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2.02.21□Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina+some current readings...

Day 1/28 (#february productivity challenge)

W/ @studycandi, @ie-lla, @studywitnelly, @savastudy, @studiesanatomy, @periodic-studying and @diahstudies

Yesterday I read 50 pages of "Divergent" by Verónica Roth and did some house chores . I've recently came from vacations so I have to make up a lot of things in my house :]

Name the book challenge:

Day 8. Theater: ¡Jettatore! By Gregorio de Laferrère (2/5⭐)

EXTENSIONS :First , I want to tell you of some of my favourites extensions that I'm using now ,which are:

Momentum extension: This one shows up a beautiful pic behind a minimalist hour log ,including a to do list where you can put your most important tasks of the day. This app has really helped me to focus.

Focus-to-do : This extensión let us put the activities that we have to do for the day, tomorrow ,next month, etc. IT gives us the possibility to do each homework by pomodoro sessions which will really help you to keep concentrated.

2. LANGUAGE APPS : These apps and resources are the ones that I'm currently using to learn French and English and they are very usefull!

WordReference : English Traductor. One of the best ones in my opinion.

Drops :This let us train some languages for 5 minutes a day for free.

Beelinguapp :IT has a lot of Audiobooks to learn languages at whatever level.

Duolingo: This app helps you to learn a whole language. Its very usefull when you are starting to learn a language.

Voyage Comment: This Blog has a lot of podcasts to learn French

Bussu : There you can practice a language and improve your pronuntation. You can help other people with their pronuntation , and them to you as well...

Courses Resource (2 ) :These are resources that a I catched from Coursera Free Courses. They are very interactive and usefull.

DeerPlus : It teachs you a language by games.

Memrise : It is one of the most complete apps to learn a language. It has everything.

Google translator:I dont recommend this one but it is good if you need to translate a paragraph when you are reading a book since it is installed as a plug-in in every android phone.

Entraînement TCF : This blog also has a lot of podcasts with comprenhension to learn French

MosaLingua Business English : It teachs you Business English.

3. BLOGGER APPS : These are apps to edite pictures,they also can help you to organize your blog ,etc...

Canva :This is a graphic design app with lots of templates. You can make edits, power Point presentations , wallpapers and the only limit is your imagination .

VSCO : With this app you can edit your photos with beautiful filters.

Photoshop Express :I dont really use it but IT has a lot of options .Instead, I use Photoshopea since it is free👀

Word : I use this to prepare my speeches for every post.

Genially : This one is like Canva . However there you have more options . Yo can make high quality animations. Really recommended

IbisPaint X : With this app you can draw anything. It is one of the best apps i ve EVER used and if you dont have money to buy a "drawing app" you can try with this one, that is free.

Background Eraser : IT does neatly erase the background of any photo . You can make really good vectors for your projects with this app...

4. MUSIC APPS:

Spotify : The algoritme of this app has helped me a lot to know new music

Atmosphere: There you can hear a lots of relaxing sounds to study. Lately I've been using a lot this app and it is really usefull and charming.

Lo-fi Radio: This is a Radio which always plays LoFi music. It plays really comfortable and relaxing music .

5. ORGANITATION APPS

Taskade: This is an app to organize your to- do list and in a very simple and funny way. You can also organize works with other people ...

Alarmy: This is an alarm which has an opcion(very usefull one) that obligates you to take a determinated photo to turn off the alarm... You will really wake up with this option...

Habitica : This app has a kind of Habit tracker, a to-do list , projects tracker and a task list. The fun fact is that this app acts like a game . So if you complete one of your to do (habit, etc,) you earn money that will let you avance . However, If you dont , your character will lose "life".

Forest : This app locks down every app in your phone so you can concentrate in your tasks or duties whilst ,at the same time, a tree grows(hence the name)

6. HEALTH APPS:

Madbarz: IT have a lot of routines and workout challenges.

Home Workout: IT helps you to make your own challenge and has a lot of workout routines.

Freeletics: IT has a lot of routines according to your needings and time.

Training: IT helps you with the habit of run.

Yoga Studio: IT has yoga sessions with timer included.

7. READERS APP:

Wattpad: It is a really good app to read stories for free and start like a writer . There you can also learn languages by changing the idiom . However be carefull with the grammar of the story that you read.

Goodreads: It is like Facebook but for readers. There you can find a lot of book reccomendations . Choosing a book will never be a problem again.

Sparknotes : There are some books for free with their own study guides

ReadEra: IT is a really good app to save and organise your pdf books.

Studyblr community challenge

2nd day_____________

Explain your studyblr URl!

My Studyblr URL has a funny reason, almost for me 🤣.Well, when i was joining to play roblox , the game gave me the name "wastelfull0999 " :(. So Wastel is an abrevation of that name . And studyblr is because of my content.

3rd day_____________

Why did you create your studyblr?

22.02.21□weekly spread✨ + divergent pics🙈+Divergent aesthetic 🦋

15-21/28 days of the #february of productivity challenge

W/ @studycandi , @ie-lla , @studywitnelly , @savastudy , @studiesanatomy , @periodic-studying , @diahstudies, @catgoosey, @dulce-studies , @quillax , @elegybot & @awakeningmoon

OMG, IT's been a long time since I don't post.I had some beautiful ,productive and no that good days by then :) Anyways the important in all of this is to take care of ourselfs and accomplish our goals, not to post every day, just because our own well being matters more than a post...

Also lately I've been reading Radio Silence and I had finished Divergent (4/5✨) . I'm loving Radio Silence😍. To variate, I'm also reading "Libera tu magia /Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert which one I'm also enjoying 🙌.

Name the book challenge

Day 16. What’s the book that made you think the most?

Agilmente by Estanislao Bachrach (5/5✨ mind.creativity.biology.comedy.interesting)

I’d like to invite you to join the Studyblr Community, using tumblr’s brand new feature! This community is for original study related content, a place to support each other and is intended to be your new cozy corner of the internet. Let’s make this a renaissance of the 2017-2020 studyblr golden age ♡₊ ⊹📃💭⋆⭒˚｡⋆

How it works:

Join via this link.

Make an introductory post within the community about yourself and your studies.

Reblog your study related content to the community! Note: currently you can only do this on the desktop web browser version of tumblr. I’ve contacted support to see when we can do this from our phones too!

Reblog this post for reach & expand this post for more info!

Just start.

Inspired by @prettypr1ncezz

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Video essays and educational

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Exercise

fitbymik - Weight focused

Jessica Richburg - Yoga

Madeleine Abeid - Pilates

things I wish I had known when starting a studyblr - study-like-you-mean-it

 It’s been a looong time since I made this studyblr; I started it in Easter 2016, which means it’s over 3 years old now (which doesn’t seem like a lot but going from GCSEs to having finished the first year of university is a long journey). I thought I’d share a couple of things I’ve learned along the way, through trial and error (mostly error), and hopefully this will help some of you out! :)

Experiment with your look: It’s great if you settle into an aesthetic straight away and want to stick with it for the whole time you have your blog, and if that works for you, that’s great! If like me you want to keep trying out different styles, go with that (I still haven’t settled on an aesthetic and that’s chill)- most of the time, people will see your posts in isolation anyway so don’t put too much pressure on finding aesthetic cohesiveness

Don’t think you have to buy all the stationery: You’ll see a bunch of brand names popping up over and over again in people’s posts, and whilst brands like MUJI and mildliners may work for some, you absolutely do not need to buy all of these things in order to keep up a certain ideal aesthetic. I, for one, have strayed from mildliners and use stabilo pastel highlighters now, as they are cheaper and last longer. My go-to writing pen when I work is a BIC biro, which I bought in bulk so it costs 24p per pen. I do have MUJI pens for working on my bullet journal and the B4 notebooks for taking to lectures, but it’s really not necessary to cash out on all the kit in order to be a “legit” studyblr. All you need is a phone camera, a pen, and a piece of paper.

You don’t need the “studyblr” handwriting: Scrolling through the myriad of studyblr posts, it’s easy to become convinced that you need this stereotypical ultra-neat “studyblr” handwriting, and whilst it does look nice, it’s not the only handwriting that looks nice. I used to take ages to try and write my study notes out so that they conformed to this aesthetic, and it ended up slowing down my studying to the point that I never finished the notes or the material I wanted to cover in a given day. I also ended up making notes for the sake of studyblr posts that ended up not being an effective way for me to study (I learned this the hard way). I’m quite lucky in that my regular handwriting is quite consistent, but to be honest, the overall aesthetic of a post is more important, and sometimes this studyblr handwriting fits into the aesthetic, but I can guarantee it’s not a necessity and you don’t need to spend your time on it if your handwriting doesn’t look like that.

Composition and lighting are most important: Long story short, you can’t take a good photo of your notes if the composition and lighting aren’t there. Take a look through the most popular photo posts and you’ll see what I mean: it doesn’t matter what the actual content of the photo is, just that it looks nice overall. Again, this is a case of what kind of a look you’re going for: some posts will have this super clean, neat look with no shadows, and other will tactfully play with the shadows for a different kind of image. However, if the shadows in the picture don’t match the aesthetic you’re going for, or you try and edit them out after taking the photos, I can guarantee this is a recipe for disaster.

Edit, but don’t overedit: Everyone with a studyblr edits their photos. I personally use a combination of VCSO and Snapseed, and have been doing this for a while, but even then I often make errors in judgement about filter strength and editing, and sometimes my photos end up looking overprocessed and frankly unattractive. I have 11.5k followers, and even now I get posts with 0 reblogs because my photo editing has been so bad. It happens (and the posts get deleted once I realise), and that’s just something you just gotta keep trying at.

Be inspired by others: See something that you like that someone else is doing? There’s no harm in trying to recreate something similar yourself, as long as you’re not plagiarising or downright stealing.

Regularity is important, but you are more important: Obviously, uploading and/or reblogging content regularly is important to your blog. However, it’s a studyblr, and if you find that it’s getting in the way of doing actual work, there’s no harm in taking a break. I rarely upload during term time, or even in the holidays, because I’m so busy trying to get my actual life sorted and enjoying my university experience. For me, I worked the most on my studyblr last summer after I finished my A-Levels, and that’s when I experienced the most growth through very regular uploads (and since everyone else was also on their summer break, they had more time to spend on tumblr and see my content). From there, it’s just been growing by itself, and it’s almost 10x as big as it was in January of 2018. Don’t feel pressured to dedicate loads of time to producing content if you simply don’t have the time. If you’re a studyblr who reblogs rather than produces content, it’s always possible to just queue up stuff so it’s released regularly whilst you are working.

Stick at it: It took me over two years to experience any real growth, and by that time I’d poured many hours of work into it. Growth doesn’t come overnight, and no matter how hard you work, you’ve gotta keep working. My first text posts got 10k notes and that did almost nothing to my follower count. Keep going and it will happen, and when this happens, you’ll be able to reach out to more people, directly and indirectly, and it becomes an even more rewarding experience.

I know you, you know me. I've had this account since I was freshly 16 and I'm 23 (and a half) now, and I can guarantee there's loads of you in the same boat right now.

Where did I go? What did I do? I finished my Master's Degree and realised (with some trepidation) at the end of it that I'd achieved everything that was on my list of things to achieve ever, and I didn't really have a plan on what I was going to do, so for what may have been the first time in my life I just...winged it. Started measuring progress according to how I felt about it. And it worked! Lots of good has come out of it so let me suggest some goal setting approaches to help if you're in a similar position (and given the studyblr -> chaos pipeline I might suggest there's at least a few people this might help)

Point 1 - Don't set yourself academic goals

"But Study Like You Mean It, I always set academic goals!" I hear you say. I appreciate the irony of my username in relation to this. Point is, you're not in academia anymore. You need to stop goal setting like you're in academia, and the easiest way to do this is to stop setting academic goals.

"But I like the pursuit of knowledge!" I hear you counter. So do I, but if you've just come out of a hothouse academic setting, you *really* need to consider who you're goal setting for. Do you like the idea of being a polyglot by the end of the year? Sure, fine, whatever, but consider who you're goal setting for. Do you want to be a polyglot because you like the process of learning languages, or because you want to show to others that you know languages? It sounds silly, but you're not working to a grade anymore, and it's absolutely essential that you reflect on why you like doing academic things. This doesn't apply to everyone, but I would kick off the process of self-reflection on this (because you know the Studyblr types are most likely guilty of performative learning) by refusing to set yourself academic goals.

If you don't hit a yardstick, what's the worst that will happen?

(nothing- the answer is nothing and you need to start getting comfortable with that)

Point 2 - Set Process-Based Goals

Building on the last point, if you want to have achieved something by the end of the year, how can you frame it in a way that's definitely not you trying to put down a point to show to others that you've improved, and instead internalise your sense of progress? Maybe the goal you set is "by the end of the year, I want to feel like I understand internalised growth and progress", and you'll know at the end of the year when you self-reflect if you've succeeded in that.

Otherwise, set a process-based goal. If you want to get better at something, but know you're guilty of holding yourself to externalised yardsticks, set yourself a goal that's about the process rather than the result. Scary, I know. For example, say you want to start playing a sport. If you go in without a process-based goal, you could end up saying to yourself "I want to put myself in a position where I qualify for a team two leagues above by the end of the season," which is a SMART* goal, but incredibly determined by outside reflections on your own ability, and very end-result focused. There's a time and a place for goals like this, but if you're coming off a high-intensity academic environment, I would argue that it's not the right place. Instead, what about "I will show up every week and be positive about the fact that I'm not perfect"? It's about the learning process, and I think post-university a lot of people fall out of love with the actual learning process, and become too mired in results.

*specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound

Point 3 - What happens if you don't hit your goal?

I love asking this question to people who've come out of academic environments.

Literally what's going to happen if you can't meet the goal that you've set for yourself when you set an end-goal focused goal?

Nothing!!!!!

It's so freeing. Embrace it! There are no time bounds on learning, so enjoy the learning! There's no exam to pass, no professors to wow, no applications to get accepted. It's just you learning how to be you, and remembering why you love to get good at things!

Part 4 - Habits =/= Goals

This one maybe is a bit tricky to explain. It's the difference between "I'm going to get into the practice of reading on my commute when I can" and "I must finish 10 books this year by reading on my commute when I can". One of them is about introducing something new into your life because it makes you feel good, and the other one is about setting limits on that because you feel you need to control the way that you enjoy things (this comes from academia putting constraints on learning, etc.).

Be patient with yourself, for goodness' sakes. Get into the habit and enjoy the process, don't automatically find ways to be masochistic about it.

My Goal Setting Approach

Thursday, 4th April 2024

I’m nervous that I’ve got a lot to revise in the next couple of weeks between practise questions and a million flashcards, but all I can do is crack on and hope it works out… I’m going to a gig tomorrow though, which will be a welcome distraction :)

Wednesday, 10th April 2024

More eco revision – it’s not going too badly, though remembering some of the equations is going to be a challenge. This morning we bought tickets for me and my dad to see Dream Theater later this year, which is exciting!

Thursday, 11th April 2024

Cracking on with more eco revision this morning ft a shot from a London trip a while back :)

I know you, you know me. I've had this account since I was freshly 16 and I'm 23 (and a half) now, and I can guarantee there's loads of you in the same boat right now.

Where did I go? What did I do? I finished my Master's Degree and realised (with some trepidation) at the end of it that I'd achieved everything that was on my list of things to achieve ever, and I didn't really have a plan on what I was going to do, so for what may have been the first time in my life I just...winged it. Started measuring progress according to how I felt about it. And it worked! Lots of good has come out of it so let me suggest some goal setting approaches to help if you're in a similar position (and given the studyblr -> chaos pipeline I might suggest there's at least a few people this might help)

Point 1 - Don't set yourself academic goals

"But Study Like You Mean It, I always set academic goals!" I hear you say. I appreciate the irony of my username in relation to this. Point is, you're not in academia anymore. You need to stop goal setting like you're in academia, and the easiest way to do this is to stop setting academic goals.

"But I like the pursuit of knowledge!" I hear you counter. So do I, but if you've just come out of a hothouse academic setting, you *really* need to consider who you're goal setting for. Do you like the idea of being a polyglot by the end of the year? Sure, fine, whatever, but consider who you're goal setting for. Do you want to be a polyglot because you like the process of learning languages, or because you want to show to others that you know languages? It sounds silly, but you're not working to a grade anymore, and it's absolutely essential that you reflect on why you like doing academic things. This doesn't apply to everyone, but I would kick off the process of self-reflection on this (because you know the Studyblr types are most likely guilty of performative learning) by refusing to set yourself academic goals.

If you don't hit a yardstick, what's the worst that will happen?

(nothing- the answer is nothing and you need to start getting comfortable with that)

Point 2 - Set Process-Based Goals

Building on the last point, if you want to have achieved something by the end of the year, how can you frame it in a way that's definitely not you trying to put down a point to show to others that you've improved, and instead internalise your sense of progress? Maybe the goal you set is "by the end of the year, I want to feel like I understand internalised growth and progress", and you'll know at the end of the year when you self-reflect if you've succeeded in that.

Otherwise, set a process-based goal. If you want to get better at something, but know you're guilty of holding yourself to externalised yardsticks, set yourself a goal that's about the process rather than the result. Scary, I know. For example, say you want to start playing a sport. If you go in without a process-based goal, you could end up saying to yourself "I want to put myself in a position where I qualify for a team two leagues above by the end of the season," which is a SMART* goal, but incredibly determined by outside reflections on your own ability, and very end-result focused. There's a time and a place for goals like this, but if you're coming off a high-intensity academic environment, I would argue that it's not the right place. Instead, what about "I will show up every week and be positive about the fact that I'm not perfect"? It's about the learning process, and I think post-university a lot of people fall out of love with the actual learning process, and become too mired in results.

*specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound

Point 3 - What happens if you don't hit your goal?

I love asking this question to people who've come out of academic environments.

Literally what's going to happen if you can't meet the goal that you've set for yourself when you set an end-goal focused goal?

Nothing!!!!!

It's so freeing. Embrace it! There are no time bounds on learning, so enjoy the learning! There's no exam to pass, no professors to wow, no applications to get accepted. It's just you learning how to be you, and remembering why you love to get good at things!

Part 4 - Habits =/= Goals

This one maybe is a bit tricky to explain. It's the difference between "I'm going to get into the practice of reading on my commute when I can" and "I must finish 10 books this year by reading on my commute when I can". One of them is about introducing something new into your life because it makes you feel good, and the other one is about setting limits on that because you feel you need to control the way that you enjoy things (this comes from academia putting constraints on learning, etc.).

Be patient with yourself, for goodness' sakes. Get into the habit and enjoy the process, don't automatically find ways to be masochistic about it.

My Goal Setting Approach

07/05 - 2015