Study-diaries - The Right Way Isn't The Only Way

oh to be as smart and twisted as tobias hawthorne

Point to remember :))

It doesn't matter if someone you know has completed the whole material twice or thrice, what matters is how much of it you actually remember.

Sadly, our education system does not test how much we know, it only tests how many of the questions we can answer. So, the content you put in your answers matters more than what you know.

So, you're doing good, just don't stop and focus on your own progress. :)

Weekly Reading Challenge!

So, my summer break starts now and let's say that I'm gonna do this challenge. Basically, I'll try to finish the books given below :))

It's basically my reading list now xD

A Court Of Frost And Starlight - Sarah J Maas

Stalking Jack The Ripper series - Kerri Maniscalco (I have to start from the 3rd book)

Escaping from Houdini (3) (✓)

Becoming the dark prince (3.5) (✓)

Capturing the devil (4)

Let's see if i can complete it :D

Eid Mubarak !! ❤️❤️

تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ مِنَّا وَمِنكُم

 Taqaballahu minna wa minkum

I literally love the above quotes xD Some of my favourites are:

• In a world where there is so much to grieve and so little good to take, i grieve nothing, i take everything

• The truth is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies

• Ignite, my love, ignite

• To the world she is formidable ... To me she is the world

• You should get a dog love, I hear they share much the same qualities

• Books are easily destroyed but words will remain as long as man can remember them.

•  I want to be your bestfriend you fall hopelessly in love with

• My heart is yours. Please don't ever give it back to me

I can go on and on but seriously that guy RAISED OUR STANDARDS and i can't find myself to lower them T-T (I'm fangirling xD)

Hii... I just wanted to say...

I'm also a HUGE Aaron Warner/Shatter Me fan !!! So, I'm just curious which is your favourite quote of his?

(hope it's okay to ask about this)

HIII omggg hello fellow Aaron Warner/Shatter Me fan!!! so nice to meet youuu and yesss ofc ofc it's absolutely and most definitely 100% okay to ask because i can go about this topic all day soooo yesss!!!

okay so, i have 4 fav quotes, 3 from Aaron and 1 from Juliette!!

“Do you never get exhausted being so wholly unbearable? You have as much charisma as the rotting innards of unidentified roadkill.” — By Aaron in Ignite Me, when Adam was irritating him and trying to stop Juliette from going with him.

“Such unfortunate language. Only those who cannot express themselves intelligently would resort to such crude substitutions in vocabulary.” — By Aaron in Unravel Me when Adam called him a sick piece of shit.

“hell is empty and all the devils are here” — Aaron's tatto

“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords may cut and kill, but words will stab and stay, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and failing to rip their skeletons from our flesh.” — By Juliette in Ignite Me when Adam is being very rude to her.

what about you!! which is your favourite??

It's funny how most of us would rather read study and productivity tips/quotes than actually studying or doing work.

hey there i’m taking ap bio and are exam is coming up do you have any tips for cramming and how to be motivated for subjects you don’t like. thanks :)

Hey Anon! :)

Thanks for the ask :)

I did a similar post for cramming ⇒ How To Cram For Exams. You can refer to that post.

So, I'll make this a bit specific. Bio can mostly be learnt through memorization. There's a lot of repetition and practice. Here are some tips:

Build concept maps. Connect all individual concepts to the main concept and do it in the most simple way (or detailed, whatever works for you)

Review it from time to time. If the exam is weeks away, review it every day for a week then review it thrice a week and the remaining days, write tests. If the exam is in like 5–6 days, then review it in the morning, write tests and then review at night after correcting your mistakes.

Keep repeating the main keywords and practice writing them down.

(I can only think of these ways to study bio because honestly I haven't studied bio since I was in 7th grade. So, I hope this helps <33)

I'll do, for motivation for the subjects you don't like.

How To Study For Subjects You Don't Like

Accept You Don't Like It

It's totally alright if you don't like a particular subject. Honestly, I hated my subjects in high school. I wanted to take history, geography and political science with computers, but my school didn't offer those. So, I was stuck with accounts, eco and business studies. I hated it at the beginning, but i knew that if i base my emotions on my studies for the next two years, i'd never pass high school.

So, accept that you don't like it and think of a positive outcome after that. Mine was the fact that I'll never study those subjects again, at least not for a grade.

Rewards

I'd always use this whenever i encounter hard topics. Keep a reward you get after completing that topic. Make it irresistible. Chocolates were mine xD. It makes it awfully easier.

Focus On What Is Important

You don't have to study everything, there's always some topics that are more important than the others. Like, seriously. Think about some topics that came up in every exam before or the topics that the teacher put extra emphasis on. Tackle them first.

Revise What You Know First

This gives a good kickstart. And confidence. Spend the first 5-10 mins of every study session revising something you already know and then start with the new topics.

Practice Papers

I can never emphasize this enough. The best way to prepare for any exam is just do practice questions or previous year questions. You will learn a lot of things. The topics that are important or repeated. The topics that are never asked.

Tip: Since you have your exams in some days, do just 3 practice papers.

Improvement Sheets

Do this at least once (after the practice papers) and note everything. How much time you take to answer each question. What are your mistakes. Which section is your weakest. Note them down and most importantly, your overall improvements you should make.

For me, I did this for accounts, and it gave me so much clarity, especially the improvements. I used to go through this improvement sheet before my actual exam and i did not repeat even a single mistake again.

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Additional Posts That Might Be Helpful:

How To Self Study

How To Study Concept-Oriented Subjects

How To Study For Longer Hours

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Hope this helps :)

Floor To Ceiling Method

This is something i found out recently. When you're trying to build a habit or if you want to achieve a specific goal or anything. You just have to put in a really simple chart like this.

Basically, let's say, i want to lose some weight. That's the habit that i want to build. So, that's your first step.

Step 1: Set your goal

Set your goal, whether it is losing weight or getting good grades or straight As. The trick is to be extremely specific. Write your Goal down. And write a single activity that you can do everyday to achieve your goal.

Step 2: Set your bare minimum as your floor.

Your bare minimum, let's say, a 15 min walk or 10 push ups or some jumping jacks. It could be anything. Literally no matter how small. Set a floor. Your bare minimum action that you do when you don't even feel like doing anything.

Step 3: Assign small goals for each level.

At level 1, set another action that is just a bit more challenging than the bare minimum. Then, at level 2, raise the action a bit more. And level 3 must be harder than that.

Step 4: Then set your ceiling which is a full on focus activity.

Set a ceiling which is the hardest action, let's say 1 hour of exercise. That's your highest peak action.

So, your aim must be to do your "Ceiling" activity everyday but on days which you feel that you are burnt out or are tired? This is the method that might help.

The trick is to actually never miss a day. Not a single one. You can do level 1, 2 or 3 depending on the day or even the bare minimum would be enough.

This method helps you to actually realize that you don't have to achieve your ceilings every single day. Sometimes, the floor is also enough and the trick is to not let a day go by without doing some actionable step towards your goals

This Helps In:

Maintaining Consistency

Improves Motivation

Isn't Toxic

Gives you a level that you can adapt to your day

It's easy to build habits

Hope it helps! :)

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Hi!! My name is Kinoko and I'm working on my masters in addiction counseling and clinical counseling. I absolutely bombed the summer semester, so I'm looking for some inspiration and motivation!

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