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UPDATED ON JULY 2017

Here you can find videos with advice on different categories related to college and studying! Just click on whatever topic you’d like to learn about :)

10 Bullet Journal Hacks and Ideas

Tips on How to Start a Bullet Journal

New Bullet Journal // Leuchtturm1917 [Mid 2017]

Minimalistic Planning Routine

My Planner Setup for 2016

Bullet Journal Setup for 2016

Bullet Journal 101

How to Plan for Final Exams

Bullet Journal Doodles and Decor

Plan with Me: Monthly Spreads

My Planning Routine

Bullet Journal [Early 2017]

How to Color Code your Notes

New Note Taking Method // Cause and Effect

How to Chose between Typed and Handwritten Notes

How to Type Notes for College

How to Take Notes from Textbooks

The Best, Fastest, Note Taking Method

Binder Tour 2015

Binder Tour 2016

Study Guide 101

Note Taking Tips and Advice for Typed Notes

How to Improve Typing Speed

How to Take Comparison Notes

Minimalist Binder Organization

Taking Notes with Microsoft OneNote

My 4 Types of Handwriting

The Cornell Method with Typed Notes

How to Be More Productive

The Ultimate Study Guide - 40 Tips

2 Different Ways to Use Sticky Notes

How to get Inspired to Study

Lecture Organisation and Preparation

How to have Efficient Study Breaks

How to Balance College and Life

My Study Routine

How to Have a Productive Summer

The Pomodoro Technique

How to Review and Study for Exams

How to Improve Handwriting

Time Management Tips

5 Tips for Exam Revision

College Organization Setup

How I Study for Tests

Presentation/Public Speaking Tips

Things I Wish I Had Known Before College

A Day with Me at Starbucks

My Evening Study Routine

My Morning Study Routine

Study With me For Exams // Timelapse

Huge Stationery Haul [2017]

Top 5 Best Websites for Students

ANDROID Apps for Studying and Time Management

School Supplies for 2016

The BEST Highlighters for Studying

My Favorite Pens for Handwriting

Desk and Study Space Tour

here it is. a big ole’ post about how i use notion for grad school. it’s been my go-to resource since september (thanks to @post–grad for mentioning it on her blog and getting me hooked on it). it’s been incredibly efficient and it has become my main resource : i use it as my planner, my thesis progress journal, my personal zone (almost like a bullet journal). i love the fact that it’s a multi-platform app, so i can access it on my phone, but it’s also web-based, so even if i don’t have my computer with me, there’s always a way to access it. (side note : get ready for a weird mix of french, english and the additional latin for no reason whatsoever)

my side-bar is pretty minimal, which is how i like it.

my workspace has 3 sections : delphinium, which is my monthly layout, my agenda (self-explanatory) and “tpj” aka my thesis progress journal. (i’ll make a separate post on how i use notion for the journal) the private section has my projects, my ‘personal’ zone and my archives, where i drop old pages and documents i don’t need anymore. 

my monthly layout (aka delphinium)

i like to have a couple of monthly goals (which i’ll inevitably fail to accomplish, in this case especially the coffee one) as well as a little something extra, here i have a little section of a poem i stumbled upon while doing research.

my agenda

i keep an archive with templates for my weeks as well as old weekly pages. 

my weekly template is quite simple, a section for everyday and combined saturday-sunday since i try to take one of the two days off.

it’s empty right now, but i often will add tasks a few days (if not weeks) before, because i like being as organized as possible. i don’t put very many things other than tasks, unless i have something i want to remember (birthday, deadline, etc.) or want to make a note for that day (for example, if i know i want to take a day off, or if im planning on doing a library day)

my projects

this is a section for ongoing projects, including the most interesting ones : “pres” which is a presentation i’m working on for a conference and “doc” which is all things phd related.

my personal section (aka personalis)

this is where things start to get pretty intense. notion has pretty much become a  place to dump everything i think about, and i love that it’s all in one place & (somewhat) organized

i tried to section everything in how often i need it : every day, every week, every month, yearly and “life” things.

my big calendar is my most used page. it’s where i section off my time and do some long-term planning for my thesis and for travelling. 

here are a few examples of layouts, like gifts ideas, bc i’m trying to be organized, tattoo ideas and recipes!

Statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century b.c. Greek

The complex motion of this dancer is conveyed exclusively through the interaction of the body with several layers of dress. Over an undergarment that falls in deep folds and trails heavily, the figure wears a lightweight mantle, drawn tautly over her head and body by the pressure applied to it by her right arm, left hand, and right leg. Its substance is conveyed by the alternation of the tubular folds pushing through from below and the freely curling softness of the fringe. The woman’s face is covered by the sheerest of veils, discernible at its edge below her hairline and at the cutouts for the eyes. Her extended right foot shows a laced slipper. This dancer has been convincingly identified as one of the professional entertainers, a combination of mime and dancer, for which the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria was famous in antiquity.

- open your bedroom window and let the sunlight and fresh air in. no matter how bad a mood you may be in, i promise it will make you feel just a little bit better.

- remember that your talents and strengths are gifts to be shared with other people. if you like to draw or bake, give random sketches or treats to your loved ones for no reason. even if you aren’t proud of your own work, it might just mean the entire world to someone else.

- mind your own business. keep your nose out of places it doesn’t belong and don’t worry about what other people are doing. if it bothers you, but doesn’t directly harm you or someone else, ignore it and leave it be. you will be much happier that way.

- compliment strangers, if you’re comfortable doing so

- be honest. the less you lie, the less you have to remember. this is a very liberating feeling.

- smile at yourself in the mirror every day. even if it isn’t a genuine smile the first time you try it, keep doing it. eventually, when you see your own reflection you can’t help but greet it kindly.

• Adverse means detrimental and does not mean averse or disinclined.

Correct: “There were adverse effects.” / “I’m not averse to doing that.”

• Begs the question means assumes what it should be proving and does not mean raises the question.

Correct: “When I asked the dealer why I should pay more for the German car, he said I would be getting ‘German quality,’ but that just begs the question.”

• Bemused means bewildered and does not mean amused.

Correct: “The unnecessarily complex plot left me bemused.” / “The silly comedy amused me.”

• Disinterested means unbiased and does not mean uninterested.

Correct: “The dispute should be resolved by a disinterested judge.” / “Why are you so uninterested in my story?”

• Enormity means extreme evil and does not mean enormousness. [Note: It is acceptable to use it to mean a deplorable enormousness.]

Correct: The enormity of the terrorist bombing brought bystanders to tears. / The enormousness of the homework assignment required several hours of work.

• Fortuitous means coincidental or unplanned and does not mean fortunate.

Correct: Running into my old friend was fortuitous. / It was fortunate that I had a good amount of savings after losing my job.

• Homogeneous is pronounced as homo-genius and “homogenous” is not a word but a corruption of homogenized.

Correct: The population was not homogeneous; it was a melting pot.

• Ironic means uncannily incongruent and does not mean inconvenient or unfortunate.

Correct: “It was ironic that I forgot my textbook on human memory.” / It was unfortunate that I forgot my textbook the night before the quiz.

• Luxuriant means abundant or florid and does not mean luxurious.

Correct: The poet has a luxuriant imagination. / The car’s fine leather seats were luxurious.

• New Age means spiritualistic, holistic and does not mean modern, futuristic.

Correct: He is a fan of New Age mindfulness techniques. / That TV screen is made from a high-end modern glass.

• Noisome means smelly and does not mean noisy.

Correct: I covered my nose when I walked past the noisome dump. / I covered my ears when I heard the noisy motorcycle speed by.

• Parameter means a variable and does not mean a boundary condition, a limit.

Correct: The forecast is based on parameters like inflation and interest rates. / We need to work within budgetary limits.

• Simplistic means naively or overly simple and does not mean simple or pleasingly simple.

Correct: His simplistic answer suggested he wasn’t familiar with the material. / She liked the chair’s simple look.

• Tortuous means twisting and does not mean torturous.

Correct: The road through the forest was tortuous. / Watching their terrible acting for two hours was a torturous experience.