Study Masterposts

how to treat yourself on a low budget

what to do after a long day

how not to be hard on yourself

staying healthy while studying

need a confidence boost? stand like this

how to deal with mental illness

feel better masterpost

back to school self-care advice

hygiene/beauty masterpost | my make up masterpost | make up masterpost | simple steps for perfect make up | more make up tips | highlighting/contouring

6 ab moves 

hair oil benefits

what is your acne telling you? | another useful post about acne

headaches

masterpost for rough times

the sex ed your parents didn’t give you

head to toe self care

7 simple ways of saying no

compilation of sex tips 

limits of the human body

when to change your toothbrush, workouts etc

useful hoe tips | more +

love yourself

“how to make love”

Dear Teenagers and young adults becoming sexually active for the first time

foods that fix everything

22 less difficult ways to practise self care

self care wheel

superhero workouts | lose 500 calories at home

bad habits and how to break them

stop biting nails

stop procrastinating 

stop skipping breakfast

stretches to improve every aspect of your body

stop cracking knuckles

stop falling asleep late 

list of stress relievers

remove a splinter

smoothie masterpost

morning yoga

hair masterpost

self care masterpost

period hacks | alleviate menstrual cramps

sounds to soothe anxiety | another tip | panic attacks | calming down

things to do when you’re scared, anxious | reduce anxiety

self help for anxiety

what to eat before you run

how to get shit done

how to get ahead in life

self care infographic 

study guide for health (basic first aid, healthy hobbies etc)

a+ self care advice | more lovely advice

coping skills

get rid of negative self talk

feeling sad? | not having a good day? | if anyone is sad | feeling anxious for school? | in case you’re having a bad night | unfuck tomorrow morning

study food

health life hacks

what to do with food poisoning

self talk to end obsessions

self care ideas/tips

what to do with you’re bleeding and don’t have a band aid

why you should drink a lot of water

If these help anyone, great!

Wear sports bras/bralettes to lectures instead of the ones with a buckle at the back. They tend to poke and prod your back after a while if you’re leaning back. Sports bras don’t.

Set your timetable as your phone background for the first few weeks. Use this method for no. 6 too if you can be bothered. 

Lay a towel on your bed a few days before your period is due. If you leak on a towel you can just wash it or throw it away. Easier than washing and changing the sheets.

When you’re in a lecture taking notes on a laptop remember to turn down the brightness on your screen, especially if the lecturer has dimmed the lights. Otherwise you’ll annoy others and drain your battery. 

Save your recordings at every given break instead of making one continuous one through pausing. Sometimes files are too large to save and you don’t want to risk losing the entire lecture recording. Save as you go along.

If you need to remember something (e.g. a library book, USB, locker key..) write it on a post-it note and stick it on your shoes before you sleep. Make sure they’re the shoes you intend to wear the next day!

Don’t shoot me: if you have left an assignment really late, stay up as long as you can completing it (yes, that means an all-nighter may be needed). Sleep as soon as you’ve handed it in. 

If you use tech in a lecture e.g. phone for recording or electronic notetaking on your laptop, then mess around with it before uni begins. Know what buttons to press and when, otherwise you’ll mess up your notes and annoy others, with your excessive clicking. 

Always, always, ALWAYS carry a plastic bag/carrier bag. You might need to make a trip to the library, drink may spill in your bag so you’ll need an alternative or you may not be able to dispose of a pad/tampon until you get back home. Seriously, just carry one.  

Find out where coursework/assignment are submitted within your first week on campus. Ask admin how the procedure works and make sure you know it inside out. 

No one is instantly a perfect student. It’s well known that ‘’perfect’’ studying requires some practice. Fortunately, there is a bunch of information available on this topic on the internet. In this way everyone can become a professional student.

1. Choosing the right study spot

Create a study space

Desk organisation

Study music (x) (x) (x)

Remove distractions

Study space guide

2. Being well equipped 

Studyblr on a budget

Organizing systems

How to stationery smart

Save money on stationery

School supplies shopping

Study apps everyone needs to use

Things you need in high school

Things that are useful in college

DIY school supplies

3. Getting focused

How to concentrate

Useful apps for focus

How to focus when a thousand things happen at the same time

Tips on staying focused

Academic goals

Getting started

4. Improve your handwriting

Handwriting goals 

Improve your handwriting (1) (2) (3)

Fake calligraphy

How to calligraphy

Some banners

Some fonts to try out

5. Taking useful notes

Cornell notes

Outline notes

Alternative to flashcards

Taking notes in class

Or during a lecture

Mindmaps

Highlighting

Typing your notes

Flashcards

Feymann’s technique

Colour coding

Sticky notes

Annotating

Decorate your notes

2 notebook method

Taking notes efficiently

6. Creating an efficient study routine in your life

How to create a study habit

Public transport productivity

Prevent the curve of forgetting

Make the most of your day

Study snacks

Succeed at school

Effective studying

Improve memory

Last minute studying

10 best study habits

After school routine

7. Planning your studies

Scheduling studying masterpost

Promodoro method

Plan during your study breaks

Bullet journalling

Plan for multiple tests using a calendar

Use printables

Use your productivity wisely

Be more productive with a planner

7 ways to better organise your study time

8. Study strategies

Types of learners + strategies

Study skills for test taking 

Study strategies masterpost

SQ3R reading method

Tips for effectively studying

Finding your perfect study method

How to memorise

Studying in a group

Study from textbooks

Quizing yourself

Secrets of a straigt A - student

My other masterposts

Scheduling studying

I decided to share my notes taken from this amazing 1 hour Youtube lecture by Marty Lobdell. i really liked him and his tips, i think they are super effective and cover a lot of situations! i highly recommend it!!!!! wow

but here are the tips and examples Marty mentions, so if you don’t have the time to go through the full hour, you can just scroll down. hope this helps somebody!

Break your study time in chunks with breaks

most students lose focus at 25 minutes

it’s a mistake to keep going once you do, since you won’t actually learn anything and you’ll hate every minute of it

so when you start losing focus take a 5 minute break

do something nice like talking to someone or listening to music

it’s something you practice so with time you’ll be able to work for more time without losing focus

in the end of the study session have a big reward you look forward to

Create a study area

environment highly affects the way you act. Bedrooms are for sleeping, kitchens for eating: you’ll feel sleepy in your bedroom and hungry in the kitchen. So if you have a study area, it’ll be easier to start studying and staying focused.

study in a specific room like an office or school library if you can

if you have to study in your bedroom use a specific object you only use for studying: a lamp/desk. Make it a no-distraction, away from your bed, blank walls area.

 The more active the learning, the better

80% active learning 20% passive

ask yourself: is it a concept or a fact?

learning a concept: understand/grasp/know it

put it into your own words

really think about the meaning of it

relate it with something you already know

teach somebody else. Recapitulate what you’ve learned. Talk out loud even if you don’t have anyone to teach - talk alone. Or at anyone that listens.

learning a fact: memorize it

use mnemonics

Acronyms (e.g. colours of the rainbow RoyGBiv – red orange yellow green blue indigo violet)

 Coined sayings - anything popular or sayings you’ve heard since you were a child.

Interacting images – work even better if they’re weird. Creative associations make you never forget specific details. (e.g. 1 gram of fat has 9 calories: picture a fat cat – each cat has 9 lives)

any time 2 things are highly similar but not the same you will get maximal interference!! USE mnemonics!! (e.g. afferent vs efferent neurons: SAME - Sensory Afferent Motor Efferent)

Be a part of  study groups

others can help you in ways you never thought before

Recognizing VS remembering

never confuse the two

while reviewing a chapter you may recognize concepts but not actually know them

and when you get to the test you won’t be able to remember any of it

so quiz yourself without looking at it

or stop in a page of your notes/textbook and ask yourself what is the concept immediately after and before it

Get your REM Sleep 

get ~8 hours so you don’t undo your studying

this is how your brain stores permanent memories

without it you’re ability to remember seriously decreases

most people don’t even begin to take the advice but it’s simple: sleep better. Do better.

There’s 162 hours in a week. There is time.

reflect on what you are doing with your time and what activities you have to prioritize to succed as a student

Taking notes is vital.

right after the class take 5 minutes to expand everything you’ve jotted down, give it depth.

NOT hours later. You won’t remember half the things you wrote down.

Ask your questions to class mates and teachers.

teachers want you to succeed and it’s more than ok to ask your question in the teacher’s office or in the next class

How to use a textbook: SQ3R technique

Survey Question Read Recite Review

Survey: skim through the entire chapter in a couple of minutes.

Raise questions: e.g. what is osmosis? What is this graphic about? What is a prototype?

it causes you to look for answers and you’ll find the information better once you actually study it after. If you intend to find something you learn it better.

Start studying for tests early.

don’t undo yourself. You should only be reviewing the days before the test. don’t leave it till the last minute!

This is what I consider my perfect study routine. Note that I don’t always have time to do all these things, but I strive to do them. ‘Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars’, ya know?

This post is all about building habits. Studying is a habit and you shouldn’t rely on motivation to do it.

Warming up to it:

Don’t overwhelm yourself: if you’ve never studied regularly before, don’t be like ‘yeah, I’m gonna spend the whole afternoon studying!’. Start with 15-30 min for every lecture/class you’ve had that day.

Do time those 15-30 minutes. When you’ve got a set end time, it doesn’t seem as awful.

Actually if you’ve taken good notes and payed attention in class, you shouldn’t need any more than 30 minutes on a regular basis but hey, life happens.

Give yourself ‘relax time’ after you get home. But here’s the catch, set an exact time at which this break ends and you start doing stuff.

Print out a schedule

include classes, meal times, your relax time, any other activities you do regularly and even the hours you plan on sleeping. 

Make sure you schedule in free time or you’ll burn out. 

The remaining will be your ‘study hours’.

Assign an ‘I don’t get this shit’ percentage to every class - Now count your study hours and use those percentages to figure out how many of those hours will go into each class.

Remember that your schedule is a guideline - Trust me, I’ve tried following it to the second and well, you may end up tearing your notes to shreds. The only thing you should absolutely stick to is the end of your relax time.

Make it achievable

Write down three to five tasks that you know you can accomplish in the time you’ve given yourself.

DON’T STOP UNTIL YOU’VE CHECKED OFF THOSE BOXES.

(I mean obviously stop if you need a break duh)

It’s better to aim for less and finish everything because having unchecked boxes will just make you feel like you haven’t accomplished much.

Get a hobby or something to look forward to at the end of the day - It will motivate you to stop procrastinating and finsih your tasks so that you can have time for this hobby.

Keep yourself in check – It’s a habit, remember? Well, there’s nothing better for building habits than seeing your progress. I suggest you use something like this weird thing I made (I’m sure you can make it cuter by hand but this is just an example) and color in how much time you study each day.

Again, thank you @studywithkal for suggesting this masterpost, you’re the best!

Other masterposts

How To Stop Procrastinating

Skincare 101

Memorization Tips

Tips on Organic Chemitry

Things to put in your bujo:

Trackers :

Weight

Exercise

Water

Moods

Habits

Bills

Savings

Expenses

Online shopping

Sleep

Dreams

Periods

Whether

prayers

Grades

Assignments

Study

productivity

reading

Things learned today

Daily reminders

Graduate log

Collections :

yearly goals

New year Resolution page

Birthdays

Contacts

Food recipes

Cleaning schedule

First aid checklist

Level 10 life

Curiosity page

Morning routine

Night routine

Movies watched/ to watch

Tv shows watched/ to watch

Books read/ to read

Poetry

Movie/book quote

Letter to your future self

Travel Journal mood board

memories log

brain dump

about the week

appointments

a month of happiness

Advices

Packing list

Ways to relax

your fears and how to overcome them

5-year plan

music log

Class schedule

Swatches

Handwriting samples

lists :

Bucket list

List of achievements

What I’m working for (motivational!)

Beautiful words to use more often

your overused words and phrases

Things that inspire you

Things that you love

Things you find funny

Words that inspire you

things that make you happy

Things to do when you’re stressed out

Things to do when you’re bored

Things you want/need

Things to try

Rainy day to do list

Favorite smells

Favorite games

Favorite food

Favorite songs/artists

Skills to learn

drinks to try

Topics to self-study

Places you have been/ want to visit

Useful websites

Mood Playlist

Line a day diary

Plants care guide

Concert list

master chore list

i am jumping in happiness when my last bullet journal prompts got idk 60+ notes??? aha im making a study masterpost because youre all a cutie !! <3 sorry it’s a bit short bc im in a rush rn. good day babies (ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

college note taking 101 by briellestudies

make your notes pretty af !!  by elkstudies

best notebooks  by second-year-studying

ashley’s tips by studyconfident

hermione’s “taking notes from a textbook” video by studyign aka the lifesaver

note taking masterpost  by elkstudies

note taking tips for lectures  by becoming-a-lawyer

strategies and skills by kimberlystudies

hints.. wink wink by lifeatmsmu

taking effective notes by hiccop

the cornell note taking method by brainyandbored

how to take great notes video 

take the best creative notes video

reese regan style video

Hi, and thanks! Well since you have tried really hard, I am guessing there could be two reasons that you don’t get the grades you deserve.

1. You may be overwhelmed during tests - I know that there are people who get very nervous during tests and tend to not perform as well as they usually do. If that’s the case, you should just take a deep breath, tell yourself that you have tried your very best and let the rest go. Fix your mindset in a way that you feel comfortable with your tests. For me, I would keep telling myself that I have already got enough preparation and there’s nothing to be afraid of. That helps for me. Just learn to stay calm during test and maybe you will perform so much better!

2. You are really familiar with your materials, but you just can’t answer the questions correctly - this happens to a lot of my friends.  And it’s very frustrating since you are going to keep questioning yourself, “what’s the point if im never going to get good grades?’ Here’s the thing, there are ways to actually rectify this.

Quiz yourself: make up questions (that you think your teachers are likely to put into your paper) and try to answer them. Check your answers afterwards to see how much you have learnt. you are going to absorb information so much faster in this way

Review your test papers: don’t just glance through your paper, look at the marks and be like “darn!”. Your returned papers are going to be the best source of studying.

You will know what you understand and what you don’t clearly, so you can focus on the parts that you don’t next time while you’re studying

You can know the way your teachers formulate the questions. This is so important because different types of questions may result in different types of answers and way of studying. Try to grasp your teacher’s mindset (kind of), and study the materials that are likely to be examined and points that you are likely to have to remember

You can understand the way your teachers mark. This is the one that matters the most. Students often write whatever that comes to our mind, but smart students/students who get good grades tend to look at the question and understand what the marker wants.

Do a lot of practices and exercises or past papers - there are tons out there in book stores i think. Those provide the greatest practice because not only do they test your knowledge, but also allow you to grasp the skills of answering questions. These are almost perfect!

Review class notes, and what your teacher says, basically everything from your teacher - after all, these tests are given out by your teachers. They may have told you which part of your materials are more important and such, and then they are going to come up in your tests. It’s good to rely on your textbooks, but teachers words are somehow the most important in revising for class tests.

It is about to be the start of the next academic year so I decided to post this masterlist. Here are all of my original study posts so far and they are sorted by topics.

All of the information below can actually be found on this page  (/mystudytips). It is constantly updated so if you want to look for my posts in an organised way you can always go there.

General

My Masterpost for Students

Start off your semester

10 days to prepare for next semester - #16

Motivation

Setting Goals - #1

Should I switch my studies? (answered)

How to deal with procrastination? (answered)

Study Skills

Study routine/steps

Marty Lobdell’s Lecture of Study Less Study Smart - #7

Focus/Concentration

Tools to help you stay focus - #12

Tips on staying focused - #14

How to shake off restlessness during study session (answered)

Study Management/Planning

General Tips - #2

How to make revision time table? (answered)

My Bullet Journal Set-up

Building study habits

Great study habits and developing them (answered)

Good study habits for high school students (answered)

What is HabitRPG? - #4

Lectures/Class

Why should we attend our classes?

Essay-writing

General steps on how to write an essay - #6

Reading

Masterpost on reading skills

How to go through your readings

Memory

How to memorise a page? How long does it take? (answered)

General Note-taking

A summary on how to take good lecture notes - #13

Type or write? (answered)

Type or write? updated + my approach (answered)

Is writing notes on iPad a good idea? (answered)

Should I take notes right now? (answered)

Consolidating lecture notes and textbook notes (answered)

How to get better handwriting? (answered)

Flashcards

Making flashcards for vocabularies (answered)

OneNote and other applications

How to take/organise notes? (feat. OneNote) (answered)

Updated and comprehensive post on how to take lecture notes on OneNote (answered)

How to use Cornell note-taking method on OneNote: Great for taking class notes! - #9

How do I use OneNote? (answered)

Introducing Notability

Exams and Tests

A Complete Exam Study Guide - #10

How to deal with anxiety before and during exams? (answered)

How to study for exams effectively? (answered)

Demotivated because of unsatisfactory grades? (answered)

Tips to prepare for take home exams

Printables

My printables

Summer planning printables (mine)

Semester planner printables (mine)

Note-taking printables (mine)

Organisation

My general study organisation system (answered)

My high school organisation system (answered)

My notebook organisation system in high school (answered)

Study space

My desk organisation - #18

Maintaining a clean desk (answered)

Stationery

Pen recommendations (answered)

The highlighters I use in bullet journal (answered)

My pens, pencils and notebooks (answered)

A comparison between Zebra Mildliners and Optex Care - whether they will smudge // with photo (answered)

Tech-stuff

What’s on my iPad mini? - #8

iPad Air or iPad mini for school? (answered)

Free apps/programs (that can substitute expensive ones) (answered)

Laptop recommendations for school (answered)

Which macbook pro should I get for college? (answered)

The app I use for writing and organising documents on iPad (answered)

The stylus I use for writing on iPad (answered)

A comparison of stylus (answered)

Amazing resources

Free online courses - #3

English Reading and Writing free online course

College Info Geek - more college tips, and free book

College and University

Things i wish i knew before college - #15

Tips on starting college (answered)

Personal records

Tips on writing a perfect résumé (answered)

Getting unsatisfactory grades?

Tips for students who may have unsatisfactory grades at the moment (answered)

Being called “you’re trying too hard”? (answered)

Anxiety and depression / Feeling unhappy?

Dealing with depression, stress and anxiety (answered)

Can’t study because of depression? (answered)

Will studyblr help with my anxiety and perfectionism? (answered)

Anxious about getting your results? (answered)

Sleep and Breaks

How to put sleeping schedule back on track for school? (answered)

Summer Posts

Summer opportunities - #5

Study during summer - prepare for the next semester - #11

My posts -  answered

General tips / masterposts Get back on track Learning how to learn How to survive school Back to school! Ultimate survival guide More college-oriented Masterpost Another masterpost Study tips through before the semester begins Back-to-school survival guide

How to study? General study tips The optimal way to study a subject Why we all should attend our classes (my post) Developing study habits (my post) Study step-by-step, and get straight A-s! (my post) How to write a great essay Retention and forgetting? How to go through your readings (my post)

Note-taking (all) How I take and organise my notes (my post) How to outline a chapter? How to create study guides? Taking notes and organise yourself How to make an awesome study guide / make notes on your computer Taking class notes - Notability (my post) Pros and cons in making typed or written study guides

Study Organisation How to effectively take notes Free planner printable Passion planner - free! More printable planners Bullet Journal Planning your study schedule

Motivation Studygram Blogs for great study tips Feeling okay? 0 day studying challenge! 50 things highly productive people do differently Getting more motivated! Your new year’s resolutions…? And more resolutions Oh and more academic resolutions

Time management 26 time management hacks How to wake up early? 8 steps for feeling more awake in the morning 10 ways to make Sunday the most productive night of the week A productive day How to stop procrastinating

Exams Exam lifehacks Study tips for finals Tips to prepare for a take-home exam (my post) High school finals (my post)

Resources Free online courses (my post) EdX Coursea

Live a better life! How long to nap? Healthy packed meal ideas Sixteen Small Steps to Happiness  

Step one: The first thing I do is create an outline of everything I need to do, resources I might need, chapters I need to read etc. I also add the assessment objectives and anything else I need to know for the exam.

Step two: This is the actual study guide. I sort all of my revision material into topics, and then colour co-ordinate them. I mostly add key words and their meanings, and summaries of information, rather than writing everything out. It has to be concise so that you remember as much as possible!

Hope this helps!

Links: 

How to create a study guide 1 

Step one: The first thing I do is create an outline of everything I need to do, resources I might need, chapters I need to read etc. I also add the assessment objectives and anything else I need to know for the exam.

Step two: This is the actual study guide. I sort all of my revision material into topics, and then colour co-ordinate them. I mostly add key words and their meanings, and summaries of information, rather than writing everything out. It has to be concise so that you remember as much as possible!

Hope this helps!

Links: 

How to create a study guide 1 

Here’s a few steps to get some perfect straight-As!

Preview your classes: this might sound silly to some of you, but honestly it helps a lot. Try to force yourself to read through your textbook or notes that you know your teacher will be teaching the day before class, so that you can have a slight idea of what’s going to happen tomorrow. Try highlighting the texts, or, if you’re feeling in the mood, do some outlining! Trust me, you will be so much more confident in class and that will also help you to only jot down things that’s not in your textbook. Lazy people are in fact the ones who do the prep work because they want to save time in the future!

Take class notes: Having previewed your class, you’ll realise class is in fact quite fun (shocker here). When your classmates are trying so hard to copy everything down from the powerpoints, you only have to write down things that aren’t included in your notes/textbooks. And, since you should have figured out the things you didn’t understand the night before, you can pay more attention on those parts during class, or even ask your teachers about it!

Outline Notes: When you’re home after school (preferably) or during the weekend, try to combine your class notes and textbooks together and make your perfect outline notes. Do your outline notes after every class instead of waiting till your teacher finishes a chapter/section. It will help you to keep track of your classes!

Study guides: After a chapter/section, it’s good to narrow it down to a nice and simple study guide. Try to omit information that’s already in your brain from your outline notes and reorganize it into a study guide. The whole process will help you to review the knowledge once again and at the same time give yourself some good source for studying for finals.

Index cards: this should be the last step. I usualy prepare index cards when I’m studying for a test. Before the test, I will use my study guide to study, and write down key information (either some main points or parts that I can hardly remember) onto the index cards. The night before/ the morning before the test, the only thing I’m holding is my index cards. So while all your pals are holding their large pile of notes and cramming in the hallways, you can confidently walk with only some cards!

basic

daily spreads

weekly spreads

monthly spreads

year at a glance

index

key/legend

future log

gratitude log

collections

books to read

movies to watch

songs to download

tv shows to start

bucket list

collage of all your favourite things

places to travel to

tracking

habit tracking

sleep tracker

water tracker

weather tracker

outfit tracker (what you’ve worn)

monthly favourites

books read

movies watched

school

grade tracker

homework tracker

study schedule

extracurricular schedule

teachers’ info (emails, rooms, etc.)

school supply list

project task breakdown

money

expenses (weekly/monthly)

budget for the month

bill tracker

savings

wishlist

fitness

gym going tracker

food diary

workout tracker

motivational quotes

misc.

quotes

calligraphy/handwriting practice

holiday memories

pen testing page

packing list

password page

level 10 life

favourite printables

birthdays to remember (!!!)

new word every day (with definition)

snack recipes

mood chart

pressed flowers (this would be so cute)

sticker/washi tape page

There are three important steps in erasing the possibility of procrastination. You are never going to be entirely free from it, as Netflix, video games, sitting around, eating, etc. are never not going to be a temptation. It is a cycle that repeats, but taking the time to develop some self-control is worth it. 

When you are about to work and feeling tempted to procrastinate, there are two things you need to do. The first is to look at this list and identify your procrastination trigger. Next, look through this post to find the solution! After that, during future projects, look at the bottom for procrastination prevention.

common procrastination triggers:

perfectionism

low energy

overwhelmed

difficult work

boring work

distracted

Below are step-by-step solutions, then prevention methods:

perfectionism

Sometimes this is one of the easiest to resolve if you can simply remind yourself of a few things before you begin. Do these things:

Whatever you’re doing, treat it as a rough draft. It doesn’t have to be perfect, because you can get the same quality of work by just getting it done and then editing it after.

Once you get in motion, you can stay in motion. The “eat the frog” method often backfires for perfectionists, as they often have trouble getting started—try beginning with a simple task, then working through the rest from hardest to easiest.

low energy

Take a power nap

Get some caffeine

Wash your face

Get a snack

Anything to make you feel refreshed, energized and ready to go, even if you are tired. Remind yourself that you’ve got this, and you can take a break when you are done. Waiting only increases stress and anxiety.

overwhelmed

Break the task into pieces. If it is simply too much work to do in the time you have, see if you can delay some of it.

Then make a detailed to-do list. Don’t leave anything out. If you are writing an essay, list that as the heading—- then add as sub-tasks the individual paragraphs, bibliography, etc.

Now that you know what you have to do, you are likely to be calmer. Your path is laid out, all you need to do is prepare:

Surroundings that are organized, clean and purposefully equipped lead to productivity. Take a moment to gather your needed items (pencil, notebooks, laptop, etc.), your chosen drink/snack, and anything else you may need. Place them on your desk or any other environment where you can work comfortably.

Take a deep breath, and begin. You got this!

difficult work

If your work is too difficult for you to do immediately, this is likely for one of the following reasons:

There is too much work and you do not know where to begin.

You do not understand the content.

You do not know how to carry out the requirements of the task.

If you are hindered by the first in the list, go back to what to do if you are overwhelmed— the situation is similar.

If you do not understand the content, ask a friend or teacher/professor. If they are unavailable, consult google; Yahoo Answers, Mathway, Wikipedia, Youtube, Khan Academy, even the studyblr community, all are great resources if you lack an understanding of the material.

If you do not know how to do what you are expected to do (common with larger summative projects and papers), consult your teacher/professor. Read any material given to you that may contain instructions, suggestions, or ideas. If you still do not understand, look it up. Or ask a studyblr! My ask box is always open!

boring work

If the work is a lot of “busy work” that is repetitive and unchallenging, just remind yourself why you are doing it. And I don’t mean remind yourself “because my teacher made me do it”— I mean remind yourself why you are on this academic journey. Remind yourself why you started, give yourself some motivation. Then, suck it up, just work and you can get it done.

distracted

I am very easily distracted, so I have been through this. There are two options for people who are easily distracted:

Remove all possible temptation or opportunities to procrastinate, or:

Surround yourself with distraction.

The first option means a specific process— removing music, blocking websites, clearing your environment, getting rid of everything that could possibly take you away from your work for even a second.

The second option seems counter-intuitive, but I find that it works for me— it seems to force focus. Put on some music, turn on a fan, go in a crowded area (just don’t talk to anyone!), get a drink and a snack, anything. It’s kind of like an “eye of the hurricane” thing. And work hard, focus. You can do it.

other methods

If your problem is that you cannot work for a long time without a break, try the pomodoro method. Work for 25 minutes, then take a five minute break. After four pomodoros (25 working minutes, 5 break), take a longer break for 15-30 minutes. 

If you just feel like you’re not in a “working mood,” get the ball rolling with a smaller task. Put on some video game music to focus and get into a flow. 

preventing procrastination

Remind yourself that you deserve a break— after you get your work done.

Remind yourself why you are doing this work.

Remember that you have done things that have been more difficult.

notes masterpost

Hi! OMG IM FINALLY DONE POSTING ALL MY NOTES HAHAH FINALLLYYYY!!!!

I understand it’s pretty hard to collate all my notes together, so I’ve made this masterpost!! :) + some abbreviation legend thing just in case you guys don’t understand the abbreviations i wrote hehe i hope you guys enjoyed these and that these notes helped!! thank you for sticking by me and my irregular posting schedules. Will continue to update this list when i post more notes in the future !!! xx

Biology Notes - based on Biology Matters for GCE ‘O’ Level (2nd Edition), by Marshall Cavendish

Chapter 2 - Cells

Chapter 3 - Movement of Substances

Chapter 4 - Nutrients

Chapter 5 - Enzymes

Chapter 6 - Nutrition in Humans

Chapter 7 - Nutrition in Plants

Chapter 8 - Transport in Humans

Chapter 9 - Transport in Plants

Chapter 10 - Respiration v1, v2

Chapter 11 - Excretion

Chapter 12 - Homeostasis

Chapter 13 - Nervous System

Chapter 14 - The Human Eye

Chapter 15 - Hormones

Chapter 16 - Cell Division v1, v2

Chapter 17 - Reproduction in Plants

Chapter 18 - Reproduction in Humans v1, v2 

Chapter 19 - Heredity

Chapter 20 - Molecular Genetics

Chapter 21 - Ecology

Chapter 22 - Our Impact on the Ecosystem

Chemistry Notes - based on Chemistry Matters for GCE ‘O’ Level (2nd Edition), by Marshall Cavendish

Chapter 1-7

Chapter 8-14

Chapter 15-20