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I'd very much like to punch a feminist.

I’d never, ever hurt a lady but I’d be happy to punch a feminist. It’d bring me great joy.

what day,,,,,,,,,,,, I await the day,,,,,,,,,

Sylvia Plath

Work Smart, Not Hard: a few practical study tips and tricks that have worked for me

(Note: These tips are not geared for students who are already doing well and would like to excel in their classes. These are for students who are trying to pass and find themselves overwhelmed and strugging to keep up. I have never been the former student, but I have certainly been the latter. "Work smart, not hard" is a mentality of pragmatism, not perfectionism, and the following tips are geared towards that.)

Ask your instructor what they want you to learn in the course (and what they're going to put on the final)

This tactic is especially helpful for big-picture people. Having a bird's eye view of the class as a whole can help you avoid getting overwhelmed with details. Though the "learn everything you can!" mindset is beautifully romantic and often espoused by professors, most of the time it is not practical. Within your class not all information is going to be equally important. Some sections are probably going to be more crucial to the course than others so instead of dividing your energy evenly across everything taught, focus in on studying and understanding that material. In courses that build upon previous information, this would mean focusing on the foundational topics

Secondarily, do not be ashamed of directly asking what is on the exam. Some instructors might take offense to that but you can always dress it up in alternative language to sugarcoat it. Suggestions of how to ask include "What are the key takeaways for this course?" and "What should we come of this course knowing?" or my favorite, "I want to really understand the material. What should I focus most of my studying on first?"

Don't set up study plans before a course begins (and/or don't force yourself to stick to them)

This is an optional and potentially controversial tip but I have a reason for claiming this. Too many times, I've gotten halfway through a semester only to realise that the study plans or summary reading sheets that I created at the start of the term have been untouched. Or worse, I've been using them and completely ignoring more efficient way to study. Classes, especially STEM classes, can really vary in how they are taught and what you are expected to learn/do within them. Some courses rely heavily on a textbook and structured reading notes help with that. Some courses list a textbook but barely use it, in which case stuctured reading notes aren't going to be particularly efficient. Sure, it would be nice to read the suggested text and put together a document of notes, but if reading the textbook isn't necessary to learn the material (which, in some courses, it honestly really isn't) then you are under no obligation to do so.

However, if you know what your course is going to be like and know that you work best with a study plan set out before the course begins, then use a study plan! You know how you study best (more on that later)

Set achievable goals (or break down your goals into smaller more achievable steps)

It's great to push yourself and to want to do the best you can do and set these lofty ideals (I'm looking at freshman first semester me right now) but that's also a really great recipe for burnout and a plummet in self-confidence. If you're an average studyblr tag following student, I'm sure there's been times where you've not managed to check off everything on your to-do list and felt a sense of guilt for not doing so. You shouldn't feel guilty, but I also do that on a daily basis and know that me just saying "don't feel guilty <3" isn't particularly useful.

So instead, break down your lofty goals into smaller steps. It would be great if I could read three chapters today but based on past experience I've only been able to do one or two a day, so I'll just change my goal to one for today and balance out the rest of my week's tasks so I can still complete all of my reading. Alternatively, put the bar to reach in a different place. Maybe I do need to read all three chapters today but instead of reading them as academic sources and taking notes, I'll instead set a goal of reading through all the words like a storybook. It might not be as ideal or perfect, but I'm still going to get a subset of the necessary information that way and it's something I know I can achieve.

Shameless point grabbing is your friend (and partial credit is better than no credit)

This one is pretty self explanatory; point grabbing is a blessing, particularly on non-multiple choice exams. Circling back to the "ask your professor what they're putting on the exam" point above, sometimes if you simply demonstrate that you understand (or are trying your best to understand) what they want you to learn, they may be more lenient in their grading. There have been many times where I've gotten stuck on an exam question with limited time left on the clock, and quite literally written out in words my thought process and what steps I was trying to do. I have written the names of concepts on my exams. I have written notes about how my numbers feel off and should be in this other numerical range instead. And sometimes, I have gotten credit and points back for doing so.

Good instructors want you to learn and understand that uni is difficult, so if you can show them that you are learning in some capacity they may let things slide a bit. It's the academic equivalent of looking an approaching driver in the eye while crossing the road; most of the time people's conscious kicks in and they avoid totaling you or your grades.

And most importantly: Learn how you learn (and don't always listen to advice on the internet)

I wasted the most study time trying to apply tips given to me by other people that were counterintuitive to how I actually process information. Thanks to a lot of self-reflection, I've discovered that I learn best when I am working alone to understand the information, asking my instructor or peers specific questions to patch in where I feel inadequate, and then going to review sessions to gauge where I am in relation to the class at large. Therefore, no matter how hard I tried, constantly working with other people in study groups was never going to be an efficient use of my time.

Figure out how you process and catagorise information in your own mind. Figure out if you need others to bounce ideas off to, or if you need the silence of an empty room. Figure out if you need wide open spaces to physically lay out your notes or if you need a small tidy desk with only a few things on it. Figure out if you need handwritten notes that force you to slow down and summarize instead of copying slides, or if you need digital notes full of thorough information that you can quickly rearrange. Figure out what you don't need. Figure out if you need a combination of everything depending on the material that day, or if you need one method that's tried and true.

Learn how you learn, so that you can work more quickly, more efficiently, and more intuitively.

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here's a random word generator--whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of

damn- almost-

i've got the deranged look down, but i need to grow my hair out a bit more

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deity of the sea 🌊

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(open tags btw)

here's a random word generator--whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of

Name(s) – my blog name or my initial, h

Pronouns – she/her (idm they either)

Star sign – aquarius

# of siblings & fun facts about them (if you have any) – two siblings, both brothers (I'm in the middle)

# of pets & their names – three cats and a dog; so four total ---

Fandoms – taylor swift moomin (yet to read the books tho) good omens + bbc merlin (though i'm not in the peak™ phase rn) ---

Favorite color – purple &lt;3 (this changes quite a bit, but for now...) ---

Favorite song – until i found you by stephen sanchez (this changes a lot, but as of rn it's this) ---

Favorite author (of anything readable-- books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!) – Alice Oseman + Shakespeare, as of right now- weirdly enough- I feel like I need to explain this; basically, we started reading our Antony and Cleopatra in class today and I was kind of fascinated by it, so... yeah- this changes a lot too tho ---

Hobbies – reading, writing, listening to music, ib (🤡), crushing on this one adorable guy ---

Favorite fic type – fluff (esp. domestic fics), but I love angsty ones too, preferrably hurt/comfort tho ---

Favorite holiday – uhhhh Holi and Christmas ig, I don't really have favourite holidays- anything that gives me a day off works, honestly (not sick days tho) ---

Do you have any partner(s)? (romantic, qpp, anything!) – nO- just a crush, but oh well ---

Fun facts about you / anything extra you wanna share! – I adore reading fact books. I also love learning about history and space and prehistoric things too, like dinosaurs :D Both my favourite song and author for this post were determined today, because I'm just like that :') I have an overdue assignment I am currently procrastinating doing because I don't wanna do it, plus it's 12:30 in the morning here and I wanna sleep so yeah :)

tysmm for the tag charlie :DDD @lezvoix, @shroomjui, @smartery

I got bored so here's a little get-to-know-you tag game I think could be fun :3

Name(s)

Pronouns

Star sign

# of siblings & fun facts about them (if you have any)

# of pets & their names

Fandoms

Favorite color

Favorite song

Favorite author (of anything readable-- books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!)

Hobbies

Favorite fic type

Favorite holiday

Do you have any partner(s)? (romantic, qpp, anything!)

Fun facts about you / anything extra you wanna share!

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Name(s): Loki (highly preferred), Elye

Pronouns : they/them mostly, he/she okay too

Star sign: Pisces

# of siblings: I've got 2! An older sister and a younger sibling. The fun fact about them is that they're also both queer; in fact, my mom is too. The only non-queer person in my immediate family is my dad.

# of pets: 4 cats! Phoebe & Frankie are our girls, Lenny and Murray are our boys :3

Fandoms: MCU (kind of), BSD, OFMD, Ranboo (does his fanbase count as a fandom?)

Fav. color: Don't have one

Fav. song: Aurora Borealis by Lemon Demon

Fav. author: Alice Oseman

Hobbies: singing, acting, drawing, writing, procrastinating

Fav. fic type: Fluff, definitely. I am a sucker for well written coffee-shop and flower-shop aus, too. Smut's fine, but only if it's romantic. I can't do angst if there's no comfort.

Fav. Holiday: Hanukkah or Halloween! I love autumn and winter

Partners?: Yes! I have a girlfriend (queerplatonic) who I love very much, and a boyfriend (romantic) who I love very much :]

Fun facts:

- Even though I'm a cat person, I really, really want a dog.

- I actually used to play sports. Because I don't do gendered leagues anymore, I don't play, but I've been looking for mixed/gender-neutral/queer sports teams. Baseball and basketball specifically!

- I started questioning my identity in 2019; I'm no closer to finding a label now than I was then. The difference is, now I don't want a label. I just am. :]

tags: @neonganymede @cha0ticlesbian @x-chiara @exceleo @brinnybee @autistic-katara @gandalfthemorallygrey @ohboyanotherlokiblog @roachandrenfri @ourflagmeanslokius @exceleo @edettethegreat @swiftlyspidey

ok, I know I've said this before, but it's academic comeback time 🫡

which one of u was going to tell me that tea tastes different if u put it in hot water?

Bye bye Tumblr Live! Now that @staff has come to their senses and ended their little circus act it's time for a real clown to make a comeback!

Hi! I am Jeff and I tell bad jokes. It's been a while (:

How to write IB essays:

As told by my economics teacher when he was telling us how to write our IAs and told is that it would be good for any subject with essay questions.

There are three criteria to achieve:

Evaluate: Evaluations give grades 6-7, with 450 words on it

Apply: Applying knowledge gives levels 4-5, here we should give explanations and if there are any diagrams explain that as well, with 250 words on it

Knowledge: This gives grades 1-3, here we should write down definitions and background information, with a word count of 150 words.

How to write it:

Intro: State and explain the dilemma, justify its importance, and use minor citations.

Body: Here we should show off our knowledge, using definitions, diagrams with explanations of any, basically used to analyse the situation. This analysis is then used to evaluate.

Note: it is useful to underline or highlight important keywords or statements in the assignment or exam paper, it shows where all the work is done and also leaves a good impression on the examiner.

I wish you a happy new year 2024!!!

Keying/graffiti-ing someones car is old news now if someone cheats we go at their wardrobe with a seam ripper

yknow what? Fuck you *unstitches all your shirts and jeans*

So apparently the pro-Tetris scene is exploding right now because a 13 year old nerd just reached the game's true killscreen for the first time ever

iuiudis

sounds like who who dis (I'm sorry)

Imma do this because I’m fucking bored.

What’s your url?

Now take away any and all numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0), take away the letters F, Z, M, Q, L, H, B, T, P, E, A, Y, S, B, D, and X, take away all dashes (-),

What’s your new fucked up version of your url?

crustycreature

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today is not my birthday

Reblog this if today isn't your birthday

Proving a point to my boyfriend.

PLEASE REBLOG if you (male or female) believe it is perfectly okay and natural for a guy of any age to cry

Happy New Year :DDD

Sorry, I know I'm late, but here I am!!! Happy New Year to everyone reading this, I hope 2024 treats us all better <33

Last year wasn't the best for me, but I plan on making the most of this year. So here's a couple things I'm trying to change, my resolutions, if you will:

Drink more water

Get at least 75% in every exam I attempt

Try and finish all assignments one day before the due date

Try and maintain a sleep pattern; sleep by about 11:30 and wake up at 5:00

Keep a track of my progress

Update my planner/diary every week, at least (also in order to keep track of my progress)

Alongside that, another thing I'm trying out is planning out every deadline and exam I have for the month, which is what this is:

I'm also going to try and use the Reminders app as often as I can so that I can tick off work I've finished before moving on; I also have a notebook for this, but since I work on my laptop I figure it would be easier to keep a track of it here.

Either way, I'm going to try my best to try and stick to my resolutions for this year, if anyone else has made any I wish you the best of luck too!! Let's make 2024 our year, guys, we've got this!

ironic how a post reading "how to apologise to someone you have hurt deeply" was right about a drawing of aziraphale and crowley tbh

KAPOW!!!!!

reblog if it's okay for your mutuals to message you and create an actual friendship, not just interactions

oml thank you- I've never done one of these either-

last song: Snow On The Beach by Taylor Swift (ft. Lana Del Rey)

favourite colour: switches between dark red, blue, and grey

last movie/tv show: Young Sheldon (rewatching because I can't find anything else rn (suggestions are welcome!!))

sweet/spicy/savoury: all three

relationship status: single (but I'm deeply invested in this guy I like, so.)

last thing I googled: typing test

current obsession: good omens, doctor who's anniversary specials, taylor swift, merthur (they keep coming back, but it's ok because I love them <3)

tagging: @smartery @anoncharli3 @studyinghedgehog @shroomjui @ibchemist

Nine People I'd Like To Get To Know Better (Tag)

@gemplans tagged me in this and i squealed out of excitement - thank you! :3

Last Song: erase me // Lizzy McAlpine ft. Jacob Collier

Favourite Colour: yellow!

Last Movie/TV Show: SAW X - my absolute favorite movie series, other than Sir Anthony Hopkins' version of Hannibal (and the subsequent films).

Sweet/Spicy/Savoury: spicy - always!

Relationship Status: happily single

Last thing I Googled: "wooden plank table acnh"... yeah. that game has me in a chokehold.

Current Obsession: my Hobonichi Weeks 2024 planners! (I own two that I will be using continuously.)

i tag @sweetiespore, @properfull0ngaycrisis, @solarsapphic, @houseplanter, @themaidenmoon, @garnishments, @my-newest-anime-daydream, @sex--on--the--radio, and @coliepng!

yall don't have to do this if you don't want to, but I think it's kinda cute :)

thank you again, gem!!

never wanted to do anything other than the sciences- plus I might go into medicine, so-

A quick summary of the last 16 months

ty- I take all three HL 🤺

A quick summary of the last 16 months

chillin on a Saturday night