Bono's Studyblr

Hello everyone! So in my time here I haven’t really come across a studyblr challenge other than the great “100 days of productivity” meme which I know is really helping a lot of people! I know there are probably some out there but I decided to contribute too!

However, I know some people struggle with what to post and when, and 100 days is a huge commitment! So I designed this short(er) “30 Day Studyblr Challenge” that anybody can participate in if they want to! The 30 days don’t have to be consecutive because I understand that people are busy and can’t always find time in the day to come on tumblr! So I invite you to take part in this little activity, and please feel free to tag me in your challenge uploads - If I see that I’ve been tagged I’ll check the post out.

Here are your challenge questions: Day 1: A photo of your supplies Day 2: A photo of your study space Day 3: Your favourite motivational quote Day 4: A photo of your most recent work Day 5: A photo of your favourite book Day 6: A photo showing how you relax Day 7: The best advice anyone’s ever given you Day 8: A photo of your to-do list Day 9: A photo of your desk in use Day 10: Who is your favourite teacher/professor and why? Day 11: A photoset detailing your routine for the day Day 12: A photo of your favourite study snack Day 13: A photo of your textbooks Day 14: Send your favourite studyblr(s) an uplifting message! Day 15: A photo of your handwriting Day 16: What music do you like to listen to whilst studying? If you don’t listen to music while you work, what do you do? Day 17: Find a new/different study spot to your usual one and snap a photo! Day 18: A photo of your favourite pen(s) to use Day 19: A photo of your study space featuring a glass of water. (It’s super important to stay hydrated while you study!) Day 20: Talk about your favourite fictional character Day 21: A photo of your diary/planner/journal Day 22: A photo of your dream school/university Day 23: A photo of your favourite character from TV (Because it’s important to relax sometimes too) Day 24: Write the sentence “I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it.” in all of the languages that you speak and take a photo. Tell yourself that every day! Day 25: A photo of the work/notes you’re most proud of Day 26: Try out mind-mapping and photograph the end result Day 27: Try out a printable and take a photo of it in use Day 28: Try going for a walk before you start studying today. Take a photo of something interesting you see while you’re out. Day 29: Describe your study technique. Is it different for different subjects? Day 30: You made it! Reward yourself by doing one of your favourite things to do and snap a photo!

Please don’t forget to tag me in your posts, and/or tag them with #studyblrchallengehayley so that I can make sure I see them!

Have fun :* xo

planner covers: floral 2016 (a5) // plaid 2016 (a5) // blue stripes 2016 (a5)*

info pages: floral (a5)* // lemon drop (a5) // plaid (a5)

calendar year: jan - june (a5) // july - dec (a5)

contacts (a5) // emergency contacts (a5) 

birthdays n anniversaries: jan - june (a5) // july - dec (a5)

goals pages: blue (a5)* // orange plaid (a5) // stripes (a5)

dividers: blue plaid* •  blue lemon drop • orange plaid •  peach plaid • green cloud • green plaid •  floral • green polkadot • lemon drop• blue big plaid• yellow polkadot • yellow plaid

dividers a5: stripes • yellow polkadot • yellow plaid • green polkadot • green plaid • lemon drop • green cloud •  floral • peach plaid • orange plaid • blue big plaid* • blue divider • blue lemondrop 

calendar month: January lemon drop, • January orange floral, • January mint plaid,

• February aqua plaid, • February multistripe • February yellow polkadot, • March flowers, • March orange plaid, • March melon stripe, • April coral plaid, • April green cloud, • April yellow plaid • May lemon drop, • May lime stripe, • May mint roses, • June citrus stripe, • June pink plaid, • June flowers • July big blue plaid, • July green cloud, • July yellow roses, • August colorful rosette, • August melon plaid, • August multistripe, • September orange polkadot, • September pink cloud, • September red plaid • October big yellow plaid, • October blue leaves, • October orange plaid, • November aqua PD, • November green lemon drop • November colorful plaid, • December coral plaid, • December green cloud, • December pink rosette

calendar month a5: January lemon drop  • January mint plaid •  January orange flowers February aqua plaid • February yellow PD • February multistripe March flowers • March melon stripe • March orange plaid April coral plaid • April green cloud • April yellow plaid May lemon drop • May mint roses • May lime stripe June citrus stripe • June pink plaid • June flowers July big blue plaid • July green cloud • July yellow roses August melon plaid • August multistripe • August rosette September polkadot • September red plaid • September pink cloud October yellow plaid • October blue leaves • October orange plaid November polkadot • November green drop • November plaid December plaid • December green cloud • December pink rosette

to do pages: cloud (a5) // floral (a5) 

menu plan: floral (a5) // plaid (a5)

expenses/budget pages (a5) // school charts floral • plaid • blue lemon drop

you can easily print these out and put them in a regular sized binder or get this (x) 6 hole punch with this (x) binder and it’ll be more efficient (-;

here (x) is the 2015 version, and here (x) are more free printables from  thehandmadehome :-)

This is one of my closest friends, Samantha. Samantha has a bunch of disabilities, and her family is struggling so much to pay for it. To quote the page, “She was born with a extremely rare genetic duplication, static encephalopathy, mild cerebral palsy, Mitochondria, gastric disorders, and more. Over the years she has had more problems, with her health issues.” 

You don’t have to donate, but if you do, literally any type of money would help. You know that 4.45 you pay for starbucks? Maybe donate that instead.

That saying, if you can’t donate, PLEASE reblog this! Please. They only have 95 dollars out of 1,700$ raised, and they seriously need help.  The link to her page is down below:

i rly appreciate all of the love and support ive been getting from the study community and i just wanted to give back to my lovely followers with a rad giveaway for black friday!!!!

rules to enter:

must be following me [studyign]

must be following instagram @ studyign_com

must be subscribed to my youtube channel

you may enter more than once

like this post = no entry [just a bookmark]

give this video a thumbs up

how to enter once:

be following me on ig, tumblr, + youtube

reblog this tumblr post once 

comment under this youtube video 

^ with ur country + ig/tumblr usernames

prizes:

there will be one winner [chosen randomly]

personalized mixtape from me [on my 8tracks]

colorful + handwritten letter from me :)

rly fab stationery pictured above!!!

^ is described in detail in this youtube video

more info:

this isnt affiliated with tumblr/yahoo/youtube/ig

pls be >18 or have parental permission

be comfy w/giving me ur address [if u win]

must have an open ask box on tumblr

winner will hav 48 hours to respond if they win

lmk in tags if it a sideblog [no giveaway blogs]

do not delete this text pls like thats not cool

i will be paying for international shipping !

my giveaway faq [will add to it] + my ask box

deadline to enter:

december 9th, 2015 

@ 9:00pm EST

This is my first pack. I really hope that you like, I created it as a way of disclosure, and I promise that the next will be “free”. Nothing was made by me, credit to the owners.

Follow all instructions and I will send you the pack. Kisses!

                                                  HOW TO GET

                    Follow me. (here)

                    Reblog this post (likes doesn’t count)

                    Send me a ask here asking “1st pack”

PORTUGUÊS

Esse é o meu primeiro pack. Eu realmente espero que vocês gostem, e criei ele como uma forma de divulgação, e prometo que os próximos serão “de graça”. Nem tudo foi feito por mim, crédito aos criadores.

Siga todas as instruções corretamente e te mandarei o pack. Beijinhos!

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I saw a few masterposts going around tumblr and decided to make one. A lot of these links are helpful for High School as well! Enjoy and please tell me if you have problems with any link.

Blogs

onlinecounsellingcollege

fyeahcooldormrooms

freshmantips

theprospectblog

Studying

Flashcards

Calculators

Online Ruler

Thinking & Memorizing Tips

Research & Reading Tips

Finals Help Guide

Homework Help

Math Help

Geography Help

Study Playlist

Convert Anything To Anything

Productive Study Break Tips

Pull an All Nighter & Do Well On Your Exam

AP Cram Packets

Writing Help

Free Microsoft Word Equivalent

Writing Software Master post

Cant Remember A Word?

Bibliography Maker

Google Citations 

Social Media Citation Guide

Earn A Cute Picture Of A Kitten For Writing

Writers Block?

Coffee Shop Sounds

Essay Structure Guide

Want To Know Who You Write Like?

Books

Alternatives To Expensive Textbooks

Download Free Books

Download Free Kindle Books

Free Audio Books

Sad/Stressed

Thoughts Room

Panic & Anxiety Masterpost

Guided Relaxation

Stress Relievers

Chill Playlist

Cute Videos

Food

Quick & Easy Snack Recipes

Study Snacks

On The Go Breakfast Recipes

Brownie In A Cup

Miscellaneous

Check The Safety Of Any Website

Download From 8tracks

Is This Website Down For Me Or Everyone?

Self Defense Tips

Upload Anything From Your Smartphone To You Laptop

Chrome Extension Tells You Which Tab Is Playing Music

Prevent Hangovers

Netflix Recommendations 

Becoming An Adult Masterpost

All The Audios You’ve Ever Reblogged

Stream/Watch Free TV/Movies

Never Hit A Dead End With A Broken Link

Downloadable PDF To-Do Lists

Watch Musicals

This started out as a post for the IB, but I realised it can be applied generally as well.

General Tips:

If you get to choose your topic, choose one that you find genuinely interesting, as you will be much more motivated. It should also be a topic that you’re fairly familiar with. If you’re really stuck for ideas, look at example essays online (but don’t steal!).

Have a specific focus.

Keep a log of all of your references. Make sure that you’re referencing in the correct format.

Find out if there are any competitions or scholarship contests that you could submit your essay to.

Introduction:

Try starting your essay with a claim related to the title/question.

Have a sentence which defines your whole essay; give the reader and idea of what you’re going to be arguing. Try to get the reader interested in your essay so that they’re motivated to read.

Don’t use “I” or “My” (we were always warned against this).

Know what conclusion you’re coming to at the end.

Think of essay introductions as covering what/why/how:

What the question is about – explain your interpretation of the question and what it is asking you to do.

Why the question is important – put the question into context and identify the main issues that are raised by the question.

How you are going to answer it – let the reader know what you are going to cover in your essay in order to answer the question.

Body:

Provide example to prove your thesis write or wrong.

Develop the idas and arguments outlined in your introduction.

Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, which acts like a mini introduction. This should clarify what you’re going to discuss in that paragraph. If your topic sentence doesn’t match what you discuss in the paragraph then it will read confused.

Think of each paragraph like a small essay.

Keep your essay question/title in front of you while you’re writing; it will help you stay focused.

Don’t be too general.

Keep your paragraphs well structured. Don’t jump from one idea to the next; there should be a link between the paragraphs, they should be consecutive. Try to show the flow of your though. Again, if this goes wrong, your essay will appear confused. This is something that I found online about how to structure a paragraph (included as a photo for the colour coding):

Don’t just state your ideas; have evidence, analysis, and comments. Remember, you’re trying to convince the reader that you’re right!

Conclusion:

Reread your essay, and conclude your ideas; all of your points should lead logically to this conclusion.

Your conclusion should capture the essence of your essay. Summarise your main points, and relate them back to the question. Think about what the reader knows now that they didn’t know when they began reading.

Don’t introduce any new information.

Don’t include apologies about the incompleteness of your argument (e.g. If I had more time….) although you can include some limitations.

Don’t end your conclusion with a rhetorical question; it leaves the reader unsatisfied.

For tips about other aspects of essay writing, see:

Planning & structuring your essay

Develop your essay writing

Academic writing

Reading, note-taking and referencing

Academic phrase masterpost: discussing findings (by under-grad)

Proofreding tips (by civilisedstudies)

How to write a university level essay (by healthyeyes)

How to write an essay in an hour in exams (by boarding-school)

How to actually write an essay in a nutshell (by englishlit-chic)

How to write a great essay (by englishlit-chic)

Organising essay notes using Excel (by studyspo)