#froststudies

31 december 2017

happy new years eve! here’s a pic of some new stationary i recently got! the journal is a christmas present from my friend, and the pens and little markers are from muji.

currently listening to: yellow by aminé

hey kali!! thanks so much ♡♡ no worries, you’re not awkward at all :) welcome to the studyblr community! my tips for new studyblrs:

be active!

of course, make sure that you are managing your time wisely. you don’t want your blog to become a distraction.

posting frequently and getting to know your fellow studyblrs is a great way to become involved in the community!

also, you don’t need to post original content to be active - reblogs are totally okay as well!

join networks!

there are tons of studyblr networks and directories out there where you can meet people with similar interests as you.

there’s also networks for different graduating classes, different locations, etc.!

or if you’re into creating content, there are a few zines / studyblr publications that you could apply for

do challenges!

challenges like the 100 days of productivity ensure that you’re posting a lot of original content (which we all love to see!) 

also, challenges encourage you to form good habits in real life :) so that’s always cool

don’t worry too much about follower count

i definitely, definitely did this when i first started my blog

but if you just focus on making your blog the way you want it to be, people who are interested in your blog will follow you!

obsessing over followers is the #1 way to make studyblr a chore rather than an enjoyable community to be a part of, and also takes the focus off of studying

if you do want to gain followers, posting recognizable, original content is the way to go (by recognizable, i mean people will see a post and say “oh, that’s by froststudies!”)

but i honestly enjoy running acdemic so much more now that i don’t really look at my follower count :)

the studyblr community has flaws

i think it’s important to recognize that the studyblr community is flawed - super aesthetically pleasing bullet journals / notes will always be the posts with the most notes

that’s not a bad thing! i see those posts and they inspire me to do my best work

but know that pretty isn’t always the way to go and you definitely don’t have to conform to some “standard” of the studyblr community to be a good student

it’s just not always possible for people to own a shiny macbook and fake flowers and mildliners - there is nothing wrong with having those things but there’s also nothing wrong with not having them :)

the studyblr community is definitely moving toward the direction of “being a productive person is more important than looking productive” but people will always be more inclined to reblog a pretty post than a not-as-pretty post

enjoy it!!!

being part of the studyblr community shouldn’t be stressful or discouraging!

have fun with your blog and if it’s too much work, set it aside and we will always welcome you back later :)

thanks so much (& sorry about this late reply dhjkfhdsk) !! mmm tbh the networks i’m in just happen to pop up on my dash.... not the most helpful response i know...but if you just search for networks a lot of them are either inactive or irrelevant to ur interests or applications aren’t open :/ it takes time i guess!! and luck ,, to some extent :’)

they’re basically groups of many members/users that are quite varied in purpose and subject. there’s nets on tumblr for like aNYTHING under the sky, be it a certain fandom/ship/book/kpop idol, or over a certain hobby like @studentathletesnet​  @studyblrwriters​  @lettersnet​, or to meet and talk to others with commonalities (e.g. lgbtq+ networks)

networks also generally have a group chat or group blog for all the members, and sometimes a tag you can post creations to and that they will reblog. it all depends on the network what else they do/the size/applications, etc.

omg i used to listen to this song all the time! and thank you!! yes, it’s alright that you don’t have any original content yet. i’d love to see you post something sometime soon, though! :)

url: i don’t get it :/ | nice | cute!! | amazing | TRADE WITH ME PLS

icon: what is it? | nice | cute!! | beautiful | TRULY A MASTERPIECE

desktop theme: default | nice | cute!! | aesthetic | SEND ME THE CODE ASAP

originals: couldn’t find :( | nice | cute!! | goals | TEACH ME YOUR WAYS

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