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👏🏾Education 👏🏾is 👏🏾a 👏🏾right,👏🏾 not👏🏾 a👏🏾 service 👏🏾

Me:

Motivation is a fickle bitch. Don’t expect motivation. You don’t stay motivated; you work through the periods of exhaustion and disinterest with relentless discipline and enjoy the moments of motivation when they come, ride the wave, and then struggle through the depths again.

180318 // Ever asked yourself “Where has the day gone?”. Time is a matter of perception and we sometimes feel like just not getting the hang of time management. Here are some tips on how to get back control of your time in your daily life - or at least win back like a few hours.

substitute coffee for green tea.

assign tasks according to prioritization.

study on a desk where you can have good posture.

review your notes every day.

think critically when re-reading notes

know that you have the skills to get it done

tackle the hardest practice problems

maintain a bullet journal or a planning app.

learn to love learning.

respect your teachers.

learn to pressure yourself in a good way.

do not ignore what you do not understand.

figure out your learning style

prioritize schoolwork.

study smart, not hard.

completely understanding the lesson is something to brag about. studying until the a.m. isn’t.

read about what you’re learning. conceptualize, understand, internalize.

a change of scenery can do wonders so try studying somewhere new

hydrate yourself.

do your readings in your comfiest sweaters

have 5 min breaks between 40 min study sessions.

divide your tasks into smaller pieces.

use post-it notes to add extra info or to summarize.

write your own notes and study guides from the textbook

organize study groups

be unafraid of the hard work that studying takes

take care of your sleep schedule. the brain processes whatever you’ve learned during sleep.

be polite and helpful in group tasks.

keeping track of time will help you keep track of your progress.

prepare good brain food or snacks.

have a good light source.

warm drinks sharpen your focus. since you should only drink coffee once a day, replace it with tea or hot chocolate.

have a positive mental attitude, frustrating yourself can be time-consuming.

do not cram information into your brain minutes before the test, doing so will lead to mind block.

when studying, listening to music, lo-fi, piano, string have proven to be effective.

make bad puns that help you memorize names and places.

always put instructions in mind.

tutor someone in need, not only have you helped someone but this is a great way to study too.

Slytherin ver. Ravenclaw ver. Gryffindor ver.

books read in 2021: ninth house by leigh bardugo

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