams. They are destroying us. My country is one of the most beautiful and interesting countries in the world, and now foreign people are even recommended not to visit this beautiful land because of insecurity. We need you to reblog everything about Mexico these days. Don’t leave us alone. Don’t leave us to get killed. Don’t leave us to get burned, like our missing 43 students. Don’t leave us to be forgotten. Please don’t leave us.
there’s a post going around listing trans people who killed themselves post-Trump’s election. it is not properly sourced, and searching the names net absolutely no results. it’s fake. i understand why people might reblog this (because it was honestly a horrifying post to read when i thought it was true), but please look into stuff before you reblog them & don’t spread misinformation. don’t create artificial trauma for already terrified communities.
that being said, here’s the Trans Lifeline numbers that was on the post: US: (877) 565-8860 Canada: (877) 330-6366
read the caption, hits the nail on the head
How NOT to be an ally part 2
To the (mostly white and liberal) people who find themselves going to protests for the first time:
1. Marches and rallies aren’t Coachella. They can be fun and fulfilling, but they’re more than that. You’re there to show solidarity and to build a culture of resistance, not to boost your social status or get more likes on Instagram.
2. Don’t take pictures/videos of others without their consent. I don’t care how cool their sign is. Unless you ask first, NEVER take a picture/video and def NEVER post that to social media without consent.
3. In the same vein: don’t be a snitch. If you see someone spray painting or flipping off cops or smashing racist imagery, etc, don’t take video/pictures. Don’t rat out your comrades, especially if they’re doing something illegal and can get arrested or fired.
4. At the march in LA on Saturday, a bunch of white Hillary supporters started shaking hands with the riot police. Don’t do that. The cops are not our friends.
5. Center the voices of members of oppressed groups. If there’s an open mic, let others speak. If you’re privileged, you’re there to listen and learn. Be humble.
6. If something that a member of an oppressed group says makes you uncomfortable, DEAL WITH IT. Don’t try to silence them. If poc start chanting “Fuck the police”, don’t try to shush them or drown them out.
7. These anti Trump marches are not pro Hillary, or pro Bernie, or pro Jill Stein marches. You’re taking part in direct action, not electoral politics.
If anyone has anything else to add to this list, feel free to do so.
Just in case you’ve ever wondered why I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about Pride and Prejudice(/LBD)- it’s because I have read the book over thirty times. I own four copies. This is one of the annotated ones. (There’s a color coding system to my annotations). I picked it up for the first time in fourth grade. I’ve come back to it at varying points in my life and looked at it from a number of angles.
10 small tips to improve your productivity
Who can resist reading another little post full of tips to help you get more work done? Here is a few things that I find useful when trying to get myself motivated.
Clear desk, clear mind - I like to organise things before I start working. If things are messy, I get a little preoccupied and procrastinate even more. My suggestion is clear your desk, sort everything you’ll need to study and get on!
The two minute rule - If a task that needs to be done takes less than two minutes, just do it. My dad has often suggested that this is a great way to sort out your priorities and so far it has worked for me. Things like check my emails, cross off events from my planner, file something away don’t take long but get you in the mood for productivity. As they say “object in motion, stay in motion”.
Break your time up - Schedule your study time and any breaks you need to take. This helps structure your day and acts as a motivation to get things done. Especially if you can reward yourself at the end!
Leave your phone alone - Like most people I use my phone constantly but when I’m trying to work, it is best to leave it alone. Out of sight, out of mind. Try leaving it on silent and behind you so you aren’t tempted to pick it up after every beep. Use your break times to check it.
Find your top three to five priorities - Seeing a long list of things to do is usually, for some people, kind of counterproductive. Figure out the main things that need to be done and work on those. If you’re able to complete those main things, you’ll feel like you’ve accomplished the days necessities and may even want to complete some more.
Try using a mindmap instead of a to do list - Apparently using a mindmap layout instead of a traditional list can help boost productivity. It is a little more funky way to see all your outstanding tasks and might not look as overwhelming as a super long list.
Wear headphones - You don’t have to always listen to things but it can help block out any noise that can distract you. If you’re someone that likes some music, try songs with little or no words. This is a great playlist by Spotify.
Don’t multitask - As much as you think you can do it, trying to multitask usually ends up in a confused mess and takes twice the time. Stick to one task at a time. If you think of something you need to do, write it down and do it later.
Change things up - Doing the same things in the same place can get boring. Make the effort every now and then to change where you’re studying or how you’re studying. This can include moving your studying from the desk to the kitchen table for a change of scenery, or making flash cards instead of annotating your notes. Studying with a family member or friends is a fun way to get some work done!
Be positive - Most people have times when they just don’t want to study or anything, it is natural. However it is not worth sitting staring at your books in an unmotivated mood just waiting to feel inspired. If you’re not feeling it, do something else for a while. Come back to it a bit later and have another go. Usually walking away and coming back is all you need to feel more productive.
I hope these few tips are useful! These are the kind of things that work for me, so give them a shot and let me know if they help. Best of luck with your studies x
Some facts about Hillary Clinton
- In one of her FOIA’d emails, she refers to Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as “mittens” and “grinch”
- in another, she asked an aide to remind her to bring more teacups from home
- and also please tell her what time parks and rec is on.
- She calls some of her most loyal supporters her “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits”
- She nicknamed her secret service van the Scooby Van
everyone’s like “oh she’s a robot” no she’s a GIANT DORK please vote for Madame Dork in Chief 2016
it’s here, it’s here, it’s FINALLLLLLY HERE! :)))
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Are there any Filipino studyblrs out there?
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It would be nice to get to know one!
Yall thinking Trump’s run for the presidency is over the same way yall thought Brexit wouldn’t happen. Yall gon stay yall lazy asses home on November 8th and wake up to a nightmare on the 9th.
HEY. IF YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WHO THINKS, “I DON’T NEED TO VOTE, HILLARY’S PROBABLY GOING TO WIN.”
Please take a look at what FiveThirtyEight posted on October 31st:
GO VOTE, DAMMIT
It just hit me how utterly terrified I am of Trump becoming president.
I’m so terrified that I’m actually crying. Crying.
My bigoted father voted Trump. My mother voted third-party. I’m going to vote today, for Hillary, but I’m so, so scared of Trump winning.
How oblivious do you have to be to think that he’s a good person, a good president? He hates everyone. Yeah, Hillary fucking sucks, too, but at least she has experience in political offices and at least she’s not racist, misogynistic swine who’s going to dump us down the shitter. Worst case scenario with Hillary, we get a bad president for a few years and that’s it, but Trump? Trump’s power-hungry, trigger-happy, homophobic, misogynistic, greedy, perverse, list goes on and on.
And if you wanted to vote for Bernie, well guess what? He’s told us to vote Hillary. And don’t write him in, either. Write-ins for Bernie literally. Will. Not. Count. If you supported Bernie Sanders, listen to him.
And more importantly, vote.
For fuck’s sake, if you sit on your ass because “there’s no way Trump can actually win,” he will.