getting there

1: if you’re making a study guide: make it like you’re going to give it to somebody. I always make them like I’m going to give it to Hannah. What would she need to know? How’s the best way I can tell her this info?

2: if you’re making flash cards: don’t make ones for stuff you already know just to have a complete set of 40 or something. Make 3 flash cards if 3 quick things is all you need. Make them even for subjects you wouldn’t normally think you’d need them for. Chemistry concepts are great for flash cards especially those little concept hints that help direct what is happening in your reactions etc

3: Stop after a few sections of reading and make sure you actually can recall what you just learned and summarize it. Did you actually learn it or did your eyes just read the words?

4: Spend more time on your homework each week and you’ll need less time studying later. I cannot stress this enough. Do your homework the right way the first time. Actually struggle through the problems, get answers from your TA on the ones you can’t do WEEKLY then when the exam rolls around, you won’t have 4 chapters you kinda understand and a million level 1 practice problems you need to complete so you’ll have more time for practice exam level questions.

So for the past three years I’ve been battling through school with a lot of mental health issues, hence why I’m set back a year for my age, but it’s not all bad. Living like this has taught me some essential lessons and I’ve learned how to handle it a lot better. I wanted to share some of what I’ve learned with you guys in hopes that it will help you too.

1. Sleep Problems with depression often comes insomnia or excessive sleeping too. I’ve always had trouble settling down to sleep at night and being completely awake in the mornings. A good way to combat this is to put your phone on night shift so as it gets closer to your bed time your eyes start to get used to the dark. F.lux is amazing too, I have it on my laptop as I’m usually writing late before bed and it removes the blue light that keeps you awake as it gets later. Another thing I like to do is watch ASMR videos which are not to everyone’s taste but I find them extremely relaxing, look around on youtube and find which ones work best for you!

If you struggle with excessive sleeping and early morning fatigue a good app to use is WakeNShake as you have to get up and actively shake your phone in order for your alarm to stop, super helpful to wake you up and get you going. Another tip that I find particularly useful is waking up an hour before you have to get ready and spending some time on social media in bed, coming around to the day and the idea of getting up in a less abrupt way. 

2. It’s okay to have a break the last three years have been a whirlwind of perpetual guilt. Missing classes and getting anxious and feeling guilty for not being there and then feeling guilty for being glad I stayed home, feeling like I’d been lying to myself. The most important thing I’ve come to learn in that it’s okay to have the odd day off, as long as you catch up on work and keep your tutors informed there’s no reason for you not to take the time you need. Make sure these days stay productive though, if not with school work do other things, get out of bed, have a shower, make breakfast and take a long walk, anything to keep you in a positive headspace. 

It’s equally okay to take longer breaks too, to move schools or retake the year. I’ve had to do this myself and although I’m typing this up on a day off for mental health related reasons I am still a lot better than I was last year. It’s helpful to retake a year or two if you just need that extra recovery time to learn what coping mechanisms work for you, it gives you the opportunity to succeed and get better at the same time.

3. Getting Help I know the idea of a therapist or counselling doesn’t appeal to all but the sooner you talk to someone about how you’re feeling the better, they could offer you coping mechanisms you’ve never thought of, medication that could greatly improve your day to day life or just someone to call when you feel a little lost and uneasy. 

4. School Related Anxiety When I miss days I usually get considerably anxious about everything I’m missing, over thinking things and worrying about situations that probably wont even happen. Meditating every morning or evening can teach you mindfulness and help you focus on the now, getting the work you have today done and not worrying about tomorrows. I like the Calm app for this, it helps with insomnia too. 

5. Actually Studying Like with many things it helps to do things in chunks, on bad days when I can’t get out of bed I like to break my day up, for example I focus on the next 30 minutes of my day only, such as, get out of bed and have a shower, you don’t have to go to class, get dressed and ready for the day, you don’t have to go to class though, get on the bus, you still don’t have to go if you don’t want to. Not only does it give you the opportunity to back out at any time it splits up the day so it seems manageable. Studying can work very much the same. The Pomodoro app allows you to study in 25 minute bursts with five minute breaks, this will help you stay focused and will make your work load seem more manageable if you just think of it as do 25 minutes and then see if you’re ready to do more over and over again. 

6. Stay Organised This might seem obvious but I understand how difficult it can get to keep everything in order when even your mind isn’t. Making sure your bag and desk and files are organised and clean is extremely useful as it helps to keep your anxiety low as things are more easily accessible. When everything is in order it seems less like a challenge. 

7. Journalling Again, writing isn’t to everyone’s taste. I’m lucky in the sense that I’ve loved writing fiction and poetry since I was a child and journalling doesn’t seem like a chore to me as I try to do it often anyway and have managed to fill six over the years. Journalling really helps. On bad days writing a few pages about how you’re feeling and setting some goals such as ‘go on a walk’ or ‘have a shower’ or ‘start some of my psychology essay’ can really help to clear your mind and motivate you, putting you in that all important positive mindset. Go to a Paperchase or a shop that sells pretty notebooks and pick one that really appeals to you, this way you’ll be more willing to use it too and you might even come to enjoy it. 

8. Surrounding Yourself with Positivity Last but not least, one of the most important tips. Negative thinking can really effect how long you stay in an episode or dip so It’s important to remind yourself that you will get through this like you got through the last harder time and that there will come a point when your depression is manageable again. Watch tv shows that you know will keep you happy, when I’m going through rough phases I tend to watch things like Friends that are light and cheerful and wont add to my bad mood. Another good thing to do is to text your friends or call them and ask them to help you take your mind off things, you’ll end up laughing and in a better mood than you were earlier for it.  

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There are a few posts going around tumblr that have hundreds of thousands of notes and talk about torrents that you can go to for textbooks.

My advice?

Don’t.

Those are illegal.

I hate to be the stick in the mud here, but yeah, those are illegal.

And seeing as how a lot of you will be logged onto your college server and they can see any website that you go on, I wouldn’t recommend it. You might have your internet privileges revoked. Or face disciplinary actions. Is it worth it?

Besides, a ton of those websites are filled with viruses.

So, you may have saved a few hundred dollars on a textbook but now you need to buy a new computer and are facing consequences from the school.

I know that textbooks are outrageously expensive. And I hate it. But it’s not worth the trouble to try and illegally obtain them.

So, what would I recommend?

Talk to your professor. They might have a few extra textbooks for you to use.

Go to your college library. I worked in the library at my old college for a year and we had an entire shelf of textbooks that students could rent for two hours.

Put up a bulletin board where students can sell their old books and see if someone’s selling the book that you need.

Ask your professor if you can get the an older edition of a book. They’re usually a lot cheaper.

Here are five LEGAL websites that I would recommend:

amazon.com - Not only do they rent books, they also sell used books. I’ve found some really great deals before.

textbookrush.com - Again, they sell used books. I once got a $300 book for $35.

chegg.com - I know a lot of students who use this.

bookbyte.com - I also know a lot of students who use this.

OMFG I just typed this whole thing and then accidently deleted it. Lol. Well, here’s to starting over!

Hi! I wanted to do this because I understand how hard it can be to learn anything on your own, and hopefully I can help. 

But first, a gif. 

i. starting

     ‣ Assess what type of learner you are. Do you memorize things easily, or does it take you more time? Do you prefer seeing things written out, or visually? Everyone doesn’t learn the same way, and that’s okay (that rhymed)!

          » If you want a name to the type of learner you are, here’s a quiz (it also gives tips depending on what type of learner you are) !

     ‣ Try to semi-immerse yourself in the culture.

          » What I mean by this is just to expose yourself to the culture. It’s easy to learn Spanish without learning any culture, but without it, you miss important things! Also, it’s cool to learn about another culture. But do this in a fun way!

               ✍ For example, listen to music & radio, watch TV & movies [or dramas/soap operas/novelas (YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT)], go to restaurants, ask friends 

     ‣ Make a study schedule

          » I have a hard time with this myself, because I am very ambitious. Remember to be realistic. If you have 3+ of homework each night, maybe you can’t study every day, and that is A-okay!

          » how to make one: here, here, and a template

     ‣ Have a unique way to motivate yourself. I saw this in another master post and thought it was so great. It suggested you reward yourself when you study, for example, watching a favorite show afterwords or making yourself a smoothie. 

And finally, breathe, you got this!

ii. the Alphabet

     ‣ Learn like a child with alphabet songs! These really help me. I like songs and visual things in general tbh…

          » Songs in: Spanish, English, Korean, Japanese, French, ASL, Russian and more!

     ‣ Find fun ways to remember the sounds

           » For example, in Korean the ㅎ makes an h sound, and a video I watched told me to remember it as a man with a hat on his head

     ‣ And always write down everything!

iii. the basics

I am constantly trying to rush the process. But, as my great piano coach says, “The process has to be as important as the product.” So before going to the fun stuff, I recommend knowing:

     ‣ colors

     ‣ numbers

          » a number song in Korean, 6 other languages       

     ‣ essential phrases : how to introduce yourself, how to say how old you are, how to ask for help, ‘thank you’, ‘please’, etc…

     ‣ days of the week

     ‣ how to say what time it is

     ‣ honorary terms

          » this really depends on the language. I’m actively learning Spanish and Korean and in those two this is important.

               ✍ ex. It’d be kinda weird to call my two year old cousin ‘usted’.

iv. the fun stuff

And finalllyyyyyyy…. the fun stuff!!! Since you’re not learning this in a formal classroom setting, you can really do whatever you like. 

     ‣ Grammar

          » Start small: learn one bit of grammar every other day, or whenever feels best, and put it into practice 

          » Stick to one good source: I just say this because hopping around sources can be really confusing, and not every source teaches same way

          » You don’t have to spend loads of money!! When I first wanted to learn a language, I thought Rosetta Stone would be my only option (lol). But there are so so so so so many options, ones that are free!!

All but BBC Languages are available as apps. 

               ✍ Duolingo

               ✍ Mondly: like Duolingo, but more languages

               ✍ HelloTalk: Talk to native speakers! I’m doing it right now! I really love this. 

               ✍ BBC Languages

     ‣ Vocabulary

          » Pick 3 (or more) words to learn a day. My NemoSpanish and NemoKorean apps introduce me to 3 per day.

          » Label things in your living space (if you’re allowed to)

          » If you don’t know it, don’t ignore it, learn it!

          » Find cool ways to remember words

          » Write every word you learn down. 

     ‣ Making it fun

the best part

          » reward yourself; watch + listen to things; be patient, it’s okay to make mistakes; join/make study groups

               ✍ If you’re learning Korean like me, message me! I have a study group that all are welcome to join. 

Ok that’s all!!

So I made another collection! This round of inspirational quotes goes to the philosophers. Like the other times, I hope you enjoy these inspirational quotes and find them inspiring too!

Plato

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”

“The good is the beautiful.”

Lao Tzu

“From caring comes courage.”

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

Aristotle

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”

Socrates

“Be as you wish to seem.”

“It is not living that matters, but living rightly.”

“Let him that would move the world first move himself.”

Epictetus

“No great thing is created suddenly.”

“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”

“It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.”

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”

“Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.”

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”

“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”

“Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.”

“It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.”

“Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.”

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”

“The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”

“You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.”

Soren Kierkegaard

“Be that self which one truly is.”

“Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.”

“The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.”

“Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.”

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”

Hypatia

“Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond.”

“Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.”

Confucius

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

Albert Camus

“To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.”

“Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that’s what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.”

“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

“You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.”

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Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells, as well as speeches from George W. Bush on this site.

Classic Book Library: Genres here include historical fiction, history, science fiction, mystery, romance and children’s literature, but they’re all classics.

Classic Reader: Here you can read Shakespeare, young adult fiction and more.

Read Print: From George Orwell to Alexandre Dumas to George Eliot to Charles Darwin, this online library is stocked with the best classics.

Planet eBook: Download free classic literature titles here, from Dostoevsky to D.H. Lawrence to Joseph Conrad.

The Spectator Project: Montclair State University’s project features full-text, online versions of The Spectator and The Tatler.

Bibliomania: This site has more than 2,000 classic texts, plus study guides and reference books.

Online Library of Literature: Find full and unabridged texts of classic literature, including the Bronte sisters, Mark Twain and more.

Bartleby: Bartleby has much more than just the classics, but its collection of anthologies and other important novels made it famous.

Fiction.us: Fiction.us has a huge selection of novels, including works by Lewis Carroll, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Flaubert, George Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.

Free Classic Literature: Find British authors like Shakespeare and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, plus other authors like Jules Verne, Mark Twain, and more.

TEXTBOOKS

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KnowThis Free Online Textbooks: Get directed to stats textbooks and more.

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Flat World Knowledge: This innovative site has created an open college textbooks platform that will launch in January 2009.

Free Business Textbooks: Find free books to go along with accounting, economics and other business classes.

Light and Matter: Here you can access open source physics textbooks.

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MATH AND SCIENCE

FullBooks.com: This site has “thousands of full-text free books,” including a large amount of scientific essays and books.

Free online textbooks, lecture notes, tutorials and videos on mathematics: NYU links to several free resources for math students.

Online Mathematics Texts: Here you can find online textbooks likeElementary Linear Algebra and Complex Variables.

Science and Engineering Books for free download: These books range in topics from nanotechnology to compressible flow.

FreeScience.info: Find over 1800 math, engineering and science books here.

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

byGosh: Find free illustrated children’s books and stories here.

Munseys: Munseys has nearly 2,000 children’s titles, plus books about religion, biographies and more.

International Children’s Digital Library: Find award-winning books and search by categories like age group, make believe books, true books or picture books.

Lookybook: Access children’s picture books here.

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

Bored.com: Bored.com has music ebooks, cooking ebooks, and over 150 philosophy titles and over 1,000 religion titles.

Ideology.us: Here you’ll find works by Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, David Hume and others.

Free Books on Yoga, Religion and Philosophy: Recent uploads to this site include Practical Lessons in Yoga and Philosophy of Dreams.

The Sociology of Religion: Read this book by Max Weber, here.

Religion eBooks: Read books about the Bible, Christian books, and more.

PLAYS

ReadBookOnline.net: Here you can read plays by Chekhov, Thomas Hardy, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and others.

Plays: Read Pygmalion, Uncle Vanya or The Playboy of the Western World here.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: MIT has made available all of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories.

Plays Online: This site catalogs “all the plays [they] know about that are available in full text versions online for free.”

ProPlay: This site has children’s plays, comedies, dramas and musicals.

MODERN FICTION, FANTASY AND ROMANCE

Public Bookshelf: Find romance novels, mysteries and more.

The Internet Book Database of Fiction: This forum features fantasy and graphic novels, anime, J.K. Rowling and more.

Free Online Novels: Here you can find Christian novels, fantasy and graphic novels, adventure books, horror books and more.

Foxglove: This British site has free novels, satire and short stories.

Baen Free Library: Find books by Scott Gier, Keith Laumer and others.

The Road to Romance: This website has books by Patricia Cornwell and other romance novelists.

Get Free Ebooks: This site’s largest collection includes fiction books.

John T. Cullen: Read short stories from John T. Cullen here.

SF and Fantasy Books Online: Books here include Arabian Nights,Aesop’s Fables and more.

Free Novels Online and Free Online Cyber-Books: This list contains mostly fantasy books.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Project Laurens Jz Coster: Find Dutch literature here.

ATHENA Textes Francais: Search by author’s name, French books, or books written by other authors but translated into French.

Liber Liber: Download Italian books here. Browse by author, title, or subject.

Biblioteca romaneasca: Find Romanian books on this site.

Bibliolteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Look up authors to find a catalog of their available works on this Spanish site.

KEIMENA: This page is entirely in Greek, but if you’re looking for modern Greek literature, this is the place to access books online.

Proyecto Cervantes: Texas A&M’s Proyecto Cervantes has cataloged Cervantes’ work online.

Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum: Access many Latin texts here.

Project Runeberg: Find Scandinavian literature online here.

Italian Women Writers: This site provides information about Italian women authors and features full-text titles too.

Biblioteca Valenciana: Register to use this database of Catalan and Valencian books.

Ketab Farsi: Access literature and publications in Farsi from this site.

Afghanistan Digital Library: Powered by NYU, the Afghanistan Digital Library has works published between 1870 and 1930.

CELT: CELT stands for “the Corpus of Electronic Texts” features important historical literature and documents.

Projekt Gutenberg-DE: This easy-to-use database of German language texts lets you search by genres and author.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

LibriVox: LibriVox has a good selection of historical fiction.

The Perseus Project: Tufts’ Perseus Digital Library features titles from Ancient Rome and Greece, published in English and original languages.

Access Genealogy: Find literature about Native American history, the Scotch-Irish immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and more.

Free History Books: This collection features U.S. history books, including works by Paul Jennings, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Josiah Quincy and others.

Most Popular History Books: Free titles include Seven Days and Seven Nights by Alexander Szegedy and Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha G. Browne.

RARE BOOKS

Questia: Questia has 5,000 books available for free, including rare books and classics.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Books-On-Line: This large collection includes movie scripts, newer works, cookbooks and more.

Chest of Books: This site has a wide range of free books, including gardening and cooking books, home improvement books, craft and hobby books, art books and more.

Free e-Books: Find titles related to beauty and fashion, games, health, drama and more.

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Free Art Books: Find artist books and art books in PDF format here.

Free Web design books: OnlineComputerBooks.com directs you to free web design books.

Free Music Books: Find sheet music, lyrics and books about music here.

Free Fashion Books: Costume and fashion books are linked to the Google Books page.

MYSTERY

MysteryNet: Read free short mystery stories on this site.

TopMystery.com: Read books by Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, GK Chesterton and other mystery writers here.

Mystery Books: Read books by Sue Grafton and others.

POETRY

The Literature Network: This site features forums, a copy of The King James Bible, and over 3,000 short stories and poems.

Poetry: This list includes “The Raven,” “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.”

Poem Hunter: Find free poems, lyrics and quotations on this site.

Famous Poetry Online: Read limericks, love poetry, and poems by Robert Browning, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Lord Byron and others.

Google Poetry: Google Books has a large selection of poetry, fromThe Canterbury Tales to Beowulf to Walt Whitman.

QuotesandPoem.com: Read poems by Maya Angelou, William Blake, Sylvia Plath and more.

CompleteClassics.com: Rudyard Kipling, Allen Ginsberg and Alfred Lord Tennyson are all featured here.

PinkPoem.com: On this site, you can download free poetry ebooks.

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Banned Books: Here you can follow links of banned books to their full text online.

World eBook Library: This monstrous collection includes classics, encyclopedias, children’s books and a lot more.

DailyLit: DailyLit has everything from Moby Dick to the recent phenomenon, Skinny Bitch.

A Celebration of Women Writers: The University of Pennsylvania’s page for women writers includes Newbery winners.

Free Online Novels: These novels are fully online and range from romance to religious fiction to historical fiction.

ManyBooks.net: Download mysteries and other books for your iPhone or eBook reader here.

Authorama: Books here are pulled from Google Books and more. You’ll find history books, novels and more.

hey guys! I’ve seen so much helpful stuff for students around, I decided to compile and organize in hope I help somebody. this took me a while, so do enjoy!

General

The No Excuses Study System to Get That A (@studyspiration-coffee)

How to Deal With a Concept You Do Not Understand (@berkeleyandbiscuits)

Tips for Solving Multiple Choice Questions (@the-astro-girl)

How to Study in a Place Where You’re Not Supposed To (@mildstudies)

How to Study in Summer (@succulentstudy)

How to Study When You’re Tired or Lazy (@quilavastudy)

How to Pull An All Nighter (@brokestudiesnrefs)

When Your Teacher Sucks (@acdemic)

Study Sessions (@tbhstudying)

5 Healthy Revision Snacks (@beautifullearning)

Study Like Hermione Granger (@hellowidyaaa)

How to Hermione the Shit Out of Your Studying (@hermionetheshitoutofstudy)

Tips for Surviving College With A Mental Illness (@annafreuds)

Tips on Improving Your Focus (@simply-study)

Some Tips on Managing Research Projects (@munirastudies)

How to Write Conclusions ( @rewritign)

The Guide to Being a Study Witch (@busymarina)

Random Study Tips (@odontologie)

101 Study Tips (@study-early)

My Top Productivity Tips (@plannerschemes)

The Eisenhower Matrix (@apricot-studies)

Back to School / Starting College/Uni

5 Tips For Incoming Freshman (@passwithclassandaniceass)

Junior Year Advice (@littlestudybuddy)

What I Wish I’d Known Senior Year (@dartmvthensis)

Tips for Surviving College With A Mental Illness (@annafreuds)

15 Questions to Know for College Interviews (@solustudies)

How to Be Good at Interviews (me)

Guide to Morning Classes (@coffeesforstudiers​)

Public Transport Productivity (@studyhardlivebetter)

10 Tips for Starting University (@studycubs​)

University Tips (@studyingbrains)

How To Survive Group Work (@studying2k16)

Note-taking

How to Annotate a Novel Efficiently (@mildstudies)

How to Take Notes from a Textbook (@emmastudies)

How to Make Math Notes (@lattesandnetflix)

Annotating + Taking Notes from Literature (@noteology)

Smart Highlighting (@study-nsp)

How to Make Computer Notes (@lattesandnetflix)

Homemade Textbook (@the-etranger)

Revision

Intensive Revision (step by step)  (@universi-tea​)

How do I Revise? (infographic) (@aspiiro)

Revision Tips (@stationery-enthusiast)

Revision Tips ( @alkynesofstudy)

A-Level Revision Tips (@caffeineandcollege)

How I Revise for Psychology A-level (@studyingwithfairydust)

Short in Time

3-Day Study Guide (@getstudyblr)

How to Study a Week Before an Exam (a 7 day guide) (Students Toolbox)

7-Day Study Guide Last-Minute (@acahdemia)

Last Minute Revision Tips  (@muststudy)

Last Minute Study Tips (@ashleigh-studies)

Tips and Tricks for Busy Students (@roeum)

The 5-Day Study Plan (@brandi-studies)

Exams

The Best Ways to Prepare for Final Exams (Students Toolbox)

The Ultimate Guide to Acing Your Final Exams (Sara Laughed)

A Complete Exam Study Guide (@strive-for-da-best)

What to Do The Night Before an Exam (@beautifullearning)

What to Do The Morning of an Exam (@sydney-studies)

10 Study Tips Exams/Finals (@asianstudent​)

Exam Mistakes and Advice (me)

Exam Prep Tips (@brbimstudying)

Five Things Wich Will Make Exams More Bearable (@beautifullearning)

Stress & Failing

How to Handle Stress (@studywithmariana)

How to Beat Stress from School (@studytothrive)

End-of-Semester Stress Management (@staedtlers-and-stabilos​)

How to Overcome Failure (@enginehrd)

How to Recover From Bad Grades (@dartmvthensis)

Tips for Confidence (@spacekid-studies)

The 13 Things Mentally Strong People Avoid (@kushandwizdom)

Sleep

The Science Behind Sleep (infographic) (@tobeagenius)

Things That Are Not Coffee That Keep You Awake (@orangeminttea)

Tips for Balancing Sleep and Education (@brbimstudying)

Getting Better Rest (@overstudies)

How to Go to Bed Early And Actually Fall Asleep (@post–grad)

Manage Your Sleep Schedule (@motivatedhealthysuccess)

How to Not Fall Asleep During Class or Lecture (@smileandfocus)

Habits

5 Highly Effective Study Habits That Can Improve Grade and Performance  (Students Toolbox)

Study Habits (@thirteenspades)

Study Habits (@universi-tea)

Study Habits I Shall Start Forming (@sparkleso)

Habits 101 (@psychedaboutstudying)

7 Habits of Highly Effective People (@thearialligraphyproject)

Apps

Apps for Students  (Students Toolbox)

Back to School Apps & Websites (@the-joy-of-reading)

There’s an App for That (@helicion)

Google Chrome Extensions (@isoscelus)

Productivity Apps That Actually Work (@studycell)

Challenges:

7-Day Study Challenge (@studyingstudent)

10-Day Study Challenge (@phestudies)

15-Day Studyblr Challenge (@studygoalsaf)

The 30-Day Studying Challenge (@studying-like-a-champ)

30 Days Back to School (@universi-tea)

100 Days of Productivity (@elizastudies)

I’m sure we all know how tricky time management and productivity can be, and also how crucial it is to be good at it, to succeed. So, I’d like to share a strategy of effectively managing all of those tasks you have at hand! 

Introducing Dwight Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States. He lived a super productive life, and during his presidency he implemented many transformational programs including NASA and the Atomic Energy act. Before then, he was a 5 star general in the US army, serving as the supreme commander, he was also the president of Columbia University… I could go on. 

My point is, he did all of this while still having time for personal interests and hobbies like painting and golfing. He was amazing at time management, and his most famous method of handling tasks, is called the Eisenhower Matrix. 

It’s a method of prioritising and sorting out your to-dos based on urgency and importance.  

It is super helpful is making us question what is important and actually necessary to do. I think that we often fill up our time with tasks that do not help us in reaching our core goals, and this method helps us narrow down our todos, saving us from wasting time, energy, and resources.

The 2nd and 3rd quadrant (not urgent important, urgent-not important) is what really minimises our productivity, if not properly managed and scheduled

I personally think its a fairly good way of understanding all that you have to do, what you should do first, and how you can deal with the rest. You don’t have to necessarily plan everything out this way, but its a good mindset to adopt when managing your workload. 

I’m so so awful at being concise (I’m so sorry for the long post!!) But I help this has helped you guys. Hopefully I’m going to post a printable of the matrix in the near future, so keep an eye out for that :)