A- levels are killing me

i just want to make this post before anyone else makes the same mistakes that i did. studyblr is all about the aesthetic. there’s nothing wrong with pretty photos and stationery but the problem starts with the skewed perspective of studying that is portrayed here on tumblr. you don’t need pretty notes and pens to be successful. you don’t need a freaking macbook and a $80 planner from kikki k to get good grades. i got sucked into this mindset and it’s the reason why i wasted eight months of my life trying to ‘perfect’ my studying. i remember in august when i started my first bullet journal. i spent around ¾ of my study time trying to make that thing look pretty just so that i could take photos of it for tumblr.  i absolutely loathe myself for wasting so many of the hours that could’ve been spent doing other things. i remember in september when I bought a pack of stablio pens for $20 after seeing them on tumblr. i used these pens ONCE. i wasted $20 of the money that my parents earned on crappy ass pens when i could’ve donated the money to charity or bought something more useful with. i remember the amount of hours i poured into rewriting my notes to make them look pretty. i can’t express how much i regret doing this. i wasted so much time. i wasted so much time filtering photos and captioning them. i wasted so much time checking the amount of followers i had and changing my theme every two days because i was never happy with it. i wasted so much time on something that didn’t make me happy in the end. i’m not saying that studyblr is a horrible and evil place. i’m saying that if you have this mindset right now, please know that it is not going to benefit you in the future. use studyblr for what it’s original purpose was. to motivate, support and help each other.

I’m sorry you have been stuck in that mindset for so long, I hope you’ll be more balanced and happy now 💕

Almost ready for school - preparing the last bits

Last semester at uni as an undergrad has officially begun. Exciting times ahead :)

20/09/15 12:40 pm // Spanish sunday! Featuring tea coffee and lovely roses. ✒️📓🌹☕️

8:52 am : so much note taking to do, so little time. midterm for my japanese culture class in on Monday !!

are you insane like me, been in pain like me, tryna make alkenes into alkanes like me 

24 July 2014, 10:38 AM // Take in the beautiful ocean air and taking notes while I wait to register for classes. This is the life.

22/nov - working on geography case studies and psychology essay plans in bed feeling p relaxed for once

🌻🌻// Second weeks of school //🌻🌻

010416: i have to finalize my ee topic in a week and !!! idk what i’m going to do. this small mind map is the product of an hour and a half of brainstorming orz – i just sat there going “what interests you??” and drew blanks every five minutes YIKES. hopefully i’ll have a more narrowed-down topic and a nice and focused research question written out by tuesday. i just want to make sure i pick a topic that i’ll enjoy writing about /sigh

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Good luck!!!