I typed a super long ass post about this and the accidentally deleted it before saving and now I’m lying on the cold hard ground
Yohoo potatoes, I’m back with another *whips out a megaphone out of nowhere* “long ass post” (is that my patent now?) for you guys! This one could help out with your studyjo/bujo (if you don’t know what a studyjo is don’t worry I’ll link it later) and organising that potato life to make the most of it!
You’s a student
You’s busy
You’s got life you can’t handle sometimes
You will 120% forget about tat assignment deadline unless you’re reminded of it
You get to laugh at your past self after 20 years or so
It’s therapeutic and all that ish
You’ll like it because it’s being productive while actually kinda procrastinating (aren’t we bosses at procrastinating?)
Memories :)
Bolded ones are the trackers I am using and are potato proofed
1. Study related :
SYLLABUS TRACKER : finals can go a little smoothly if you have it all at one place
PROJECT PLANNER/TRACKER : deadlines + road map of how you’re gonna ace that project
STUDY SESSION TRACKER : time, date, subject and rating your session
GOALS TRACKER : realistic ones, like score 75% or more in this test, or master the concept of integration (ughh). Philosophy ones come later ;)
EXAM PLANNER : plan something for each day a week before your exam and see the magic
PROBLEM TRACKER : shade the box every day you solve “x” number of sums
FORMULA QUIZ : the most difficult ones which you’ll never remember unless they’re carved on your ribs
CONCEPT PLANNER : shade the box every day you learn “x” concept nicely
RANDOM CONCEPTS TO REVISE LIST : super helpful when you’re procrastinating and don’t know what to study - refer to this list and do you ish
READINGS LIST : shade the box every day when you read “x” number of paragraphs from textbooks/notes/books
WORD OF THE DAY PAGE : one word every day
PASSAGE OF THE MONTH : sort of like a journal but in your target language
FAVOURITE SENTENCES/QUOTES /SONGS/ETC IN *TARGET LANGUAGE* PAGE - similar to a journal thing, make it all aesthetic and cool so you’ll want to fill it in more
2. Entertainment related stuff :
MOVIES WATCHED SO FAR - all the movies, maybe stash a ticket or smthn?
MOVIE OF THE MONTH - can pick any one tbh
APPRECIATION PAGE FOR *FAV ACTOR/ACTRESS* - can you guess who’s appreciated by this potato?
SONG OF THE MONTH - only pick one and trust me that is very difficult
APPRECIATION PAGE FOR *FAV SINGER* - guess mine again?
PLAYLIST OF THE MONTH - best songs only
MIX TAPE FOR *FAV PERSON* - you can actually even make a real one and give it to someone you really like ;)
SERIES TRACKER - episodes/seasons number, shade the box as you finish it
REVIEW PAGE - review some movies/TV show you just saw
FAVOURITE MOVIE QUOTES PAGE - “you’re a wizard, Harry”
3. Mind related stuff :
QUOTES PAGE - motivational, sentimental stuff
MEDITATION TRACKER - this potato might try it
CROSSWORD TRACKER - shade the box every time you successfully solve an entire crossword/puzzle
RIDDLE TRACKER - shade the box every day if you solved 1 riddle
CREATIVITY PAGE - doodles, ugly poetry, cringy picky up limes, whatever floats your goat
BRAIN DUMP PAGE - every single thing on your mind transferred on this page. Suggested before sleeping so that you’re light headed and stress-free
IDEAS ORGANISER PAGE - give form to those abstract plots and connect all ideas to make a bigger one
PERSONAL PROJECT PLANNER - like maybe that book you always wanted to write
LIFE IN PIXELS - mad, sad or smad?
4. Health related stuff :
EXERCISE TRACKER - shade the box every day if you did “x” duration/amount of exercise
FOOD TRACKER - keep record of what junk you munched on today and try to avoid it sometimes
WATER TRACKER - ughh so important
CARBS TRACKER - kill a puppy next time you overeat
MOOD TRACKER - graphs look fancy tbh
ROLE MODEL’S PAGE - everything hermione granger does/says
5. Money related stuff :
BUDGET TRACKER - note down every little thing you spent on, figure out where you can save up
SAVINGS TRACKER - fill that little jar and buy those pens you always wanted to
Aaand that’s about it for now! I’ll be back with another long ass post so have fun bullet journaling till then!
Feel free to hmu if you aren’t clear about how to use a certain tracker!
Etudaire ~
Everyone's got lingering congestion this year, so as someone who's no stranger to phlegm, and inherited the folk wisdom of a stage actress (the show must go on!) I share with you my recipe for making things better:
2L water
the juice and rind of one lemon (just dump the juiced rinds in, don't zest them, you maniac)
a small thumb of fresh ginger, sliced in coins
about a dozen cloves, some star anise, peppercorns, and maybe whole cinnamon or allspice or whatever else you like, in a tea ball (except the cinnamon if it doesn't fit, obvs)
good dollop of honey, to taste
Bring the water to a boil then dump in all the stuff. Keep it hot but not boiling – a slow cooker is good for this. Keep this pot on a low heat all day and serve yourself a mug every so often, adding water as necessary. At some point you will need to add a new lemon and some more honey, but the spices can generally carry over two pots if you're drinking it regularly.
The acid helps clear the gunk, ginger is good for the circulation, and clove/aniseed/pepper have some sort of decongestant/soothing properties. Honey is both nice and antiseptic, and apparently is a cough suppressant as well? Anyway, I just got over another run of Covid and this was wasn't 100% effective but it worked better than phenylephrine.
I would like to add a category to the academia aesthetics called Realistic Acedamia and it's where you show up to class everyday in jeans+hoodie with dirt cheap coffee and reduce Serious Conversations About the Nature of the Universe to memes.
Also includes messy handwriting, a collection of ugly free pens you got from library events, and complaining incessantly about your chosen area of study
The art director JP Boneyard ’s favourite park is Montana’s Glacier national park. “It’s breathtaking, I’m smiling just thinking about it ,” he says. For his screen-print project Fifty-Nine Parks, now collected in a book, he asked modern artists to reinterpret America’s classic national park posters, commissioned by the government in the 1900s.
“I hope they inspire people to visit the parks and connect with nature, but, heck, it’d be awesome if the book inspired folks to pick up a squeegee and start printing too,” he says.
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Introducing Scientist Maker 1.0, a mini dress-up game promoting visibility of science in visual media! You can customize your scientist’s eyes, facial expressions, hairstyles, and give them science-y accessories!
Here we have a chemist, an astrophysics student, a environmental science student, a math student, a programmer, and a microbiologist!
The website is here: https://picrew.me/image_maker/634561
Any non-commercial uses are welcome! Please credit @alchemysciviz if you are using it!
helpful links:
the one productivity system you need: time vs energy management
eisenhower matrix
similiar way to prioritize tasks
flexible time blocking
Optical Astronomer: chronically tired, hates clouds, hates the sun
Radio Astronomer: sitting in the shade sipping lemonade while the big dish goes wheeee at 10 am
X-ray Astronomer: cries about the cost of a satellite launch