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// march 2022

look at me actually posting spreads in the months they’re for! obviously i had to do a green theme for march, and inspired by amandarachlee’s march theme i decided to go with a pond/lily pad theme.

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how to learn new content and never forget it

save this for your next academic year and finals, and it’ll save your grades and time.

1. whenever you read a paragraph with new content, close the book/look away and ask yourself: “what have i just learned?” explaining the concept to yourself right away and asking follow-up questions will change the way you retain new material forever.

2. at first, it’ll be daunting, and it’ll be pretty hard to actually bring yourself to do this. trust me, it’ll be worth it - as this is scientifically proven one of the most effective study techniques.

3. to try this out, set yourself a timer for how long you estimate learning a concept might take. now take away 20% from that estimate. you won’t be able to reach this goal with basic highlighting and re-reading techniques - but with active recall, you will.

4. once you’ve understood the concept, use spaced repetition systems like anki flashcards to force yourself to retrieve this information in a set period of time. this way, your brain will always be reminded of this concept before it could possibly forget it.

5. teach it to others as much as you can. as with the old wisdom “see one, do one, teach one”, one of the only guarantees you’ve really gotten something is when you can effectively teach it.

hope these are helpful for you!!

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042420

As most people are working and studying from home right now, I wanted to share some concrete, implementable ways you can help yourself feel better. Though I believe productivity and quantity of work done (or lack thereof) doesn’t/shouldn’t translate into your self-worth and how you view yourself, when you get work done, you actually do feel better in your own body. 

By the way, it’s the first time I’m formatting a tips/guide post like this, so I apologize that I couldn’t be more concise.

I’ve spoken to a licensed professional counsellor as well as to some professionals who have been working from home for a long time, and some of the advice above is from them. I’m also sharing from my own experience as someone who used to be very productive and an (ex-)overachiever, and still attach a lot of my self-worth to grades and other tangible accomplishments. I hope these slides can help you. In case it’s hard to read, I’ve included it (reworded) in text form if you’d like to read more. 

Keep reading

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after a break of a few days, we’re back to chemistry 🤓

studygram

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list of petitions that still need signatures

Justice for Breonna Taylor

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

Justice for Joāo Pedro

Police Accountability Act of 2020

I Want Sandra Bland’s Case Reopened

The Trayvon Martin Law - Stop This From Happening Again

Willie Simmons Has Served 38 Years For a $9 Robbery

Fire Racist Criminal Michael J Reynolds From the NYPD

Hands Up Act 

please feel free to add more!!!

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a massive understatement about me would be that I’m addicted to tea

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12.09pm 04.06.20

It’s been ages since I’ve posted original content, so here’s my study stuff from today! Reviewing gastroenterology content from the start of the year using Master The Boards Step 2 CK

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15/6/2020 | 19/50 Days of Productivity

New week, new opportunity to get things done !  Today, a lot of note taking and writing ! 

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Study time 📚📚

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quarantine day ??????

i miss class so much 😭🥺

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march 4th. slowly but surely acclimatising to the integrated online learning in wake of the virus. i’ve been revisiting to my favourite translations and works (pictured here, dudley fitts) to try and remember what i’m looking forward to after this all is over. it’s rough going, but i’m getting where i need to go! stay safe everyone!

t-62 to ib final exams ! follow me on instagram at acataemic !!

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// englishteacher_magda

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15.12.2017; french essays with the cutest tiny mug from hamburg.

i am suffering so much, yesterday i took my driving exam and i am waiting for the results, but they are not published yet. it’s so important to me to pass it, so i really hope they don’t get lazy and wait until next week to publish the results. i’m pretty nervous!

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reading up on the hermitage ig: anyaosi

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I’m taking it really slow today, journaling about how I’ve been feeling the past two weeks. I treat my journal like a friend I try to catch up about my life because there’s a lot that happened to me recently. I’m trying to clean my physical+online space after a hectic work week. decided to do my chores while listening to the book 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 throughout the day since it’s a short read. So far I really love it. And that one of the characters mentioned this about journaling, and it’s exactly how I feel about my diary — ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙, 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓. + 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒋𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎.

𝐢𝐠 ; @𝐡𝐞𝐫.𝗺𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬

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here are a few study tips on how to learn a new language 💻☺️:

1. start speaking as soon as possible. even when you haven’t learned too many words yet, the most important part of studying a language is not being afraid of using it. so download apps like hellotalk to get in touch with natives! of course, it’s even easier if you already have friends or family members speaking your target language.

2. study the most frequent words! there are tons of free so-called “frequency lists” online that prevent you from studying vocabulary you don’t need in the long run. with only 500 of the right words you could already have basic conversations!

3. get a lot of native exposure - through podcasts, videos and movies. there are so many recommendations on the internet, no matter what language you’re learning. the earlier you start immersing yourself in native material, even if it’s children’s books, the faster you’ll find yourself having fluent conversations!!

4. keep a weekly or daily diary to practice writing in your target language. even if it’s only composed of basic sentences, it’s the best way to use the vocabulary you’ve learned!

qotd: what language would you like to study next? i really look forward to studying Italian once I have a little bit more time!! 💕

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