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What book are you using for your AP biology? As in this post, /post/137022900341/011016-1132-am-ap-bio-time-and-coffee-too, I think we have used the same book is some class, the layout rings a bell, but I cannot remember, so if you would please tell me, I can stop trying to wreck my brain trying to figure it out.

hi! we use the AP Edition Campbell Biology, Ninth Edition! it’s black, gray, and a little bit green on the front cover :)

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Sigmund Freud (via quotemadness)

Hey guys, I’ve been getting a number of questions regarding my desk area and how I organise myself within the space. First things first, the desk itself is made up of several components, all from Ikea, here, here and here. The chair was brought from a local charity shop and the plants are mainly from Homebase. The wire basket underneath my desk is from H&M home and used to store wires and extension cords. 

I like to keep my desktop relatively empty nowadays, aside from the plants to keep me company. I have this lovely desk lamp for *light* and aesthetic purposes. Additionally, I find keeping a candle burning to be useful in helping with studying, apparently my mind has a greater capacity to absorb information when coupled with a pleasant aroma. These are my favourites 1, 2 but you could use anything, tkmaxx has a pretty sweet candle section. If you don’t want to have candles burning for any reason, these fragrance sticks work in the exact same way.

On to how I organise the stuff!

I prefer to use drawer units as my primary storage coupled with a few shelves. 

 I use these cute muji storage baskets to organise the different types of stationery and to generally make the drawers appear more cohesive. The top drawer on the right houses the bulk of my most used stationery, pens, washi tape, sticky notes, highlighters etc. Knowing where everything is located saves time that would otherwise be spent  searching for that *one* thing I NEEEED to study. I’m working on assigning everything I own a specific place/space, “a place for everything and everything in its place” 

I have an entire drawer full of unused notebooks, these stand testament to my addictive personality and my ever so slight hoarding mentality. Most were brought from paperchase, muji and amazon. 

The drawer unit to the left hand side holds important letters and documents for university, my candle collection, electrical items(hair straighteners, charger etc) and nail polish//hand lotions. 

The bookshelves above my desk are primarily for books (both fiction and school textbooks) and the files holding previous completed work. Once the school term ends, I file everything away into its appropriate place. I use these A4 Craft Angle File Magazine Holders 5 Pack (I painted them white because I’m that kinda person) and these slim A4 Lever Arch Binder Natural as storage.Once I’ve finished with a notebook I file them away into these folders as well. 

I assign each class a ring binder and use index cards to separate handouts, reading material, marked work, misc etc. I don’t take any folders with me to class as I find them rather cumbersome and unnecessary during classes. 

I think that about covers everything, please feel free to ask me about anything I’ve not included. Have a lovely start to September and the new school year. 

{11/06/16 04:10 pm}

ap psych, macbeth, and a few flowers to make the day a little brighter :)

sorry for being inactive for so long, applying for college is stressful !!! 

Hey, sorry if you've already been asked this but what is the app you use for the black on white clock on your Mac? I only know of Fliqlo and Momentum. This one looks even more lovely!

hey hey hey! it's called a Padbury clock!! the version I downloaded (Padbury.me) is only for Macs, but there could be a version compatible for other operating systems as well that I don't know about :)

12/6 || 11:06a

Finishing up the week here…thought I’d post a photo of this week’s spread! 😸

New Studyblr

Hey everyone, I’m new here! Started a few days ago. If y’all wouldn’t mind reblogging this so that I can follow you, that’d be amazing!!!

Thanks!

HOW TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR NOTES - MASTERPOST

I gather together all this amazing post about illustrated notes. As the visual learner I am, this is gold to me, and I know it will be useful for the visual learners out there!

• Sketchnote Tips - by Carol Anne McGuire

• Visual Notetaking by Succubus studies

• Tips for beginner sketchnoters by Sketchnotespace

• How to illustrate your notes by Reviseordie

• Guide to pretty notes by Theorganisedstudent

• How to make pretty notes by Studyspoinspo

• Sketchnotes by Raindropvalley

• What is visual notetaking? By Danyadsmith

• Fundamentals of Visual Notetaking By Danyadsmith

I have such productivity guilt that sometimes I feel bad for being tired?? Which is kind of ridiculous and totally unreasonable. ^^; So please don’t be like me and let yourself be tired! Our bodies and minds are only capable of so much!

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