Study in the mornings before classes before you crash from executive dysfunction or exhaustion (spoonies know what I mean)

Study in bed if you've no energy.

Keep your laptop/note book with a mug of pens on your bedside locker so you don't have to get up to get them,

if you don't have the energy to sit up, or it's too painful but you still want/need to work, work lying down, like you would reading a book before bed. Nobody is going to judge you and nobody is going to see you, you're getting the work done how you can and that is something to be proud of, not embarrassed of.

Work on your phone if you can, it's less effort and typing is easier than writing and your phone weighs less than your textbook

Study day today.

I'm still getting over a cold, so I'm studying from home today.

Today's goals:

Finish up module on kaupapa Māori approaches to research

Start next module on intergenerational trauma in education

Study day today 21.3.25

Arrived on campus late, so there weren't many seats left in the library, but I lucked out with this view. Autumn has definitely arrived. It's my favourite season - I love autumn colours, wearing tights and warmer clothes, and watching the world prepare for winter and rest.

Goal for today:

Online flashcards on your phone - get a bit done while waiting for toast to pop, ect. You'll get a lot done. Personally, I prefer brainscape. Link to post about brainscape

Blurting - best on physical keyboard ingranes info into long term memory very quickly and is easy on your fingers if you have mobility issues or finger pain

Quizzes on studyclix (they're great)

Gamefy everything - matching games, compete to get things done before someone else, put in tasks on Habitica to get points.

A couple of hours at the library today. I didn't go in yesterday as I wasn't feeling great, but it was still a very productive day.

Currently learning about the UN Convention on the Rights of Children and the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. It's really interesting working in a specialist school and the idea that actually, according to CRPD, all schools are supposed to be fully inclusive. Meaning specialist schools shouldn't exist.

There would need to be *such* a radical shift in attitudes for that to happen.

Trying a new stretching routine to help with the nerve pain in my legs. So far, so good, but it's only been one day.

Completely unrelated, but I found a feather when I got home. No idea what kind of bird it's from, but it's pretty.

I caught the bus in to the library and worked solidly from 9am - 1pm. Git lunch, but then was super tired so came home. The library was full of people with the Fresher Flu - the germs that spread at the beginning of the semester. Now I've got a cold. Will be avoiding the library for a while...

I've got the hang of the work I'm doing. I need to rework some earlier writing, but I've factored that into my timeline.

If time/money/other practicalities weren’t an obstacle, what degree would you like to study? Feel free to share photos related to this, or just explain why you’d choose this over anything else