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09.13.18 // why do I leave everything til the last minute

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nov 15, 2018 - math notes and the first snowfall of the season! ☃️

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13.11.18 // getting back into the swing of things and reviewing some notes before i head to starbucks to study for a couple hours! it’s snowing outside which is really nice, how’s the weather where you live?

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[september 07, 2018]

our class has been studying terms and definitions related to accounting. really excited to start doing the journal entries, balance sheet and etc!! i can’t wait 💙

insta: studie_ss ✨

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studying macbeth & coffee ☕

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microeconomic notes today ft new modern renaissance palette and a peak into my pencil case !!!

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1.8.18 // Happy August!☕️

Here’s an overview of my bullet journal spreads for July!✨ If you don’t know, my theme for July was anatomy; however, I didn’t have a lot of time to decorate all of my spreads, at least not the way I would like them to look! I hope you still enjoy seeing them!☺️

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11.21.18 : three days into thanksgiving break. so far, I’ve rewatched all four seasons of Legend of Korra, ordered airbender earrings, tried to write one UC essay, and slept. awesome!

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Hey! I’ll be graduating high school soon and I plan to pursue physics. Do you have any advice for incoming college freshmen dealing w/mental illness?

Hi, anon! I hope you’re having a great day. It’s hard to give universal advice for navigating academia with mental illness because of the many forms it can take. I’ll provide an account of my own experiences, but I’d love to hear advice from others.College courses come with certain rigid expectations (e.g. having to be attentive in certain places at set times) and certain nebulous expectations (e.g. finding time & energy to do homework and study). In the first year or two of your college physics career, rigid expectations involve having to go to lecture and take lab courses, while nebulous expectations involve doing problem sets and reading the textbook. I know many people who succeed by turning their nebulous expectations into rigid ones by setting up–and sticking to–a schedule. This can be especially useful because many nebulous expectations (like homework) ultimately have rigid deadlines; making everything rigid can help ensure progress as you approach those deadlines and thereby curb potential stress.For me, I tend to struggle with the rigid expectations, because 1. I have chronic insomnia, and 2. I’m manic-depressive. My chronic insomnia makes it hard to be awake at the right times (like, y’know, during lecture), and even when I’m awake, my depressive periods impair my productivity.To counteract my constant exhaustion, I got in the habit of drinking coffee before class (while also being careful to not overdo it). Habits are nice in that they can program your brain to automatically enter certain modes, e.g. my brain knew “oh, we’re drinking coffee, that means I need to enter class mode.” I also got in the habit of keeping extensive notes during lecture: if I’m writing, it gives my brain something to do, and I’m less likely to lose focus or fall asleep (though it definitely still happens). Plus, even when I’m extremely depressive, the mechanical task of “write down everything the professor writes on the board and as much of what they say as possible” is do-able. Sure, my notes might be Pretty Bad some days, but at least there’s something for me to utilize when I finally muster up the energy to study or work on homework. In the same spirit as the coffee before class trick, I frequently go to coffee shops or cowork online with friends in a discord server to create environments that trick my brain into entering physics work mode.Speaking of habits: Being able to work on most days is a skill, and like most skills it’s developed through practice. I find that when I work there are two types of energy cost: an activation barrier (the energy to get started) and a friction (energy lost over time while working). Generally speaking, the more you practice a certain task (such as taking notes in lecture, or performing a certain kind of calculation, or taking exams), the more the energy barriers/costs of that task are decreased. There are still days where getting started is Too Much for me, but those days are fewer and far between because I’ve practiced.That being said, I know plenty of people who (for instance) experience extreme exam anxiety and Absolutely Cannot take exams in the traditional format. Practice isn’t going to change that. In that spirit, if your school makes available certain resources that you’d benefit from (such as giving extra time on exams, or counselors, or tutors), I highly recommend utilizing those resources. A key part of taking care of yourself is recognizing how you actually operate and responding accordingly, as opposed to forcing yourself to just push through any and all obstacles you might face.I recommend working with your classmates if possible, e.g. talking with them about homework problems and asking them about concepts. After all, they’re working on the same homework as you, and “teamwork makes the dream work.” I can’t tell you how many times I spent SO MUCH TIME working on a homework problem only to have a peer be like, “Yeah, that’s just Eq. 2.5 in this one book.” As a physics major, you’ll likely have a lot of classes with the same people, so this kind of support network can support you through your entire college career. Reducing energy costs means more energy overall.The professor and any TA’s are resources you can utilize too. If you find yourself struggling in certain ways (like with certain course material or tasks), it can be useful to say as much to the teachers. For example, there were occasions when a homework was due that I needed at least a few more hours to work on because I’d spent the previous few days unable to get good sleep and/or in a depressive haze, so I’d ask the professor something like “Hey, I’ve been having a real rough week, could I get the homework into your department mailbox before 5 PM today?” Not all professors will be receptive to this (in fact, there’s some real jerks out there), but I think it’s worth a shot.Even during some of my better weeks, there were assignments I simply did poorly on. It���s easy to internalize a bad grade as some sort of fundamental failure (which can then lead to downward spiraling), but nah. One bad grade is one bad grade. Even if you’re presently on an up swing, you’re not infallible, so try to fight the urge to let a few failures drag you down. Don’t be too hard on yourself when you try and don’t meet your goals. Failures happen, especially when you’re using a brain that spends a good chunk of time working against you.This is getting long, so I’ll wrap it up here. My biggest piece of advice is: Take care of yourself. Make a point to regularly remind yourself that there’s much more to you than your status as a student. Your humanity and overall well-being are very important.Best wishes.

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My first YouTube video!

Hello everyone! I know I’ve been pretty absent recently, but I just wanted to tell you guys that I’ve posted my first ever YouTube video: a vlog of my North Carolina State campus tour! Please give it a watch if you’d like!

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september 26th 2017 | 2/100 days of productivity

my quarterly exams are finally over!! woo^^ test scores come out tomorrow tho huhuhu i’m not sure how to feel about it but i think i did pretty decently! hope my grades are doing well :3

meanwhile, entrance exams are just around the corner… guess who hasnt started yet? yup that’s right! me lol 😂 tbh idk how y'all do it? share me your secrets!!

calling out any fellow procrastinators out there! wanna procrastinate together? 😂😂

what i’m currently in love with : breathe again by emily slough ( @emslough on wattpad!! she’s awesome i love her so much omg )

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Time to start the new semester (I’m a week behind). Kicking it off with some Criminal Law studies. Who else has just started classes again? :)

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day 1 of 100 days of productivity — Sept. 26, 2018

multivariable calculus is HARD, and i am STRUGGLING hahaha yay

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16:30 // i have this huge physics test next week so i’m using all my energy in order to finish revision a few days before, so i can use the remaining ones to complete practice papers 🗒💭 now wish me luck

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been taking notes with .38mm muji pen and gray crayola thin tips

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100 Days of Productivity #4 - Day 95/190

November 21, 2018

Today was a busy day of ancient history note making, meetings and upcoming leadership event preparation. I’ll be up early tomorrow to try and complete as much of my ancient history study notes as possible. I’m giving myself the deadline of tomorrow night to have my ancient history assessment prep work done (that including study notes and a research portfolio). It’s going to be a busy day, and hopefully a productive one!

(The bookshelves I ordered arrived today! My inner nerd is SO excited to start building them and organising my books! )

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