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There's this yt channel called Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky and their animations are so good that our quantum chem prof used to show some of them to us during lectures (it's how I discovered this channel!). These videos are seriously great but I'm watching the one on quantum entanglement rn and I just. I just can't. There's cats in it observing the particles. These cats do show up in other videos sometimes (you know. Quantum mechanics. Cats. Schrodinger's cat. Ha ha.) but they just seem to play such an important role in this one I can't stop laughing at them snhskjsks

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my gender is an indeterminate form and my pronouns simplify to 0/0. apply l'hôpital's rule to know my real pronouns

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You're pretty good at searching here and there, but there's a lot more to academic research. This is why we put together this free, self-guided course!

Because three is the magic number (look it up!), the course is made up of three modules of three short lessons and three sets of practice quizzes. Try it try it try it!

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15/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Mixed Messages - Tom Cardy

Day 15: You’ve finished the half of the challenge (for now as more prompts will be added), so let’s look back at your goals. Are you getting closer to accomplishing them? I hope so :D I'm at least getting closer to the end of classes as time passes!

Got some stuff done today!

Read two research articles

Had a meeting with my research team

Completed revised literature analysis

Completed revised personal statement

Turned in my post-lab

But for tomorrow:

Write out more of presentation

Chemistry quiz + practice

Pick a research article about drug synthesis

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13/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Eyes on Me - Paranoid DJ (yes again, it's on loop)

Day 13: Which one do you prefer: Digital devices and online platforms or notebooks and books? And why? Physical notebook - for doing work/while I'm in class (most convenient, I like my handwriting as well :D) Glean - record lectures (and get transcripts/time audio to the slides) Obsidian - making official notes (ability to connect notes to each other and there's a bunch of community plug-ins

Yipeee, I've done a little bit

Returned book to library

Bought my train ticket

Wrote out 1/5th of my presentation

Practiced calculus for an hour

But for tomorrow:

Write out more of presentation

Skim over the four research articles I was assigned

Complete revised literature analysis

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12/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Eyes on Me - Paranoid DJ

Day 12: Do you have any studying methods you use? If so, share them with us (please *sobs*)! Using class to absorb material then after class to synthesize and organize it! Though for actual methods, I guess teaching people? I don't study much, but I do tutor. If stuff doesn't make sense, I still try to act like I'm explaining it to someone else and any natural questions I have are questions that they're asking me

Yipeee, I've done a little bit

Added transitions to my neurobio presentation

Presented (a different presentation) in my one class

But for tomorrow:

Return book to library

Start writing out neurobio script and really practice it

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11/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Inertia - AJR

Day 11: Which one of your courses do you like the most? And the one you just can’t like no matter what you do? Damn, this is sort of difficult since I'm taking pretty general courses. I guess I like chemistry the most and I like forum the least (literally a random person talks for an hour and that's the entire class), but granted, that class is just pass/fail so it's really not too bad

I've started playing spiritfarer again, I love that game so much. But I also got some stuff done :D

Outlined my neurobiology presentation

Finished making notes on recent chemistry chapter

But for tomorrow:

Make notes on integration by substitution

Return book to library

Add transitions to my neurobio presentation

Read 15 minutes of a research article, noting new vocabulary

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10/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: The Show that Never Ends - LongestSoloEver. Or3o

Day 10: What is your favorite thing about your major? Why? Hmm, I guess how it is able to tie into other things? Like how molecules will be interacting at such a microscopic level, just to be part of your proteins or particles jiggling over in physics and all of that stuff. (even history has some application with carbon dating!)

YAYYYY THE FLOODING IN MY DORM STOPPED!! I ended up having a really productive day!

Made first draft personal statement

Completed chemistry quiz and practice

Completed post-lab (just have to check it with my lab partner)

Read about gas chromatography for 15 minutes

Wrote general chemistry notes for 1 hour

There's not much I have to do tomorrow, but I still wanna try to get stuff done:

Outline neurobiology presentation

Return library book

Ready about gas chromatography for 30 minutes

Finish making notes on recent chemistry chapter

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Come look at the most perfect series of solutions you have ever seen

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8/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: SAD (Clap Your Hands) - Young Rising Sons

Day 8: What do you like to drink while you study? You can share the recipe if you want! BROOO, I AM WAY TOO DEHYDRATED TO ANSWER THISSSS. But aside from not drinking anything, I tend to drink water since it's the most available, but sometimes I'll drink root beer or monster energy drinks (strawberry kiwi flavor :D)

Completed my chem exam!! It wasn't too bad! But ahah- I've missed a few days of this challenge because my dorm has been flooding ._.

Granted I'm fine! It just makes it a bit more stressful with trying to get it fixed and whatnot.

2 loads of laundry

Met up with my advisor

Roughly finished Neurobiology presentation

Completed pre-lab

But for tomorrow:

Make a crappy personal statement (to improve on later)

Outline neurobio presentation

Read about gas chromatography for 15 minutes

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"what, like it's hard?"

productive youtubers that help keep me inspired !

- rebecca jay (motivation, habits, tips & mental health. my absolute fav.)

- breanna quan (stdy vlgs, productive days, study with me n one of my person favs)

- ava jules (productive days)

- phedra dee (uni diaries, study vlogs)

- alessya farrugia (reset days, tips, motivation)

- Lily릴리 (the titles of her vids alone make me wanna gtfu)

- lullablocks (study with __, comfy music, ambience)

- amiyah zhanee' (productive days)

- m a p l e (study vlogs, study with me, comfy music)

- yours truly, chloe (study vlogs, uni diaries)

- cosmic resort (ambience)

- caitlin lam (study with me, work with me, college diaries)

- moriah kaelyn (productive days, routines)

- studycore (study w elle woods & rory glimore)

- serena (uni diaries, study tips, motivation, productive days. for some reason tumblr wont let me like her acc & another one of my favs)

- via li (mental health & motivation. for some reason tumblr wont let me like her acc)

and there was this one girl, she would study with the pomodoro method i think and then she'd go outside and stretch and take the camera w her and istg that was the best ever for younger me. BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER HER CHANNEL NAMEEE

other:

9 study tips I would’ve K*LLED to know (no more gatekeeping!) ✏️

Rory Gilmore being my academic inspiration

study like ELLE WOODS - be a bad bitch like ELLE WOODS inspo

Study with Rory Gilmore 📒 Gilmore Girls 🏡 | POMODORO 50/10 | Rain

Study motivation from Elle Woods | Legally Blonde

i have these channels videos in bg when im working or studying and its such a help honestly. i also watch when im eating kinda like subliminally. ive said this b4 but the more you surround yourself with what you aspire to be even in social media- esp in social media when you use it a lot, it kinda works subliminally. i catch myself being sm more productive than i used to be, and i love that 4 me. don't forget to rest bc that's vv important.

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7/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Mixed Messages - Tom Cardy

Day 7: What is the best place to study for you in autumn? Generally I like to study at the library, but that's more of a "summer spot" for me since I really need some extra social interaction. In fall I tend to just stay in my room though, it's just more convenient tbh

Ughh, my chem exam is tomorrow but I feel a bit okay with the content

Did most of my pre-lab (just pre-lab questions and notes left)

Studied about 5 hours for my chemistry exam (some listening to my teacher, some tutoring other people)

Organized some of my digital notes

Reviewed gas chromatography

But for tomorrow:

Load of laundry

Form a gameplan to study GC (meeting up with advisor)

30 minutes on Neurobio presentation

30 minutes to either write chemistry notes / new research vocabulary

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6/30 Days of Fall

Song of the day: Business Man - Tom Cardy

Day 6: Are there other languages you learn besides your native language? If so, which ones? Spanish! I started studying in middle school and now I feel a bit comfortable in it. I'm not fluent per se because I struggle to do exact translations, but I can generally pick up written input :3 I've tried studying other languages, but Spanish has rotted my brain so I tend to read foreign words with a Spanish accent sldfj But I might try to pick up Japanese again in the future!

Today I was pretty restless, but I at least got to hang out with some friends and get some stuff done :]

Turned in post-lab

Studied 45 minutes for my chem exam

Annotated my neurobiology article for 30 minutes

Started reading a research article for my projects

Ughhh, I feel like I have soooo many knowledge deficits for my research. I think I'm gonna start actively studying organic chemistry again so some of it makes more sense. But for tomorrow:

Do my pre-lab

Study 2 hours for my chemistry exam (!!)

Pick out some resources to study organic

Load of laundry

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non-basic study tips ive derived myself as a stem major lol

going from easiest to hardest to implement

i have very big trouble with focusing and interest so a lot of this will relate to attention retention

- look up the problems on your past tests. chances are your lecturer is consistently pulling them from 1-3 sources (true for most intro classes)

-practice with a timer since day 0 of learning about a new topic. this will prevent you from short circuiting on the exam and forgetting all about the topic you've studied for hours

-as you are going through a problem, mumble your thought process as if you are ochem tutor 2.0

- if you can write in numerous languages, try taking lecture notes in a language other than the one they are provided in - this will force you to think critically about the material you are writing down

-leave. work. at the work table. dont think about assignments when you are spending time with friends or family.

-in general, the intensity of my background noise is inversely proportional to my stimulation levels usually i try to go ambient noise -> lofi/instrumentals -> study vlogs -> music with lyrics however, if you can take a break instead of listening to music that will make you more restless, it is better to do that

-usually, the boredom from practicing something boring does not feel as bad as realizing you have understudied that topic. persevere. you can do it!

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Here are some sciencey pick up lines you can use:

1. Will you be the hydrogen to my carbon.

2. You are set A and I am set B so shall we find out our common interests thru a union?

3. Shall we find out our HCF?

4. When I kiss you I expect Newton's Third Law to be in action.

5. Let's be a dipole and have dipole moments.

6. Let's be coherent, make a wavefront and make wavelets together to see our future.

7. Wanna form a mycorrhiza?

8. Your eyes shine brighter than magnesium flame (lmao what in the Apollo-)

9. Are you Ester? Cuz you lookin' fruity!

10. You are the C (cytosine) to my G (guanine).

11. If you are a proton, then I'm a neutron so let's cuddle.

12. You are the electric field to my magnetic field.

13. I can be the photon to your electron if photoelectric effect turns you on.

14. If you are alternating current, I will become the transformer, coz I will reduce your pains and increase your happiness. (My friend's)

15. You're my principal interest and you make my heart race at the rate of 100% and I'm ready to serve you every day per annum.

16. Be the glucose to my insulin receptors. (My friend's)

17. Let's spread the sheets cuz we wanna excel in what we're doing tonight. (Lmao-)

18. Let's not rush and start with induction, shall we?

19. You are my biggest flux.

20. y = mx + b my partner?

21. Be the capsaicin to my water cuz together we can be spicier. (This one is so.... 💀)

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As a former nerdy child (and current nerdy uni student) I love how you don't grow out of it, I love that ✨real scientists✨ remain genuine nerds: there's a sheet of paper stuck to the wall above the coffee machine in my internship mentor's office that shows an increasing linear function where x = amount of consumed coffee and f(x) = number of published papers. The researchers here regularly joke about electrons and syntheses and whatnot. Internship mentor told us all today about a science meme he'd seen the other day. It's amazing :')