The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.

- John Muir

A good library 

will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.

- Mark Twain

(by x)

The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. 

- H.W. Beecher

(offical art, Belle and her mother: x)

The most important part of studying is when your books and notes are far away, but you stil find yourself thinking about the things you have learnt and you ponder.

(by x)

If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn’t call it genius.

- Michelangelo

(by x)

Me:

I’m not going to make movies that tell children, 

“You should despair and run away”. 

I would like to make movies that tell children 

“It’s good to be alive”

- Hayao Miyazaki

- a revelation I had at 15 (via studyinstyle)

A true gentleman

(by x & x)

(Of course, this holds just as true for all gentlefolk)

Let it sink in. (via studyinstyle)

University Gothic

Hello, fellow students! I’m sure I’m not the only who has been really, really, really busy with uni lately, so I’m afraid the last two parts of “How to be a good student again” will take me quite a while to write, if I want them to be good enough to actually help people (which I do).

I don’t want to go full radio silence, though, so I thought I could share two of my study mixes :) 

LIGHTNING FLOOD (listen on youTube, listen on 8tracks)

This one is great for a literal brainstorm! It’s loosely based on my own thought process as an INTP, which might seem very chaotic and even destructive to an outsider, but which actually consists of razor sharp thoughts which take apart and analyze everything around me.  There are smoother, more relaxed instrumentals in it, too that reflect what it feels like to me to be “in the zone”, so, at least for me, it’s a harmonious ebb and flow of ideas. 

I use it when I’m

FLASH FIRE (listen on youTube, listen on 8tracks)

This one is great for burning through your project! It’s loosely based upon the thought process of an INTJ character I’m writing a story about right now and a very close INTJ friend of mine, so it’s similar to “Lightning Flood”, but definitely not the same. Compared to my usual blunt aiming and freakishly precise bullets, this is more on the freakishly precise aiming and blunt bullets-side.  You want to get things done? You want to feel powerful, efficient and in control? You want to burn a clear trail to the goal without distractions? You also want to have fun on the way? Then this is the mix for you! 

I use it when I’m 

I hope they will enrich your study experiences as much as they have enriched mine and I wish all of you a wonderful day, studying in style-style!

In the winter 

she curls up around a good book 

and dreams away the cold. 

- Ben Aaronovitch

(by x)

I’m back! (Q&A)

I know it’s been literal years since I posted on here*, but wow, am I glad to be back!

1) Where have you been, man?

Well, basically - I was testing myself and seeing if my theory on procrastination was any good. tl;dr: I’d say so? I finished my BA in English Literature and Linguistics, I founded a Creative Writing Society, I published three anthologies, I got my first real job as a translator and worked at as an independent contractor at a company for three years, I slept a WHOLE lot and I successfully applied for my Masters in Cognitive Science. Right now, I’m enjoying the hell out of my CogSci classes and trying to figure out whether my procrastination thesis holds up not just to personal experience, but also to scientific scrutiny.  But most importantly: I had a ball. It’s been a tough few years on a personal level, so I was really grateful to have my productivity and creativity to help me make sense of life in the eye of the storm. And I’d like to help you do the same :)

2) Will you finish your “How to be a good student (again)” series?

I’m certainly planning to! In fact, this is related to the next question.

3) So how about that YouTube channel…?

It’s happening  ~  I’ve finally managed to carve out some free time every week for this and I’m very excited about it! I’m thinking old-school, low-budget, cosy-in-your-bedroom YouTube? 1) Because I miss it, 2) because I like it, and 3) because I literally can’t afford anything else. 

And this is where you come in! 

I’d like to work my way up to the last “How to be a good student (again)” post (in the form of a video), so I’d like to practice my editing, voice-over, etc. skills with smaller, shorter videos on a variety of topics. My head is exploding with ideas, so please let me know which you’d be most interested in - and please suggest topics you think would be cool, as well! This is what I have so far: 

(Oh, and I’d also like to make a video on The Symbolism in “Whisper of the Heart” (where anime study girl below is from) because it’s near and dear to my heart)

And that’s about it! I’d also like to kick things off with a Q&A, so please send me any and all questions (and I mean ANY and ALL questions) to my askbox over here and I’ll get into it on my channel over there.

(That being said, I’ve been gone for a loooong time, so I wouldn’t at all be suprised or offended if only two or three of you are left to look at this post. (…tell me, is the “studyblr” tag even still a thing? Or is it something else now? “studycore”? “quarantisophia”? “Cosy Academia”?) Anyway, to ye veterans that are still around, I’d just like to say: thank you. Thank you for sticking around and for giving this ol’ blog another shot! And to y’all spring chickens - happy to have y’all on board! :D) Have a good one,  Study in Style

*except for the Supernatural rant post which was vital for my continued existence on a three-dimensional plane