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posted a quick timelapse!! hope you guys enjoy it let me know what kind of videos you guys want to see more of :-)
hello!! i posted my first ever study vlog, hope it helps <3
[nov 10 • saturday]
currently studying and doing my best to get a 3.50 - 4.0 super excited for the winter break, only one month away!!! my christmas playlist is ready and my only wish this year is on repeat
Study group invitation!
Hi, friends! It’s been a while! Just came in to say how happy I am that this community is still thriving!
With everything going on around the world, I know it’s been hard to focus. I want to share this online study group that has been a huge help to me for the past 6+ months that we’ve been studying together. I figured I’d pay it forward by inviting more studious brains over!
[ What it is ]
It’s a study group which started early this year over on Jitsi, which is akin to Zoom, but the room stays open 24/7. However, for security reasons, we migrated to JumpInChat, which is still pretty neat! We come from all over the world, from different time zones, in different fields of study, so there’s almost always someone in the room to study with you!
[ What we do ]
We usually do pomodoro sessions together via Forest or Cuckoo. Some like to share their screen, cam, or a combination of both for some accountability. Or if you’re a little shy, you can also just connect and study with us. You do you!
[Why we do it]
For some of us, studying alone can be a daunting task, especially if you’re stuck at home with all the distractions. Being in the presence of other people can help you focus if you get distracted a lot. And if you’re like me, always in need of company when studying but can’t study in the library or at the nearby café for one reason or another, come join us at Study Beasts and get productive with us!
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04.10.18 // 9:44 AM
It’s the 100th day of the year today! I had exams last week so I hardly had any time to touch my planner and journal. Thank goodness for brush lettering and stickers to make my pages less dull.
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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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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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09.04.17 // 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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08.02.17 // 6:43 PM
A month into third year of med school and I’m just so drained. I’m not sure where I’m gonna get the energy to power through the rest of the year.
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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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Assignment Checklist Free Printable (PDF in Google Drive)
Keep your assignments looking professional and academic with these checklists that are used once you have completed a piece of work.
Tick off each task to make sure your work is of a presentable standard, for example:
- Single/Double spacing.
- Hanging indent for references.
- Completing title pages; Title, student ID, module code & name.
- Consistent font and font size.
- …And feel free to add your own tasks specific to your course too.
- Bonus: Box at the bottom has common reference styles (MLA, APA, Harvard).
I usually print these, cut them out and keep one with each assignment. It saves me time having to Google what’s required when referencing University/College work. If you can’t print then just write it out on paper/sticky notes. Let me know if this is helpful (and where to improve!).
More help: MLA Referencing//APA Referencing//Harvard Referencing
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- Once you have purchased an item open the product in-store (or in your car).
- Make sure everything is of an acceptable standard, and that it is what you needed (it usually is but I’ve sometimes made the mistake of buying the wrong cable).
I do this when buying:
- Technology;usually for small items e.g. USB, hard drives, cables, headphones, soldering irons etc… I would do it for laptops only if the box looked like it had taken a knocking. I’d want to check the screen there and then.
- Medical prescriptions; my grandmother was once given out-of-date medicine and the pharmacy also once ran out of the drug she needed and offered an alternative that my grandmother was actually allergic too.
- Textbooks;have a good look at the contents pages and illustrations (some pictures are sooo difficult to understand!) and make sure it has testing questions.
I have social anxiety and hate leaving the house for shopping so this has really saved me the worry of having to return products.
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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