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How can I begin studying? I've never been one to study and i could just get by with pure luck but now that 5th years nearly over and the leaving cert is next year, it's beginning to dawn on me that I am am incredibly... Far behind..
Good morning, friends! It’s Grace with another post for ya!
My fall semester–which was also my first semester–of uni, I was very lucky to only have class three days a week. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would use the time I had at home to study and relax, but mostly to study! Can’t waste precious time!
I want to make a post regarding how to spend the whole day studying! These are for the days you feel productive and want to work, work, work. Don’t worry, it isn’t for the whole day and there are breaks! However, there are times where you simply need to get stuff done and I have some tips + tricks how to do so effectively!
Disclaimer: These are the things that worked and still work for me. I can’t guarantee 100% that these will help you because we are all different! But still, I hope that this information will be useful! Much love + happy studying!
Compilation of several master posts, resources, tips, and outside resources; will be updated regularly (or as often as a new master post hits my dashboard) - Tulip
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1. They don’t hide their anxiety, they hide their symptoms. To have concealed anxiety isn’t to deny having it – only to do everything in your power to ensure other people don’t see you struggle.
2. They have the most anxiety about having anxiety. Because they are not comfortable letting people see them in the throes of an irrational panic, the most anxiety-inducing idea is… whether or not they’ll have anxiety at any given moment in time.
3. They come across as a paradoxical mix of outgoing but introverted, very social but rarely out. It is not that they are anti-social, just that they can only take being around others incrementally (which is mostly normal). Yet, on the surface, this may come across as confusing.
4. They make situations worse by trying to suppress their feelings about them. They are extremely uncomfortable with other people seeing them in pain, and they don’t want to feel pitied or as though they are compromising anyone’s time. Yet, they make things worse for themselves by suppressing, as it actually funnels a ton of energy into making the problem larger and more present than it already was.
5. They are often hyper-aware and highly intuitive. Anxiousness is an evolutionary function that essentially keeps us alive by making us aware of our surroundings and other people’s motives. It’s only uncomfortable when we don’t know how to manage it effectively – the positive side is that it makes you hyper-conscious of what’s going on around you.
6. Their deepest triggers are usually social situations. It’s not that they feel anxious in an airplane, it’s that they feel anxious in an airplane and are stuck around 50 other people. It’s not that they will fail a test, but that they will fail a test and everyone in school will find out and think they are incompetent and their parents will be disappointed. It’s not that they will lose love, but that they will lose love and nobody will ever love them again.
7. It is not always just a “panicked feeling” they have to hide. It can also be a tendency to worry, catastrophizing, etc. The battle is often (always?) between competing thoughts in their minds.
8. They are deep thinkers, and great problem-solvers. One of the benefits of anxiety is that it leads you to considering every worst case scenario, and then subsequently, how to handle or respond to each.
9. They are almost always “self-regulating” their thoughts. They’re talking themselves in, out, around, up or down from something or another very often, and increasingly so in public places.
10. They don’t trust easily, but they will convince you that they do. They want to make the people around them feel loved and accepted as it eases their anxiety in a way.
11. They tend to desire control in other areas of their lives. They’re over-workers or are manically particular about how they dress or can’t really seem to let go of relationships if it wasn’t their idea to end them.
12. They have all-or-nothing personalities, which is what creates the anxiety. Despite being so extreme, they are highly indecisive. They try to “figure out” whether or not something is right before they actually try to do it.
13. They assume they are disliked. While this is often stressful, it often keeps them humble and grounded at the same time.
14. They are very driven (they care about the outcome of things). They are in equal proportions as in control of their lives as they feel out of control of their lives – this is because they so frequently try to compensate for fear of the unknown.
15. They are very smart, but doubt it. A high intelligence is linked to increased anxiety (and being doubtful of one’s mental capacity are linked to both).
Take a shower Clean up around you Create an overview of what needs to be done Drink a lot of water Get to work! And remember to always moisturize
March is here! Let this month be a blessing!
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Today is 1.5 years of writing in these notebooks daily - 23 filled, 1 current. by Darcy Rogers Via Flickr: by ellbrt ift.tt/1d6l6He
Hello everyone! I’m sorry if this is late (∩︵∩) so to avoid this again I already made the April calendars and it will be up (hopefully) tomorrow bc dropbox is kinda slow rn so yeah huhu (;﹏;) ANYWAYS!! Here are the March printables I hope you all find them useful! ヽ(﹡⌒ｖ⌒﹡)ノ
MARCH PRINTABLES by Nicole of CMPSBLS
That’s all for the month of March! Since the school year is ending for me~ *HSM2 music playing in the bg* I made a form on which users can fill up in order to help me improve my printables! soOO if you have time & if you have suggestions and comments you can drop by and yeAH help me!! Thank you all and I hope you have a wonderfully cute March! v(・∀・*)
CMPSBLS’ Printables Form
I am making this post based on a request by an anonymous user, but as soon as I heard the idea it really resonated with me. When you are a perfectionist, like I am, procrastination comes very easily. As soon as I have a single doubt about what I am doing, I stop and turn to something else, which leads to a lot of unfinished assignments and unnecessary stress. So in this post, I’m going to give you my best advice on how to avoid this very thing and get back to work!
You need to start by addressing how you are organizing you time and if it needs to change.
Overall: You might need to re-evaluate the way that you organize your time and find something that is more productive. My personal favourite is the daily to-do list, but if you need more structure in your life, feel free to look at others.
One big thing that leads to procrastination is not being able to focus on the most important tasks that need to get done. If you put too much stuff on your to-do list or into your hourly schedule, it might actually end up taking away from more important tasks.
Learn to prioritize. List tasks in order of their importance when you are creating a to-do list or other type of schedule. You can use a numbering system, or colour code them if you need more help:
After you have organized yourself and prioritized tasks, you need to be able to focus on actually getting them done.
(i started this masterpost a month ago… behold, tips and tricks for your procrastination needs!)
so what i’ve found the most helpful, is before you sit down to do your homework or something of the sort, the best thing to do is to start moving! take a half-hour walk/jog. outside or inside, it doesn’t really matter. but what does is that you get excited and that your mind thinks you’re procrastinating (fool that lil procrastination monkey in ur mind) once ur all hyped, take a little break (go to the nearest fifteen, why don’t you ;) ) and then, chances are, if you think about your work a bit while exercising, you’ll be excited to do it :’)
so in your mind, there is a little something called a procrastination monkey (check out +this amazing wait but why article to learn more!). in a nutshell, it’s basically primitive(ish? monkeys aren’t really primitive) and it loves to indulge your more luxurious urges. now, you can’t listen to that monkey, can you?? no, don’t. but it fights very hard to be in your mind, so it’s easier to trick it. (just like i’m doing right now, making this post). put on some old movie that you’ve watched hundreds of times, a podcast you’ve already listened to before, a song you’ve heard a bunch of times- anything that’s not new. then study, but don’t really pay attention to it. that way, you can get some work done!!!
see, i’ve found that when you have everything in tiny tasks, it seems kinda motivating just to cross something off your list! speaking of that, make a list of your tasks, anyways. but putting it into small chunks helps you to specify tasks for certain projects, and make things not be underestimated and get things done!
putting your things nearby makes you not waste time getting them. for example- you put your math homework in your backpack, which is across the room. you then go to get that work, and look! you see a book you’ve been thinking about starting for days. so you decide to read a chapter…which turns into two…hundred pages. see what i mean? putting everything in place gets rid of this distraction.
put that phone away!! it will only distract you. (i speak from personal experience). however, if you want to listen to music or something, i really recommend the forest app. i really like this app because of the planting trees feature, and i always really like to gain enough money to plant a tree in one of those places! it really makes you feel like a good person, when all you’re doing is doing your work :)
ok but what if you still aren’t motivated?
okay, but doing something like taking a time lapse just ~pressures you~ into doing work, because like ??? a study time lapse of yourself doing nothing is stupid. and if someone knows you’re doing work, and you’re not doing it, they will remind you.
okay more like make social media your ex, but same concept!! get off it. like take me for example - i should be studying for my test tomorrow, but instead i’m making this post! SOCIAL MEDIA WILL DO JUST THAT- make you social. now is not the time to do that. now is the time to go crawl in a hole and do your work.
(get ur butt of tumblr and get working. now. you’ll be thankful later.)
vocabulary – most people either love it or hate it, but it sure is nice to know. here are some of my personal tips for vocabulary, and feel free to ask me any questions if you’re having trouble / need clarification / thought this masterpost was dumb!!
why expand your vocabulary? vocabulary is great!! it will be helpful for tests – especially standardized tests that include sections on analogies and reading comprehension where understanding words’ meanings is key, english class (of course), and impressing people with your knowledge of words (always fun).
is learning vocabulary the same for everyone? like most (or all) things in learning, some people find vocab easier to pick up than others, some people find vocab easier to forget than others, etc. however, like all things in learning anyone can do it with time and effort!!
do these tips apply to foreign languages as well? while these are primarily tips for expanding english vocabulary, some may be able to apply to other languages!
where will i even use these words? yeah, i know the feeling. if you need to know certain words for a test, just imagine yourself failing the test because you didn’t study your vocabulary (harsh, but it’ll probably do the trick – if it doesn’t, i question why you are not concerned about failing your test!!) if you need to learn the vocabulary of another language for a trip, imagine yourself getting hopelessly lost but not being able to ask someone where to go. yikes. enough with the negativity, hannah!!
i hope that was helpful!! vocabulary is easy for some and tricky for others so don’t feel bad if it’s taking longer than you think it should. feel free to reblog and add your own vocabulary tips, i’m sure they’ll be helpful for someone to know :) are you using some of these vocab tips? i’d love to see your posts, so tag #heyacdemic and i’ll reblog them! ^^
Hello again everyone! ┗|⌒O⌒|┛ someone requested that i’d make a pomodoro printable so here it is! i hope you find these useful! also the squared versions are in pngs form only but i do recommend to just download the pngs & insert it in ms word and print in your desired size! (*≧▽≦)
POMODORO PRINTABLES by Nicole of cmpsbls (ﾉ･ｪ･)ﾉ
the blue header picture is a screen cap fr this video by seventeen (i lvoe the song & vid & them huhu) and i’d also love to mention the following for inspiring this: @thestudiousstudent for making a wonderful pomdoro printable!! its so cuTE WAH @studeying BC her lATEST printables oh my its so beautiful its Art & it inspired me so much!! so thats pretty much it! i hope you do find these useful! ٩(●ᴗ●)۶
tag me with #cmpsbls if you’re using my printables & drop me an ask for any concerns or comments! *:ﾟ*｡⋆ฺ(*´◡`)
it’s your worst nightmare: you have tons of work to do and yet, you can’t seem to get it done. you’re tired and you’re sick of working so hard. don’t let a burnout stop you! here are some tips for avoiding and getting over a burnout. you can do this! (:
** first things first.. what is a burnout? **
burnout |ˈbərnˌout| noun
physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress: high levels of professionalism that may result in burnout | you’ll suffer a burnout.
burnouts happen to everyone now and then and the most important thing for you to know is that it’s okay!! *gasp* yes, it’s actually okay to feel like you need to stop once in a while. you’re only human. basically, it’s when you just can’t seem to focus on your work anymore or you really really need a break.
however, note that there’s a difference between procrastination and burnouts. procrastination is when you keep doing other stuff instead of your work. burnouts are when you keep doing your work and never do other stuff. (i suppose burnouts can lead to procrastination, but there is a difference!)
** preventing them **
NUMBER ONE TIP FOR PREVENTING BURN OUTS is to not overwork yourself!! this is so important!! you should not be pulling all nighters every other day to study!! you should not be cancelling doctors appointments or meetings with friends to study! go out there and have some fun, care about your health, do your thing! even if you don’t have anything else to do, instead of just doing more work, find something else that’s fun and requires little effort. in fact, do that fun stuff while you study! make studying and work not a task or chore, but something you enjoy and doesn’t stress you out.
if you play some cute little games every now and then while you study, your grade will be fine. don’t worry <3
another thing you can do instead of playing a game is to go to a relaxing website or look at motivational quotes. my absolute favorite is the 90 second relaxation exercise because it’s so quick but it definitely helps!! it’s super calming and *be sure to turn your sound on because the music is lovely*
sometimes instead of staying at your computer screen, maybe it’s better to step away for a little bit. go for a quick run, or walk, or even just a stretch. go outside (unless it’s raining. you still can, of course, but bring an umbrella, silly!) and take a breath of fresh air!
if you really have to study for something and you don’t have time to spare but you’re worried about a burn out, there are still some things you can do to help!
** bonus – some other posts that talk about studying tips and self care that you should take a peek at!! **
** getting over a burnout **
woohoo, that’s it for now ^^ this is my second masterpost (ohmygoodness that sounds so cool hearing it now) and i really hope it helps you!! also, i’d like to thank you for all the nice comments and support i got on my first masterpost ♥ i honestly never expected you guys to like the idea so much! thanks again and have a looovely day (also coming up : more on online schools, study playlists!)
♥ hannah
