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While most of the studyblr community is really empowering, uplifting and inspiring, there are also ideals and misconceptions that are really harmful, so please always keep in mind:

You don´t need straight A´s. In some subjects, or basically in life, passing is sometimes enough. Don´t expect yourself to get only straight A´s and destroy yourself for these grades.

Your health, physical and mental, is more important than your grades.

Not everyone enjoys studying. Some studyblrs may be there because they try to motivate themselves, not because they love studying.

You don´t need expensive stationery. Cheap ones are more than enough.

You don´t need to wish for stationary for christmas or your birthday. Wish for something your really want and what brings you joy.

Staying up all night and having only 4 hours of sleep is not healthy!

Drinking multiple coffees per day every day is very bad for your stomach and heart!

Being productive can mean lots of things. It means something different for everyone, and while for some of us it means studying 8 hours a day, for others it may mean 2 hours, or maybe just organizing and sorting out stuff.

Not every day is the same. While today may be wonderful and productive, tomorrow may be not so productive. You are a human being, not a machine.

Honestly, being 100 days in a row productive is more harmful than helpful. Take that day off if you need too!

Your bullet journal must not be perfect or artsy. As long as it helps you organize your stuff and as long as you are happy with it, everything is fine!

You don´t need to do calligraphy to be a studyblr or a good student.

You don´t need to rewrite all your notes. As long as you know how to learn from them, that is enough.

Your handwriting doesn´t need to beautiful. You (and your teachers) should be able to read it without problems, that´s all.

Studying too much can make you depressed. But that is normal and will pass.

Just because others may find a class easy does not mean you have to. Everyone has weaknesses and strengths.

Ambience and piano music is not for everyone. It is totally okay if you listen to heavy metal while studying, as long as you can concentrate.

Getting up early is not always good for being productive. If you are not a morning person, you might not be able to concentrate.

Your background does not have to be white.

You do not have to study on your bed or wrapped in blankets. There are enough people who get tired by doing so.

Your desk will be messy more often than not, and that is totally okay.

Everyone is procrastinating sometimes.

Planning your whole day or week, including every single minute, does not make sense. You will have moments where you will just sit there and stare, you may want to eat an unplanned snack or whatever. Don´t try to plan every second. Give yourself some freedom.

Enjoy your breaks. Don´t minimize them down to just 5 minutes. Take breaks as long as you need them to be in order to feel well and to focus again.

Don´t revise in your head as soon as you´re not studying. Give yourself times where you don´t think about it at all.

the year in journals, so far

Notebook.ai has different categories for different things:

And then once you make something each category has different questions for you to answer about your world:

A new post about how to plan for the new year! If you’re a student, a recent graduate, on a gap year or you have just started your new job position, you may want to set goals for 2018! I will be sharing my tips and tricks, so keep reading!

1. SET REALISTIC GOALS

As mentioned many times on multiple blog posts, try to set SMART goals! They have to be specific, measurable,  achievable, relevant and time bound, in order for you to complete them! I have a full blog post about it HERE. Read it for ultimate success in 2018!

2. ORGANIZE

Depending on your goals, organize your life, i.e. your work area, closets, room, apartment, life. If you’re willing to try and change some of your unwanted habits and improve you need to be aware of them and try to prepare yourself for change. You can make lists of things you need to organize or purchase in order to start the new year well! So start organizing as early as possible!

3. PLANNERS

If you’re a planner person and you carry one with you at all times because you have to manage your time for school, work, extra-curricular activities, etc. a new planner could be the most useful purchase for 2018! I recently ordered a Shop Ban.Do planner from asos.com (not sponsored!), because it was well priced and I liked the layout of it the most! But there are plenty of affordable options on Amazon/Ebay, AliExpress, your local stationery stores, etc.

4. BULLET JOURNAL

Maybe this year you are interested in starting a bullet journal! Although I was skeptical about it for a really long time and still don’t think that bullet journaling is the most productive activity, I found a way that works for me! I use my bullet journal for daily to-do lists! If you would like to learn more about bullet journaling and how to set it up, you can check out the official page HERE but there is a whole community on social media for bullet journaling enthusiasts. 

5. START EARLY

It’s always a good idea to start working on your goals before the new year! You do not need a special date to mark the beginning of an important change! Also, January 1st may not work for everyone when it comes to exercising or working on new goals because of celebrating the previous day/night! So start a month, a week, a day earlier! You need about 21 days to build a new habit, so start early! 

I hope these tips help/give you an insight of what I do when it comes to planning + setting goals for the New Year! I’m waiting for my glow up 2018!

2018 Free Student and Calendar Printables

With the new year approaching, I’ve decided to make a 12 page pack of free printables including a 2018 yearly overview and monthly breakdown! The pack comes in Monday and Sunday start options so you can pick the one you use most. All the pages come in a single file. Click the link below to download :-)

Download the Monday Start option

Download the Sunday Start option

Other free printables you might like: Back to School Student Pack, 2018 Monthly Printables, Weekly Study Schedule, Week at a Glance, Exam Pack, and Notetaking Printables :-)

I hope you enjoy using and customising these printables! If you upload a photo featuring it, I’d love to see. Please tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with @emmastudiess. You can see other people using my printables by visiting the #esprintables tag on my blog!

If you want to find more organisational printable and support me, please check out my Etsy shop with lots of downloads dedicated to students. You can use ‘student10′ to get 10% off any purchase! :-)

SORRY ( !!! ) for the inactivity, our exams ended last month and other than this trip to the library we haven’t actually done anything HOWEVER !!! we’re planning some cool stuff coming soon, such as: calendars! weekly planners! and many more! please look forward to that! love you!