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playlist for the last minute ap grind

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how to feel good about yourself when school is kicking your ass.

School’s tough, and when you’re getting hours of study and homework dumped on you every class, it’s easy to feel swamped, and it’s even worse when you feel like you’re not making progress anywhere else either. These things have seriously helped me with my mental and physical well-being, hopefully they can help you too!

1. Get the Forest App.  It’s $3 on the app-store, and trust me its $3 well spent. i use this app pretty much whenever I shouldn’t be using my phone. in class, studying, working out, not only does it make sure i stay off my phone, it feels really good to look back on all the time I’ve spent focused throughout the week. 

2. If you’re gonna waste time, do it properly.  Limit the time you spend scrolling social media to 10 minutes. I can’t count how many times I’ve been on Instagram explore page and suddenly an hour has gone past. This makes you feel crap. If you’re gonna waste time, do it in a way that can be measured. watch a tv show, ted talk, or youtube. make a social media post. It’ll make you feel like you’re spending your time doing something and that’s good in it’s own way.

3. Clean your room.  Feeling ridiculously overwhelmed? Clean your room. I don’t care how much work you need to do, or how soon it’s due. If you’re stressed you wont get anything worthwhile done. So clean your room, make your bed, vacuum the floor. It’ll calm you down and make you feel better about yourself. I promise.

4. Leave the junk food to the weekends. I know, everybody says it. But if you’re eating crap 24/7, it’s going to drag you down. I hate the idea of diets, they’re designed for failure and then you feel even worse, but trying to avoid junk from monday to friday helps a lot with your general perception of yourself. 

5. Work out. Another cliche! But they’re cliche’s because they work. I don’t care how often you work out or how much you do, just make sure you do it regularly and do enough to feel tired but good about yourself after woulds. it makes a difference. trust me.

6. Do a skin care routine & use face masks If you dont have a skin care routine, you need one. Not a fancy one by any means (some of us are uni students, I know) just a cetaphill cleanser and moisturiser day and night (with any creams / other products you may use) does the trick. It helps maintain routine and feel refreshed. Facemasks will help you feel like a self care goddess, even if they’re $2.

7. Burn candles & paint your nails Get a few cheap candels (just make sure they wont give you a headache) and burn them whilst you listen to music and paint your nails, its incredibly relaxing and makes you feel like you’re really taking care of yourself.

8. Have a hobby Last one! Learn something completely outside of school. Cooking, art, writing, photography, even if you suck, find something you enjoy and do it, you need a break from everything around you. 

These things have honestly helped turn my esteem and habits around these past years, it wont happen over night but just remembering to do these things every now and then will help you feel better, I promise. 

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chemistry notes and corrections on gases/thermochem/thermodynamics

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check out my new vlog!

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my first vlog:

studying, christmas decorating, and setting up a anime bullet journal

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Made a little autumn playlist~ 

Hope you guys enjoy

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@so.ennui on instagram

this is a picture of the eclipse from a few years ago that i had stored on my camera

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JOURNAL THOUGHTS… THINGS I LEARNED…

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letting go

growing up is understanding that sometimes, letting go is needed

old friends, old games, your old persona

once i understood that, my shoulders felt lighter. 

you are doing great, you are going to be okay

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加油 explanation.

I changed the title on my page! for the non Chinese speakers/learners,

加油 (jiā yóu) is a Chinese way of encouraging someone

as in “go! go! go!” to give someone motivation to persist, 

or “you can do it!”

because everyone needs a word of encouragement at some point in their lives :) 

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bullet journal spread from this week inspired by the lovely @j-christabel 

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having a dashboard has been helping me a lot with clarity in my work, so I wanted to share how I set mine up :) 

other posts that may interest you: goal setting and tracking | notion page ideas

databases are an integral part of notion, and I hope having a dashboard will make things less overwhelming for you! ✨🌞🌻💌

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i'm going to hopefully start recording the books i've read over summer break on here as a bit of a motivator because i have a veryyy long list of things i want to read and i would like to be able to finish at least half of the list in the next 2 months until the start of my next school year !

5-25-20 : 1984 - george orwell : after reading this book i've come to the conclusion that way too many people try to compare things to this book without... how do i say this... reading the book. i get the feeling that a lot of people who jump to claim things are "orwellian" haven't really read more than like... the wikipedia page intro.

5-27-20 : brief answers to the big questions - stephen hawking : i'm gonna be honest while i didn't completely understand every single quantum mechanics physics astronomy relativity science explanation in this book it still had me hooked with his writing style and optimistic tone throughout the book. i think this book, especially the last chapter, was a very urgent but also hopeful message to leave to the world.

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productivity can mean different things

summer productivity does not mean or have to mean that you are grinding everyday to get work done. being productive could simply mean self-care. productivity comes in all forms, from painting your nails to doing the dishes to reading a book. it could even be something along the lines of creating a new playlist or folding the laundry. it’s up to you.

first off, plan a little

write your lists down somewhere that you’ll check again (i’m using a google doc.) make three lists: daily checklist, short-term goals, & long-term goals. leave room for revision.

daily checklist

don’t pile on tasks on this. it is unrealistic to put like ten things on your list to do everyday, and it’s exhausting and can even be anti-productive trying to attempt to complete such a list everyday. pick two to three things to do everyday. for example, mine says, “1. do khan academy (for SAT prep) 2. check the DMV for available appointments (to renew my permit oops) 3. read a book or three articles.” the second one is subject to change because eventually i will get an appointment, so always leave room for revisions.

short-term goals list

this is the list where you put stuff that you want to accomplish by the end of the week, month, etc. for example, mine says, “finish ap government chapter one by friday.” these can be specific or general. like my short-term goals list also has my goal of reading three books every week.

long-term goals list

what do you hope to accomplish by the end of summer? do you want to re-invent yourself? be proficient in a language? have finished all your college apps? you define your goals here.

studyblr ways to be productive

read a book get ahead and look at your AP curriculums; make a study schedule watch TED talks watch documentaries listen to podcasts make study playlists visit museums

self care ways to be productive (these are nothing new, but just serves as a reminder that taking care of yourself is good and productive. it is in no way a waste of time, so don’t let anyone convince you otherwise)

take a bath or shower the simple hygiene stuff (brush your teeth, etc.) clean your living space delete apps you don’t use or need drink water journal, draw, make music do whatever makes you feel happy (if you don’t have anything, go a try a bunch of activities! do something that scares you, you might be surprised) exercise (it doesn’t have to be a whole lot, just walk around and stretch every once in a while) sleep, rest, take time for yourself

other ways to be productive

- practice a sport or instrument - learn/continue learning a language - spend time with friends or family - make an exercising schedule (start off with small workouts and gradually increase) - learn to eat healthier (begin replacing unhealthy food for better substitutes; i - - trust you know the healthier options) - volunteer (find a place or two and volunteer regularly.  reminder: it shouldn’t feel like a job; remember why you’re volunteering in the first place.) - look for summer jobs (it might be a little late now for stuff like summer camps, but you can still apply to places that have the signs like “help wanted” or “hiring now”)

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04012020 // what’s in my bag & what’s in my pencil case for 2020 :D my second semester of the second year starts next week so it’s time for this! wow i sound like an elementary schooler but lol

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when youre in a piss mood and people just wont stop testing you

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my last few instagram posts comprising the last few photos before i had to leave campus....i’ll miss you dearly @ my dorm