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april 24, 2019
studying at a new cafe near me, a levels are getting close and the workload
april 11 + 12, 2019
two very good days, writing essays in my favourite cafe and the best picture of me (with the pink and purple hair) at the environment march in london
hello everyone! since i’m turning 20 soon, and 2020 is almost ending, i’ve decided to create my own 28 day anti-procrastination challenge. i’ve tried doing challenges on my blog before but really struggled to stay committed. i hope that this time, i can really stick to my plans and goals. i’ve struggled with procrastination my entire life, and i really want to tackle this bad habit and incorporate better habits before i turn 20, and before this year ends. i will be using a mixture of resources i found online for this challenge. the first day of my challenge will be today (nov 24, 2020).
steps for starting the challenge:
- make a not-to-do list (a list of tasks you will not do, no matter what)
- make a rewards list
- sign up for the beat procrastination challenge on: here (this is a 30 day challenge, but i’ll be using this because after 28 days, i should still be using these habits, so there should be no reason why i can’t answer the questions for an extra 2 days)
rules (based off of my challenge tribe, with additional rules i added):
- review your not-to-do list as soon as you wake up
- work on your most important task of the day for a minimum of 25 minutes as soon as you start your day (i will be keeping my phone on airplane mode and NOT check my email until after i’ve worked for 25 minutes)
- give yourself a time limit for each thing you have to do
- take breaks according to a set time (i’ll be taking a 10 minute break every 50 minutes of work)
- if you have a distracting thought or random task that you realized you have to do during a work session, write it down and work on it during your break.
- reward yourself if you get a task done without procrastinating and within the time limit
- when you have spare time, do what you have to do. do not put it off until the next day.
- follow the schedule below
- check in with the challenge tribe daily
schedule:
* modules workbooks are from here
day 1 -
day 2 - module 1
day 3 -
day 4 - module 2
day 5 -
day 6 - module 3
day 7 - make a check-in post on tumblr (what worked, what didn’t work, how you’ll improve if needed)
day 8 - module 4
day 9 -
day 10 - module 5
day 11 -
day 12 - module 6
day 13 -
day 14 - module 7
day 15 - make a second check-in post
day 16-27 -
day 28 - final check-in post
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Omg so I made these notebooks from sketchbooks and I am so proud of them. I couldn’t really find any that I liked so I decided to make my own. (especially my Tom Riddle Diary) I’m actually going to give that one to my sister as a present because she is a huge Harry Potter fan (as am I) but I think she would like it better. I followed a youtube video by Sea Lemon.
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02.11.18 // 9:17 PM
I’ve been quite preoccupied lately (what’s new?) so here’s an old spread from a couple of weeks ago, featuring some happy stuff from my first race for the year. Looking forward to my next one soon! But first, I have to get through exam week. I hope you are all well! ✨
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12.25.17 // 9:45 PM
It’s Christmas so I’m not studying, but still writing (mostly in my journal and planner). So instead of notes, here’s my almost-daily carry: a Traveler’s Notebook Passport (which also doubles as my wallet), a Pilot Decimo (my absolute favorite fountain pen), and a Tools to Liveby tote bag.
Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨
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12.22.17 // 1:59 PM
I haven’t really been updating in a while. Finally done with my first semester of third year med! I’m on my last vacation ever so I’ve been pretty busy, but the good kind of busy. I hope everyone’s having a productive December!
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10.23.17 // 10:54 PM
What a way to start the week. It’s been a crazy Monday from this side of the world.
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10.04.17 // 10:29 PM
Trying to stay on top of things with my chronodex! How do you keep track of your time?
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09.30.17 // 1:59 PM
Productive Saturdays are my fave. Bike-run training in the morning, coffee and studying in the afternoon. I hope everyone’s having a great weekend! ✨
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09.19.17 // 12:03 PM
Finally done with exams for the month but all the quizzes and papers are starting to pile up. Can third year med just please chill???
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09.12.17 // 8:56 AM
It’s going to be a long day, so I started the morning with a little note to self. Wishing everyone a productive Tuesday!
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09.08.17 // 12:59 PM
Crunch time! It’s the weekend before exams and there’s still so much to cover, but I’m buzzing with energy so it’s time to get productive!
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09.04.17 // 7:29 PM
We’ve had so many holidays these past few Mondays that I’m not used to Monday classes anymore. Today’s not particularly good either, but that’s the thing about med school—you gotta suck it up and keep moving forward because there are bigger problems for the next day.
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07.31.17 // 5:06 PM
Officially the last day of summer! Working on my calligraphy before everything gets too busy with med. I hope I can still find the time to sneak some writing in the chaos of studying.
I hope everyone’s having a lovely Monday!
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07.10.17 // 3:32 PM
It’s been a while! Haven’t been posting much because I’m still on vacation for 3 more weeks, but hello again! I decided to break my silence since a certain anon asked me about my fountain pens. I still have a couple more in storage, but right now, these are the ones I have in rotation. They’re nothing fancy, but I love them still. I used a Zig Cocoiro Letter Pen in extra fine for the brush lettering on top.
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05.20.17 // 7:42 AM
Most days, I don’t really know what I’m doing. But as my man, @neil-gaiman, once said, “When things get tough, this is what you should do—make good art.”
I love med school (well, most days), but it gets exhausting. So I’m grateful I have the opportunity to take a break and do other things that I love.
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05.09.17 // 2:42 PM
Sometimes I sketch and journal to take a break from studying med.
Summer’s almost here! Just one more day of exams then I can focus more on art and triathlon. I hope everyone’s doing great! ✨
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Neuroscientist captures an MRI of a mother and child
Professor Rebecca Saxe (MIT) has taken the first ever MR image of a mother and child.
“This picture is an MR image of a mother and a child that I made in my lab at MIT. You might see it as sweet and touching… an image of universal love. We can’t see clothes or hairstyles or even skin colour. From what we do see, the biology and the brains, this could be any mother and child or even father and child at any time and place in history; having an experience that any human can recognise.
Or you might see it as disturbing, a reminder that our human bodies are much too fragile as houses for ourselves. MRI’s are usually medical images and often bad news. Each white spot in that picture is a blood vessel that could clog, each tiny fold of those brains could harbour a tumour. The baby’s brain maybe looks particularly vulnerable pressed against the soft thin shell of its skull.
I see those things, universal emotions and frightening fragility but I also see one of the most amazing transformations in biology.”
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If these help anyone, great!
- Set your timetable as your phone background for the first few weeks. Use this method for no. 6 too if you can be bothered.
- Wear sports bras/bralettes to lectures instead of the ones with a buckle at the back. They tend to poke and prod your back after a while if you’re leaning back. Sports bras don’t.
- Lay a towel on your bed a few days before your period is due. If you leak on a towel you can just wash it or throw it away. Easier than washing and changing the sheets (esp. if you’re in a rush to get to a lecture!).
- When you’re in a lecture taking notes on a laptop remember to turn down the brightness on your screen, especially if the lecturer has dimmed the lights. Otherwise you’ll annoy others and drain your battery.
- Save your recordings at every given break instead of making one continuous one through pausing. Sometimes files are too large to save and you don’t want to risk losing the entire lecture recording. Save as you go along.
- If you need to remember something (e.g. a library book, USB, locker key..) write it on a post-it note and stick it on your shoes before you sleep. Make sure they’re the shoes you intend to wear the next day!
- Don’t shoot me: if you have left an assignment really late, stay up as long as you can completing it (yes, that means an all-nighter may be needed). Sleep as soon as you’ve handed it in.
- If you use tech in a lecture e.g. phone for recording or electronic notetaking on your laptop, then mess around with it before uni begins. Know what buttons to press and when, otherwise you’ll mess up your notes and annoy others, with your excessive clicking.
- Always, always, ALWAYS carry a plastic bag/carrier bag. You might need to make a trip to the library, drink may spill in your bag so you’ll need an alternative. Seriously, just carry one.
- Find out where coursework/assignment are submitted within your first week on campus. Ask admin how the procedure works and make sure you know it inside out.
- Spend a day wondering around campus (before timetabled lectures start). Find out where the library is, talk to the librarians and ask them how to borrow/return books and also how to reserve!
- When you get your timetable be sure to visit the lecture halls and seminar rooms a few days before the term starts so you know where to go. Find out where the toilets are in those buildings too.
- Find out where your lecturers offices are. Know the building and floor that they’re on (they’re usually all in the same place).
- Carry cereal bars and other non perishable foods that take up little room. Sometimes your tummy rumbles really loud in a lecture, give it some love.
- Volunteer in your first year of university, these is the least hectic year (usually!). You want something to put on that CV and those post grad applications!
- In the UK the first year generally doesn’t count toward the final degree classification but those grades WILL show up on your transcript. Make sure they look decent. When you apply for post grad courses, if you don’t have the certificate yet (because you’re still completing the course) the university/institution will ask for your grade transcript. First year grades come up first!
- A huge part of your degree classification/GPA comes from the final year thesis. Talk to as many older students as you can and ask them what topics they picked and how they went about it. A great thesis/dissertation will literally move you from a 2:1 to a 1st.
- When you have a meeting with your supervisor take notes and write up a short summary of what was said, similar to writing up “meeting minutes”. This will be helpful for you and your supervisor. Especially if you take long breaks before meeting again.
I’ll update this list as things come to me. I hope it helps.
9:00 // Royal Holloway, University of London is beautiful.
I’ve been running experiments with a masters student using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging). I also got an updated scan of my own brain. Nice nice.
Some cool stuff about fMRI experiments:
- Glasses can’t be worn in the scanner (because they contain metal) so you get to wear these sexy specs instead. The lenses that work best for you are slotted in. They’re like swimming goggles.
- People who wear the hijab or a turban can go in the scanner with their head coverings on. Yay! All pins,metals and hair ties need to be removed though.
- Experiments in fMRI tend to have a maximum running time of 90 minutes.
- There is a panic button (looks like a pump) given to participants in the scanner, if you ever want to leave the scanner all you have to do is press it.
- If it’s not given by default you can ask to have a copy of your brain scan. Download a free software called Mango and play around with your brain!!
- The equipment tends to look old - our comps run Windows XP. You’ll see this in science quite a bit and think “why don’t they update??”. Operating systems (Windows/MAC OS) sometimes have updates that tamper with medical software and it can be hard to pinpoint what’s gone wrong. So if it’s working we don’t update it until there’s a reason on our part e.g. when it breaks.
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How to get links in your description (successfully!) using the tumblr mobile app.
For those who already know what they’re doing here’s the link you need to insert with an example:
Example:
In order for the tumblr mobile app to redirect to something, it has to be a post e.g. /tagged/about - It can’t be an actual page e.g. studyingbrains/about (this won’t work).
A couple extra pointers:
- The accent colour (in the mobile app editor) is the colour of your links.
- Try to use obscure tags for “about” links and “my post” links. Otherwise random posts with the words will pop up. For an about page maybe tag the post as “ab0utm3″ then other posts on your tumblr with the words aboutme won’t be shown.
- The above applies to original content too if you tag your stuff as “personal” all posts with that word will pop up (even other users that you’ve reblogged). Come up with obscure tags for mobile links (this makes it easier for followers to navigate).
- When editing your tumblr theme, links tend to break and need to be reentered. Keep that in mind. Check your links every time, after you edit.
- You can still write in the description box, just write before and after the links. e.g. “Brains | UK | About|”
- You can add as many links as you can fit!
- You can add links via the desktop theme editor (I prefer this way), by writing in the description box:
I hope this helped! Any questions, just ask!
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Friday’s // London is actually really dull today and I am tired.
We’re celebrating as two of my friends are getting married and another is pregnant. Being The Antisocial Trash™ that I am, I decided to bake cakes in lieu of my attendance. I also read some infamous Dahl and sorted out my evergrowing stamp collection in the morning.
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