Hello There✨️ How Are You All Doing? Life Isn't Easy For Me Rn, But I'm Working On It And On Myself

Happy march everyone!💖🌷

ACTIVE STUDYBLRS!

if you’re an active studyblr, interact with this post! I want to follow new people!

Hello! let me introduce myself:

my name is kaila

i am 20 years old and a third year undergraduate student

i major in criminal justice and political science with a minor in psych on the pre-law track 

a lot of my content is just academia inspiration and content that aligns with my major and self-help needs

i am very involved on campus and am the president of a couple orgs on campus

i really like music and love recommendations

some of my goals for 2022 include: reading more, learning spanish, getting my sleep schedule better, and getting physically fit and healthy 

Interact with this post and i’ll follow you if you want to become mutuals! <3

Late night study vibes✨📚

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Bitteschön!!💖

Day 13/60 - My first studygroup meeting!

I had my first study group meeting, which was pretty exciting! I'm grateful for having nice members🥰

Can't wait to see them again, but until then I have to keep up with my study plan! It's tough, but possible!✨

Try to be the best version of yourself!!💖

Day 57/60

Hey guys!

There are 3 days left until my social psychology exam and I'm studying literally non-stop😅

I kinda got worried that I couldn't ace the exam with my current knowledge, so instead of taking everything easy, I started binge-studying the subject🙈 Yes, not a very honorable method, but at least I feel a bit better✨

Question of the day: what kind of music are you listening to while studying?🤔

Currently I'm always listening to star wars lofi hiphop to get calm and into the mood to study!✨

I hope you all are having a nice week, see you soon🥰

1.     Organize your study space

Organizing your study space is really important. Avoid starting to study before that because getting up to get things you don’t have at hand will distract you. I have my own “desk organization list”. Laptop, iPad, Apple Pencil, earphones, water, fruits, my pencil case, my folders, paper, etc.

2.     Make a plan and get control of your calendar

Make a to do list and plan everything out. When exactly are your exams?  How many days do you want to study for each subject? Which subject needs more time? Etc., etc. 

3.     Mistakes are good

When studying we do make mistakes sometimes. I hate it. You hate it. Yes, it’s awful. But they are GOOD. You learn from them. A short anecdote of my life: If I didn’t make the mistake of dating a complete idiot, I probably would not have learned that bad boys really aren’t that great haha.

4.     Find examples

To really understand something, you should find examples. E. g. if you are learning about some kind of criminal law, look up cases. If you are studying about the business cycle, look up examples of different countries. Is the US in a boom? Or a depression? Has it been in a depression before? What was that like?

5.     Test yourself

Quizz yourself. This is the most important thing when studying something by heart or learning a language. Get your flashcards out of your pocket!  And quizz yourself every single day! 

6.     Take regular breaks and sleep for 8 hours

I know, studying is important. But what is even more important is your health. Don’t drain yourself. You got this. Don’t worry! Take a short break after 25 minutes every time. Just a short one. Allow yourself to breath and close your eyes. Your brain needs sleep and breaks to function!

7.     Study before going to sleep

A numerous amount of studies have found out that the brain processes a lot of things while sleeping. This can be very beneficial to us! Study for a few minutes before going to bed or revise what you have studied that day. It will help you remember it better.

8.     Eat good foods

I know you don’t want to hear this… A pizza is quite nice. But is it good for you? Probably not. Food is fuel. But we need good fuel to function properly. Eat nutritious foods and be good to your body. It really needs a healthy diet to maintain your health and stay happy. Also: Your brain needs calories. Don’t starve yourself. Aaaand, remember to drink enough water. I recommend watching “The Game Changers” on Netflix.

9.     Exercise

Working out can be extremely beneficial to you. Not just for your physical strength but also for your mental health and productivity, studies have found. Going for a run or going to the gym can increase your overall well-being! So let’s go! I’m getting ripped tonight, RIP that… umm sorry.

10.  Be kind to yourself

Last but not least, please be kind to yourself. Don’t beat yourself up. Everything is going to be fine. You are not alone. You are loved. You are worthy. Please remember that! I love you.

IIf you are struggling right now, please join our self help group on Discord. We’re doing self help “group therapy” calls. We’re stronger together. I’m also working on a website to help students with studying and mental health issues.

Love, Sophia

Earlier this month, i started comparing myself with other people’s progress and it made me really insecure. I felt so down afterwards and it made me feel like my efforts were not enough.

This day, i finally decided to jot down all my feelings in a journal and reflect on things i needed to do in order for me to prevent being so harsh with my self.

I realized that comparing myself with other people is just so bad for my mental health and it’s not in any way helping with my progress as a med student and as a person. I know for myself that I cannot prevent myself from being jealous with other people’s lives (let’s be real here shall we) as it’s part of how we’re built as humans.

Sooo, in order for me to be at peace, i unfollowed and muted some of the people that’s making me feel so insecure. (Huhu im so sorry, im the problem here and not those people who I unfollowed)

I listed all my monthly achievements (since march) and failures then reflected on the things that i can improve on myself based on what I previously wrote.

I just wish this works and this makes me stop comparing myself for the next few months. I just can’t help being insecure sometimes:(((

Hey guys, I’m back!✨

I hope you all had a good start to the new year! 2022 is a year full of new adventures and chances that are given to us and I can’t wait to see all the things that are awaiting us🥰

My mental health is doing pretty well this past few days. Studying goes better than expected, even though the whole covid situation gets worse everyday… I’m trying to do the best out of this by staying in my little office and distract my mind with many different activities!

I also fell in love with the Disney movie “Encanto”💖 I already watched it 4 times this year, it’s sooo amazing🥺

How are you all doing? Do you got any new year’s resolutions?✨