Emli

Energy Management

A human-based organization method

click on images for better resolution; images also available here (link to google drive)

Other posts that may be of interest:

Getting stuff done: How to deal with a lack of motivation

Flexible time-blocking: A more breathable way to get things done

So lets say you’re researching something for a paper (or just for fun) and the research paper you want to read is behind a paywall, or the site makes you create an account first, or makes you pay to download, or limits you to only 5 free articles, or otherwise makes it difficult for you to read what you want.

do not fear! copy the link to the article

go to sci-hub.se         (the url is always changing so its best to check out whereisscihub.now.sh to find what the current url is)

slap the article link in there

The ABCDE Method: Accomplish Tasks more Efficiently

Eight Ways to Remember Anything by Alex Lickerman M.D.

Language Learning Ideas Printable

Here is a printable I made that I hope can help you out on your language learning journey. It has different activities based on how much time you have, as well as a checklist for frequent activities. By using it, you can see what works for you and what doesn’t. 

I tried to include as many things that many people can use, but some activities can’t be used by all language learners, unfortunately. The links to the website are clickable in the PDF file. I tested this myself and have even included a blank version if you prefer to write your own activities. Again, these are just some ideas for you to incorporate and I hope that they are useful.

Download Links: Dropbox

Full Activities 

To help move away from summary and toward ANALYSIS, it’s important to incorporate strong verbs into your writing when discussing the writer’s rhetorical choices. Below is a list of verbs that are considered weak (imply summary) and a list of verbs that are considered strong (imply analysis). Strive to use the stronger verbs in your essays to help push yourself away from summary and toward analysis: ex “The writer flatters…” NOT “The writer says…”

Weak Verbs (Summary):

says 

explains

relates 

states 

goes on to say 

shows 

tells 

this quote shows

Strong Verbs (Analysis):

Argues, admonishes, analyzes, compares, contrasts, defines, demonizes, denigrates, describes, dismisses, enumerate, expounds, emphasizes, establishes, flatters, implies, lionizes, lists, minimizes, narrates, praises, processes, qualifies, questions, ridicules, suggests, supports, trivializes, vilifies, warns       

Powerful and Meaningful Verbs to Use in an Analysis (Alternatives to Show): 

Acknowledge, Address, Analyze, Apply, Argue, Assert, Augment

Broaden

Calculate, Capitalize, Characterize, Claim, Clarify,Compare, Complicate, Confine, Connect, Consider, Construct, Contradict, Correct, Create, Convince, Critique

Declare, Deduce, Defend, Demonstrate, Deny, Describe, Determine, Differentiate, Disagree, Discard, Discover, Discuss, Dismiss, Distinguish, Duplicate

Elaborate, Emphasize, Employ, Enable, Engage, Enhance, Establish, Evaluate, Exacerbate, Examine, Exclude, Exhibit, Expand, Explain, Exploit, Express, Extend

Facilitate, Feature, Forecast, Formulate, Fracture

Generalize, Group, Guide

Hamper, Hypothesize

Identify, Illuminate, Illustrate, Impair, Implement, Implicate, Imply, Improve, Include, Incorporate, Indicate, Induce, Initiate, Inquire, Instigate, Integrate, Interpret, Intervene, Invert, Isolate

Justify

Locate, Loosen

Maintain, Manifest, Manipulate, Measure, Merge, Minimize, Modify, Monitor

Necessitate, Negate, Nullify

Obscure, Observe, Obtain, Offer, Omit, Optimize, Organize, Outline, Overstate

Persist, Point out, Possess, Predict, Present, Probe, Produce, Promote, Propose, Prove, Provide

Qualify, Quantify, Question

Realize, Recommend, Reconstruct, Redefine, Reduce, Refer, Reference, Refine, Reflect, Refute, Regard, Reject, Relate, Rely, Remove, Repair, Report, Represent, Resolve, Retrieve, Reveal, Revise

Separate, Shape, Signify, Simulate, Solve, Specify, Structure, Suggest, Summarize, Support, Suspend, Sustain

Tailor, Terminate, Testify, Theorize, Translate

Undermine, Understand, Unify, Utilize

Validate, Vary, View, Vindicate

5.2.18 // My Weekend!

Here are a couple of photos from this weekend! They both include my most recent obsession - silhoutte drawings! I’ve also been adding them to my bullet journal too!

How to Take Notes and Study

Why You Should Focus on Yourself Before Dating

How to File Taxes

How to Petition the Government if You Want to Dispute a Law

What Your Actual Rights Are When You Get Pulled Over or Arrested, and Lies the Cops Will Try to Convince You Are True

How to Read a Contract

Basic Healthy, Inexpensive, Quick Meals to Cook at Home

How to Successfully Switch Careers in Middle Age

The Right Bank Account Type for You and How to Save Money at Any Income

How to Read and Understand Scientific Research and What Constitutes a Valid Study so You Won’t Be Scammed by Nonsense

What Mental Health and Mental Illness Are, and Why You Should Care About Them

Common Medical Emergencies You or a Loved One Will Likely Encounter During Your Life and How to Handle Them

Natural Disasters and How to Survive Them (they only seem to teach procedures for natural disasters where you currently live, but this ignores the fact that people can move or take vacations)

How to Avoid Being Stranded, What to Prepare and What to Do in Case You Are Stranded

Basic Self-Defense

The Proper Way to Conduct Yourself in Various Situations and Questions You Should Ask (such as public speaking, buying a car, job interviews, dealing with funeral arrangements, etc.)

Understanding the Process of Death and How to Deal with the Death of Others (this class would also include death by suicide)

1/100 days of productivity 🌱

november 26, 2017 » i wish i could fall back asleep for a little bit and enjoy the morning in bed for a little longer, but i must start the day strong to end strong.

01.19.2018

my 2018 “resolutions” spread!!

1. get my body in line.

2. get my mind in a good place.

3. try to figure out what i want to do with my life.

4. do better with my studies.

5. become a minimalist, or at least, close to one.

6. find a hobby other than rewriting notes.

It’s come to my attention that people have been asking: ‘WHAT ARE YOUR 2018 BUJO PLANS??” Sorry for not answering those asks, I just thought I would make this post instead to hopefully take you guys through my bullet journal for January 2018.

This is the first time I’ve sat and completely made all the weekly spreads for a month, I usually do them by the week but I really wanted to show you guys the full month :) My bullet journal doesn’t always look this good though, sometimes when I’m really in a rush my spreads are super basic and not at all pretty (hah) 

I will be posting all these blank pages individually as well (gotta love the queue feature) but I just wanted to show you all of it. together. yeah. 

so first we’ve got the first page… 

aaand now I’ve got a little page about the bullet journal such as the key etc.

then I have a yearly overview so I can kinda look into the future.. I’m so awful with keeping dates in other months and looking forward to important dates that are a few months in advance so I do need this lmaooo

now this is a new page that I have which is kind of to highlight defining dates of 2018 that I don’t want to forget :) This is more linked to events that have impacted my personal life!

now for the January cover page! Just drew a shit ton of lines tbh. As you can tell, I’m tryna stay grey and minimal for a while

I kinda like the simplicity of this cover page but it’s not my faaavorite. Oh well, it’s not about being perfect and the cover page literally serves no function, so I’m good :’)

next we have a really simple monthly overview page… it’s not overly formatted cause I usually just scribble my plans in the monthly overview, it’s not structured!

aaaand now we’ve got my weekly spreads :D i didn’t include the first week since that spread got super duper messed up.. I’m still gonna use it, just not gonna post it! Anyway, here’s three of my weekly spreads. For now I’m following a pretty simple format, maybe for February I’ll change it up. I’m always looking for weekly spread suggestions, so if you have some do let me know! 

this is a super lowkey rainbow spread and I like how simple it is!

I always like yelllow spreads, so this is my take on that. the wednesday is totally messed up (lol @ planning properly) 

this is a cuper cute pastel spread, i drew a little cat friend on the side c: 

I’m going to add a mood tracker and brain dump to January later, but for now here’s my bujo :’) I’ve kept it basic, I’ll add pages and spreads later should I need them!

I just want to give a huge shout out to  @intrastudies​, @chekalowa​, @elrood​, @softlystudying,  @intrastudies, @chekalowa, @elrood, @softlystudying, @milkteastudies, and @milkteastudies for constantly filling my feed with beautiful bullet journal spreads and constantly being inspiration sources! Love em, they definitely have helped me along the bullet journal journey.

If y’all are planning on starting bujos, please tag me in your posts, I always love seeing people on their journal journeys :D You can always submit posts and photos to my blog as well ;) 

My bullet journal — minimal and practical 🥀