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12.04.2019 studying litcrit

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if you're an auditory learner like me, listening to your classmates/friends talking about the material before the exam started is quite helpful :D

What is a silly but helpful tip you have for studying, organising, etc? :-)

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Non native English speaker things

Teacher: And, how did you learn English?

Me, internally: Tumblr, AO3, FF, Vines…

Me: Uhhh, I like to read random stuff, comics and books in English. *Sweats*

Teacher: Good. *Continues explaining to my classmates how they can learn English*

Me: *breathes* Man, that was close.

[If there is any mistake, you can correct me by a message <3]

(That was creepy, I never use hearts)

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Hello! I’m relatively new to the studyblr community. Funnily enough, I made this studyblr awhile back, but I didn’t “connect” with it as seen by my lack of activity and presence in the community. So, with this new and revamped studyblr, I hope I can make new friends and immerse myself in all that this community has to offer.

Let’s get started!

About Me:

I go by the pen name, “sui”. 

I’m 18 years old, residing in land of the maple leaf (i.e. Canada). 

I’m trilingul in English, French, and Urdu. 

I will be attending University in the fall

I’m too ambitious when it comes to any of my interests, so it’s hard for me to have a distinction between a regular hobby and my passions as they blend together more often than not. (Slytherin through and through)

Interests:

I love reading and writing! If you have any recommendations regardless of the genre, definitely tell me! 

I love watching anime, dramas and movies. Few of my favourite animes are Death Parade, Kill la Kill, Boku no Hero Academia, Free!, Yuri!!! On Ice, Death Note. Dramas include Doctors, Goblin: The Lonely and Great God, The Negotiator, Doctor Who, Sherlock and The Office. 

I love listening to music, especially when it comes to finding new artists or familiarizing myself with a genre. As of now, I’ve been listening to a lot k-pop, pop, rock and lofi hip-hop. I would love some recs, especially in regards to R&B and Hip-Hop (my genres of interest as i’m kinda unfamiliar with these two)

I’m trying to learn how to play the piano (beginner!). I want to improve my playing, reading and composition. If any of you have suggestions or tips, please send them my way!

I’m definitely interested in learning more languages! 

I love drawing and painting. I hope to improve and transition to digitial art at one point.

What to expect:

As of now, I want to begin reblogging other studyblrs and their posts. However, this doesn’t mean I won’t be posting my own original content. My studyblr is going to be a mixture of studying but also me (think of it as a combination of studying with all my interests)

Expect a lot of advice, so don’t feel shy if you want to ask me something! 

Who inspired me as a studyblr: 

Follow them as I wouldn’t be who I am without these people! 

@studyblr

@pianoandstudy

@tbhstudying

@studyign

@warmhealer

@thomastudies

@piiess

@emmastudies

@studyquill

@stillstudies

Reblog or like if you’re a studyblr, so I can follow you! 

That’s all for now! Nice to meet you!

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How can I study without sacrifice and blood?

Yes, we’ve all been there, where we thought maybe sacrificing some blood to the deities will help me pass this grade?. Fear not, for there is a cure for your problem!

1) When you’re lucky and you got time

Lets say, you have three months to prepare yourself to face the wrath of finals, here’s what you should do:

Month One : Make notes

Scan the textbooks for any potential information which you think is important, take help from teachers or friends if you need to. 

They do help. you can utilize multiple resources for ready made notes as well. 

For the whole month, make as many notes as you can - ensuring that you have covered every tiny spec of information in. 

Organize all papers and notes (including digital ones - also include ones you took in class even though they’re mere scribbles) neatly as you approach month two.

Month Two : Learning

Now this is the most difficult part - actual studying.

Refer to your notes thousands of times, rewrite them and revise them however you want to.

This is also the time when you use those highlighters you brought on impulse, just know how to do it correctly.

Read your textbooks thoroughly, chapter by chapter - better yet paragraphs by paragraphs.

Write down keywords on flashcards (i recommend Quizlet) even though hey are not vocabulary related, just don’t forget these terms!

Make cheat sheets as if you will be using them for finals, cram in as much information as you can.

Revise notes, memorize those sentences which are italicized or highlighted in bold in your textbook by heart.

Rote learning isn’t the best option, but when you’re desperate you gotta rely on that.

Take this time to solve all doubts either with teachers or by using he internet - like, have you used khan academy?

By the end of this month you must have thorough knowledge about your syllabus in detail.

Month Three : Practice

Now that you are ready with the basic idea of what your textbook is all about, it’s time to put that knowledge into use.

Start solving practice papers, worksheets or any other test material you can grab onto. 

There are certain books specially printed for providing potential question papers for an exam, invest in them you won’t regret it.

You can ask your teacher for some important questions, and if you have been a good student so far she’ll gladly help.

Once you know you have solved about millions of papers, make your own question papers.

Try to figure out what is important from a teacher’s point of view, and learn accordingly.

Voila - now you are 100% prepared for finals, walk into the exam hall like a boss and  leave like a boss!

2) When you fall short on time and finals are freaking close!

Okay, so you didn’t utilize those three months efficiently and now you are in deep shit, do not panic because you still can manage to do it.

Make a study schedule - a realistic one which you are pretty sure you will follow.

Go to your phone - settings - turn off notifications, trust me you will love me for suggesting that later.

Be prepared for all-nighters, gather snacks ( I don’t care if they are healthy or not - you can’t be perfect all the time), all study material and all resources.

Make the library your home for the time being.

You’re lucky if you got social skills, take help from that smart friend you managed to make six months ago.

If you are a bit shy (like yours truly), remember - teachers are your best friends!

Now you don’t have time to make notes, so use whatever you have at hand.

Start solving papers and as you go with the test clear your doubts simultaneously.

It helps to have a guide around when you re solving papers, they will help you out instantly.

Classify your textbook into two sections : damn important and semi important, go through that damn important parts first and when you are confident you can handle them move onto the semi important portion.

Make the most of each day, which means bidding farewell to Netflix and comfortable blankets and the sweet, sweet sleep, but make sure you make up for all the sleep in the form of short naps.

Even then if you can’t, skip some parts - what you can certainly not understand despite efforts, let it go.

Now you are prepared for finals, hopefully without tears and blood.

3) Some more advice.

Because it helped me.

If you have a bullet journal, try to maintain a study journal - note the amount of hours you study per session, the subject and topic you covered and whether you completely understood it or not.

If you cannot maintain the aesthetics, don’t - just write what you understand.

Teaching the material to your pet or a doll or a teddy bear helps a lot.

Speaking out loud when studying will help better memorization.

Take help from your mom (or anybody who stays with you 24 x 7 at home) when making your study schedule - she will point out the times which you can use productively better than you.

Stop looking for ‘How to study efficiently’ guides on the internet, because you won’t realize when you wasted three hours trying to learn the basics of studying.

For motivation, come straight to Tumblr because this site is a storehouse of studyinspo, follow (I’m sure you already do) some cool studyblrs like @studyign  

   @grangergrades

@tbhstudying

@studyquill

@emmastudies

@elkstudies

And so many more which I can’t think of at the moment, they are all very sweet and will help if you reach out.

 I hope this guide helped, please reblog to save a student and feel free to ask me for more tips!

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JULY 8 - 2018

I finally cleaned my room ft. lunch with my family! 🍷I’m so excited to see some of my close friends again in 2 days! ✨

( click on the pictures for hq )

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JULY 7 - 2018

I forgot to post this yesterday! ✨ Just relaxing and studying! What a perfect evening! 😊

( click on the pictures for hq )

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German: Words for Stuff

“Stuff” is such a great concept - so of course, German has several awesome words for it. Obviously these are colloquial since the expression “stuff” isn’t exactly the peak of formality. I love all these words so much, I can’t even tell you. 

I tried to rank these from least to most pejorative, but many of the expressions have very little difference in meaning and usage (plus there may be regional differences). 

das Zeug (no plural), n. - can also mean “ability” (das Zeug zu etwas haben), but is the most common expression for “stuff”. Can also be found in many compounds like Flugzeug (plane) and Fahrzeug (vehicle). Also occurs as “das Zeugs” if it stands on its own. Pretty neutral. 

die Sachen (no sg. in this sense, otherwise die Sache), f. - “things”, as in “get your things and let’s go!”. Also neutral. 

der Kram (no pl.), m. - a mix of different unspecified things that constitute “stuff”. If it consists of a variety of small items that for example could fit in a drawer and are not in any order or tidied up, you could call it “der Krimskrams” (m.). 

der Krempel (no pl.), m. - is up here because it’s more commonly used than the following ones, but mostly means the same. Since it’s more common, it has lost its edge and isn’t as pejorative anymore, I would say. 

der Klumpatsch (no pl.), m. - pejorative, but kind of in a cute way. Also implies that the stuff isn’t worth anything but it sounds so cute that it makes up for it. 

der Plunder (no pl.), m. - either a delicious type of cake or an array of useless stuff. 

der Firlefanz (no pl.), m. - also useless stuff, but can be used in the sense that it makes things more complicated or unnecessarily luxurious for your needs, e.g. too many decorations in a house.

der Klimbim (no pl.), m. - very similar to Firlefanz. 

der Schnickschnack (no pl.), m. - also very similar, but most commonly used for unnecessary decorative items or acts perceived as too elaborate, e.g. many steps/speeches/rituals in a ceremony that don’t add anything to it. 

der Schamott (no pl.), m. - pejorative, and implying that the stuff isn’t worth a lot and unimportant, or even trash. one of my favourites.

der Ramsch (no pl.), m. - worthless stuff no one needs or wants, ever. 

der Schrott (no pl.), m. - literally junk. (der Schrottplatz = junkyard.)

fellow germans, if you can think of more, please let me know!! :) 

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So I used to have a Russian friend who had a pretty thick accent and like a lot of Russians tended to eschew articles. She would say things like “Get in car.” And stuff.

Well one day this asshole who had been kind of tagging along with us asks her why she talks like that because it makes her sound dumb and I still remember her response word for word.

“Me? Dumb? Maybe in America you have to say get in THE car because you are so stupid that people might just get in random car, but in Russia we don’t need to say that. We just fucking know because we are not stupid.”

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Hello folks! Since this blog completed its 1st anniversary this weekend and achieved 1k followers (thank you all so much) I decided to do something to show my gratitude to all my followers. I will giveaway a Fjallraven Kanken backpack at your choice!

Conditions to enter:

Must be following me, since this is my way of saying thank you to all my followers

Reblog this post (likes count only as bookmarks)

Your name will enter the count once

You can increase your chances by asking me one of these (x). If you do so, your name will enter the count 3 times (you can do this only once)

Ask: off anon, write 1k1year at the beginning and ask away!

Deadline: July 30th at 11pm GMT

And everyone can participate since this is for every single one of my followers, regardless of location!

Once the winner is decided, I will send them a message letting them they have won. If they do not answer within 48 hours, I will find another winner.

You get to choose the size and colors of the backpack, within of course the ones available at the moment.

The winner must be comfortable with giving me their shipping address, or, if underaged, they must have permission from their parents/tutors to give me their address.

I will tag everything related to this giveaway with 1k1yeargiveaway. In case you find me annoying, you can blacklist it.

I think I have covered everything, but if you have any question, I’ll be happy to help!

Also, if this post has less than 10 reblogs, let’s just forget this happened!

Good luck everyone, and thank you so much for all the love this past year. I love you all!

And this contest starts…. NOW!

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Swedish abbreviations

Mvh - Med vänliga hälsningar - With kind regards Vgd - Vad gör du - what are you doing/are you up to? Kl - Klockan - Clock, used to say a specific time, instead of saying 2 pm we say kl. 14.00. Kr och SEK - Kronor och Svenska kronor - both refer to Swedish kronor, our currency. F.kr. - Före Kristus - Before Christ, used in the way we measure time. Aristotle dies 322 f.kr.  E.kr. - efter Kristus - After Christ, we are currently in 2018 e.kr. D.y. - Den yngre - The younger or junior. D.ä. - Den äldre - The elder or senior. Dvs - Det vill säga - Namely or that is. “The food will be served at 12, dvs in ten minutes”  BH - Bysthållare - bustholder or bra. Fr.o.m. - Från och med - From and with, an inclusive way of saying “from”. Say you want to say that from friday and forward something is gonna change, fr.om. includes that friday.  Iaf - I alla fall - In any case or anyway. Iofs - I och för sig - this is the hardest one to translate but closest is “actually” but used as to questions ones own or someone elses conclusion. “We shouldn’t go swimming today. But the wather is Iofs better than expected”. Iom - I och med - in and with, since, or as a result of.  Iom the heat the grass will be very dry. Mm - Med mera - With more, used like etcetera. Osv - Och så vidare - And so on. Pga - På grund av - Due to. T.ex. - Till exempel - For example.

#swedish

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“you are in every line I have ever read.” — charles dickens, from “great expectations”. 🕯

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So, I’m back from my year abroad in England now and I’ll use my insights to tell you about what I packed, what was useful, and what I really could’ve left at home. just fyi: I stayed in dorms (single ensuite) and meals were provided. your needs might be different so i won’t claim that this is the ultimate solution to all packing problems, but it might help! 

STUFF TO PACK 

jeans/trousers, shirts, sweatshirts

all the underwear and socks you can find (or you’ll spend your days doing laundry)

a scarf, fluffy socks

pyjamas (or shirts/shorts for sleeping)

small umbrella (the foldable ones are great)

laptop, phone, chargers, camera etc. (i invested in a DSLR and didn’t regret it - if you enjoy photography it might be worth it!)

memory cards

winter boots and jackets, waterproof clothing

bedding (if you need it), duvet covers, pillow cases

sports clothes

sunglasses, normal glasses if you need them

any medicine you won’t be able to get abroad, removable braces etc 

STUFF NOT TO PACK

office supplies like paper, notepads, folders, tons of stationery

books (you won’t read them, take one or two if you really want to)

books for university (there are libraries and many are online)

tons of makeup, sunscreen

clothes that you can only wear in one specific combination

food

decorations, frames, photo albums, merch (takes up a lot of space that can be put to better use)

a lot of money in a currency you don’t need there

hangers, hooks, any other small/cheap bits that you can just as well buy there

big bottles of shampoo and shower gel

candles

SOME TIPS:

take as little paper as you can. scan any important documents like confirmation of insurance, your passport/ID, confirmation of study etc so you have a virtual copy.

take precautions for if your baggage gets lost (mine did twice). have all important documents and enough cash on your person at all times.

you will accumulate so much stuff during your year! i still don’t know where it all came from. take as little as possible with you so you have more space for new stuff when you get back.

send parcels, it’s often cheaper than paying excess baggage fees and you don’t have to deal with carrying a lot of stuff. it’s especially great for winter coats and boots, or bedding.

if you haven’t already, find out how to establish a VPN connection with your home university so you can use their online resources abroad as well.

trust me when i say that you shouldn’t take books. i love books, i took over fifty with me, i didn’t read any of them.

#study tips

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📝: neuropsych notes studygram : joannastudiess

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if youre lgbtq+ take this quiz and see what color you got

i got #7fffd4 which is aquamarine !

#olive drab... #quiz #html colour #i can't say i'm amused lol

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day 4 of @etudaire ’s 30donr.

finished reviewing 8 chapters for a final (the final is in around 8 hours from now); finished an essay; and almost done with writing’ s project.

whoops, i forgot to post last two days’ 30donr. so yeah, last two days just filled with a long session of video editing, material searching, and article reading.

now playing: jacques houdes - my friend

#i'm so productive today smh #studyblr #studyspo #studyspiration #30donr #review #cultural studies #studying #heysareena #studyquill #eintsein #einstetic #rhubarbstudies #kyeongstudies