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what she says: i'm fine

what she means: isn't it crazy how the derivative of e^x is e^x? That's such an arbritrary number isn't it? At the same time it's not, though. Because at any point on e^x, the slope is equal to e^x. But at the same time, the integral of e^x is also e^x. so not only is the slope of e^x e^x, the area underneath the graph of e^x is also e^x. Does that not blow your fucking mind?

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my first week of November spread! I want to win nanowrimo this year *panics*

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A quick tip for writers out there, who use Microsoft Words:

Change the background colour of the pages to a mint green shade.

It is said that green is a calming colour, however, the main reason why I like this, is because I can write for a much longer period of time now, as a white background I used before made my eyes dry and exhausted after just a few hours of working.

It is basically much more soft and careful to the eyes. I can’t precisely explain why that is. I think it’s that by making a pinch softer contrast of the text and the background, your eyes does not get exposed to as much light.

Just make sure to not make the background too dark, or else your eyes will get exhausted do to over-fixating the lack of contrast between text and background.

And maybe you find a nice pastel/light background shade that fits you; give it a try.

Different things work out and fits for different people. And I just felt like sharing this.

Here’s the shade numbers I used to get my preferred colour:

Thanks for reading.

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phlegethon - the river of flame

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some rlly satisfying notes

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notes, journals, letterings.

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how to wake yourself up during late-night study sessions (without caffeine)

get uncomfy: take off sweaters/ outer clothing. get off your bed and study at a desk or even on the floor. If you’re laying down sit up!

drink a glass of cold water: it’ll wake you up. (if you’re brave, consider splashing some in your face as well)

take a controlled 2-5 minute break: without getting on your phone or social media, take a break from studying. Stretch, stand up and do a little dance to get that blood flowing again

take a quick shower: making sure to make it snappy though, and try to keep the water at lukewarm rather than hot (since that might make you more sleepy) or if you’re really gutsy and/or it’s the summer you could even take a cold shower.

sharp scents: citrus and minty scents are proven to wake you up (similar to how smelling salts work for ppl that faint). Add some lemon juice to your water or chew on a stick of mint gum.

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using this to do list by @studyquill to help manage my tasks!

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[01•11•17]

9/100

I made a very simple November layout. Usually, I don’t even make the layout for the entire month at one time, but today I did. I’ll be adding more doodles, maybe? Also, I’ve copied the drawings (I am not amazing enough to create such beautiful geometric drawings😑).

Anyways, today I attended another Complex Numbers Crash Course, which was great😁😁.

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Q- What’s your favorite color?

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you let me know too! and good luck :)

nanowrimo

I started nano today, and it is tough. Who else out there is doing nano? I want to hear about your projects. Please reblog and fill me in!

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notes and notes and notes

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College students can now get microsoft office for free

Just go here and sign up with your college email. You can install it on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Windows tablets and iPads.

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10.16.17 || 100 Days of Productivity (16/100) - New daily spread and flat lay <3 I feel like it’s been a while since my last daily spread :3 

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I think a big part of what makes procrastination so common is that we underestimate how hard it is to “just get out your books and study.”

I always see tips for not procrastinating, and maybe they are really helpful to people with good self-discipline but I read them and feel worse about myself bc for some reason I had a preconceived idea that I just couldn’t do those things…maybe seeing all those tips and tricks made me believe that studying was an easy task, only suitable for people with the newest stationery, most aesthetic study spaces or prettiest notebooks.

I thought studying was just something i couldn’t do well, like my brain wasn’t built for that. I felt like I was destined to always procrastinate and be a failure.

A big part of getting over procrastination was realizing that studying is one of the most difficult things to do as a student. for procrastinators, it takes a huge amount of effort to stop scrolling through social media and get out books. personally there is a huge fear and anxiety associated with “studying” and it makes my stomach churn and heart race just thinking about it. to get out from the safe space of distractions to facing our fears is immensely difficult.

if you want to study, it takes a LOT of effort to turn off your phone, get out your books & pens and do questions that make you feel dread and anxiety and inadequacy.

it takes a great deal of effort to confront the habitual thoughts in your brain that say “you’re stupid” or “what’s the point” or “this is too hard” or “i’ll never understand this” or “this essay will never be perfect so why even try.” 

it’s immensely difficult to fight your inner perfectionism, denial, avoidance, making excuses, or feelings of inadequacy as they are deeply ingrained defense mechanisms all created to avoid studying.

for some people like me these voices are even louder because they’ve procrastinated so much that there’s an overwhelmingly huge pile of studying they need to catch up on.

People regard studying as some sort of common thing that “anyone knows how to do.” but it’s actually a difficult skill that needs to be learned and practiced, like learning a musical instrument. you wouldn’t give up on that if you weren’t good after 2 days, why feel the same about studying?

but like any difficult task it is 100% possible and it will be worth it, you might even enjoy studying after a while. I promise that it will be freaking uncomfortable and stressful and terrifying at first to face your fear of studying. you might feel sick and every inch of you wants to procrastinate. But try to force yourself to study on a routine for maybe 3 weeks and it will get easier I promise. I’m trying to do that right now and you should too, I believe in you.

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hey there!!! so for those of you who don’t know, i’ve been working on my myp personal project recently (reason for my inactivity haha), the product of which will be a short booklet with some different ways to help students deal with stress and additional resources. i’ve noticed (and experienced lmao) a heck of a lot of stress in the studyblr community and among students of many ages so i thought um hey!!! this would be a good (and aesthetic!!) way to help people get a better sense of what could help them de-stress and manage their lives!

in order to have an effective and accessible product, i need a lot of different responses, which is where Y’all™ come in!! i’ll be doing blogrates for everyone who fills in my survey, just make sure to fill in your url and your favourite food in the necessary boxes so i can make sure you’ve done it.

R U L E S

reblog this post!

fill out the survey, and be sure to fill in the questions with your url and favourite food

send me an ask, along with whatever food you put in the survey

tell me ab something in your ask!! the song stuck in your head, how your day has been, whatever’s stressing you out, your crush

these will be open until November 10th, so whenever you fill it out, have a great day!! :)

F O R M A T

url: nice | cute!!! | i love?!?! | are you open to trading bc??? icon: nice | cute!!! | brb i’m in love | A MASTERPIECE desktop theme: nice | cute!!! | brb i’m in love | what a Steal! mobile theme: nice | cute!!! | brb i’m in love | WHAT BEAUTY CAN I JUST?? original posts: nice | cute!!! | brb i’m in love | Goals™ overall: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

please blacklist #lurates if you don’t want to see this on your dash!

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don’t have time for a full fiction story (even though I’d love to someday!), so I’m going to put in every word I write--mostly essays for class and college applications.

what are you working on?

nanowrimo

I started nano today, and it is tough. Who else out there is doing nano? I want to hear about your projects. Please reblog and fill me in!

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so our lit class generally hates Freud

and we’ve pretty much collectively decided that Hamlet is procrastinating killing his uncle, Claudius, because he’s in love with him. which, in my eyes, makes a lot more sense than the whole Oedipus complex thing, but whatever.