Thanks for all the suggestions. If you have more, just send me a fan mail!
Studying & Testing
- time management
- help on reading and research
- help with memorizing and testing
- learn how to study
- google citations
- googling tips
- citing social media
- awesome study tips
- study techniques
- tips for a productive study break
- How to study
- study tips
- How To Pull An All Nighter And Do Well On An Exam
- thinking & memorizing tips
- how to get motivated to study
- Make flashcards
- tips to help you focus
- chrome site blocker
- time management & motivating yourself tips
- Study tips
Learning
- Solve any math equation
- Solve any math equation (2)
- Alternative to Wikipedia
- Square Root Calculator
- Cube Root Calculator
- Expression Simplifier
- Multi Step Equation Calculator
- Slope Intercept Equation Maker
- Can’t Do Your Homework?
- Chemical Equation Balancer
- Cliffsnotes
- Sparknotes
- PurdueOWL
- Take online college courses
- How to multiply big numbers
- Science equations simplified
- Teaches Everything
- Crash Course
- Solve any math problem
- Online calculator
- Simplified science formulas
- Teaches you any subject
Essays
- Essay Structure Guide
- bibliography maker
- How to cite
- how to write an essay
- google citations
- social media citation guide
- The Five-Paragraph Essay
- Using Punctuation Marks
- Deadly Sins Checklist
- Formatting Your Paper
- Writing About Literature
- Basic Essay
- Revision Checklist
- Planning and Organization
- Editing and Proofreading
- Latin Terms
- Essay Structure
- Tips on Introducing Quotes
- Academic Writing Tips
- How to write an essay
Dealing With Stress
Music/Sound:
- calm/nature sounds
- chill playlist
- coffee shop blues
- coffee shop sounds
- concentration playlist
- relaxation
- study playlist
- 4hours of classical music
- calm.com
- rainymood.com
- 4 hours of classical music
- good background study mixes 1 2 3 4 5
Study Break Suggestions
- really good basic tips
- MIT study break tips
- how to be productive on a break
- how long to nap
- how to pull an all-nighter
Notetaking
- How to Take Notes on Power Point Slides
- How to Read Hard Readings
- The Art of Pseudo-Skimming
- Rapid Note-Taking With the Morse Code Method
- Accelerate Q/E/C Note-Taking
- The Story Telling Method
- Taking Notes from Research Reading
Dorm Life/Socializing
- how to deal with a roommate you hate
- creative ways to organize your dorm
- avoiding big mistakes when picking a major
- how to have a healthy college relationship
- making friends in college
- college packing list
- how to bond with your roommate
- pros and cons of joining a sorority
- why being single in college is okay
- adjusting back to school after a semester abroad
- making the most of your college years
- Dorm room survival
Health/Safety:
- what to do if you think you’ve been drugged
- how to deal with a hangover
- dealing with loneliness
- Rape Escape
- falling asleep tips
- How long to sleep
- how to talk to and help an anxiety-ridden friend
- how to wake up in the morning
- keep taking your mind off of it
- mental illness recovery tips
- need a motivational speech? i like this one for myself.
- not having a good day? :c
- picking up a hobby can relax you during the school year!!
- seriously just please try to relax ily
- take your mind off of it
- tips on self-love
- when to go to sleep/wake up
- working out is a total stress-buster.
Classes/Programs
- choosing a study abroad program
- what to do if you want to transfer
- what to do if you have a bad professor
- find out about your professors before you register
- scholarships and financial aid
Food:
- 10 cooking hacks to get more bang for your buck
- essential foods to keep in your dorm
- eating healthy in a dining hall
- cheap & healthy snacks
- chocolate muffin in a mug tutorial
- Coffee recipes to help stay awake
- Every Starbucks drink and pasty
- For the vegans
- quick and easy soup recipes
- study snacks i ii iii iv v
- thousands of quick and easy snack recipes
- Yummy cheesiness!
- 40 on-the-go breakfast recipes
Money:
- 8 places to snag student discounts and deals
- 7 money tips for college students
- 5 ways to survive college on a budget
- tips for saving money in college
Success Tips:
- how to make the most of your course syllabus
- developing discipline as a freshman
- using the urgency vs. importance matrix to get stuff done
- 8 things successful students consistently do
- 35 valuable tips for successful students
- 4 types of apps college students need to use
- how to create structure in college with a calendar and a to-do list
- how to deal with homesickness
- Staying Motivated to do Well
- How Can I Stay Motivated and Finish My School Work?
- 25 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself
- Get motivated to study
- How to survive freshman year
Other
It’s alright, we have all been there. We have all experienced the dreadful moments when we just really don’t want to work and would like to lie in bed instead. Here are some tips that can help you to get motivated and stay away from your bed:
Break down your tasks. Try to just force yourself to sit down with your laptop or pen and papers, and write down all the things you have to do. This can make you realise what you actually have to do, instead of just constantly telling yourself “I have tons to do help” without clearly knowing what’s your direction.
Next, focus on progress. Focus on the effort and time you spent on the tasks instead of the result first. Time and effort is something you can actually control, and remember to reward yourself for that.
Try to do easier tasks first. If you are not motivated at all, there is no point to read a huge chunk of information you probably cannot understand, or do an extremely difficult math paper that you won’t be able to do anyway. In this situation, the last thing you would want to do is to make yourself feel frustrated. Instead try to make yourself accomplished by completing little and easy tasks first. You will eventually be able to get back on track.
Find your peers to work with you. Having someone beside you to motivate you and to work together makes the whole thing less boring and tedious, and if studying and interacting with friends is actually an effective learning strategy for you, this method works even better.
Stop waiting until you have sufficient information to do something. That is never going to work. This will just going to be your excuse to delay and procrastinate. Try to start working on what you have instead, you will find completing the task so much easier later on.
Just start working. Tell yourself that you will just type one sentence, or solve one problem and you can take a rest. This way you will, at least, feel less guilty since you did work on something that day, but you may also find the motivation to continue working.
That being said, it’s definitely normal that we have days when we are just less productive, after all we are all humans and we do need breaks. Just make sure you have the right balance. Good luck and stay motivated! x
Here are some page ideas to help you get started with the new school year!
- goals for the school year
- snack recipes
- outfit ideas (with a collage!)
- motivational quotes
- songs to blast on your way home from school
- new people you’ve met (+ their phone numbers!)
- things you want to learn this year
- pen swatches (with all your new school supplies)
- birthdays to remember!!
- important dates (such as finals, due dates, holidays, etc.)
- formulas you can’t remember (write them down and memorize them!)
- ‘I’m in school because…’
- a page dedicated to your college/grad school/career goals
- interesting words you learned (+ their definitions)
- a page to stick receipts/tickets from all the cool things you did during the school year
- have your friends write you a letter that you can’t open until the end of the school year!
- grade trackers
- a page for cool stickers you got (from assignments/events/college or career fairs)
- a page to write down every single thing that’s stressing you out
- a solution page to try and get rid of that stress
- a letter to your future self (something you can’t read til graduation!)
I hope these inspired you as much as they inspired me. Best of luck in the upcoming school year, and if you’ve already started, kick this school year in the ass!
9/10/15: my week so far. Getting a lot done. Not drinking water. Good grades. Mucho Español. I am content.
For 2016, I decided to start a bullet journal. This was a really hard decision because as a design student I am a sucker for nicely designed planners, but I can never find one that suits all my needs. I’m starting simple and hoping this works well for me. Here are a few of the spread set-ups I have: Quarter View, Month View, Status Check, Habit Tracker, Daily Tasks. I’m trying to let myself be loose and not compare myself too much to other formats that I see around studyblr. It’s important to let yourself be imperfect and do what is best for you and your individual routine and needs. I wonder how many more Star Wars drawings I’m going to do.
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I always get messages of people asking for handwriting reference and advice for cute notes, so I decided to make a nice post with some tips!
- a post of the pens i use (here i was using the 0.1 unipin fineliner)
- handwriting inspo: laevateinx, studysthetics, yourstudygeek, stuhdys,aspiringstudyblr, nehrdist, intelectum
- better handwriting for adults pdf
- how to get neater handwriting
- ribbon banner tutorial
- handlettering tutorial for headers/titles
100 days of productivity
hey guys! some of you may have noticed that lately I have been posting daily pictures with a concept called 100 days of productivity. at first, this was just a method I was using to keep myself on track, but after receiving multiple messages either asking permission to use the idea or asking to explain the idea, I’ve decided to make a post to explain this and hopefully get other blogs in on it!
what is it about?
the general idea of 100 days of productivity is to make sure that everyday you do something- anything productive. it embraces the concept that by chipping away at least a little bit of that big pile of work we all have every day, we can make huge changes for the future.
how can I join?
its simple! just post a picture everyday with which day it is out of 100 (ex: 3/100 days of productivity) and tag it as 100 days of productivity. keep this going for 100 days straight and see how much you’ve accomplished!!
help get the word out!!
reblog this post to help let other studyblrs know about this idea!! as I really would like this to get out there, I will be following many of the people I see using this tag!!
disclaimer: I am not claiming to be the first person to use this concept. I did not steal this idea from anyone and did come up with it on my own, but I have also been made aware that others have used this idea before!!
happy studying everyone!!