Look: The Right People Will Get It. The Right People Will See You And Appreciate You For The Person That

i honestly think the reason the most bitter and disgruntled people make sweet and cutesy art while horror writers tend to be upbeat and chipper people is that in order to write good horror you need a certain amount of healing and emotional growth that allows you to access the theraputic techniques used in horror to stimulate fear and to then turn around and present it to others. and on the flipside, there is nothing more heartbreaking and raw than to make art of the joy you wish you could still feel

vaguely academic things to do to keep yourself entertained

go down a wikipedia research hole by clicking the first term you don’t understand

binge a crashcourse series end to end (personal recs: world history, history of science, big history, philosophy)

find free books on project gutenberg

download some western classics for free

borrow books and audiobooks from the libby app or borrowbox

start a commonplace book

take a khan academy course

browse MIT’s free online course materials

teach yourself to code

go on a google scholar essay dive

try the open access button to avoid some paywalls for academic media, or install unpaywall that does a similar thing

research the history of the place you where you live

tempt the wrath of the duolingo owl and learn a language

search for online streams of the local tv in your target language’s country and use as background noise for immersion points

print and scrapbook favourite poetry and literature quotes

improve your handwriting by doing handwriting exercises

learn philosophy with the philosophize this! podcast. actually just check out all the educational spotify podcasts there are many good ones

start a weekly club with friends to share new and interesting things you’ve learnt that week

clean and reorganise your study space, physical or digital

check out online museums

fave educational youtube channels that I adore: vsauce, crashcourse, smarter every day, kurzgesagt, school of life, tom scott, r. c. waldun, vsauce3, primer, mark rober, veritasium, asapSCIENCE, scishow, TED-ed

hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy! happy learning x

Maybe the true dungeon was the meshi we made along the way!

The Ultimate Study Resource Masterlist

I’ll continue the list as I find more links

Revision

Last Minute Revision Tips

Revising for Exams

How to Revise Algebra

(GCSE) English Language Revision

Mindmaps for Essay Based Subjucts(English, etc)

Revision Techniques for Different Learning Styles

Alkynesofstudy’s Revision Tips by @alkynesofstudy

Note Taking

Useful Symbols and Abreviations for Faster Lecture Note Taking by @studyquirk

How to Maintain Good Notes by @skeletonstudy

Active Reading and Textbook Note Taking by @studyquirk

Exams and Light Note Taking by @goddesszilla

The Cornell Method by @eyeofravenclaw

Guide to Aesthetically Pleasing Notes by @areistotle

Upgrade Your Notes - Masterpost by @studylou

Math

Math Resource Masterlist(Links to Revision, Test, Exam, and Notetaking Tips)

Biology

Khan Academy:

1. Biology

2. High School Biology

3. AP Biology

CrashCourse Biology

Chemistry

Khan Academy

CrashCourse Chemistry

English/Literature/Writing

Academic Phrase Bank Masterpost by @jwstudying

Guide to Writing Papers by @universi-tea

Planning Out a Paper by @samsstudygram

How to Annotate a Novel Efficiently by @mildstudies

Essay Basics for AP English Lang & Lit by @novanovelist

Writing an Academic Essay (Tips and Advice) by @suhylastudies

Substitutes for “And” by @englitmotivation

Synonyms for “Suggests” in Essays by @justkeeprevising

Synonyms for “Consider” by @justkeeprevising

How to Write Commentary on Both Prose Fiction and Poetry by @smartspo

Types of Narration by @literally-studying

AP English Language Study Guide by @acedemic

Tips for The Literature Student by @a-students-lifebuoy

History

How to Write a History Paper by @thehistorygrad

Tips for Studying History by @universtudy

Tips to SLAY Your AP History Essays by @apeurostudymaterials

Tips for History Class by @night-studying

How to Write an Essay: History Edition by @ccllege

Evaluating Historical Sources by @smartstudy

A note:

If I miscredited any of the links, or if you find a broken link please let me know!

It’s that time of year again!

Sorry for my absence on this blog lately! Life has just been kicking my butt. However, since the fall semester has just ended, I am now uploading all of my notes for anyone who needs them! Most of these notes are terms and other info that is necessary no matter where you take these classes.

US History I (HIST2111): Terms

US History I (HIST2111): Notes (There are A LOT of these notes as my professor lectured a bunch. Useful for those in APUSH as well as college US History.)

Algebra II: Notes/Terms/Examples

Physics: Notes/Terms (The first few pages are note sheets I created as an easy reference when studying for exams. Personally, I think they’re pretty helpful.)

I’m also reuploading my AP World History notes from last year, as I don’t think many of you saw them the first time I uploaded.

I have some notes from ENGL1101 too, but they are digital notes from Blackboard so I don’t feel comfortable sharing them openly online without permission from my professor. However, I would be happy to share them with anyone who messaged me!

I really hope my notes can help someone! Feel free to message me with any questions about my notes/my study style/literally anything, and also let me know if there are any issues in viewing these documents! 

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

I'm not lying when I say this tweet brought a tear to my eye

12.13.17 

`hello !! so because its like finals week currently, I thought I’d share some posts + links that are actually saving me. 

grade saving !! guide to revising 

taking notes from that ap wh textbook (or any class)

writing an essay + how to plan + write 

replacing commonly used words in writing !!  

sleeping guide bc you need it !! 

a literal guide for finals survival 

pretty infographic on surviving finals

a ton of study tips for exams pls read 

how to memorize diagrams !!!!!!

an entire!! post with study tip links !! 

ap study info !! for like every ap class! 

getting through exam day + tips 

`hope these help you out! you can do this!! good luck !! 

i mean this in the nicest way possible you guys but you NEED to take better care of yourselves online. getting severely anxious about mass quantities of horrible things you cant change every single day is normal considering the internet’s ability to educate on worldwide issues, it shows that you have empathy and that you truly do care. but relentless knowledge of constant suffering on this scale is NOT something humans are psychologically equipped to handle. it’s okay to shut off. it’s okay to just take a break and enjoy yourself for a while in your own localized space

life’s too short to not fill each moment with love. Choose to buy that plant you saw at the shops and nurture it. Choose to take a study break and spend it sketching or day dreaming. Choose to keep that picture you took of you with your s/o for yourself to enjoy instead of watching for the likes coming on social media. Put love into how you do your hair or maybe whack it into a messy bun and put love into creating art. Put love into how you treat others and value all members of society, treating everyone with love and respect. Choose to love yourself as you would others, respecting yourself and loving yourself, especially after failure. Choose love.

the main piece of advice i have for students is this: learn how to fail and persevere. it is a skill that will help you in life far more than perfect grades. think of failure impersonally. when you fail, you have just eliminated one method that doesn’t work for you, so you need to try a different method in the future. figure out which factors contributed to the undesirable result, and change them. (teachers, advisors, and academic counselors can help you with this if you aren’t sure where to start). i know from personal experience that fear of failure is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, because it leads to self-sabotage. if you can learn not to think of it as an inherent personal flaw, but rather as a strategy that didn’t work for you and can be changed, you will be well-equipped to face the inevitable failures and rejections that are part of life.