Lute's studies n' stuff

He asked somebody to raise their hand and ask him when we would use calculus in our everyday life. So one student rose their hand and asked, “When are we going to use this in our everyday life?”

“NEVER!!” the teacher exclaimed. “You will never use calculus in your normal, everyday life. In fact, very few of you will use it in your professional careers either.” Then he paused. “So would you like to know why should care?”

Several us nodded.

He picked out one of the varsity football players in the class. “You practice football a lot during the week, right Tim?” asked the teacher.

“Yeah,” replied Tim. “Almost every day.”

“Do you and your teammates ever lift weights during practice?”

“Yeah. Tuesdays and Thursdays we spend a lot of practice in the weight room.”

“But why?” asked the teacher. “Is there ever going to be a play your coach tells you use during a game that requires you to bench press the other team?”

“No, of course not.”

“Then why lift weights?”

“Because it makes us stronger,” said Tim.

“Bingo!!” said the teacher. “It’s the same thing with calculus. You’re not here because you’re going to use calculus in your everyday life. You’re here because calculus is weightlifting for your brain.”

When it’s taught right, learning math teaches you logic and how to organize your brain, how to take a problem one step at a time and make sure every step can bear weight before you move to the next one.  Most adults don’t need to know integrals, but goddamn if I don’t wish everyone making arguments on the internet understood geometric proofs.

Scientific concepts broaden our understanding of how the world is put together, which does not mean that most adults ever really understand how light is refracted through a lens or why spinning copper wire creates electricity–and they don’t need to.  But science classes in general are meant to teach the scientific method: how to make observations and use them to draw conclusions, how to test those conclusions, how to be wrong and grow stronger from it.

History isn’t about dates and names of battles, it’s about people, patterns, things we’ve tried before and ought to learn from.  It’s about how everything is linked, how changing one circumstance can lead to changes in fifty others, cascading infinitely.  Literature is about critical thinking, pattern recognition, learning to listen to what somebody is saying and decide what it means to you, how you feel about it, and what you want to do with it.

Some facts matter: every adult should know how to read a graph, how global warming works, some of the basic themes and symbols that crop up in every piece of fiction.  But ultimately, content is less important later in life than context.

100 days of productivity 2/100

fyi: this is not about starting a discourse in any way, shape, and form. i love this community because it’s supportive (and was one of the reasons i had the courage to change my major). but we all have different opinion and pet peeves.

tbh half of what i’d write is gonna be ironic because i do those things lol.

i strongly believe muji and midiliners are only beloved on studyblr bc they’re from japan and ~aesthetic~

i see captions saying stuff like ‘sorry i’m not that productive (for 100dop or just in general) from time to time. you’ve got no one to be sorry for, my dudes. productivity is good but it’s not everything. i’m saying this to myself too because at times i (and i’m sure many other people) let myself be overwhelmed by ‘productivity’. i mean, it doesn’t have to be academic, like, at all. you have the energy to get off the bed: good! that’s one productive thing! you somehow survive the day without having a breakdown: yes groot!!!

i think we studyblr all identify and make self-worth based too much on productivity. yes, studyblr is focused on academia but you know, there’s gotta be a limit. one shouldn’t breathe in ‘work’ breathe out ‘motivation’ like 24/7. TvT)

"Seize the diastole" I read in a article, our study life and the path to our dreams are like our body, sometimes it's in a intense and powerful momentum of intensity on our work just like our heart is while in Systole, that's what pumps blood into our circulation, that's what get we closer to our goals, and then there's procrastination, or in this metaphore the Diastole, the process of letting go and filling up, but without time for diastole, there's no blood to the Systole thrust forward.

Whenever you feel like you are unproductive, don't feel guilty, take the time to rest and give your best next time. Just as the hearth needs time to release and refill, so does the mind and soul.

sleepy dawn

open windows

listening to lo-fi

wearing pyjamas

planning your day, creating to-do lists

the sky is pretty

spring breeze

coming back after a walk

drinking a glass of water

getting a head-start on the assignment

the great feeling of productivity, ah

cozy evening

sitting on your bed

rewarding yourself afterwards with a bath or chocolate

highlighting with your favourite markers

warm tea or cocoa next to you

night vision

it’s way too late, but you gotta finish that essay

rock music all the way

everything is a mess

you’re gonna be okay though

cinnamon afternoon

drinking coffee

doing some math exercises

listening to a chill/coffeehouse playlist

Hey studyblrs! I’m bluemoonstudyblr, but you can call me Jacquie. I’ve been wanting to make one of these since I was an undergrad student but never felt like I was good enough to make one for some reason? Not sure if that makes sense. But I’ve finally decided to give it a try.

For undergrad I was a Biology major, then I was a PoliSci major, until I finally decided to do what I loved and I decided to be a Psych major. I ended up minoring in Education because I originally wanted to go into School Psychology (which I did end up doing for a little while, more on this later). My time in college was incredible, I attended Florida Gulf Coast University and it was honestly the best decision of my life. If anyone needs any advice, tips, etc. I’d be more than happy to help in any way.

I graduated on time at the end of Spring 2017, which is surprising from how many times I changed my major, lol. I quickly got accepted to the School Psychology program at FIU and started that fall. Needless to say, I survived two semesters but I quickly realized School Psych wasn’t for me. I’ll probably make a post later on describing why it didn’t work out and discussing the issues I had with that program.

I am now going to get my Master’s in Psychology with a concentration in Organizational Science also known as Industrial/Organizational Psychology and I could not be any happier with this decision. I start in a few weeks and can’t wait to start sharing everything I learn with you guys. I am also currently in an internship with a behavioral health company.

‘one day’ is a better mindset than ‘what if’ ✨

some morning writing whilst i watch season 5 of kitchen nightmares, + honey tea to sooth my sore throat (caught a cold ☹).