#anateamy

Hey! Ah. Yes. Well. Let me be honest here. 

I dropped out of physics  

...luckily there’s a few people on here who have lived and suffered through (and found relative joy in) physics with a few resources/ snippets of advice: 

Studying for AP Physics by @collegemania

Classical Mechanics by @rudescience and @theneuroscienceside

Tips for Success in Physics by @hexaneandheels

Answered Physics (Q&A) by @colllegeruled 

Physics resources and links by @ashleigh-studies 

Succeed in Physics by @anateamy 

Studying for AP physics by @collegemania (working link by @studyblrsubjects 

this answer by @rosallindfranklin  

Let’s be frank though, we’ve all felt that crippling (frustrating) sense of futility when we’ve studied very hard for something and it just hasn’t clicked. Your efforts do not always pay off. You may do 100+ revision questions and examples and read the entire textbook and still have no idea what you’re supposed to do! 

In that situation, I’d suggest the following: 

Ask for help. First point of call is always your teacher. Remember, they’re paid to help you. Seriously. There is no shame. Everyone has to work for a wage. 

Ask friends. 

Ask for specific examples - practical examples. I always find ‘real life’ examples/ applications of a theory help me understand the concept better.

Study smart. Avoid the temptation to copy and ‘read’ and highlight the textbook. You may feel this temptation much more strongly if you’re not doing well (the whole idea being, hell if I don’t understand this I obviously need to ‘read’ more). Use revision questions as starting points. Identify the concepts you do not understand with particularity. Then work on specific revision questions etc. If you can, use past exam/ test questions. remember school is really just a game. 

Set realistic expectations. You don’t have to be the top student in this subject - you just have to pass. You don’t have to be Newton’s reincarnate. 

Put it into perspective - how important is this one subject to you? Overall? Is this a field you want to enter in years to come? Is this a door you want to keep open? 

It’s early on. It doesn’t feel like it because you’ve only just started the rollercoaster that is high school. But you will get through it, there will be ups and downs and tears in between, but you’ll get out to the other side and things will have changed.

Don’t let this one set back make you believe that you can’t do anything.

You can.

Here’s the secret. You don’t need to be perfect at everything. You may never need to use physics again. You might. You might not. 

Where you start is not where you finish. You may not enjoy/ may not ‘be good at’ physics now - but if you want to, you can be. 

If you don’t, that is completely ok! 

The great thing is that as you get older you get more opportunities to choose, to ‘specialise’ aka cut shit out of your life. 

First of all, I love the spam! I just like to respond to everything all at once so I don’t want to open each one and forget to reply. I get to savor them :)

Y: yellow bc it makes me smile 

B: books especially when i have the time to read them

F: i hate to be cliche but i love my family so much esp my dads cousins who i’m seeing next week and i cant wait

put a letter from a-z in my ask and I’ll tell you one thing i love which starts with that letter

4: Were you a part of any “clique” in high school?

not really, i’m more of a floater, going from group to group!

19: Where did you grow up?

cleveland, ohio & tainan, taiwan

46: Do you have a bucket list?

nope!

💙 what annoys you about some people? i really dislike when people are judgmental because everyone is going through their own problems and hardships... so just live and let live my bros.🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!)ahhhhh well just recently someone very close to me made a comment about my weight so i’ve been having those Depressive Thoughts recently but i suppose my eyes, my affinity for music, and my sense of humor.🐶 send me 3 fictional people and I’ll choose my favourite!since you didn’t send me any (it’s ok bb ily) i’m just gonna list my three fav fictional characters which are fred & george weasley from hp, neil perry from dead poets society, scotty from star trek. x🐧 describe yourself in 3 wordscomplex, shy, heartfelt 💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be? my best friend that passed away a couple of years ago

this is so lovely!! thank u :,0 xx

gel pen: when are you most comfortable?

as an intp i cannot answer this without debating as to what this question refers to directly. like does it mean a physical time during the day or a setting. lets do both. i’m most comfortable in my room right after it has been cleaned and organized, and when i’m sitting at my desk on my laptop while sipping tea. i am also most comfortable right before i fall asleep, when i am laying on my bed in the dark and just thinking. i love my alone time alot.

ballpoint pen: tell me about the day you’ve just had

i’ve had a pretty messed up day, in terms of schedule. i stayed up till five last night watching a drama, and today was pretty much naps while watching the drama in between naps. i also did the dishes and folded some laundry in the evening, so the day wasn’t entirely unproductive.

ruler: what line will you never cross?

why are these questions so ambiguous oh my godd. i would never, for personal reasons, betray someone who trusts in me. for big things like matters of love, life, death, religion, money, reputation, etc.

sticky note: something about yourself you’d like to change

my temper. it’s the kind that quietly simmers until it explodes all at once. my anger is often the cold type too, so i end up hurting people around me.  i really hate having such a trait, and i wish i had more patience to deal with things.

envelope: tell me a secret

it was actually me who ate the last dark chocolate (dont tell mom)

I already did scrapbook, eraser, and calculator.