With the start of 2018 well underway, I wanted to make a masterpost full of links on how to adjust your perspective with studying. Perhaps you want to become a better student overall, improve your focus or get into your dream college, there is always something we want to do better! Hopefully these tips will make 2018 your best academic year yet!

Organisation

2018 student planner

planner brand recommendations

planner vs bullet journal: pros and cons

how to set up a bullet journal

setting up a digital bullet journal

bullet journal spread ideas

bullet journal decoration hacks

bullet journal brand recommendations

whats in my bag

my favourite stationery

back to school basic supplies

how to improve your handwriting

handwriting font suggestions

balancing study and work

desk/workspace essentials

student finance tips

2018 monthly planner printables

Productivity

productivity and time management applications

how to remove distractions

types of procrastination and how to deal with them

google chrome new tab options for improved productivity

10 small ways to improve your productivity

applications to block websites

no distraction writing applications

100 days of productivity challenge

how to focus in class

how to stick to a schedule

how to stay alert

how to build self-discipline

how to organise for exams

my after school routine

how to reduce perfectionist ideas 

Motivation

what to do when you’ve tried everything

how to gain back motivation

motivational monday printables

how to stop avoiding studying

what to do when you feel exhausted before studying

how I stay motivated

tips on maintaining motivation

how to start a studyblr

how to utilise your studyblr for motivation

how to set up a studygram

dealing with competitive people

how to bounce back from ‘failure’

how to learn from a lower than expected grade

how to structure a weekly review

how to deal with a difficult class

things to do during holidays/study vacations

Studying

applications for students

how to take effective class or lecture notes

how to take notes from a textbook

how to prepare for exams

my note-taking method

my notebook system

how to write faster

how to study more effectively

how to summarise information

how I organise my binders

good habits to implement

how to study (my method)

how to revise from notes

how to organise a colour code

how to memorise information effectively

how to memorise quotes

how to use flashcards

how I reduce waffle and narration in essays

tips for essay writing

how to find out where you’re going wrong

how I prepare to study

different ways to study

how to study during the semester

how to annotate a book/novel/etc

how to get ahead in school

how to break up a large textbook

studying as a visual learner

how to practice and present a speech

mindmapping apps and extensions

how to deal with online classes

how to study a language

how to study maths

how to improve group assessments/projects

Self Care

how to improve your sleep schedule

how to wake up earlier

how to study when sick

over-coming self doubt

dealing with stress

how to balance studying and anxiety

how to balance studying and depression

apps that help with depression

ways to reward your productivity

my favourite tv shows

my favourite podcasts

ways to use empty notebooks

how to be more sociable

tips for getting a job

advice for the first day

things (personal, academic, etc) to do every week

Printables

2018 monthly planner printables

2018 student printables (includes 2018 overview + calendar, daily + weekly + monthly planner, 30 habit tracker, class overview and timed worklog)

weekly study schedule

weekly planner

weekend planner

daily planner

assessment planner

subject to do list planner

study session planner

exam revision printable pack (includes revision checklist, formulas + definitions sheet, essay + project planner, weekly schedule)

note-taking printables (includes dotted, grid, lined, cornell method)

organic chemistry printable

literary techniques and devices sheet

100 days of productivity tracker printable 

ultimate student organiser pack

study and revision pack

2018 student planner

2018 weekly planner

pomodoro tracker

grade and assessment planner pack

essay guide and planner pack

productivity planner

student reading journal printable

student finance planner

goal and habit planner

customisable weekly study planner

On December 1st, my boyfriend of 10 months and I split. I saw it coming from multiple miles away as actions speak louder than words and frankly, we never got that whole communication thing down anyways.

Despite the short amount of time that has passed, I’ve learned a great deal about myself since then.

I have finished 4 journals since my freshman year of highschool and as I read and reflect upon the pages, I note my naïve moments. Times where my last relationship made me feel like an inconvenience, times where I felt like the effort and energy I exerted wasn’t being reciprocrated, and times that I forgave when an apology was never presented.

Love is complicated because it is complex. It always stings to love someone more than you love them. But what I learned from this specific break-up is that it stings more to love someone more than you love yourself.

Respect is a form of love. My ex-boyfriend and I both had a lack of self-love. A lack of respect for ourselves.

In my case, I didn’t have the respect for myself to leave when I felt like I was recieving less than I deserved. I justified his actions or lack of based on his experience. The recurring situations weren’t changing and I stuck around hoping that they would.

In his case, he had so many feelings that he never addressed because he felt the need to protect me. This is not a romantic sacrafice. “Do not light yourself on fire to keep others warm.” Self-respect means acknowledging your emotions.

After evaluating myself through my own words, memories, and my loved ones’ perceptions. I’ve concluded the kind of love I deserve.

Specifically a self-love I deserve. You begin to understand yourself more.

You being to pay less praise to that person you split with and more praise to yourself. A lot of times we lose ourselves in the midst of searching for someone else.

In the last 28 days, I have written myself love letters he never did, bought myself gifts that I normally wouldn’t, and ate an absolutely disturbing amount of chocolate. The kind that I like, because I’m as picky as it gets.

So today, I’m sharing with you a love letter addressed to myself. Along with a few lovely photographs that some of my greatest friends took of me in my purest form.

Baby Jane,

You are sweet like sugar and strong like coffee and baby you are beaming. I love the way you schedule your sleep and plan out parties like a middle aged mom. You are brilliant. You are filled with quotes, analogies and metaphors and your mind is filled with fictional characters that someday readers will become infatuated with. You are unseemingly outspoken but your soul is kind like spring. Your growth is exponentially energizing and your skin is leather-like thick. Tough, in all the right places. Mighty, in all the right ways while simultaneously empathetic, benevolent, and selfless. I love the way your legs carry you, with such ease, confidence and grace. And I love how wild your hair always falls, like water being tampered with and waves crashing on a crowded beach. Your skin is sweet and soft like honey, olive toned and when your tan lines begin to awaken, you carmelize quickly. I love the way you sing in the shower, the way you laugh and smile, so gritty, and I love the way you commit. In all things and everything, you never fail to place your effort. You never fear to be foolish, you never fear to be wrong. You embrace life even in its dimmest embers. You pick yourself up and pull yourself into a place you would rather be. I love it. I love the way that you bite your lip and how you dance around your room when you clean and how fast you back-track when avoiding the potential of offending others. You are considerate. I love your passion for art, when your voice cracks when you sing, and the unending array of goofy expressions your face can make. I love the way that you tie your shoes, your obsession with books and how your nails are a new color each week. I love how you get giddy and excited over all of the littlest things, the way you put your hand over your passenger when your car comes to a harder hault, and I love the fact that you are 19 years old and yet, your favorite movie is Frozen.

Until the next love letter,

Xoxo