01.04.20 / It’s the beginning of a new month. I’m using this day to rearrange my study. It’s long overdue for a clean up anyway. Plus, organization and a revamped study space is always a motivational boost! 

28.07.20 / happy tuesday. i was going through my planner today because the month’s almost over and i wanted to see if i’ve made progress at all. i think i’ve taken lots of steps towards being more unapologetic when it comes to doing what i want so that was a lovely affirmation. i hope you’re facing the coming of august with a renewed belief in yourself. anyway, i’m off to do more readings this afternoon! take care ♡

been (very slowly) working on the living room this summer and our lil coffee table finally arrived today! along with my new glass teapot! i’m thrilled! trying to hold onto this enthusiasm as i embark on my umpteenth attempt to actually read tess all the way through

history | 150520 — 12:15

learning about chinese history on the side of my mandarin studies. making some tea <3

Arranged books in my rooms..

my beloved animal book 🐾

i’ve propagated a bunch of my plants and can’t wait to put them into larger pots◡̈⃝ my twin’s started translating another manhwa and it’s so good !! it’s a really cute shoujo school-life type and it’s making me so excited and fluttery inside

One of the best coffee places I’ve ever been to.

Thursday morning with Derrida & coffee

29.08.20 / happy saturday! i woke up early today with some free time before i had to start my day so i made some onigiri. fittingly, i’m working on refreshing  japanese grammar today. how’s your weekend so far? ♡

submitted my chapters 1 through 4 today! i’m hoping to take the next few days off of thesis work and just enjoy the week while my boyfriend is on vacation.

how to learn new content and never forget it

save this for your next academic year and finals, and it’ll save your grades and time.

1. whenever you read a paragraph with new content, close the book/look away and ask yourself: “what have i just learned?” explaining the concept to yourself right away and asking follow-up questions will change the way you retain new material forever.

2. at first, it’ll be daunting, and it’ll be pretty hard to actually bring yourself to do this. trust me, it’ll be worth it - as this is scientifically proven one of the most effective study techniques.

3. to try this out, set yourself a timer for how long you estimate learning a concept might take. now take away 20% from that estimate. you won’t be able to reach this goal with basic highlighting and re-reading techniques - but with active recall, you will.

4. once you’ve understood the concept, use spaced repetition systems like anki flashcards to force yourself to retrieve this information in a set period of time. this way, your brain will always be reminded of this concept before it could possibly forget it.

5. teach it to others as much as you can. as with the old wisdom “see one, do one, teach one”, one of the only guarantees you’ve really gotten something is when you can effectively teach it.

hope these are helpful for you!!

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let’s have a productive afternoon shall we?📓☕️ | for some reason, today i woke up with the urge to get some shit done and when i am in this kind of mood, nothing can stop me from achieving the things that are written on my to do list!

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Hayat benimse eğer kimse karışamaz ve biliyorum ki herkesle dost olunmaz. ✨

had a pretty great start to finals season today. spent most of the day programming but also

friday, 27/04/18 — 22:34 (07/26)

spent the afternoon in costa with my mum; she read and i studied some more psychology ☕️ everything was so peaceful & calming, definitely one of my new favourite things to do!

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“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain”

William Shakespeare (Hamlet)