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As most people are working and studying from home right now, I wanted to share some concrete, implementable ways you can help yourself feel better. Though I believe productivity and quantity of work done (or lack thereof) doesn’t/shouldn’t translate into your self-worth and how you view yourself, when you get work done, you actually do feel better in your own body.
By the way, it’s the first time I’m formatting a tips/guide post like this, so I apologize that I couldn’t be more concise.
I’ve spoken to a licensed professional counsellor as well as to some professionals who have been working from home for a long time, and some of the advice above is from them. I’m also sharing from my own experience as someone who used to be very productive and an (ex-)overachiever, and still attach a lot of my self-worth to grades and other tangible accomplishments. I hope these slides can help you. In case it’s hard to read, I’ve included it (reworded) in text form if you’d like to read more.
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Here is a list of some YouTube ASMR ambiences/soundscapes (they’re all hyperlinked, so click away!) Unlike traditional ASMR, these videos do not feature any people. Talented YouTubers have used software to create rendered environments with layered sounds, with many of these ambiences inspired from fantasy to others based in reality. I find music with lyrics to be distracting sometimes, but these are great background noises for focusing, studying, doing homework, and even for relaxing. Enjoy and good luck ♡
1. Royal Library | Rain and Thunderstorm Sounds on Study Ambience with Crackling Fireplace
By New Bliss
2. LIBRARY AMBIENCE: Writing Sounds, Whispering, Pages Turning, Rain, Fireplace
by Autumn Cozy
3. Ambience/ASMR: Writer’s Library from the 1930s, 4 Hours
by Ambience of Yesteryear
4. Study Ambience / Library Sounds / 3 Hours #241
By Winter Whale ASMR
5. Harry Potter inspired ASMR - Hogwarts Library REMAKE - Animated ambient soundscape cinemagraph
By ASMR rooms
1. Rainy Day at Coffee Shop & Jazz Music | ASMR Ambience 4K
By Cozy Corner
2. [ASMR/Ambience]cafe after closing on a rainy urban night
By Sound Forest
3. Coffeehouse ASMR Ambience
By Miracle Forest
4. 1 Hour of Tea Shop Ambience | Background Noise | Cafe Ambient Sounds
By Nocturnal House
5. ASMR Increase Concentration Tokyo Cafe Study Ambience for Homework & School
By asmr soupe
1. 🎧 Cozy Ambience Bedroom - Rain on the Windows of the Rainy Night View of the City 10 Hours | Sleep
By The Relaxing Town
2. Cozy Cabin Ambience - Writer’s Room with 8 Hours of Rain, Thunder and Fire Sounds
By Calmed by Nature
3. Bed Breakfast ☕ Snowy Morning [ASMR] Cozy Cabin Ambience ❄️️ Winter Day with Little Bunny friend 🐰
By ASMR Weekly
4. Rain sounds | cozy cabin | Sleep, Study, Meditation 10 hours
By White Noise Tranquility
5. Cozy Winter Cottage | Snowstorm and Fireplace Sounds | blizzard | 10hours
By dreamy sound
1. ASMR Mystical and Noble Atmosphere of Slytherin Common Room●Harry Potter 3D Ambient Sound
By asmr soupe
2. Lord of the Rings Inspired ASMR - the Green Dragon Inn - Medieval Tavern Ambience and Animations
By ASMR rooms
3. ⛩ Spirited Away’s Dormitory - 1 Hour - Ghibli ASMR Soundscape
By Vibrating Art
4. Twin Peaks Double R Diner Ambience - 8 Hours of Smooth Jazz Music, Rain Sounds, & Cozy Cafe Ambience
By Calmed by Nature
5. A Moving Castle Type ASMR Ambience
By Miracle Forest
academia things that genuinely make me happy:
large textbooks filled with extra papers which hold the answers to the problems you thought were too brilliant to be thrown away, or the simple short summary of a part you were struggling to understand before
having your textbook absolutely ruined by highlighters and sticky notes all over it, those little tips and ideas you picked up from the lesson. anyone who opens that book immediately knows that you’ve studied the crap out of it and know the concept by heart. “this is the most annotated book i’ve ever seen” is literally the highest form of compliment for me.
solving math or chemistry problems to a soundtrack album or ambient sounds, extra points if it’s in afternoon lol
when you’re so focused and keen on getting to the final answer that your hand physically can’t keep up with your eagerness so you end up with the most incoherent solution. but you’ve finally got the answer right!
being self-taught in a subject or a few chapters of the textbook, and still smashing the quizzes and the exams
coming up with a new solution to the problem, or seeing the problem from a new perspective, and finally being able to solve it because of just that.
confidently walking out of the exam room. 0 doubt in your mind that you crushed it!
actually feeling how you’ve grown academically, and how much more knowledgeable you are compared to the beginning of the semester
casually and confidently having conversations with a professor about your studies, exchanging ideas and discussing the existing theories, methods, on-going research and all
all of this is everything i want in life- god