University Started (finally!) And This Semester My Goal Is To Stay On Top On All Of My Classes And Do

Motto of the day (and probably the week):

A first draft is better than nothing!

Currently working on my essay and very unsatisfied with the progress and the work I'm producing. But it is better than nothing and from there I can start editing it. But first finish the first draft. (minimum 2000 ZoL left)

Also use you institutions library for research.

And for saving references something like Zotero (free) where you can save your references and link it in your paper and add a bibliography in your institutions preferred citation style at the end.

hi. im a first year student, and for one of my classes i have to write a research paper as my first assignment. do you have any ideas about how to do this? currently im having a really hard time finding the right books/research papers for my citations. thank you 🌻

hi!

how to research

on organising your research

as for finding the right sources, all you really need is one right source which will then lead you to more sources, more themes, more ideas. i would really recommend connectedpapers or researchrabbit where you can search for a paper/source and it'll draw up a graph for you of everything thematically connected to it.

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

I love kids they’re all like.. “when i grow up i’m gonna be an astronaut and a chef and a doctor and an olympic swimmer” like that self confidence! That drive! That optimism! Where does it go

Maybe I should add pictures to my posts. But I need to take some first. Next time.

My essay is coming along. I got some feedback and now need to edit it one final time before submitting it. Which would be one and a half week before the deadline.

The last days I kind of finalized my survey for my term paper and today while at work I started writing the term paper. Luckily we only need to create a survey and not carry it out. I already have around 1/10th but this will go a lot faster than my essay because I can write it in german and it is mainly about my survey. I try to finish it before before the weekend which is very ambitious but the next I planned on spending time with my sister for which I'm really excited.

Also the sun is coming out and I keep forgetting my sunglasses. This morning I was too tired I even took the train in the wrong direction. I'm looking forward to the end of all my deadlines so I can play the new Stardew Valley Update in peace. My for you page is full of people that are excited. I love to see it.

Anyways have a nice an productive day 😊

Finished my first draft! Yey.

I have send it to away for some control and feedback. Now only one paper and 2 and a half research projects remain. And two weeks (actually one because one week I'm visiting my sister)

I hope the paper is faster because I don't have to write it in english. Although I can write and speak and understand it pretty fine writing an essay for university in english hits different.

Finished for the day and will be probably playing Stardew Valley the whole evening.

Hello all.

I‘m sorry I haven’t posted in some time. First I didn’t work my usual shift at work and was very busy during my shift so I forgot and then I kept forgetting. And if I remembered I didn‘t know what to write. But I give it a shot.

I‘m currently at the library and reading some text for my lecture later but am taking a short break. Until now I read all the texts for which I‘m very proud of myself. The presence of the studyblr community motivates me to do it. Thank you💕

This semester I have only on seminar I dont quite like but it isnt every week, so it‘s fine and we have some group work there and this makes it easier.

My plans to go to the gym of the university after my courses where crushed because it is closed in the timeframe I wanted to go. So I did a workout at home instead. I hope to keep it up.

Other than university I really want to continue reading my book series but I only took the first part with me when I visited my family and the library has three (!) ebooks but a waitlist with an estimated wait time of 17 weeks! My family thankfully is sending me the remaining parts and I read the beginning because it was free online but now I can wait even less. But some more days and tomorrow I will be gone the whole day so its fine(ish).

TO DO

🍄 finish the second reading for my lecture

🍄 do another workout this week

🍄 make a presentation about my research progress for a seminar

🍄 some more reading

Have a nice day and stay motivated! 🍄

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What to do when you didn't get the score you expected

Sometimes you score lower than you thought you would, or you studied relentlessly and still ended up with a pass but not as high a pass as you thought you deserved.

Remind yourself that there's always next time

Tests often measure performance, not competence; you likely know more than the test says you do

All in all -- relax! Don't let it get to you. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and remind yourself that this is an opportunity to look your weakness in the eye and grow

Take the feedback into consideration. Where were you lacking?

Re-evaluate your study methods. What wasn't working? What did you miss? How can you account for that next time?

Properly hydrate and properly nourish yourself (and brain).

Do practice questions

Alternatively: make practice questions for later

Also alternatively: Make a blank copy of the test to sit again in a few weeks' time

Remember the forgetting curve. Interrupt forgetting

(I find this particularly useful when deciding what to study on what day)

Personal productivity/self love tips

Fuck the clean girl influencers that just post their perfect life, choose to be inspired by influencers who show their difficulties and help you how to really improve

Don't put extreme goals for yourself to achieve, that girl aesthetic that does everything and never fails is impossible and unrealistic, you are human

Don't waste another morning watching other people's lives instead of getting up and doing something more useful

The first thing you will do when waking up its drink a glass of water, it takes oxygen to the brain and makes you wake up faster

Focus in one goal, wanting to achieve several goals at once will make you procrastinate more and not achieve anything

Set a timer for your apps, it makes your be more aware of how much time you're spending on each app

Make a list of gifts to give yourself when you achieve a goal, it gives you motivation to achieve it faster

If you can't improve for yourself, at least improve to be a healthier person and present in the lives of the people you care about

If u can sleep 8+ hours, do it, put your phone down and sleep

Apples! They'll boost your energy and immunity so much

Self care isn't selfishness

Uninstall any app that makes you compare yourself

Don't hear people that ashame you and call you a "pick me", they're just unhappy and jealous of you because you show who you really are, love the things you love and keep being like that, don't change because someone thinks ur being "embarrassing"

That's it for the day, don't be hard to yourselves, luv ya💐