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30 day back to uni challenge ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

DAY 3 - how is your study space organised?

it isn't :')

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30 day back to uni challenge ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

DAY 2 - what is your fav music to study to?

anything i'm enjoying at the time tbh! rn i'm really into pc music (esp ag cook) also i'm back in my bandori phase so i'm listening to the soundtrack from time to time

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30 day back to uni challenge ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

DAY 1 - what are your goals for the next 30 days?

hi! as october approaches i decided to take part in this challenge created by @sunscreenstudies ♡ you should definitely check it out yourself!

as per the answer to today's question my goals are

develop a journaling habit - i've tried SO MANY times to actually start journaling but with the new semester starting i might actually have motivation to do that. i decided i'm gonna journal on my ipad, using the dayone app since it seems quite simple and useful

read at least one book - i started emotional labor by rose hackman a couple of days ago and so far it's really insightful and interesting

join some student clubs - as i'm a first year student, i really want to try out different things and meet new people, for now i've applied to erasmus student network and i'm planning to join audio engineering society as well as the environmental engineering club

keep track of all things uni - i think i'm pretty well prepared for that since i've spent ages setting up and color coding my google calendar and notion lol

peace!

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color coding your courses >>

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life update!

guess who's going to college now! (def not me) (i wish). but tbh even though i've been anticipating this i feel incredibly stressed about everything, ESPECIALLY meeting new people. recently i've had many friendship breakups and i lost almost all of my friends from high school and even though i still have some amazing people around me (like my bf) it's hard for me to process that people i thought i'd be friends with forever don't even talk to me anymore. i kinda accepted it now though, since there's nothing i can do anyway. another thing is that i won't be able to attend therapy, at least for some time, since because of my schedule i'm no longer free during the time when i used to have my appointments. eh. i try to take care of myself but i have to admit, i'm really worried about my mental health with all the bad stuff happening recently.

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my color coded google calendar is the only thing keeping me sane rn

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random post but. i've been feeling so happy lately !! i'm finally content with my life and my future and i have motivation to do my very best at everything. of course i still have my ups and downs as i struggle with depression, but honestly graduating from high school made my life so much easier. i can finally achieve my own goals, hang out with people i actually want to hang out with and my relationship is thriving. even my therapist is proud of me which really means a lot ♡

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academic goals for summer╰┈➤

prepare for calculus 1 course - this one was pretty easy to figure out since the college i'm going to has all their calculus 1 lectures and exercises avaible for free on their site

prepare for chem course - chemistry has always haunted me in high school but i'm trying to change my mindset and start actually enjoying it. i definitely need some revision since i always did poorly in this subject and i found some courses on khan academy that i'm definitely gonna do.

study german - this isn't exactly linked to any of the college stuff, but i dream of volunteering at berlin film festival later in 2025 and knowing some german will certainly be useful. thank god my mom is a german teacher so i get to have intense classes at home for free :)

start preparing for cae exam - recently my friend has reminded me that cae is indeed a thing and it's necessary (i think?) to take courses in english at european universities. since i'm planning to take part in erasmus exchange at some point i think it will be useful to get it.

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head-in-the-clouds student essential tools (that’s me!!)

i always have study difficulties (before it was unsuitable environments and adhd symptoms and now pseudo-dementia from chronic depression 💀💀💀) and over the years, these are the tools that help me the most hehe. i hope these will help you as well whether you have difficulties or not :)

goblin.tools

the tagline is "breaking things down do you don't". If you are, like me, easily feel overwhelmed by a task and doesn't know where to begin, this program will help you tremendously. it will break down a task into minuscule mini-tasks that feels manageable. you just need to add a task into the text bar, set the spiciness level (how difficult the task appears to you) and hit the add button (+) to add the task, and then hit the wand button. a series of smaller tasks will appear and you can start doing it one by one. the app is paid, but the website is free to use.

bionic reader

this add-ons will apply bold to words in a way that enhances its readability. I don't know how they do it, but i feel like i was reading faster and comprehend more by turning it on. I feel like my focus is improved, too. This was truly a game-changer for me. Im currently using its mozilla firefox free add-ons, but i think theres one for chrome and iOS as well. 

brainscape flashcards

know a lot of people, esp medical students use anki, but i was unfortunately got distracted by the UI and the effort it took to organize things. so instead i use brainscape. it works similar way to anki with spaced repetition, with the bonus of more buttons to press and an animation screen that congratulates you on level achievements. the minus is that it has no cloze functions, no table function, no heatmap, no image occlusion, or image function really (unless u paid for a premium plan). definitely use anki and its myriad of add-ons first to see if it works for you. if the brain issues prevent u from thriving in anki, then use brainscape.

focus to do

i tried a lot of pomo apps and i think this works for me best ^^ it also has a built-in forest app (ish) that i love. It also has a subtask function which is very helpful for easily overwhelmed little guys like me

ambient noise

there are a looooooooot of websites and apps that I use over the years (I literally started using coffitivity since 2014) and I have no tips on choosing them–you just gotta experience them to find what’s best for you. among my favorites are mynoise.net, coffitivity, focus@will, calmyleon, and jason lewis’s Mind Amend channel on yt. sometimes i also just put a full concert in the background and roll with it, though.

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21/05/2024

i have my (last) physics final on thursday and while it doesn't really change my entry points for college i decided to sit down and revise some material. tbh all i can think about now is holidays- i need to make a list of stuff i want to study during summer