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even if you don’t see progress right away…

YOU.

ARE.

DOING.

GREAT.

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I GOT A JOB INTERVIEW!!!!

Hallelujah ya’ll I may actually have a job in the near future! I wanna cry!!!!

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I mean at 22 I'm still a pretty young adult but I definitely know what it's like to be young and feel like I have nowhere to go. I know it can be hard, but you have options!

running a studyblr as an adult is so strange. i see kids as young as 13 having breakdowns about grades, isolating themselves from everyone because they don’t quite fit in, not knowing how to deal with very real mental health problems… it’s not my place as someone significantly older than you to try and intervene in your personal life, but i hope you all know that if you ever want advice - about studying, dealing with life, or just which colour to change your blog to - or need someone to listen to you when you’ve had an awful day, my inbox is always open. things will get better for you, and you will be okay, i promise.

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And kid, you’ve got to love yourself. You’ve got wake up at four in the morning, brew black coffee, and stare at the birds drowning in the darkness of the dawn. You’ve got to sit next to the man at the train station who’s reading your favorite book and start a conversation. You’ve got to come home after a bad day and burn your skin from a shower. Then you’ve got to wash all your sheets until they smell of lemon detergent you bought for four dollars at the local grocery store. You’ve got to stop taking everything so goddam personally. You are not the moon kissing the black sky. You’ve got to compliment someones crooked brows at an art fair and tell them that their eyes remind you of green swimming pools in mid July. You’ve got to stop letting yourself get upset about things that won’t matter in two years. Sleep in on Saturday mornings and wake yourself up early on Sunday. You’ve got to stop worrying about what you’re going to tell her when she finds out. You’ve got to stop over thinking why he stopped caring about you over six months ago. You’ve got to stop asking everyone for their opinions. Fuck it. Love yourself, kiddo. You’ve got to love yourself.

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Zen: 24 life lessons in 24 years

Find your own Zen using ICNbuys professional Zen garden: https://www.amazon.com/ICNBUYS-Japanese-Censers-Pushing-Diameter/dp/B01II9PHI4

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chai or coffee? pastel or fluorescent? rainy mornings or sunny afternoons? brunch or late dinners? early raiser or all nighters? studying in a cafe or in a library?

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D a i l y T h o u g h t s (8/~)

One of my dear friends wants to go out and shoot some video for a vlog. It was such a wonderful study break to go walking through one of the trails in our town. I adore living in the North Country and experiencing such beuatiful moments like this. Lake life is the only life I want. My heart will ache if I ever move away from here.  🍂 🌲 🌿

What do you guys do when you need a study break?

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study tips for different learning styles

Here are some study tips for different learning styles that I’ve gathered from talking to friends and from what some professors have recommended their students to do:

VISUAL

draw pictures in your notes

benefit from illustrations & presentations that use color

use diagrams, graphs, underlining, mind-maps, etc

study in a visually appealing place

AUDITORY

study in groups, discuss things out with other people

record lectures, take part in a study group, go to tutoring

reduce lecture notes to only the main ideas

read texts out loud, pretend to teach someone else

explain ideas to other people

recite, recite, recite

create jingles or mnemonics

READ/WRITE

take notes during the lecture

underline, highlight, or circle printed material

borrow other students’ notes to compare and contrast

use a variety of colors, pens, highlighters, note cards, etc

write it out, re-write your notes, create mind-maps

make and use flashcards for studying

KINESTHETIC

trace letters and words to learn spellings, etc

take several breaks

write everything out

move around to learn new things

use non-distracting movement while you learn (like shaking your leg/foot, chewing gum, tap your pen/pencil)

listen to non-distracting music

study while walking or working out

MULTI-MODAL

write things out but also use colors and diagrams

move around, study in an isolated space, work at a standing desk

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03-09-17 Weekly spread for the last week of August and first week of September! Hooray! Been productive lately and happy with the inspo words i have sticked here! Also i want to remind you (yes, you who’s reading this). You don’t need to have a super beautiful notes, “you are your own aesthetic” u create your own beauty and the right people will appreciate it. Let’s support each other and uplift everyone! ╰(｡◕‿◕｡)╯

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🌻 reminder: you don’t have to be working so hard all the time. Your physical health matters, and so does your mental health. Take a break, do something fun, reward yourself, take those responsibilities outta your mind for a while. You’ve done great and you deserve a break. This is your life. Enjoy it. 🌻

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D a i l y T h o u g h t s (7/~)

“If you really want to become strong, stop caring about what others thinka bout you. Living your life has nothing to do with what other’s think.” - Saitama

You guys I am so incredibly happy with my spread this week! Super minimal with some of my super sloppy cursive, but I love it and that’s all that matters. It features two of my absolute favorite anime characters, Saitoma from One Punch Man, and Shigeo Kageyama of Mob Psycho 100, both characters created by the brilliant ‘One’.  👊 👊 👊

Also I plan on doing a post about my difficulty with being seen as professional in the nursing profession due to my interests and hobbies. It’s a personal topic that has affected me for the last 4 years and one that I’m still trying to overcome! 

Otherwise, are there any other anime/manga lovers out there?? 

HIt me up, I could alway use a good anime talk, or recommendation  😊

0812017

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glamorize going to bed early, like, 8pm early

instead of making high stress levels a competition, brag about feeling whole and at peace.

make it cool as hell to take 2pm naps and go on mindful walks by yourself.

talk about mental health and normalize visits to counselors or support systems

teach kids that being different is beautiful and that it’s healthy to love what makes us who we are.

make #selflove and #selfcare the most common hashtags

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I’m not aiming for excellence. I’m not aiming to change or save the world. I’m merely aiming to help just someone, because then all of this would be worth while, even if it is just one person.

Dust In Sunbeams - untoldxstories8921 (via untoldxstories8921)

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Coffee shop studying is my absolute FAVORITE! The sound of grinding beans, orders being called, friendly conversation. The smell of fresh coffee, delicious breakfast burritos. The atmosphere of a frozen time, like I haven't already been here 3 hours. Coffee shops are the best. 07102017

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Feeling so alone in a world full of so many people is the absolute worst feeling.

do you know this feeling?

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15.09.2017 Day 1/100

Starting to study after 3 months off is being so hard for me…! I also have the feeling I’ve forgotten all of my English and I am supposed to pass the PCE exam (aka the hardest of the Cambridge certificates) this year… let the stress begin!

Also, my cacti 💚

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28.08.17 // bullet journals, succulents & grey vibes

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