#areistotle

[tougher-than-a-textbook]

I’m lucky to have an amazing space to work from, and I’m privileged to have enough money for nice things sometimes (even if I spend it too soon). I feel guilty for not working with a level of concentration and efficiency that the aesthetic I cultivate implies. Not sure how to handle this without dealing with topics of mental health and capitalism and gender.

[stochastique-blog]

This is your god

04.06.19

So, the last time I posted original content was almost 3 years ago. I was still in high school, suffering while loving the IB, with no idea about what major I wanted to pursue. 

A lot of things have changed in these past years, I recently switched majors, I´m reading a lot (something I hadn´t done since pre-IB times), I´m in a healthy and loving relationship, and I´ve grown immensely as a student and as a person. I love the studyblr community and now that I am finally studying a career that I genuinely enjoy, I hope I can start posting way more often, and talking about my passion for learning new things on here. 

I´m currently studying International Relations so I´d love to follow more history/politics/humanities/language studyblrs! 

[agirlwithglam]

📑📚 ACE YOUR EXAMS 📚📑

This is a guide for people who have exams coming up. It consists of what to do if you want 100% on your upcoming exams, study tips, and more!

Study tips:

Check this masterlist by @merakinotes and also this post+ masterlist by @areistotle it has everything you’ll ever need.

Bank of questions / past papers study method: you can create your own questions on Quizlet or any online quiz maker or use past papers/ revision resources.

Study everyday. If your exam is even a month away, that’s good because it means you don’t have to study hours everyday, but you can at least keep a goal to study 30 mins a day or to learn/ understand/ memorise a new thing part of that topic every day.

Feynman technique. Basically pretend as if you’re the teacher and teach the topic to someone/ something (ex a stuffed animal)

Record yourself talking. When you’re revising, record yourself talking about some of the stuff so you can listen to it later when you’re unable to study.

Visual learning!! Personally, I love this one. If you’re studying something like science, history, etc, then draw pictures! Draw pictures to better help you understand a word/ concept. (Example: in science I couldn’t remember the whole definition of combustion so I just drew a stickman image of the atom and the oxygen and then those 2 chemically combined)

During the exam:

Never turn the exam in early!! Are you finished? Then re read the exam and re take the exam. Double check, triple check etc your answers. Keep looking through your answers again and again, step by step. Only give the test in at the very end.

Watch the clock! Don’t spend lots of time on one question trying to figure it out. Look at the time and make sure you still have enough to complete all the questions and maybe also recheck them.

If you don’t completely understand a question/ it’s more complicated: skip it and go to the next question. Come back to that harder question later.

Manifesting:

Remember: the 100/100 grade is already yours. You just need to claim it!

Affirmations: you can create your own set of customised affirmations or you can use THIS affirmation list that I made for high grades

Subliminal: I’ve made a playlist on YouTube with all my favourite academic subliminals. You can also search up 100/100 grades or full marks in tests subliminals.

More resources:

(These are just to further help you if these tips do not help. Remember that watching videos or reading about studying/ study tips is not studying. It’s procrastinating. Consume these in moderation.)

Studying tips for a straight A student by @universalitgirlsblog2

How to study like: 👙Elle Woods👙 | 📔Paris Geller📔 | 📖Hermione Granger📖

Study to success on YouTube

Jun Yuh oh YouTube

Fayefilms on YouTube

[questwithambition]

Tagged by @littleannasun - thank you!!

coffee or tea | early bird or night owl | chocolate or vanilla | spring or fall | silver or gold (used to be silver exclusively but loving gold) | pop or alternative | freckles or dimples | shakes or sharks | mountains or fields | thunder or lightning | egyptian mythology or greek mythology (she’s currently reading the illiad) | ivory or scarlet | flute or lyre | opal or diamond | butterflies or honeybees | macarons or eclairs | typewritten or handwritten | secret garden or secret library (don’t make me choose)| rooftop or balcony | spicy or mild | opera or ballet | london or paris | vincent van gogh or claude monet | denim or leather | potions or spells | ocean or desert | mermaids or sirens | masquerade ball or cocktail party

Tagging @kxowledge @lostand-notfound @bibliophiliaxvignette @sopstvena @areistotle @luxe-pauvre @petrichorals and @expatesque

[worminthelibrary]

studyblr introduction

hi everyone! i’m starting a studyblr/bookblr/langblr all in one (?!) in order to track my summer study progress, so here’s my introduction! i plan on using these to track and motivate myself to keep up with my summer studies and reading.

about me

my name is indigo

i use they/them and she/her pronouns but any pronouns will fly

starting my third year in university in the united states and i’m 20 years old

i study justice studies (polisci but better) my focus is radical politics and advocacy

i have a minor in spanish linguistics

goals

record my progress in learning cantonese(summer project)

study html/css/python as a summer project

develop proficiency in graphic design in preparation for my fall internship :)

interests

i love coffee and milk tea!! (i do NOT like fruity flavors in my coffee!!) i love visiting different cafes!

im like if a crow loved writing - i love all types of collecting, journaling, scrapbooking, doodling, and i have many different types of physical and digital notebooks.

i have the writing Impulse and i write a lottt (i will post some of it here!)

i am jewish, and judiasm is a qualified Interest of mine, alongside other religious and spiritual studies! i also love philosophy and tarot!

i tutor ib and ap english and history classes so i may post some materials and tips at some point??

what i will post

digital scrapbook pages

pictures of my reading journal

scans/pictures of my notes and journal pages!

possibly: web weavings!

i hope to turn this blog into a memorial of my summer studies basically!! hopefully it will extend into my formal studies as well when next semester begins! note, this is a sideblog and my personal ( @heavenscow ) was intended to be studyblr, but here we are again... before i sign off, here are some blogs who inspired me to start!!

@starrystvdy @studyffocation​ @areistotle​ @elnstein @notesworthtea​

there’s probably more but that’s all i can track rn! hope somebody can stumble upon my blog and enjoy some of my posts!! happy studying!

[stochastique-blog]

Here we go

11//100 (10•10•16) Fall themed bullet journal 🍁🍂 Unit tests start next week but thankfully I have a few days off to catch up with everything.

[saintvellum]

I haven’t felt so peaceful in a long while… it’s amazing how much good weather and some solitude can do for a person.

[eintsein]

An Overview of Note-Taking Styles

Note-taking is one of the most essential skills a student should master. It allows you to record and review information to be used in the future. But what’s the best way to do so? Here’s an overview of note-taking styles that can help you maximize your learning!

[yogurtbowl]

happy weekend! rainy weather we have over here 🪷⛈

[stochastique-blog]

false

May 12, 2021 :: I had a really good day today. Slept in until 8.30 am; had breakfast, started reading and summarizing papers for an upcoming paper, went on a run, made lunch and had a meeting with my PI. We talked for about half an hour and it was quite encouraging and motivating. Now I’m ready for a long weekend though. [58/100]

[oceanok]

Oct 3rd, 2022

So I started working in a lab, I'm officially an oceanographer!! I remember I was suuuper excited about it, bcs it IS a big deal to get a job only 3 months after my graduation! I'm learning so much and I like the prospects! And to top it off, my work is only 10min away from the beach, I can go there e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y if I want to!

Along with that, hum, my current obsession is to go to cafés, I don't know if you noticed yet hahah My city was doing small city stuff, like u know, having a gastronomic festival, and ofc I was part of it! Like I said, I'm living my best life now!

[featheredstudies]

2021.08.23 // 18:30

obsessed with this one window seat at the coffeeshop in my brooklyn neighborhood

[etudiaire]

03.22.21

Had an abnormally warm day today - I sat outside for tea, cheesecake and reading ~

shop | studygram | pinterest

[cyrenesroom]

A guide to effectively using flashcards

Flashcards were an important part of my preparation for my IGCSE examinations. I found them extremely useful for retaining a wide range of concepts (especially for subjects like biology and psychology) in a simple yet effective way!

I hope y’all find these tips useful!! :)

PART 1

Do not rely solely on them

It’s important to note that flashcards are not a one-way ticket to that A*. It is a combination of several things that essentially leads you to a successful result (eg: past papers, homework, readings, research, etc).

Furthermore, it also depends on what type of material you’re studying and how far you are into the learning process.

Recognise which subject requires them

Flashcards are generally used for knowledge-intensive subjects that require a lot of factual memorisation over a long period of time. These can include the sciences, history, literature, etc. 

Subjects like these contain a multitude of relationships, terms, processes and facts that need to be individually internalised in order to achieve a meaningful level of mastery of the overall subject matter.

I didn’t bother using flashcards for subjects like mathematics or business studies.

PART 2

Avoid information overload

it can feel tempting to make flashcards for every little fact and shred of information so that you don't miss it on the exam. However, this usually results in an overwhelming number of decks.

During the initial exposure to the information, make sure that you have thoroughly read through it to isolate the pertinent facts and turn these into question-and-answer flashcards. To do this, I referred to end of unit tests and homework to get a good idea on which aspects of the topic/chapter are typically assessed.

It’s really important to condense the information since flashcards are typically used for REVIEW and to help consolidate your knowledge. Trying to add in an entire chapter of 12 pages really defeats the purpose of using them.

I was constantly worried that I might cut out information that may end up being vital. I was able to remove this fear of mine by ensuring that I only put down one concept/question per flashcard and then list down the components that made up that particular concept.

For example, these were my notes on medicinal drugs, with a focus on antibiotics. One of the key requirements listed in my specification was:

“To describe the functions of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infection”

I used this to understand what pieces of information to isolate.

As you can see above, I only listed down the functions of antibiotics and nothing else. I didn’t mention the fact that they were ineffective against viruses because there is a reason to that and the concept can be better explored in another card. I instead, chose to focus on how antibiotics combat bacterial infections.

This saves a lot of time during the revision process and also ensures that the amount of information you have to know isn’t too overwhelming.

Create Mental Connections

This can be easily achieved by mixing pictures and words or using mnemonic devices. These help increase your brain’s ability to recall what you’re studying. Just be careful to only use these when absolutely necessary.

Organisation of Your Flashcards

It’s highly likely that you may never use your flashcards when they are stacked one over the other until they form a skyscraper. This is where organisation comes into play.

For biology in particular, I organised my decks by chapter and then divided it into decks for the sub-topics within the chapter:

As you can see, I basically divided the chapter of “Biological Molecules” into those sub-topics which made the whole revision process less overwhelming and it also helped me plan what I wanted to study because I would have already had a basic overview of what I’m familiar with and what I needed to review further.

PART 3

The Process of Retrieving the Answer

When going through your decks, it’s important to note down the answer or say it out loud instead of adopting the “oh I know this already, so it’s fine” attitude. You should be able to hold yourself accountable and avoid falling for the false illusion of confidence. Even if you are already familiar with that particular piece of information, there’s no harm in reinforcing it again. Better to be safe than sorry.

Shuffle Your Decks

This is an incredibly effective way of challenging yourself with spacing and interleaving, instead of going through your flashcard deck in the same order again and again. You won’t be able to properly retain those concepts by trying to retrieve information based on the deck and card number!

Spaced Repetition 

Spaced Repetition is an evidence-based learning technique boosts learning by spreading revision out over time so learning is not crammed all at once. 

You can find a detailed explanation about the effectiveness of this technique here 

PART 4

Anki

This app allows you to create online flashcards which you can use to test yourself in practice sessions. It uses an algorithm built around active recall and spaced repetition and hence learns as you progress through your studies and revision.

Anki is available for free on desktop and on all mobile devices except iOS, but I highly recommend it as it’s in-built algorithm and other features (more information about the app including the download link can be found here) were incredibly useful for me!

Quizlet

This is another online learning tool that allows users to create study tools such as interactive flashcards, tests, and study games. 

The app makes it simple to start creating cards on the topic of your choice. In addition to text, you can also add images from your computer or Quizlet’s library. It also provides you with a variety of options when studying your cards. For more information on the features that Quizlet employs, visit this link

Quizlet is free but provides the option of a paid premium plan which includes additional features. 

Brainscape

This app also implements spaced repetition, which has been shown to increase rate of learning. 

Brainscape allows you to rate your confidence in each flashcard, on a scale of 1-5, which subsequently determines how frequently to repeat the flashcard. Lower-confidence items are repeated more frequently until you upgrade your confidence rating.

Like Quizlet, it is a free app but provides a paid pro plan with additional features.

Once again I want to emphasize that to truly succeed with flashcards, you need to learn how to create them correctly. The best app isn’t very useful if you’re not writing effective questions and answers.

That’s all I have for now, I really hope this post was helpful and if you have any additional tips or apps you’d like to suggest, feel free to reblog and add them!! 

sending love and wishing you all a wonderful day!

— cyrene :)

[stochastique-blog]

Weird

[25/100] 20.05.2020 :: Alright, so I am oddly motivated since my talk with my PI on Saturday. We had a lab meeting yesterday and a spontaneous follow-up meeting today, both at 4 pm. During the past weeks, I only had 2-3 productive (hence good) days per week. Today was destined to become the third in a row. I looked through literature and added more detail to a data table that I have been working on and collecting data in since, I don’t know, forever ago. I barely had lunch before today’s meeting, and again it was incredibly helpful because I finally feel like I am part of the meeting, not just the recipient of input but an active, engaging participant.

I worked so much, I almost forgot to take a picture for today’s entry. Started working late (~10:30) but didn’t really find the time to take long breaks. My head is spinning, but I would kind of like to go on. I won’t though.

(VSCO didn’t want to work today, so this will have to do.)

[noodledesk]

my problematic trait is writing down every single pretty line i read anywhere