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Starting the new semester today! I still don't have the last exam retake score, which is absurd cause those who didn't pass the first take don't even know if they passed the semester now, but like... alright, I guess. The other scores I got are good, I got 42/50 at statistics (my first score was 36) and 44/50 at psychology of personality (my first score was 28!), so I reached the grades I wanted in both:)

After finishing the exams I realised I was exhausted, so I spent the weekend just watching anime (well, I also met up with a friend and visited my family). I still need to clean my apartment and honestly, I feel overwhelmed by the thought😭

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sunset study session ☀️🧡

last exam tmrw !

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unfortunately i have a deep love for humanity and choose to believe conditions will improve. despite it all

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I'm retaking my exams in a few days! I passed everything but I wasn't satisfied with the scores so I decided to simply retake them.

I'll be writing:

methodology and statistics (tue)

cognitive psychology (wed)

psychology of personality (fri)

I'm quite confident about stats, I'm also not very worried about psych of personality - there's quite a lot I need to revise but I have almost a whole week left until the exam - but cognitive psych... well, I'm really stressed about it😭 Especially that I don't exactly have much time to study this weekend - I'm going to my childhood friend's birthday party today and tomorrow I promised to spend some time with my family and also to support my dad on his concert. But I'll still do my best, of course!

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hdbdh you're so real for that, and thank you!

update timeee

it turned out i passed statistics, i was genuinely surprised

i still don't have everything graded and i'm a bit stressed about it

andddd it's only 6 days until the first big exam !

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guys I fucked uppp I have three exams this week and I barely studied for them and I think I'm gonna retake every single one, even if I'm gonna pass them, which I THINK is okay?? cause like there's nothing wrong with retaking exams when you don't have a satisfying (ekhem scholarship-worthy) score, a lot of people in my uni do that and then do good on those retakes but stilllll, it feels like some sort of major failure, even if I didn't take those first exams yet.

It's all due to my depression, I suppose, and I'm pretty sure I'm finally gonna get some professional help after the exam season is over>.<. I have a long history of going to different therapies and doing pharmacotherapy but I stopped that about half a year - a year ago and... well, it's not that easy.

Sorry for venting a bit, it's just some things I needed to get off my chest:( I don't meet with my friends that often anymore, we all have our exams now plus it's hard for me to reach out when I feel the way I do now, so...

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update timeee

it turned out i passed statistics, i was genuinely surprised

i still don't have everything graded and i'm a bit stressed about it

andddd it's only 6 days until the first big exam !

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update of my january tests and deadlines !

unfortunately i messed up both cognitive psychology short test and statistics exam this monday so i'm gonna retake both next week

but everything else went good for now! I don't know how about the essay but we should get a lot of points from that psychology of personality project:) It was a group project, a comparative analysis of a fictional character and i think we did good on both the theory/preparations and the presentation

today i need to: revise for the english exam; make some more notes for statistics

tomorrow i'm gonna continue studying for english and i'll go to the library to practice a bit for statistic

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some pics from my recent study sessions>.<

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how I stay productive & motivated during university

Location stacking: intentionally planning activities around where they are in order to reduce travel time

Create a productive and clean/non-distractive environment: applies to digital and physical spaces

Second-brain (principle): reduce mental load/memory by noting down tasks, deadlines, plans, notes/ideas, etc.

Understand your productive time: morning vs night vs afternoon vs a mix – try it out

Hobbies & exercise: for balance, enjoyment, & different brain stimulation

Sleep: have a solid sleep rhythm and enough sleep

Planning study days in advance (discipline principle): reduces mental efforts & you can get started right away

Focus on the joy and gratitude for being able to study: avoid feeling guilty, pressured or stressed

Take meaningful breaks: Go for a walk, stretch, quick yoga, make a drink, stare outside, stand in the sun, etc.

Accept that your energy is not the same every day: do your best every day & be proud of showing up

❃ Videos that helped me ❃

how to *ACTUALLY* stay productive (and motivated!) | 10 tips to build healthy habits & stay focused

How I Can Easily Study 10 Hours A Day: Sustainable Productivity.

My Second Brain in Notion - Full Setup

How to Reset After Exam Season (not just an aesthetic)

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Okay so unfortunately the 'only' thing that I did through the last week was finishing my essay, start the research for another one of my semestral projects and prepare to a short test I had yesterday (I got a full score btw!). To my defence, it was a lot of work - the essay, I mean. I wrote it on the topic of EyeDetect, by the way:) It isn't the best thing I've ever written but what matters to me is that it's finally submitted now tbh😭

Today I'm planning to work on the psychology of personality project (which is a case study of Troy Bolton based on Adler's and Higgins' theories) and studying for my statistics exam!

Hi:)

I haven't been here for a while but now that it's a new year and I have an extremely busy month ahead of me, I'll be back. I'll try to post regularly, writing down my daily progress etc.

Last year, I posted something of a recap of 2023. I don't feel the need to do it again this time. While quite a lot happened in 2023, I don't feel like things have changed much in 2024. And that's okay, I think. It wasn't the best year ever, but I have high hopes for the next one.

Still, I'm focusing on my academic journey here, so... let's get started🩵

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Hi:)

I haven't been here for a while but now that it's a new year and I have an extremely busy month ahead of me, I'll be back. I'll try to post regularly, writing down my daily progress etc.

Last year, I posted something of a recap of 2023. I don't feel the need to do it again this time. While quite a lot happened in 2023, I don't feel like things have changed much in 2024. And that's okay, I think. It wasn't the best year ever, but I have high hopes for the next one.

Still, I'm focusing on my academic journey here, so... let's get started🩵

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life lately - low quality edition

✉️ things are hard but i'm still here, aren't i? i procrastinate a lot but i went ice-skating, i finally bought a skateboard and i really love people around me. i get hurt easily, i give up quickly but i haven't given up fully and i don't plan to

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✉️ Hi everyone, I know I'm not a big account anyway, but I wanted to apologise for not posting lately>.< My mental health has really worsened in the last month and honestly, I'm simply procrastinating most of the time, so when I finally do something for school, I don't see a point of posting this small win online. I hope I'll better soon though and I'll quickly get back on track! Sending love to everyone♡

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i know, no one asked. here's my pink kitty calculator. i love it sm

Nerd archives feat. My pink calculator and sick taste in music

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I had a long weekend (like, literally, 4 days long) and unfortunately I spent 3 of those days depressed and unproductive but ! On the fourth day, me and my friend went to our uni - me with my studying and he with his art projects - and worked for 6 hours. It was really nice. I haven't done insanely lot, since my attention span is awful due to my worsening depressive episode, but it's still something to be proud of, I think.

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wed-fri pics

[godzilla vs. king gidorah - coffee+study in my uni's library - a psychology of personality lecture - museum of modern art - study session - my eng class]