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blissfulstudies:

hey pals!! i haven’t done one of these in a whiiiiile, but i start my spring semester in about two weeks so i figured i would make one about how to prepare for a new semester!

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making your schedule

so, hopefully you’ve already decided what classes you’re going to take, and even if you haven’t, i find that there are a few things i like to do before the semester starts so that i’ll be able to make sure i can handle it!!

  1. one thing i learned recently to do is to rate all of my responsibilities (classes, extra-curricular activities, job, etc) out of 5 based on difficulty. so, for instance, my physics class, which has two lectures a week and a lab once a week (a 4-credit course) would, most likely, be a smack-in-the-face 5/5. on the other hand, my PE class (fricken exercise and toning) would be a 0/5 (no out of class assignments, a 50-minute class twice a week).
  2. make sure you’re not taking back to back classes!! please!! it is so stressful feeling like you’re going to be late to a class because another went over by even a few minutes. my school does scheduling so that there’s a ten-minute break between all time slots and that’s still really strenuous for me. 
  3. make sure you have enough time to eat, pal. i don’t know how other (read: bigger) schools do it, but my tiny school doesn’t let you take anything out of the dining hall. plus, it’s so much more fun to have time to sit down and talk with your friends – it’s also a really great way to destress in the middle of the day!
  4. don’t overload. seriously. overload at my school is 19 credits and honestly the only reason you should be taking 19 credits a semester is if you’re graduating early (but you should have brought credits in so there would be no need) or you’re at a credit deficit (don’t….do that). so like. don’t overload. it’s really bad for you omg

textbooks!!!

don’t make the same mistake i did my first year and buy every textbook brand new!! here are some resources for free textbooks online + by the way, slader.com has answers to pretty much every textbook on the planet!

  1. free textbooks
  2. more free textbooks
  3. medical textbooks
  4. science + math books
  5. business textbooks
  6. classic lit + references/study guides

planning/bullet journaling

using a planner and/or bullet journal is honestly the best thing you can do for yourself. i only use a planner (which works for me enormously because i like to plan according to due dates and the calendars already set up for me work better than anything i could come up with!) but i’ve heard that bullet journals are a great way to keep lists and everything you have to do in one place!

i am currently using a 17-month ban.do planner and i love it to pieces; it’s an easy way to keep all of my assignments in one place. i also keep a separate journals for to-do lists!

  1. intro to bullet journaling (this is the official website!)
  2. studyign’s bullet journal tag and masterpost
  3. another masterpost on bullet journals
  4. free printable planner
  5. jammin’ on your planner (read: organization tips)

setting goals

setting goals for yourself is really, really important if you want to make sure you don’t end up the typical college student: in the library at 3am the day something is due, chugging coffee like your life depends on it and typing so frantically you think your fingers might fall off.

  1. long-term goals may seem scary at first, but if you set short-term goals in order to help you accomplish those long-term goals, it’s easy as pie!
  2. set due dates for yourself, i.e. if you have a big essay due in two weeks, maybe have a first draft done in a week so you have the rest of the time to edit it (and maybe you’ll even finish early?)
  3. setting goals is also important for when you hit that inevitable middle-of-the-semester slump. it happens, and sometimes you can’t get out of bed for your 8 am class, and that’s fine, whatever; but don’t make it a habit. maybe make it a goal to only miss one meeting of each of your courses?? (wink wink)
  4. make a to do + doing + done board (i made one of these last semester and although as the semester went on i had a tough time keeping up with it i found it really helpful!!)
  5. use your bullet journal/planner to help you with these goalsss!

forget how do study?

i know i always forget how to do anything related to school over the month-long break between semesters because i essentially become a couch potato, so here are a few posts with study techniques/resources/etc to help you readjust!!

  1. general study masterpost (includes such resources as help for essays, ways to get motivated, and tips on how to study when you suffer from a mental illness)
  2. how to take notes in your lecture when your professor speaks so fast and you can’t keep up
  3. creating your own study guide!
  4. please, for the love of the powers that be, learn time management (you’ll thank me and yourself) + pomodoro technique!!
  5. taking a language this semester?
  6. no fear shakespeare (this is mostly for me tbh)
  7. apps to help you study!

…don’t stress! take care of yourselves!

everyone gets so stressed out they can’t breathe every once in a while, so here are some things that could help 

  1. color mandalas
  2. study playlists
  3. my yoga masterpost
  4. meditation exercises
  5. how to eat healthy this semester amid all the stress
  6. understanding anxiety (this one was really, really helpful for me!)
  7. ok free rice is my L I F E (feed ppl and improve your vocab?? what else could u want)
  8. studyign’s “little happy things” post – take a step back from whatever’s stressing you out; maybe even take a break entirely from it!
  9. guided relaxation (i literally love this website so much)

all in all, just take deep breaths. i know school is important, but it’s not everything. one D does not mean you’re a failure. heck, one F does not mean you’re a failure. it’ll be okay.

printables

one thing that the studyblr community is just chock full of is printables to help you plan and to help you study. here are a few that i like to use!

  1. daily planner, essay planner, assignment planner
  2. revision pack!!!
  3. for my literary friends, poetry terms
  4. so! many! free! printables!!!
  5. sticker printables ooo (these require sticker paper - or just regular paper and tape?)
  6. your very own habit in 21 days!
  7. why the heck not here’s another printables masterpost
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busymarina:

⋗ Smell. Essential oils can make a study witch’s space clean and focused. Refreshing scents of lemon, peppermint, eucalyptus or pine tree are proven to help with keeping you focused and active. A study witch also keeps fresh or dried peppermint, lemon balm or rosemary on her desk or a bedside table.

⋗ Sight. Space around a study witch should be calm and full of positive energy. For morning birds: sun-lit rooms, plants, clean desktops and earthy colors. For owls: candles, soft light, handwritten notes and space inspired stationery. Here are some perfect chrome extensions to keep your magic flowing: Rainy Night, Earth View, Space Tabs, Winter Animation.

⋗ Hearing. Music is not the only way for a study witch to immerse into productive mood. She opens her windows for sounds of birds, rustle of leaves and voices of children playing outside. When the noise outside is more distracting than inspiring, there are always online generators of nature sounds: Noisli, Rain, EcoSounds.  If she does prefer music, she listens to deep and ambient tunes with a hint of magic and earth powers: study witch, ashes to dust & dust to ashes, { w a n d e r }.

⋗ Taste. The jar of water infused with lemon, strawberries and mint should be always refilled and kept by a witch’s side. For snack she has nuts, dried or fresh fruit, bread and dark chocolate. Magic works better if she makes her own banana or peanut butter cookies. She also drinks coffee, not too much, with added cinnamon and sesame seeds, or even lemon.

⋗ She also writes down her dreams.
⋗ And uses her breaks to regain mindfulness.
⋗ And practices alchemy ; )

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Tips to learn a new language

darasteine:

The 75 most common words make up 40% of occurrences
The 200 most common words make up 50% of occurrences
The 524 most common words make up 60% of occurrences
The 1257 most common words make up 70% of occurrences
The 2925 most common words make up 80% of occurrences
The 7444 most common words make up 90% of occurrences
The 13374 most common words make up 95% of occurrences
The 25508 most common words make up 99% of occurrences

(Sources: 5 Steps to Speak a New Language by Hung Quang Pham)

This article has an excellent summary on how to rapidly learn a new language within 90 days.


We can begin with studying the first 600 words. Of course chucking is an effective way to memorize words readily. Here’s a list to translate into the language you desire to learn that I grabbed from here! :)

EXPRESSIONS OF POLITENESS (about 50 expressions)      

  • ‘Yes’ and ‘no’: yes, no, absolutely, no way, exactly.    
  • Question words: when? where? how? how much? how many? why? what? who? which? whose?    
  • Apologizing: excuse me, sorry to interrupt, well now, I’m afraid so, I’m afraid not.    
  • Meeting and parting: good morning, good afternoon, good evening, hello, goodbye, cheers, see you later, pleased to meet you, nice to have met.    
  • Interjections: please, thank you, don’t mention it, sorry, it’ll be done, I agree, congratulations, thank heavens, nonsense.    

NOUNS (about 120 words)

  • Time: morning, afternoon, evening, night; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; spring, summer, autumn, winter; time, occasion, minute, half-hour, hour, day, week, month, year.    
  • People: family, relative, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, husband, wife; colleague, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend; people, person, human being, man, woman, lady, gentleman, boy, girl, child.    
  • Objects: address, bag, book, car, clothes, key, letter (=to post), light (=lamp), money, name, newspaper, pen, pencil, picture, suitcase, thing, ticket.    
  • Places: place, world, country, town, street, road, school, shop, house, apartment, room, ground; Britain, name of the foreign country, British town-names, foreign town-names.    
  • Abstract: accident, beginning, change, color, damage, fun, half, help, joke, journey, language, English, name of the foreign language, letter (of alphabet), life, love, mistake, news, page, pain, part, question, reason, sort, surprise, way (=method), weather, work.    
  • Other: hand, foot, head, eye, mouth, voice; the left, the right; the top, the bottom, the side; air, water, sun, bread, food, paper, noise.    

PREPOSITIONS (about 40 words)    

  • General: of, to, at, for, from, in, on.    
  • Logical: about, according-to, except, like, against, with, without, by, despite, instead of.    
  • Space: into, out of, outside, towards, away from, behind, in front of, beside, next to, between, above, on top of, below, under, underneath, near to, a long way from, through.    
  • Time: after, ago, before, during, since, until.    

DETERMINERS (about 80 words)  

  • Articles and numbers: a, the; nos. 0–20; nos. 30–100; nos. 200–1000; last, next, 1st–12th.    
  • Demonstrative: this, that.    
  • Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.    
  • Quantifiers: all, some, no, any, many, much, more, less, a few, several, whole, a little, a lot of.    
  • Comparators: both, neither, each, every, other, another, same, different, such.    

ADJECTIVES (about 80 words)    

  • Color: black, blue, green, red, white, yellow.    
  • Evaluative: bad, good, terrible; important, urgent, necessary; possible, impossible; right, wrong, true.    
  • General: big, little, small, heavy; high, low; hot, cold, warm; easy, difficult; cheap, expensive; clean, dirty; beautiful, funny (=comical), funny (=odd), usual, common (=shared), nice, pretty, wonderful; boring, interesting, dangerous, safe; short, tall, long; new, old; calm, clear, dry; fast, slow; finished, free, full, light (=not dark), open, quiet, ready, strong.    
  • Personal: afraid, alone, angry, certain, cheerful, dead, famous, glad, happy, ill, kind, married, pleased, sorry, stupid, surprised, tired, well, worried, young.    

VERBS (about 100 words)    

  • arrive, ask, be, be able to, become, begin, believe, borrow, bring, buy, can, change, check, collect, come, continue, cry, do, drop, eat, fall, feel, find, finish, forget, give, going to, have, have to, hear, help, hold, hope, hurt (oneself), hurt (someone else), keep, know, laugh, learn, leave, lend, let (=allow), lie down, like, listen, live (=be alive), live (=reside), look (at), look for, lose, love, make, may (=permission), may (=possibility), mean, meet, must, need, obtain, open, ought to, pay, play, put, read, remember, say, see, sell, send, should, show, shut, sing, sleep, speak, stand, stay, stop, suggest, take, talk, teach, think, travel, try, understand, use, used to, wait for, walk, want, watch, will, work (=operate), work (=toil), worry, would, write.    

PRONOUNS (about 40 words)

  • Personal: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, one; myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.    
  • Possessive: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.    
  • Demonstrative: this, that.    
  • Universal: everyone, everybody, everything, each, both, all, one, another.    
  • Indefinite: someone, somebody, something, some, a few, a little, more, less; anyone, anybody, anything, any, either, much, many.    
  • Negative: no-one, nobody, nothing, none, neither.    

ADVERBS (about 60 words)

  • Place: here, there, above, over, below, in front, behind, nearby, a long way away, inside, outside, to the right, to the left, somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, home, upstairs, downstairs.    
  • Time: now, soon, immediately, quickly, finally, again, once, for a long time, today, generally, sometimes, always, often, before, after, early, late, never, not yet, still, already, then (=at that time), then (=next), yesterday, tomorrow, tonight.    
  • Quantifiers: a little, about (=approximately), almost, at least, completely, very, enough, exactly, just, not, too much, more, less.    
  • Manner: also, especially, gradually, of course, only, otherwise, perhaps, probably, quite, so, then (=therefore), too (=also), unfortunately, very much, well.    

CONJUNCTIONS (about 30 words)

  • Coordinating: and, but, or; as, than, like.    
  • Time & Place: when, while, before, after, since (=time), until; where.    
  • Manner & Logic: how, why, because, since (=because), although, if; what, who, whom, whose, which, that.   
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simply-study:

back to school is upon us! here is a masterpost to help put your best foot forward this year!

+ Y O U T U B E +

+ H E A L T H / S L E E P / F O O D +

+ S T A T I O N E R Y / S U P P L Y  E S S E N T I A L S  +

+ P R O D U C T I V I T Y  /  M O T I V A T I O N / P R O C R A S T I N A T I O N / O R G A N I Z A T I O N +

+ S H Y N E S S / M A K I N G  F R I E N D S +

+ N O T E - TA K I N G  /  S T U D Y  M E T H O D S + 

+ D I Y / I N E X P E N S I V E +

+ P R I N T A B L E S +

+ L A N G U A G E S +

+ O T H E R  B A C K  T O  S C H O O L  P O S T S +

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connect with me!!!
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jatel0:

trappunzelll:

imaginebackwards:

momentsbymarcus

Look at KB coming through

For The Masses:

http://gen.lib.rus.ec

http://textbooknova.com

http://en.bookfi.org/

http://www.gutenberg.org

http://ebookee.org

http://www.manybooks.net

http://www.giuciao.com

http://www.feedurbrain.com

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=380

http://www.alleng.ru/ 

http://www.eknigu.com/ 

http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/

http://2020ok.com/

http://www.freebookspot.es/Default.aspx

http://www.freeetextbooks.com/

http://onebigtorrent.org/

http://www.downeu.me/ebook/

http://forums.mvgroup.org

http://theaudiobookbay.com/

More Here
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the-brightest-witch-studies:

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Word Counter - Not only does it count the number of words you’ve written, it tells you which words are used most often and how many times they appear.

Tip Of My Tongue - Have you ever had a word on the tip of your tongue, but you just can’t figure out what it is? This site searches words by letters, length, definition, and more to alleviate that.

Readability Score - This calculates a multitude of text statistics, including character, syllable, word, and sentence count, characters and syllables per word, words per sentence, and average grade level.

Writer’s Block (Desktop Application) - This free application for your computer will block out everything on your computer until you meet a certain word count or spend a certain amount of time writing.

Cliche Finder - It does what the name says.

Write Rhymes - It’ll find rhymes for words as you write.

Verbix - This site conjugates verbs, because English is a weird language.

Graviax - This grammar checker is much more comprehensive than Microsoft Word, again, because English is a weird language.

Sorry for how short this is! I wanted to only include things I genuinely find useful.

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etudiance:

hello! precalculus is a pretty interesting class if you put your mind to it, and i found some great resources for it so i thought i would share! also, since trigonometry is part of this subject, that’s included too!

+ trig specific

more masterposts!!

i hope this was of help to you! keep shining like the star you are and remember to be awesome today!!

- Aza
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ashleigh-studies:

Notes

Self Learning

Homework Help

Math posts

News & Updates

YouTube:
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visualyze:

when it comes to productivity, technology is a double-edged sword. you can either be distracted and waste time for hours, or you can be more efficient and use it to your advantage! therefore, I present you these apps and extensions that can help you with school, whether you’re studying for a test or need to complete a project!

timing

  • pomello (pomodoro timer. connects with trello, an organizer that helps you manage projects through boards. )
  • timer (countdown, alarm clock, and stopwatch)

calendars

  • google calendar (share schedules with others. customize reminders. send invites and rsvps, and so on. available offline and mobile)
  • sunrise calendar (gorgeous design. includes facebook events. connect google calendars. available offline)

writing

planning

  • wunderlist (for lists and to-dos. you can share them too. available offline and mobile)
  • moo.do (listing, outlining and planning. available offline and mobile)
  • todoist (to-do list and task manager. available offline and mobile.)
  • any.do (to-do list and task manager with a drag and drop interface. available offline and mobile)
  • myHomework Student Planner (planner for students. tracks classes, homework, etc. available offline and mobile)

notes

  • evernote web (save notes, clip webpages, create task lists and to-dos, and more. available mobile)                                                                         
  • onenote online (gather webpages, notes, pictures, documents all in one notebook. includes collaboration. available mobile)
  • pocket (save videos, articles, etc. for offline viewing. also available mobile)
  • google keep (add notes, lists and photos. includes color coding, labels, and collaboration. available offline and mobile)

diagrams

  • mindmeister (leading mindmap application. includes collaboration. syncs with google drive)
  • lucidchart diagrams (diagrams, mindmaps, mockups, charts, etc. you can collaborate with others! available offline)
  • gliffy diagrams (diagrams, flowcharts, wireframes, etc. available offline)
  • google drawings (for shapes and diagrams. syns with google drive. available offline)

design

  • lucidpress (you can create newsletters, brochures, etc. using templates or making your own. you can collaborate. drag-and-drop interface. available mobile)
  • piktochart (create infographics! aimed for beginners to design)
  • canva (graphic design maker. you can use templates or start from scratch)

new tabs

  • momentum (the tumblr favorite. background of a beautiful photo that comes with a clock, todo, and the weather)
  • infinity (comes with apps, a to-do list, and elegant design)
  • ios7 new tab page (just as the name says. you can even download and use apps like in mobile)
  • lanes (todo app with pomodoro timer and weekview)

sounds

  • defonic (calm noise generator, uses natural sounds like rain or fire)
  • soundcloud (largest community of sound creators. available mobile)
  • spotify (popular music service. available mobile)

games

  • max words (learn about latin and greek roots with nice graphics)
  • duolingo (learn languages in a fun way. available mobile)
  • word search puzzle game (contains over 3000 word searches. available offline)
  • little alchemy (combine items to find tons of elements! available offline)
  • sudoku (play unlimited sudoku puzzles)
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areistotle:

hello pals!! this is a masterpost of half (or so) of the reference posts i reblogged/made. i tried uploading this masterpost as just one big masterpost but i had over 250 links so that failed and here i am again. here is part one, encapsulating studying + certain subjects which will be followed by part two (slightly more general) here! enjoy ✨

studying, school, + learning

motivation

writing

note-taking

languages + literature

humanities + other subjects

sciences + math

hope this helps + please check out part 2 as well!! ilysm 💗 

ps here is a list of all my masterposts just in case 🐝

- helena xx
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About Me

BASIC INFO

Selina Mae| 21 | ZA/PH

BSc Computer Science (Distance Learning)

INFJ | Slytherin | Sagitarrius

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My purpose is to chronicle my attempts at achieving maximum productivity and better focus/grades/life. Emphasis on 'attempts' cause lols, I'm not great at keeping it up.
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I discontinued my Industrial Psychology Degree and so now I'm starting Uni all over again with a Degree in Computer Science and Information Systems. First Semester of my first year. Whoo!

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