#my prof is also kind of a procrastinator and gives us readings with a short turnaround :'((

[tea-tuesday]

09/02/2023

another weekend, another day going to a café and reading recent supreme court cases for class☀️

[katsuhera]

'sup, this is a lot HAHAHHAHA:

3,4,7,9,11,25

Also sorrynotsorry for sending cursed eren

you really said: tell me everything

LMFAOOO JK i really do appreciate it 🥺💖 hehe thank u (not for cursed eren tho)

putting my answers under the cut because probs gonna be long:

3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)

so one of the pieces i have in the works is a bakugou x f!reader cheer squad au, and god i’m just thinking about how much context i would need to include before getting to the good parts

like i’m thinking that it’ll have to be multi-part to fully create all of the necessary emotion & tension between the two (i don’t wanna say too much bc i don’t wanna give the general gist of it away), but like.. imma have to really sit and write out a bunch of scenes at practice or competitions to fully flesh out the kind of dynamic i want the two to have. i hope that makes sense hehe

i will be writing it tho. hopefully soon

4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)

you looked ethereal, radiant with the soft glow of the sunset reflecting off your skin, bathing you in warm light. if he looked any longer, who knows how long it would have taken him to snap out of his daydream?

from ch20 of my keep it on the low series

maybe i should have read the questions before reblogging it, these questions are so hard HAHA

but i chose this not entirely because i’m proud of the writing or the words i used or w.e, but moreso because i loved imagining the scene as i wrote it

it’s the culmination of months of reader and levi’s pent up feelings towards each other, and levi’s just so enamored by the reader that... UGH i love this scene. like he’s so fixated by you that merely looking at you puts him in a trance

7. What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?

i kinda referenced this somewhere else earlier today, but my personal writing style is so heavily influenced by my major - i’m a journalism major, and for four years i’ve been writing mainly in subject + verb and without oxford commas. 

i mean, there’s nothing wrong with s+v but it does get boring and repetitive, especially in creative writing. the aim journalistic writing is to make it as accessible for everyone everywhere so that readers can understand the gist of the news quickly and accurately; it’s been kind of hard for me to snap out of that when i try to write more descriptively or creatively. 

i also find myself gravitating towards longer/run-on sentences. i feel like others would agree, even reading this/my past works, my sentences feel very repetitive and have similar structures... but i’m trying to improve!!

9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other?

definitely more of a longfic writer than a drabble one, plotter more than a pantser (unless what i’m writing is something i thought of and have to get out right away).

i really wish i could write drabbles but it’s SO so hard for me to write short - which is fucking bad of me considering all my journo profs would tell us to write short HAHA

i always just want to describe the context and setting ya know? idk. i enjoy context though i also do enjoy getting right into the scene

i’m more of a plotter, generally speaking, because i procrastinate on my writing so much that if i don’t plan out my writing, i’ll forget my idea altogether 💀

11. What do you envy in other writers?

i follow so many talented writers and i always always envy their word choices or variety in their sentence structures. i mainly look for things that i think i lack in my own writing, so i guess this makes sense

25. What part of writing is the most fun?

living vicariously through my characters

it’s so much fun to imagine myself in the scene and just pretend for a second that it’s me dating levi or flirting with bakugou. i do this when reading other fanfics ofc but i definitely do it so much when i write heh

ask me something about my writing!

[obeymematches]

AAA, hi I'm that first anon ( /w\)

I'm glad you're doing well ❤️ Thank you so much for the content you're making. I've been kinda losing interest in Obey Me but I'd like to request a match-up, maybe it'll help me rekindle my love for the game.

So, hmm. I'm 18 and a bit of a short gal, 4' 11 since I last checked (aaaa, Asian genes. But hey, cute size difference).

I'm an INFP-T, so I kinda suck at socialising hahah. But I make up for it by showing a cheery exterior. It always feels good to leave a good impression.

I usually like to try keeping a soft image, but will also be a loud memelord if I ever get comfortable enough.

I'm about to study HUMSS next school year, dreaming of becoming an arts teacher or prof, if I can manage. But I struggle with anxiety, which kinda clashes with my dream career, since a teacher requires confidence ,w,)

I tend to put others' needs before myself, I always want to make sure my friends are happy. The world is... horrible, so I really try my best to ensure they're smiling. It just gives me good serotonin if I know I made them feel happier.

My brain is horrible at keeping stuff, meaning I'm really forgetful. And oof, not really the smartest tool in the shed. No thoughts, head empty. Only love and escapism✌️😔 My dumbass brain is another thing that clashes with my dream job.

I like drawing, listening to music (distracts me from bad thoughts), video games (my most favs are rpgs and open world), horror stuffs, and crying whenever I see frogs and dogs. I also like plants. Ohh, and shiny rocks, heck yea.

Tho, I'm not really taking care of any at the moment, but I dream of having my own garden. I love the cottagecore aesthetic.

A thing I should add I guess is that I used to be a total weeb, so my behaviour and speech is heavily influenced. I'd sometimes casually drop a 'hai?', 'nani', 'nande kore' and etc. in convos. Kinda makes me cringe, but dang I can't stop.

Even if I don't enjoy watching anime as much as before, I do like anime movies. All ghibli films, Kimi no Nawa, Weathering with You and A Silent Voice are my favs.

I just love the soundtracks so much qoq

My worse flaws are I'm hella sensitive, a huge procrastinator, childish, and easily jealous.

But despite me being a lazy dumbass, if I put my mind into something, I will not stop until I finish the thing. Which means I also tend to overwork myself.

I know it's unhealthy but it really keeps me motivated, aaa-

I also seem to like acting as if I know a lot? I mean, I come across as that but my real intention is I just thought to share my knowledge of the subject.

I just say a lot of stuff because I tend to blabber and jumble my words.

I guess my love language is words of affirmation. Compliments, I love you's, heart memes, cheesy pick up lines that my sleep-deprived self thought of at 4am- all of em!

These are the weapons I torture my friends with o(○｀ω´○)9

But ahh, the thing is I've never dated anyone before. I find it so difficult to fall for someone irl, or even gain crushes. Mostly fictional. So I have absolutely no experience in the dating business.

Something to do with my self esteem and trust issues, ekk-

Oof, that's long. I hope that's not too much. Again, thank you so much if you happen to get to write this. Take your time, hun ^w^ ❤️💕 AAAA, and congratulations on reaching 100 followers!

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Hi! 

Noooooo i’m so sorry it took me so much time to write this ;; I hope you like the result though! thank you for your patience!!  💕 💕 💕 

I decided to match you with Mammon! 

Here is why: 

Okay so obviously there is a bit of a height difference, I mean he is not even near to being the tallest but thats exactly why he thinks you are the best height - it makes him feel taller and that is good for his confidence. 

Mammon is known for going out and socializing a lot - even if more often than not he ends up in some kind of unusual situation. He is good at taking the initiative in case you have trouble. Just don’t always follow through his ideas he suggests to bond, because most of the time it will end up getting both of you in trouble. I mean it’s not like Lucifer would punish you too badly because of something stupid Mammon got you to do (besides you having to listen to a lecture about why the thing you two did was dumb), but poor friend of yours is not so lucky.  :(

  I like to think of him as a positive, rather optimistic, maybe naive person but I think your cheerful attitude goes well with that. I mean think about the aura you two would spread! 

He would definitely be surprised to learn about your loud memelord side, but that would fascinate him so much because you can open up to him sooner than to his brothers and that also makes him more proud to be with you! I think that would also help him grow some real deep feelings for you

 I think you’d be a great influence on him to help motivating him to put some more energy into his education. Although the only reason he would care more about that is the study times he can have with you, and it is up to you to decide if those sessions are actually studying together (read: you tutoring him and him staring at you in awe when you don’t look but can’t grasp the material) or if there’s an attempt but a couple minutes later he is talking about how to earn money fast and both of you try said method.

Helping him study sometimes would definitely help your self-esteem! I think he can come off as rather confident, so hanging around with people like him would definitely boost your confidence!

I think he would literally melt if someone put his well-being before themselves. Theres no going back now he is lovesick. I mean just think about all the times his brothers make fun of him. 

 I’m prettysure he is the best at making people laugh! He has no care in the world even if he has to do something dangerously dumb to make you smile!! 

He can be rather forgetful too so thats something the both of you have to work on if possible, but relationshipwise that should not cause conflicts. Sure he might forget about some stuff but it’s never your bday or a date with you because both of you are in love. 

I think he can try your hobbies to impress you or just to have another topic to talk about, but he will probably never be the best at drawing. I think the amount of music you listen to would drastically decrease as he is very good at occupying your mind - with positive thoughts! 

It is confirmed that he alsp enjoys videogames and he is good at them, so thats something you two can do together when you don’t really feel like going out. 

If you show him horror movies he will scream and will not be able to sleep well for 2 weeks but he is going to deny that with his life so good luck! 

 I think he would find it cute that you like frogs and rocks and stuff, he might tease you a bit about it at first but if he sees a frog on sale he will spend his money to give you a surprise frog! it will probably be some live magical frog (either poisonous or some weird demon magic frog that will have everyone in the house of lamentation end up in a comedic situation). So that was the last time he got you something he has no idea about without asking you first.  

Oh he would definitely tease you a lot about your vocabulary, but Levi would catch on you because you might not actually be a normie... And thats how Mammon gets too jealous to ever tease you again about something like that - how can he allow Levi to hang out with you :( 

And that brings us to both of you being easily jealous. In some cases that might end in conflicts because one person gets annoyed but in this particular case you just need to have a conversation about it. Set some boundaries both of you are okay with, and no issue! 

I think to make sure your time alone with Levi is more limited he would totally watch anime movies with you! 

He definitely adores your determination! If you ever ask him what he likes about you, he will probably mention this as one trait.

 Hmmm as I elaborated before, you knowing more stuff about things will probably prevent situations that would be caused by Mammon not being informed about some stuff.

Okay so he is definitely one who sends you memes at ungodly hours and you can’t stop him. He is awake, lying in bed, too in love to do anything besides think about you and smile and face the issues of being the local tsundere. And then you send him a meme full of love and he can not fall asleep for the rest of the night, feeling butterflies and imagining soft things with you like he did with nobody else before. 

Okay so I’m not sure about his dating experience, but as far as a know he doesn’t really have much either? in that case both of you could explore this new feeling together! 

So in conclusion this boy is very much in love and he can only hope that you feel the same. Both of you are a good influence o the other and that helps the two of you to grow together. He might have slightly more experience but that’s okay. I see no conflicts here, maybe the only exception being the fact that he can be rude towards you and you are sensitive, but he is quick to stop being rude once he sees why he is so wrong. And that will be the best decision of his life so far because not long after that he is very much in love for the first time in forever. Both of you are loyal to the other and jealousy means no issue. Well, after some conversation, that is. Both of you experience life together and theres always something to do, to see! 

[goldenhaircd-moved]

A few handy time management tricks

So, since a few people did want to know how the hell I manage to do everything... I put an overview over my favourite time management tricks and studying techniques under the read more sign! It’s divided into  General Anti Procrastination and Time Management,  my personal Time Management Method for the anxious people who hate multitasking and Study Techniques divided into different categories of the stuff you need to study! Bear in mind, I am studying Computer Science and Business Systems Research, so I do not know how well this translated for people who study something with literature or social stuff, but I assume it is still worth a read! Also, warning: it’s long because I have a lot to say

General Anti Procrastination and Time Management

There are really cool Apps for phone and browsers that let you block certain sites, either total or just for a while. Very useful: if you block tumblr.com/dashboard you can still access your own blog, activity, asks etc, but cannot go and scroll around uselessly on your dash! I honestly can recommend installing something that will keep you away from the sites you usually waste most of your time on! 

Go and talk to your senior students. Ask them about the lectures/classes you are taking, their knowledge and experience can be gold - you hit the jackpot if someone maybe even has old exam questions. Honestly, I cannot stress this enough, this is valuable knowledge about professors and their exams that gets passed down and it can really help you figuring out what to focus on. 

This is a suuuuper effy one because I definitely do not want to encourage anyone to skip classes but - trying to decide which classes to attend definitely helps. Personally, if I know that the lecturer is only going to read off a slide he will upload on the internet, or if I know that the exam has nothing to do with the lecture, I tend to think twice whether I want to invest two hours into attending if I could take these two hours to already work on this lecture on my own. Obviously, this is something you ABSOLUTELY must take with a grain of salt. If you have mandatory attendance, this tip is out of question anyway. 

Do not work at home. I cannot stress this enough. DO. NOT.WORK.AT.HOME . You write two sentences. you google something. end up on a funny meme site. check tumblr. write another sentence. get a snack. Read a page of your literature, get sidetracked - try working in the library instead, where you have to focus more on your shit. Also, if the university offers good computers, consider using them. You are automatically less inclined to go on all kinds of distracting sites if you are not working on your on laptop. Again, does not work if necessary programs are on your pc, or if your school has shitty PCs i guess?

Don’t study with your best friends, study with loose acquaintances. Your good friends are much more of a distraction than just people you casually know. You get to know each other better and might make new friends that way! 

If there is a kitchen where you can make tea near wherever you do your studying, do it. Getting up, waiting for the water to get hot, making the tea, getting back - you take a super short break, move a little, and you stay hydrated. If you have the opportunity to make tea at your school, seize it, it definitely helps because unlike regular water or tea you brought from home, you are also forced to move and take this short break.

don’t put off things until later. If you summarize one chapter each week during the semester, it feels like significantly less work than summarizing everything two weeks before the exam. Starting assignments, homework and summaries as soon as possible will allow you to stay on top of everything. You never know what lies ahead, so it’s always better to already have done as much as possible as soon as possible.

Try to have your weekends off and try not to study at home - you need breaks, you absolutely need them. Always try to plan in a way that will allow you to still get some breaks!

Be honest with yourself. If you know you are a slow reader who gets sidetracked easily, don’t tell yourself you will read that book in a day. If you know you cannot study for more than six hours  a day, don’t plan to stay up all night studying. It won’t work. 

My Time Management Table

so THIS is the secret as to why I am often done with studying for exams when others just started - my time management. Of course, this requires some self discipline. However, this method is super effective, especially if you have multiple things to do at the same time with several due dates within a short time span. To me, this method is not only good to make sure I don’t neglect stuff, but also helps me calming my anxious ass down with “if you do this and that, you can manage” 

So, this is a little example time table - as you see, I keep track of each thing I do for each class to see how much time I actually spend, and how much I intend to spend - feel free to estimate generously, it’s easier to plan too much time than plan not enough time. Also, as you see, I greyed out the weekends because no, I want a break. The “Total” Section is also a help - like, I know I cannot do more than eight hours a day, so I need to fit my schedule in a way that will make sure that my plans are actually feasible and realistic.

Naturally, making such a plan can take half an hour - but it’s better to take a bit of time to make a good plan than just going at it without any plan at all.  Adding estimated times that you correct later with the actual time you took will also help you gathering experience on your own abilities and estimation accuracy, so that the next time you plan, you can give better guesses. And remember, you cannot stick to a plan you know to be not feasible, so it’s okay to give pessimistic estimates - that way you will walk on safer ground.  The main advantage of this method is kind of obvious - you see everything on a batch. You have less of a risk of neglecting one subject in favour of another if you have this good overview. Of course, this still takes discipline, but you can easily see in advance if there is not enough time for something - then, in bad cases, I just throw in a saturday or even a whole weekend, but I think I only do it like twice in a semester. 

Study Techniques

Now, not all techniques work equally well for everyone and all materials, so here are just my personal faves depending on what I have to study:

A lot of shallow content: the typical “It’s not difficult, but a lot to memorize”. My personal method of choice is writing a glossary - 

you define all technical terms in your own words, sorted alphabetically. You study by writing definitions and by trying to decide whether something is important enough to have its own point, or whether it should be a sub-point of another term, or maybe even only added information to something you defined already. That way, your study through explaining, structuring and kind of repeating, since you need to access previously written things and evaluate them to decide where a new word should go! 

I need to write a text - okay, n that one I am not so experienced because I don’t actually need to write any papers but anyway! Start out with the structure. Like, the headlines. You can change them later. You can re-arrange them later. Just start with something. Now. You got a bunch of headlines. Add some key words underneath. You can re-arrange them as well. Add some explanations to your key-words. Add and add and add. Basically, in each iteration, you add a little bit more detail - that way, your paper grows almost everywhere the same, instead of having one perfect paragraph and 20 empty pages. Of course, it’s often icky because it feels like an ugly first draft but, you are on a pc and can just copy and paste your paragraphs back and forth to put them in the right order - for that, you will first need an overview over the while thing. eventually, you will have so many individual key words, phrases, explanations, addendums etc that you just need to do one more round of re-arranging things until you can go ahead and turn your phrases, keys, explanations etc etc into an actual text. there you go, your first draft from which you can continue. This approach will help you keep an overview over the whole work and takes the pressure of one perfect paragraph by one perfect paragraph away. 

I need to do calculations - having fun with math or something like that, eh? practice. I don’t think much of youtube videos and math boards because while videos are again distracting because hi youtube and math boards tend to be too technical... look for exercises. many pages with exercises walk you through a few examples before you are on your own. Most important: the math does not bite you. sometimes you will have to look at multiple websites until you found the one explanation style that helps you. Don’t worry, it’s feasible! The most important thing is staying positive and checking out a variety of different sites until you find one whose style of explaining just clicks with you. 

I need to understand something very complex - this one is a tricky one and actually, in this case, I recommend asking one of your seniors or even someone youi take this class with - discussing things together or asking for help is perfectly fine. Complex stuff is usually just a thing of hearing the right explanation style - I swear, one of my profs did lectures I could barely follow, yet when his assistant explained the same thing just in other words, everything was so simple? That’s why you should not be afraid to seek out other sources, eg. checking the library or asking someone who already delt with the subject!

So, thank you for reading this, and I would be happy to hear if any of this was helpful to someone, or whether someone would like to add something! c: