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Simping for No Fear Shakespeare

Procrastinating an assignment until the last minute and writing an amazing essay at 11:00 in a coffee and red bull fueled haze

Taking months to finish Hamlet but re-reading the Hunger Games for the 20th time in one day

Having a reading list that is at least 20 books long

Having at least 4 books started but never finished them

Poems >> Prose

Naps. Obviously.

Watching too much TV because it’s easier than reading

Accidentally skimming and having to go back

Using absolutely anything as a bookmark

Rarely spell checking (I’ve turned in final essays without editing them whatsoever)

Spending more time making a study playlist than actually studying

Lowkey enjoying TedTalks

Messy handwriting, despite any effort to improve

Random papers or sticky notes with half ideas - everywhere

Having a dozen empty journals

Or journals with the first few pages started but never continuing it

Trying to learn a language but giving up once you get to conjugation

Because though we all love books and 19th-20th century, we still live in 21st

Obvious: Duolingo, to learn Latin!

Poesie, which help discovering new poems

Endel, because with it you can finally focus and just for a little stop daydreaming

Or, perhaps, you are eager to some classical music — Idagio is for you

Forest, as studying is even better with it

Curio. New ideas astonish you, right? Well, this app is the way to get them even while commute

Some apps to buy second hand — eBay, Avito or anything in between

Bookey, because some books really don't worth reading them from the beginning to the end

Для русскоговорящих:

Arzamas, с которым можно учиться и эрудироваться незаметно

Pushkin, благодаря которому можно выучить стихи Пушкина, даже не уча их

light scented candles

keep a diary

stargaze

read/write by candlelight

dry pressed flowers

read shakespeare and oscar wilde

listen to music in a dark room

playing classical music while reading/relaxing

actually study

recite poetry

knitting/embroidery

research anything

learn a language

calligraphy

chess

predict the future and make note of them so that in ten years you can come back and see which ones came true

learn latin phrases and insults

ancient greek philosophy

Poets/Authors

Sappho

Oscar Wilde

Shakespeare

Edgar Allan Poe

Virginia Woolf

Homer

J. R. R. Tolkien

Novels

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dead Poets Society

Jane Eyre

My Dark Vanessa

Song of Achilles

Frankenstein

The Secret History

Dracula

A Room of One's Own

The Goldfinch

General

Ancient stories

Philosophy

Autobiographies of dead people

Any poetry

Activities

Walks- LONG walks. Try for an a forrest area but something like a park works too. Bring a journal to write thoughts in. Once you are contented you could always head down to the local library.

Library visits- This one is a little obvious but a visit to the library can be good for the soul. Pick out a couple old tomes and sit near the back. Always have that trusty journal to jot down striking quotes or unknown words. Bring a coffee (or tea) with you and sip on it casually as the day goes by. Walk along the shelves and look through the cards of books you plan on reading, just to see who before you held this book in their hands. Leave late at night and walk home alone (if it is safe to do so.)

Reading- Near a window, in your car, on the bus, at a restaurant, during class. Anywhere, immerse yourself in the story and allow yourself to be taken away by the characters. Tell your friends all about your latest adventure into an unreal world. Write your favorite line in your journal and keep look back on it to reiterate yourself in the talr without having to read though the entire story. And when you do reread a book remember the feelings of surprise you felt the first time you walked these pages. (Audio books are great for busy schedules and notes apps work when your notebook isn't accessible)

Going to a coffee shop- This can be done with a friend (or lover) or alone. You can go to study, or simply just to watch people go about their lives.

Writing- Not just essays, but books and stories and adventures. Tell your story, whatever that story is. Write it on paper, on a Google doc, on Word, through messages to your friend. However it needs to happen for it to happen, just get the story out there. Sit by a windowsil, on a beach, at the kitchen table or simply on your bed. Wear your comfort sweater and have a soft blanket to wrap yourself in warmth. Bring coffee or tea or soda or water and your favorite snack.

Learn a language- Most people who are into this asthetic learn Latin, Greek, French or Italian. But those are just the "asthetic" languages. Dark academia is what you make it so learn Spanish or Russian or Bulgarian or Chinese. Have fun with it. (And for a Pretentious spin you can always use this language to talk about people without them knowing.)

(*Disclaimer: I’m not saying if you’re a dark academic you have to be one for 24/7. These are just some tips for when you’re tired but still want to feel like a dark academic.)

Watch some cartoons/anime with dark academia themes! For example almost anything by Ghibli

If you’re artistic make some sketches / doodles. Don’t worry if they aren’t perfect, just do it for fun.

Put on some classical / alternative music while drinking your favourite tea / coffee.

Write something. Journaling, poetry, some random ideas, etc. Again don’t worry if they aren’t perfect. Just write whatever you like.

Make a mood board!

Write down some of your favourite lyrics in a notebook! Or stick them to your walls.

Make a dark academia playlist.

Go out for a walk and observe your surroundings! You can take a notebook with you and write down/draw anything that seems interesting

If you’re a writer academic, do something for your WIP. You can make a mood board or playlist for inspo, or you can simply daydream about what will happen to the characters next. Again don’t worry if your ideas aren’t perfect. This is just for fun.

Look for ambience videos with dark academia themes on YouTube.

Reread your favourite parts from books that you like.

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