Never Beating The Only Capable Of Doing One Task A Day Allegations

reblog if school has actually made you cry

like the stress, the pressure and everything ya know. everyone keeps saying like ‘school makes me cry’ and stuff but has it really made you cry bc i cried a lot of times tbh

you can find me on campus committing social blunders

How I Annotate Non-Fiction Books:

Step one gathering supplies. The supplies you need will be based on your needs and the text you are annotating so feel free to fit this to your need or habits.

For physical books: highlighters, pens, sticky notes, page flags, index cards, the book/document

For digital books: your device or choice (might do an in depth post of digital texts later)

step two- creating your key

For small documents, I tend to stick to one color (each of my classes are assigned a single color).

For Longer documents, with lots of information, I will create a key for example:

keys should be based on what information is most important. In my history classes dates and names are more important whereas in a science class terms and chemical formulas may be most important.

You should also keep in mind why you are reading the book/document. For example: Are you reading to write a book report? Then it would be best to highlight the thesis and any points you wish to bring up in your review.

some parts of your key will most likely not need writing down after they become habit, for example after highlighting an important term, I will underline the definition of the term. (I personally tend to under highlight)

very important highlighted text will also get a page flag so that it is easier to find when reviewing, write a review, etc.

step three- your first read through

break the reading into smaller segments, for example. if you are reading a textbook or information-dense book you may wish to use headings or subheadings as your guide for this. if your text is not already broken into smaller section resign yourself to summarizing after every few paragraphs

You can write your summaries in whatever way suits you, your habits, or the book you are working with.

For this book I am writing my summaries in index cards, but I could have written them in sticky notes, or in a notebook (physical or digital.) I have tried all of these techniques and I like them all and tend to switch between them.

On the back of my summary cards, I write the page numbers the information was pulled from so that I can more quickly find the information if I need to quote it.

Feel free to ask questions in the replies or in my asks!

hi i tried to post these yesterday but it failed 😚✌🏻 anyway, this was the sunrise yesterday! saw The Rise of Skywalker and i absolutely LOVED it !! i finished with A’s in all of my classes which i am very proud of :) happy winter break to all the students out there!

a sunset pic i took a few days ago ✨

first day (for me) of @spell-studies fall 2020 challenge! imma answer the ?s i missed tho

august 24th: what classes are you taking?

AP English, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP U.S. History, Spanish III, and Honors Pre-Calculus! holy shit that looks terrible when i write it all down

august 25th: what time does your alarm go off?

6 am 😔, 5:30 am on mondays, & i don’t set an alarm on the weekends

august 26th: do you check your phone when you first wake up?

yeahhh, i go on it for like 3 mins & respond to any texts that look important (& read tweets from my favs that i missed)

I need advice :)

Is LinkedIn important or is it just to brag about what you’re studying and to compare etc 🥹

here is a blank notes template for apush and a picture of my adorable little dog laying in the sun 🥰🥰

september 1st! : favorite school memory!

i would have to say the entirety of my ap world history class last year. i had this group of friends in there that i loved very much :) also the teacher was disorganized but when she managed to lecture about one thing, i learned SO much

literally though if you feel like your life is slipping through your fingers and every day goes too fast… try doing hard things, not just taking the easy route, like reading and making art and exercising and cooking a meal from scratch and journaling, doing these things without distraction, without being absorbed on a screen… the time will stretch and you’ll be reminded that life is long and beautiful if you make it so.

when you crave academic validation but also live and breathe procrastination.

types of study breaks for every situation

if you realize you’ve been studying for hours: grab a snack to refuel your body and watch a sitcom to refuel your brain. then back to the books.

if you’re feeling stressed out: take some deep breaths, text your friends, maybe stare at a wall for a few minutes. gather yourself.

if you can’t seem to focus: get moving and get outside. take out the garbage, check your mail box, maybe walk your dog. just get moving and get fresh air. it’ll help bring you back.

if there’s something else going on in your life and you can’t get it off your mind: write down what’s going through your head, sort of like a diary entry. it’ll help you work things out.

if you’re just mentally and physically exhausted: set a timer for 25-30 minutes and take a nap. any longer and you’ll hit REM and you’ll wake up feeling just as tired. once you wake up, get some caffeine in you.

if the material is boring as hell: find another way to study. see if there’s a crash course video online about it or draw out what you’re trying to learn in diagrams and pictures to make it fun.

if people around you won’t shut up: listen to some music. soundtrack and classical music is always good because they won’t absorb you as much as music with lyrics. white noise (like ocean waves, rain sounds, etc.) also works.

if you only half understand a concept: call/message a friend who’s not in the class and try to teach the material to them. this will help you mentally work through the material and will help you remember it as well.