#aunoia

Ciao, everyone! Like I mentioned in this post, there are different learning styles. This quiz will help you determine your own style and also give you many studying tips, which I thought it would be helpful for both me and you to have them collected here. Enjoy♥

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First of all, according to that quiz, there are three learning types; auditory, visual and tactile. Now, I am a visual and, let me tell you, the tips it gave me were pretty helpful and I really want to use them when the school year starts. But anyhow...

1. auditory- basically you learn and remember things by listening to them.

tips for auditory learners;

choose to sit in the front of the class

read your homework/ notes e.t.c out loud or to a friend

ask someone to ask you questions regarding what you learnt

record yourself reading what you need to learn and listen to it many times

2. visual-  visuals like me, learn things by reading or viewing them.

tips for visual learners;

sit in the front of the class (yes, like the auditory learners)

flashcards (here’s a site I use, it’s also an app)

create pictures in your head of the things that you learn

write down key-words

re-write your notes

highlight definitions/ formulas/ names/ dates with a different color (e.g, blue for formulas, green for names e.t.c)

avoid distractions

3. tactile- tactile learners need physical movements to understand stuff.

tips for tactile learners;

take breaks

chew gum or eat specific snacks to remember things

trace words with your finger to learn their spelling

tap your pencil or your foot/ hand in a special pattern

...a guide for all the dark academics who, even though they feel motivated to study they are still bored. Enjoy♥

mutter rules/ definitions/ formulas under your breath as you walk down the school corridor (or while going to school)

wake up early in the morning on holidays (preferably Christmas or autumn/ winter weekends) and study or review stuff while sipping a hot tea/ chocolate/ coffee

research. Use the internet, a nearby library or the books you own for extra information and use the things you learn on assignments or just to impress your teachers in class

if you are studying a new language (see this post for more info) try to think and speak in it as much as possible

buy a leather notebook and use it as a bullet journal. If you don't like leather (or fake leather), feel free to buy a black or brown one. Plan a lot!

handwriting is dark academia, yes but consider taking your laptop to the nearest coffee shop, putting on headphones and studying with a hot drink next to you! 

lo-fi, lo-fi, lo-fi! Lo-fi beats are so aesthetic, don't have lyrics to distract you and they can also be versions of your favourite songs! Here is my lo-fi playlist on youtube! (also, this is a very nice Korean mixtape by RM from BTS, it’s very relaxing and even if you don’t like BTS or k-pop you should give it a try!)

wear any aesthetic clothes you own and study in your bed/ desk/ wherever you want.

Tagged by the lovely @lunaadore. Thank you so much for this tag! Yours is gorgeous 💖 

Find 9 pictures and make a moodboard after searching “my name + core + aesthetic” on Pinterest.

Tagging @starrystvdy @jeonchemstudy @mini-emmie @coffeeandpies @bentostudy @myhoneststudyblr @studywithdahlia @caeruleuz

@loldasme & @autumn-rain-coffee (tagging both of you in this one because I’ve already done the questions tag; tysm for tagging me still 💓) 

I do have some, but I'm gonna go with the most wholesome one:

I don't mind seeing older people, especially those in their 30s, 40s or 50s, in my uni classes. In contrast, I actually admire them a lot for still having the curiosity, the desire to learn, and especially the courage to start fresh and chase their dreams despite their age (at which the idea of learning or exploring is usually shunned). I've talked to some of them from time to time and listened to their stories. These people have definitely lived, and they have my whole respect. PSA: It is never, ever too late to learn something new or to realize your dreams. Curiosity does not age.

(Don't know if that counts as an unpopular opinion, but I haven't really seen many posts about this. I hope this can be a spark of positivity, especially for the studyblr community that mostly comprises of young people who are stressed about our lives' purposes, not doing enough, and not having enough time)

(Also say no to ageism)

Thank you so much for the ask 💓 (and sorry for this late answer)

Favorite memory:

I answered it here!

Book & TV recommendations:

Lately I have been enjoying some oldies:

Books:

Mindset - Carol S. Dweck

Graffiti (and other poems) - Savannah Brown

Wonder - R. J. Palacio

TV Series:

Anne With An E (#renewawae)

Steven Universe Future and Fruit Basket (because I love crying lol)

Thank you for the lovely asks 💕

I have a few:

New Years preparations with my family

Setting alarms to (sneakily) wake up and listen to music (5SOS lol) at 2AM in middle school

Every single day of the debate tournament I did in high school

That one sunset when I was heading home, on a highway, listening to Nothing More Than That by The Paper Kites

Dancing alone in my dorm room in uni

The first and last day of my first ever job

Late-night convos, both in high school and uni

(adrenaline rushes, nights and music just make me feel and remember everything so much more intensely)

Thank you so much for the ask 💖

Tagged by @jeonchemstudy and @byologee. Y’all are super sweet and thank you both so much for this cute tag game 💖

Coffee or Tea? Early Bird or Night Owl? Chocolate or Vanilla? Spring or Fall? Silver or Gold? Pop or Alternative? Freckles or Dimples? Snakes or Sharks? Mountains or Fields? Thunder or Lightning? Egyptian Mythology or Greek Mythology? Ivory or Scarlet? Flute or Lyre? Opal or Diamond? Butterflies or Honeybees? Macaroons or Eclairs? Typewritten or Handwritten? Secret Garden or Secret Library? Rooftop or Balcony? Spicy or Mild? Opera or Ballet? London or Paris? Vincent van Gogh or Claude Monet? Denim or Leather? Potions or Spells? Ocean or Desert? Mermaids or Sirens? Masquerade Party or Cocktail Party?

(speaking of honeybees, here’s an adorable video of a guy trying to befriend two honeybees - a sprinkle of cuteness to hopefully cheer you up)

Tagging @starrystvdy @mini-emmie @studywithdahlia @lunaadore @loldasme @sosiaalitieteet @coffeeandpies @bentostudy

Big shout out to - and also tagging - @becdoesbiomed, @http1976 (love your url), and @xstudiousslytherinx. Thank you guys so much for tagging me in the 20 Questions Tags. I think I’ve done them before so here’s a new (and really cute) one. Hope you’ll enjoy this 💕

56 / 100 days of productivity

My day was overall kinda productive. But I also did spend a whole hour in the afternoon crying over different renditions of "She Used To Be Mine" from Waitress.

My favorite ones are those of Alison Luff and Shoshana Bean. I just love how similar yet so different these two renditions are, as if they are Jenna but at different stages of her life. or just two completely different characters, only connected by the same anguish and incredible strength.

Both versions are incredibly beautiful and got me ugly crying for an hour. Would love to hear this song within the context of the musical someday and bawl my eyes out even more.

Also, it's astonishing to me that they both did that, LIVE, while SITTING DOWN. If I could healthily belt those notes I swear I would never shut up.

Tunes: She Used To Be Mine (Waitress) - women is truly the backbone of this musical:

Alison Luff’s version

Shoshana Bean’s version (she deserves her own original musical)