“Allow Yourself To Be Bad At Something. Nobody Started Off Being Excellent.”

Some tips that have worked for me in the past. I hope you find them helpful! x | studygram

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another week means another chance at doing better this time

22.04.2020 ~

I died a little bit while preparing for the quest that was today. I spent days and this was the mess i created last night as I studied up to 2 am. Enjoy the ridiculous drawings.

Only for our instructor to ask questions on things she told us she wouldn’t. Details that I jumped over because SHE SAID IN CLASS MATERIAL WAS ENOUGH.

I am truly tired, and not looking forward to incoming weeks. Thankfully though, by the end of May we will be probably done with the classes, and I will have finally some time to read and learn without a countdown.

Just completed and submitted the final version of my Extended Essay !!! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° 

So I compiled lists of words that I found super super useful in making it easier for me to finish any essay !! Here is a masterpost of some sort with transition words + key vocabs grouped together for easy access as well as an IB IOC ‘cheat sheet’ I used for my english LAL orals last year (though most commentaries follow a similar structure so its generalisable) ~

Good luck with your essays !!!

… oops just realised I forgot to bullet point one of the lists 

🚨 TOXIC PRODUCTIVITY 🚨

📝Have you ever felt you didn't 'deserve a break'? Or felt guilty when you did take any?

🧠Then I think you might have a bout of toxic productivity!

☀️What the heck is that you ask?

Well, it's essentially the unhealthy need to be productive all.the.time.

👉🏻I remember watching a reel where the creator said their toxic trait was not going to the 🚽 until they finished whatever work they had to. Tons of people in the comments agreed that they similarly had toxic traits too like not eating dinner until they 'deserved it'.

What the heck. No one should ever hold their pee or not eat dinner. You'll just get a UTI and starve yourself.

For what?!!?! No one should be rewarding themselves with basic human needs like food and going to the bathroom!!!! Those are literally things that keep us alive!!!

🥲Dear students and academics alike, please don't do this! 😩😩😩

Taking breaks is being productive

Self-care is being productive. Self-care is not just using face masks and taking bubble baths. Self-care is having boundaries, self-care is holding your ground and saying no when you need to. Self-care is putting yourself first.

Taking time out for yourself is being productive.

🏠 At the start of the pandemonium there was some post on Twitter from some butthead that went along the lines of "you better come out of this lockdown speaking another language and having an online business or you suck" to paraphrase.

💉Buddy, why are you patronizing strangers? We're all just trying not to die here. There was so much stuff online about being productive 24/7; yeah sure a lot of people's businesses thrived and tons of people put themselves out there. But shaming people for not doing the same was really a shitty message at a time when people were afraid of what was going on and were losing people they loved.

🧠You are not a machine, you have needs, and taking breaks and time to yourself is one of them. 🫀

A mood

Learning languages is fun because I love being able to embarrass myself internationally

Something great happened!!

Yesterday I was in an online lecture about qualitative research, everything was pretty normal until I noticed that I was writing in English instead of Spanish. I'm so excited because I finally reach the point where I can think in English.

(Unusual) Study Tips for Professional Procrastinators™ - like me ;)

Happy Pride month!

1. Make studying fun by learning something extra

Learn something new - something you WANT TO LEARN

• a language

• start a relatively easy online course (make sure it’s interesting but also not too time consuming - remember that your actual school/uni work is the priority)

• learn a new skill like sewing/cooking/baking/painting (I recommend Bob Ross tutorials!)

You should do this extra learning during breaks or whenever you feel demotivated - this should bring you back into a study mood. 

2. Don’t listen to music

You may think it helps but if you’re a terrible procrastinator like me you will 100% be distracted (if you think music helps continue listening to music - this is just for people who are easily distracted cough cough MEEEE). An alternative is white noise; Tide is a great app with lots of sounds (and other amazing functions! It’s also a nice extension on Chrome)

3. Wear headphones - even if you’re not listening to music!

Block out some noise + create the illusion of a focused atmosphere. Well, for me at least. Try it and tell me if it helps. If it doesn’t… Sorry :(

4. Shower (don’t waste time though, have a quick shower)

I find that showering can really improve my mood and make me feel motivated… Although it also makes me feel relaxed and makes me want to sleep. So yEaH, there’s that.