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01/03/2025 ｡･:*:･ﾟ☆

Guess who's back , back again?

This week was super tough! My sister was really sick with a fever, and my mom had a small surgery. I had to take care of everything at home, which was a lot of work. As a result,I got sick too. But we're all slowly feeling better now, and that's a big relief!

Today was a bit productive, I managed to squeeze in some study sessions.

Half Kinematics Chapter done.

Revised Plant Growth And Development chapter.

Given how I'm feeling, I'm surprised I got anything done at all - so that's a small win, right?"

Sketching on my notes yesterday :D Ignore the notes, tho

GOOD STUDYING VS BAD STUDYING

GOOD STUDYING

Use recall. When you look at a passage and try to study it,  look away and recall the main ideas. Try recalling concepts when you are walking to class or in a different room from where you originally learned it. An ability to recall—to generate the ideas from inside yourself—is one of the key indicators of good learning.

Test yourself. On everything. All the time. Flashcards are your best friend. Use quizlet if you don’t want to hand-make flashcards. Get somebody to test you on your notes.

Space your repetition. Spread out your learning in any subject a little every day, just like an athlete. Don’t sit and study one subject for 2 hours, do half an hour every day.

Take breaks. It is common to be unable to solve problems or figure out concepts in math or science the first time you encounter them. This is why a little study every day is much better than a lot of studying all at once. When you get frustrated, take a break so that another part of your mind can take over and work in the background. You need breaks in order for your brain to retain the information. Try the Pomodoro method if you have trouble timing breaks!

Use simple analogies. Whenever you are struggling with a concept, think to yourself, How can I explain this so that a ten-year-old could understand it? Using an analogy really helps. Say it out loud, like you’re teaching it, whether it’s to an imaginary class or your sister who couldn’t care less.  The additional effort of teaching out loud allows you to more deeply encode.

Focus. Turn off your phone / iPad / any distractions and clear your desk of everything you do not need. Use apps like Forest if you can’t stay off them!

Do the hardest thing earliest in the day, when you’re wide awake and less likely to push it aside.

BAD STUDYING

Avoid these techniques—they can waste your time even while they fool you into thinking you’re learning!

Passive rereading—sitting passively and running your eyes back over a page. This is a waste of time, frankly, and doesn’t do anything to help information pass into your brain without recall.

Over-highlighting. Colouring a passage of text in highlighter isn’t helpful at all. It’s good for flagging up key points to trigger concepts and information, but make sure what you highlight goes in.

Waiting until the last minute to study. DON’T CRAM!!!

Doing what you know. This isn’t studying! This is like learning how to juggle but only throwing one ball. 

Neglecting the textbook. Would you dive into a pool before you knew how to swim? The textbook is your swimming instructor—it guides you toward the answers. 

Not asking your teachers for help. They are used to lost students coming in for guidance—it’s their job to help you. 

Not getting enough sleep. Your brain practices and repeats whatever you put in mind before you go to sleep, as well as retaining information and repairing itself. Prolonged fatigue allows toxins to build up in the brain that disrupts the neural connections you need to think quickly and well. 

Bumi semakin tua

Begitupun aku dan kamu

Tapi..

Bolehkah kita berjumpa lagi layaknya awal pertemuan ?

Tuhan pasti kasih itu, hanya saja, kita gakan tau kapan.

I remember about you 90%

And

You remember me 100%

It because, you do remember the reasons of "why don't we becoming one"

Adrien Agreste drawn at 1am

5/14/2018

Doing some review for APWH since the exam is this Thursday (tbh I’m trying to fit a years worth of studying in 4 days so I’m kind of dying :).)

I’m aiming for a 4 but at this point I’m fine with a three.

Ravenclaw aesthetic inspo from

“i don’t like writing about my day, but i want to keep a journal”:

quotes and copywork. when reading, if you find something you enjoy, just copy it into the notebook. you can copy a whole chapter if you wish, highlighting what caught your attention the most.

definitions. look up on a dictionary and copy it. you could write your own dictionary as well, making up definitions for words.

lists. a classic, write movies to watch, books to read, the playlist of the month or just the groceries you have to buy.

maps. when going somewhere, you could draw the route you took or just a map of the place itself. just look up the place on google maps and copy it. you can draw a little map of all the places you have lived or the schools you have attended as well.

photos

take “notes” as you watch movies / documentaries. write down phrases that caught your attention or doodle.

illustrations and clippings. if you see an image or piece of art that you liked, put it in your journal. if it’s from a book or from a magazine I would recommend scanning it, tho’. it will serve as a record of what kind of art you enjoy through the years.

newspaper clippings from the day.

tickets and pamphlets. from movies, museums, transportation.

postcards

records. you could record for a month what the temperature was when you woke up and when you went to sleep. if you do that for a year, it gives you a better notion of the passing of seasons. you could record rainfall and other seasonal changes as well. you could choose something (an animal, a plant, an item or object) and write down every time you see it.

rubbings of leaves, coins, landmarks.

count. there’s a scene in the movie Caroline (2009) where Caroline’s dad tells her to go count the windows. you could do the same type of counting game if you are bored and write down.

mindmaps/sketchnotes + timelines of books, movies, music albums.

collages

pressed leafs and flowers

your collections. if you collect anything you could write down an inventory or maybe try to draw the items.

recipes. write down recipes and give it a score every time you try it. you could do the same for drinks you try out.

stickers

comic strips. you can find a bunch of it online, glue your favorites in your notebook.

Hey!

I’m about to do catch up on some homework, because I’ve been sick for the past two days; and I haven’t been able to go to school.

Tomorrow I have my history exam and I’ve spent the morning reviewing (and I’ll continue in the afternoon ), and now I have to do chemistry and technology... It’s not a super fun plan, but I don’t want to have a pile of hw this weekend, since I have A LOT of exams in the following weeks.

Also, on Monday I took my math test, and it didn’t go rlly good, so I’m a little upset, since I studied a lot, but this is a reminder for both, you and me; that sometimes we have a bad day, and an exam is a minor thing compared to the actual problems in life.

I hope you have an amazing week, and that you do better than me on my math test lol. Good luck with your upcoming exams! 💕✨

⚪︎ 04.10.19 - 14/100 ⚪︎

Just some notes from my Ancient Greece lecture today!

⚪︎ 03.10.19 - 13/100 ⚪︎

Working through some sources for some different assignments today which is not my favourite 😂

⚪︎ 02.10.19 - 12/100 ⚪︎

Archaeology notes are not the one 😂

⚪︎ 30.09.19 - 10/100 ⚪︎

Started making a start on some flash cards and finishing up some research for one of my assignments today!

⚪︎ 29.09.19 - 9/100 ⚪︎

Didn’t take any photos from my lectures today so here’s one from last year!

⚪︎ 28.09.19 - 8/100 ⚪︎

Ahh I missed a few days but I’m back on track now 😊

⚪︎ 27.09.19 - 7/100 ⚪︎

Just been working through some notes from my lecture today 😊

⚪︎ 26.09.19 - 4/100 ⚪︎

I’m not feeling too well today shown in the Lemuel that my mum sent me 💕 despite that I’ve started looking at some sources for my upcoming assignments and I’m ready for my Greek lecture tomorrow!

⚪︎ 25.09.19 - 3/100 ⚪︎

I was finally able to sort through the notes from my lectures yesterday and I was able to make a start on some of my upcoming assignments 💫

⚪︎ 24.09.19 - 2/100 ⚪︎

Didn’t have the most productive day yesterday but still got some good notes down from my lectures!

#Tbt my A levels revision, as you can see I'm very disorganised, but it’s ordered chaos. 

Compilation of February and June to July spreads (2018)

bujogram: applefroyo

Reading day 🌧

09.06.18 [33/100 days of productivity]

Review notes for my calc quiz! It was short but I got 100% and since its the first grade of the semester that was really important to me.

2/12/19. 4/100

Haven't posted in a while! I swear I'm trying to work on my consistency

Anyways! Knocking out some human geography notes between classes

1/24/19. 2/100

Today I discovered there is an Einstein's Bros. Bagels in my university library!

Rocking out some Geology chapters with my avocado bagel and chai tea. Good way to spend time between classes

Have not posted in a while! My life got super chaotic, but I'm back at it!

First off, I hope everyone had a splendid holiday and a great new years!

I recently got my official grades from the Fall semester, and I'm pleased to say I passed both my honors classes!

And today I registered for my Spring 19 classes! Yay!

This semester I will be taking:

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Geography

Geology of Colorado

Art History: prehistoric to renaissance

Needles to say, I am excited!

I wish everyone luck this year!

Good luck to everyone doing finals!

10-19-18     19/100

Overall today was a pretty good day!

I had orientation for my new job this morning! Afterwards, I cam home and read for a while before working on my personal narrative assignment. 

I’m almost done with all my assignments for the next two weeks so I can have a stress free vacation!

10-17-18. 18/100

The end of this week is going to be extra busy!

I am going on a mini vacation starting next week and I'm trying to cram 2 weeks worth into three days so I'm not missing out on my vacation to stay on top of classes.

This includes:

An Essay on The Great Gatsby

A quiz on The Great Gatsby

An Essy on an American Icon (I chose Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

A personal narrative essay

My second Anthro test

Three chapters of my Cultural Anthropology textbook

Creating survey and interview questions for my honors Anthro project

So needless to say I will be exhausted by the end of it, but it will be worth it when I have a worry and stress free vacation!