drinking a can of soda is better than not drinking anything at all. “junk” food is better than no food at all. just rinsing your mouth out with mouthwash is better than no oral hygiene at all. changing into a different set of pyjamas is better than not changing at all. getting up just to sit down on the chair across the room for a bit is better than not getting up at all. changing just your pillowcase is better than not changing your bedding at all. cracking a window open is better than getting no fresh air at all.
if you don’t have enough spoons for full tasks, smaller adaptations are better than nothing at all. it’s okay if you don’t have the energy to actively fight today. just staying afloat is enough. you are enough.
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for the past two year's i've hosted a genre reading bingo, but if you know me at all, you know i like to change things up quite a lot, so this year i present to you: genre bingo's younger sibling, BOOK COVER BINGO :)
(transcript of the prompts and taglist below the cut)
CHALLENGE RULES
☁︎ one book per prompt, meaning the challenge calls for 16 books in total
☁︎ it is a 2024 challenge, so you have from january 1st till december 31st to fulfill the prompts
☁︎ reblog this post to participate
☁︎ once you read a book, cross the prompt out on the above template and post your update! bookish photos/playlists/etc. are of course also welcome
☁︎ tag your updates (templates with crossed out prompts, text posts, etc.) with the tag #2024 book cover bingo so i can see and reblog them
that’s it, if you have any questions at all, send them my way, otherwise i wish you a fun year, filled with *chef’s kiss* books!
Here are the prompts:
☁︎ a cover with a repetitive pattern
☁︎ a very detailed cover
☁︎ a cover with an illustration without lineart
☁︎ a very minimalistic cover
☁︎ an animal on the cover
☁︎ a cover with a hidden meaning (one you only really understand after you've read the book)
☁︎ a cover featuring a photo
☁︎ a brightly coloured cover
☁︎ a weapon or jewelry on the cover
☁︎ a heart or clockface on the cover
☁︎ a letter/envelope or book on the cover
☁︎ a hand, eye, or entire face on the cover
☁︎ a pretty cover
☁︎ an ugly cover
☁︎ a black and white cover
☁︎ a cover with cursive lettering
THE STUDYBLR WITH KNIVES SERVER PRESENTS:
*✧ 2023 Jumbo Reading Challenge ✧*
a brand new year is upon us, so what better way to celebrate than with a fresh reading challenge! this year we decided to fill the gap between our thematic challenges with our biggest challenge yet - this 25 prompt challenge will last from january to the end of december and has 5 bonus prompts to make things a bit easier. most of the prompts are also quite broad, so they encourage you to diversify your reading without being too restricting and sucking all the fun out of reading :)
RULES:
-> please reblog this post if you’re participating
-> for each of the prompts, read a book of your choice and cross the prompt out on the above template
-> post your updates in the form of text posts, bookish photos, or anything else you come up with under the tag #studyblr w/knives reading challenge!
-> the jumbo challenge will last the entire year, but as always, feel free to take however long to complete it
! be sure to hide any spoilers under the cut when posting updates/reviews, so people can avoid them if needed :)
[transcript & explanations of the prompts under the cut]
This year's 25 prompts are:
1. released in 2023
2. by an author of colour
3. punny title *
4. transgender main character
5. recommended by a friend
6. horror or thriller
7. magical realism or high fantasy
8. poetry or nonfiction *
9. space opera or urban fantasy
10. rivals to lovers (academic/sports/workplace/etc. rivals to lovers)
11. mythology inspired *
12. #ownvoices
13. clever cover * (a book with a cover that you don't truly understand till after you've read the book)
14. ugly cover (or as we like to call it, this book deserved better)
15. minimalistic cover
16. water in the title (the word water, sea, ocean, river, lake,... in the title)
17. nonbinary author
18. main character of colour
19. black and white cover
20. one word title
21. bright, colourful cover
22. name of a place in the title (can be a real or fictional place)
23. intimidating book (a book that's intimidating to you for whatever reason)
24. heart or clockface on the cover *
25. title starting with the same letter as your name/nickname (the/a/an or their equivalents in other languages obviously don't count :))
*prompts marked with an asterisk are bonus prompts, meaning you don't have to complete them on storygraph in order to finish the challenge.
as per usual, the challenge is also on storygraph (check the reblogs of the post for the link) and if you have any questions about the challenge at all, my asks are open
As it gets warmer more and more of us are gonna start spending time outside again, so please look after your skin! it’s your protective barrier against everything that doesn’t belong in your body, as well as an organ where numerous important processes take place; and skin cancer isn’t picky - no level of melanin can protect you 100%.
Skin cancer is one of the most dangerous cancers, and it’s on the rise - it’s especially tricky in folks with a darker complexion, as the myth that a dark complexion = enough protection against the sun is still going strong. Most often, malignant melanoma (the super bad, invasive skin cancer) is found too late - so try to monitor your sun moles and look for any changes in shape, size, coloration (get a professional dermatologist’s opinion if you notice a change!); In this way, you can catch any bad changes in time.
But the golden rule remains: prevention, PREVENTION, PREVENTION
Wear your SPF, make sure there’s also UVA and UVB protection, if you can, get quality sunglasses (your eyes can get cancer from the sun too!), and please don’t stay in direct sunlight between 10am and at least 4pm - shade is your friend, clothes (covering up) are your best friend :)
Also make sure you’re staying hydrated and getting in all the vitamins and healthy fats, as they play a big role in maintaining and restoring your skin health!
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(transcript under the cut)
My other masterposts:
• extensions pt.1
• study sounds
• dealing with failure
• how to gain traction
• how to study when you’re struggling
TOUCAN
Learn languages without taking any extra time for it - Toucan replaces random words on your screen with their equivalents in your target language; You can see the translation and listen to the pronunciation by hovering over them. It also works in reverse - if you highlight any phrase in your language, it can give you the target language equivalent!
OPENDYSLEXIC
Open-Dyslexic is a font specifically designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. The extension overrides all fonts on a web page with the OpenDyslexic font, and formats pages to be more easily readable.
INFINITY NEW TAB
Another new tab extension. This one opens up a dashboard that's quite customizable. You can make to do lists, check your bookmarks, etc. Its design is fairly minimalistic and features lots of HD backgrounds.
WHAT FONT
This one's super nice for graphic design students or just anyone who enjoys a pretty font here and there. It helps you find the name of any font you come across while browsing the web, along with the size and hex colour code!
CUTE CURSORS
This one is completely self-explanatory. It replaces your boring triangle cursor with a cuter one; You can even upload your own little image.
I, a professional student, can assure you browsing academic articles is way more fun when your cursor is a watermelon wedge.
POSTUREMINDER
Face it - unless you have a standing desk or a super fancy desk chair, your posture is pretty bad most of the time. If you spend hours on end studying at your desk, this will help you get better at looking after your spine! This extension sends you reminders at specified time intervals.
MERCURY READER
This one is great for everyone that has to read lots of articles - it removes any unnecessary clutter (ads and such) from websites. It also allows you to change the font and its size, as well as toggle between light or dark themes.
COFFEELINGS
Your own personal mini journal & mood tracker. You can use different roasts to signify different moods, and you can write journal entries as well! Also works offline. You could also use this as a productivity tracker.
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i really enjoyed this reading challenge last year and apparently so did lots of you guys :) here's this year's version, the same but a bit different to keep things interesting
(transcript of the prompts and taglist below the cut)
CHALLENGE RULES
☁︎ one book per prompt, meaning the challenge calls for 16 books in total
☁︎ it is a 2023 challenge, so it's gonna run january 1st - december 31st
☁︎ reblog this post to participate
☁︎ once you read a book, cross the prompt out on the above template and post your update! bookish photos/playlists/etc. are of course also welcome
☁︎ tag your updates (templates with crossed out prompts, text posts, etc.) with the tag #2023 genre bingo so i can see and reblog them
that's it, if you have any questions at all, send them my way, otherwise i wish you a fun year, filled with *chef's kiss* books!
Alrighty, here are the genres this challenge calls for:
☁︎ fantasy
☁︎ new adult
☁︎ thriller
☁︎ contemporary fiction
☁︎ non fiction
☁︎ horror *
☁︎ urban fantasy
☁︎ classics
☁︎ lgbtq+ literature
☁︎ graphic novel
☁︎ romance
☁︎ short story
☁︎ mystery
☁︎ children's literature *
☁︎ science fiction
* the horror and children's lit prompts are bonus, meaning you don't have to complete them to successfully finish the challenge
taglist:
Like the other reading challenges, this one is also on Storygraph - check the notes for the link xx
We're back with another reading bingo! welcome to the Winter Mini Reading Challenge ❄
RULES: like with all our challenges, the rules are pretty flexible, since the whole point of this is to motivate you to read just a little bit more :)
the challenge starts on december 1st and ends with february 28th, but you're welcome to finish it at your own pace
-> use the tag #studyblr w/knives reading challenge when you post your updates/pics
-> reblog this post if you're participating
once you’ve read a book that fits a prompt, cross it out on the above template and/or share your thoughts on it in a post here on tumblr; make sure to mark any spoilers (hide them under a cut etc.), so people can avoid them if needed :) you can also have just one post and update it as you go, or you can post good ol’ aesthetic book pics!
as always, if you have any questions, my asks are always open
❄ FIND PROMPT EXPLANATIONS & OUR RECS FOR EACH UNDER THE CUT ❄
Any book that features twins - they don't have to be main characters.
❄ The Secret History - D. Tartt
❄ Gideon the Ninth - T. Muir
❄ The King Is Dead - B. Dean
❄ The Magic Between - S. Hoyt
Either second chance as the trope, or give a book you'd previously DNF'd another go.
❄ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - T. Jenkins Reid
❄ One True Loves - T. Jenkins Reid
❄ Persuasion - J. Austen
❄ Beach Read - E. Henry
A book with a single word in the title.
❄ Piranesi - S. Clark
❄ Hamlet - W. Shakespeare
❄ Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei
❄ Bloodchild - O. E. Butler
A classic or modern classic.
❄ Rebecca - D. du Maurier
❄ The Alchemist - P. Coelho
❄ The Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - D. Adams
❄ The Little Prince - A. de Saint-Exupéry
A book with a pretty cover (this is obviously highly subjective, but here are some we think look amazing):
❄ A Marvellous Light - F. Marske
❄ The Starless Sea - E. Morgenstern
❄ How to Kill Your Family - B. Mackie
❄ All That's Left in the World - E. J. Brown
Any book with festive vibes - any holiday/festivity during the timeframe of this challenge goes :)
❄ A Christmas Carol - C. Dickens
❄ The Mistletoe Motive - C. Liese
Some neurodiverse main characters:
❄ The Charm Offensive - A. Cochrun
❄ Turtles All the Way Down - J. Green
❄ The Gilded Wolves - R. Chokshi
❄ Six of Crows - L. Bardugo
The nonfiction prompt for fiction lovers lol
❄ Crush - R. Siken
❄ Shakespeare's Sonnets - W. Shakespeare
❄ The Anthropocene Reviewed - J. Green
❄ Bitch Doctrine - L. Penny
Any book that a friend's recommended to you - or you can read one of our server faves:
❄ Gideon the Ninth - T. Muir
❄ Six of Crows - L. Bardugo
❄ Red, White & Royal Blue - C. McQuiston
❄ The Raven Boys - M. Stiefvater
