Balancing Life Is Very Important!

“I think really the war.”

“I’d say the stars.”

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PART ONE - IPHONE

So this is my first post that isn’t a stupid text post or overly bright photo of my stationary, so I hope you’ll like it! It will consist of two parts, one for the ios apps and one for google chrome extensions. Feel free to send me recommendations!

bolded = favourite, cursive = apps I use every day

Note taking and co

Pocket - very useful app to save websites, articles, posts etc and read them offline.           

Keynote, Pages, Numbers - basics if you have an apple device. I actually like keynote better than powerpoint c:

Notability - Very popular app and it really is worth its money. Great for note taking, especially in class!

Evernote - On my phone for over 4 years now. The group feature is so great and I use it for preparing posts

Werdsmith - very clean and minimalistic app for writing, I use it mainly for creative writing.

Microsoft One Note - Simple app for note taking and making online notebooks.

Languages

Leo - a great dictionary in 8 languages. If you log in you can save problem words and make vocabulary lists.

Memrise - My favourite app to learn languages for free. I’m learning Japanese with it!                                                              

Duolingo learning languages for free is always fun and duolingo is so easy to use, it’s even more fun! I use it to practice my Spanish.

Studying

Forest - Who doesn’t know and love forest yet? It’s such a cute application and I use it when I have a long study day/night ahead.

Brainscape - My to go app for flashcards. It has a giant library and it’s easy to make your own. Honestly, I’ve been using it for 3 years now and I still love it.

Mindly - A very beautiful app to make mind maps. I use it for story ideas and school work.

MindNode - also an easy way to make mind maps.

Uberchord - learn how to play the guitar for free c: 

TheSimpleClub - videos, and tutorials of all important school subjects, mainly in German, I think

Notenapp - keep track of your grades - German 

Khan Academy - like the simple club but with a broader spectrum and in English.

Tide - promodoro app with nice background sounds & inspirational quotes 

Swifty - learn how to code in a very fun and simple way! 

Flow timer - another great promodoro timer (they are everywhere). I like the minimalistic look and nice colours.

Inspiration & Motivation

Vantage - Simple but beautiful designed calendar

Calm - Helps me calm down with breathing exercises backgrounds and sounds.

Elevate - games and exercises that help to keep your mind fit 

Pacifica - an app that helps with anxiety and mental disorders with a very kind community

TED Inspiring, interesting and motivating videos on a wide variety of topics.

Others

Textgrabber & Scanner Pro -  Essentials. Scans photos and grabs texts of pdf and other documents and converts them into word/text documents.

Sleeptown - From the makers of forest a very cute app that helps you keep a healthy sleep schedule. I try to use it but I forget it often, sadly. 

Tydlig - not free but honestly the best calculator you can have on your phone! Beautiful and simple it makes math so much more fun!

Spark - organizes your emails (even from multiple accounts) and notifies you if something important comes in. Very neat design.

Moon - cute app that shows the phases of the moon depending on the date.

Plant Nanny - keep track of your water intake by watering cute plants (they have something similar for walking and keeping track of expenses!)

ur dumb as a box of rocks

Kinda fucked up that ‘Draco’ and ‘Harry’ are acoustically so much softer than ‘Malfoy’ and ‘Potter,’ meaning that when they go from last names to first names not only is it more intimate but the sounds themselves are gentler. Anyway if anyone needs me I’ll be wallowing in my considerable agonies

GWEN STACY Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) (2022) dir. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

I SAW THIS ON TIK TOK AND I HAD TO SHARE

In all honesty, procrastination is my nemesis– and I think that goes for a whole lot of people, even here in the perfect world of studyblr. Here are some tips to get better at sitting down and going for it without getting distracted!

Removing Distractions

Physical Distractions

Clear any clutter off your desk. Having a more minimal workspace without yesterday’s receipt from lunch keeps you more focused.

Remove irrelevant items. If you don’t need it for the task at hand, get rid of it. This applies especially to appealing books, games, and puzzles.

Close the door. Whether literally, or figuratively, let other people know you’re working and ask them not to disturb you so you stay focused.

Digital Distractions

Use a website blocker. If you really need to stay away, try an app or extension to make sure you stick to focusing. Here are some options:

StayFocusd

Forest

SelfControl

Cold Turkey

Focus

Turn off phone notifications. Almost nothing is more likely to distract you, so use aeroplane mode, or block all social media notifications.

Getting to Work

Planning

Make a to-do list. Getting a solid list of what you need to do is one step closer to getting it done! Here are some printables that might help you:

Weekly to-do list from @studeying

To-do list printables from @apricot-studies

To-do list from @aescademic

Let’s do this! from @sundayscholar

Schedule according to your priorities. Breaking your tasks down by importance is another way to categorize and be more efficient.

Ensure that you look ahead. If necessary, look at your schedule in the future and plan that so that you’re forced to stay on track in order to not get behind your schedule.

Structuring your Work

Track what you’ve done. If you can check it off your list, you’ll just want that feeling again. It encourages you by showing that you can do it!

Time yourself. If you commit to ten minutes of work, you’re far more likely to just keep going, and timing’s also a great tracked. Here are a few apps you might find handy!

Toggl

Pomello

ClearFocus

Reward yourself at set times or milestones. Take breaks, grab a cup of coffee or an orange, and don’t work yourself into the ground. Giving yourself ten minutes off will refresh you, as long as you don’t go straight back to your distractions. 

You’ve got this!! Get yourself sorted and get going, because you most certainly have it in you :D

LGBTQ+P(otters)

Ginny: Do you ever think about how two thirds of our kids are queer? Like, I get it "born this way," but at a certain point it's just genetics.

Harry: And that doesn't even include Ted. We're raising the bloody rainbow.

Ginny: Exactly! We're gay nature and nurture.

Harry: I like to think of myself as the Nurture

Ginny: Fuck off, Potter! You have a crush on not one but TWO of my brothers.

Harry: N-not true.

Ginny: Really? I've yet to see you have a conversation with Bill without blushing and don't get me started on your weekly dates with Ronald.

Harry: Ohh... I thought for sure you were talking about Charlie.

Ginny: CHARLIE TOO?

Harry: He's strong, caring and hangs out with Dragons - an all-around catch.

Ginny: I feel I've made point.

Harry: Truth or Dare. Fifth year. Padma Patil.

Ginny: OH YEAH! *Grins* No regrets!

Owl from Lily: Mum, Dad I need to talk to you about something over winter hols. I'm ok. I'm not hurt or anything and i'm pretty sure you won't care but... It's important.

Harry:

Ginny:

Harry: I'll get the flags!

Ginny: You know, it's likely both of us.

Harry: Yup.

goblet of fire au where draco talks to all the beauxbatons girls in fluent french and that’s the story of how harry potter lost his fucking mind