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dark academia is when you have to read the crustiest pdf known to man

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Starting 2018 with my very first studyblr post ft. my kitten

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the other day, i walked around downtown for a little bit and had the best coffee of my life, and then i came home and read the goldfinch in the rain. sometimes life is perfect. even if it’s only for a minute. life was perfect.

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18.03.2018; study snacks: super-naughty edition.

i’m reading some french magazines because i want to improve in the daily use of the language outside the classroom. i’ll be in paris in about ten days and i want to feel more confident with my french. magazines are great because they are less committing than a book, what do you think?

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01.09.2019; oh, god, i started the academic year (for me the 1st of september will always be the real 1st of january) waking up super late after a night of parting and drinking. #studyblrgoals, isn't it? but for real, summertime and weekends are also to have fun and enjoy your youth, life isn't always about performing well.

as well as i get some caffeine and make the second half of the day productive, i won't torture myself for wasting my morning. i'll read a couple of chapters of my book, study a bit and try to squeeze a workout later in the evening. happy sunday!

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31.08.2019; i’m slowly getting ready for the academic year; i want to share something with you: this autumn i’ll be math (pure mathematics!) student at tech uni, i got admitted exactly where i wanted! ♡

also i’ve decided to start a studygram too! it’s easier to stay in touch through insta than here. instagram

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2019/08/31

MTV cribs be like…

Song: 30 Rock / Pomplamoose 

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hit me with that pink, yellow and beige paint

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1.08.19 || july was hectic hopefully august will be the month of productivity & recovery🌿🌾🍃

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{27/08/2019}

a week spent with travelling, book shopping, learning russian, taking Aramis to the vet, repainting my room and almost crying because of uni lol

the 100 days of productivity did not work that well for me, i know it's not obligatory to post aesthetic posts every day, but i'm that kind of perfectionist. so from now on i'm just gonna post two times a week to make it work for me

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budapest, june 2019

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BuA1o6HBhqR/

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muji re-opened in Stockholm, so I went to check it out and holy. cow. they. came. through. the store takes up the entire floor and if i wouldn’t be so broke I would probably buy half the store!

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Yea

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05.06.2018 I need to catch up on nearly all biochem lectures since the beginning of the semester which kind of stresses me out. But my mood is still excellent because the Medimeisterschaften are coming up this weekend! It’s a festival where med students from all over Germany come together to celebrate and it’s my first time! I’m so excited!!💃

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things to do on sundays to recharge and make the upcoming week awesome

• clean ya room (just do it). also, check those pinterest boards you save for “one day” and actually go through them and draw some inspiration, even if you just end up rearranging the books on your bookshelf or putting some flowers from your garden in a mason jar on your desk. this is your home, make it feel like it is.

• do your laundry (also, don’t forget your bed sheets). if you’re in the mood, look at next week’s weather forecast and think about what you’re going to wear. go through your drawers, check the back of your closet. that hat you bought some time ago and forgot about because you didn’t dare to wear it? well… new week, new you, right? 

• call a friend/family member you haven’t talked to in a while, tell them you miss them. tell them you love them. remember and appreciate that they are a part of your life even if it doesn’t feel like it all the time.

• draw, paint, journal, write or make some music. something you know you love doing but “never find the time”. sunday is “finding-the-time day”. if you’re not feeling creative, read a book or watch your favorite show. or watch a new show. a scary show. a funny show. laugh as loud as you want. listen to music. listen to your favorite songs, or listen to new songs. even a new genre if you dare. turn the volume all the way up. take a second to consciously feel the music. you can always get up and dance. or sing. or both.

• the great, but still really effective classic: take a bath or a really long shower. if you have this special face or hair mask you’re saving up for a special occasion: congrats, you’re the special occasion today. use it. also, body lotion. we all know you’re going to be running late during the week and skip it one too many times. make yourself feel like the goddess you are. 

• sit in silence for a few moments. listen to your breath. listen to your heartbeat. for the love of god PLEASE listen to your thoughts for once in your life. don’t make them feel like they are wrong. or bothersome. they too just want to be heard once in a while. what are they trying to tell you? what could be soothing for them? be compassionate to yourself. it’s okay. you are okay. you are okay.

• think about things you can be grateful for next week. even if you feel like your life sucks atm, think about the small things you take for granted in a different way. for example: “next week, i will have access to clean water. CLEAN. WATER. 844 million people don’t have that.” or “next week, my legs will take me wherever i want to go. not everybody has two fully functioning legs, so i’m lucky in that way.” you’re allowed to feel bad about your life, but you’re also allowed to feel good about things. 

• if you’ve stayed home most of the week, go out. go for a walk. go swimming. go to a party or dinner with friends. even if you feel like you don’t need to see the outside world, chances are you’ll feel great after you do. if you feel like you’ve been running around all week, maybe you’d like to stay home today. put on your ugliest sweater, comfiest leggings, and fluffiest socks and curl up under a thousand blankets. you a sloth today and it’s okay. 

• eat. i mean honestly: eat THE THING. i don’t care if you’re on a diet. if there’s something you’ve been craving all week that has turned you into the veiny-neck-dude meme just trying to resist it: EAT IT. you deserve it. not because you worked out or ate salads or did well in school, but just because you’re a human and you love to eat and life is short and you should be allowed to eat yummy things. it’s okay. you won’t gain 5 pounds or lose your brain cells no matter how unhealthy it is, i promise.

• plan plan plan yo week. it doesn’t matter if you use a planner, bullet journal, the calendar on your phone or the notes app: write everything down you have going on next week. appointments. events. coffee-dates. when are you going to the gym? what are you going to eat? (meal prep if necessary) also, create reminders on your phone for everything. “i won’t forget it!” is a sweet thought, but oh honey you will. schedule reminders for every event. let your phone remind you that you need to buy toilet paper when the store is nearby. schedule daily reminders for your medications. (once you’ve done this it honestly feels like you just cleaned out 38GB of your brain, you simply don’t have to worry about that anymore, space for more important info, like your new favorite pun to annoy everyone with)

• most importantly: listen to what your mind and your body need today and next week. daily life is so full of “should-do”s that it’s important to find a healthy balance between the “should”s and the “need”s. you will be much more productive, healthy and happy that way. nobody knows you better than you do, take advantage of that and plan accordingly.

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this is the sword of good fortune, may it aid you in your travels.