#univeristy
It’s been way too long.
I’m still struggling with energy management and productivity, but I’ve got company in uni now, which has been an upgrade.
Plans for the evening are
•Civil Law exam: 20 hardest topics
•Economics: Research for paper resources, finalize materials
•Skim through 50 pages of Labor Law
•Constitutional Law: Institue of Presidency
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Above is a shot from one of the apparently many exhibitions I’ve been to lately!
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N O W L I S T E N I N G
If there’s one college assignment I had to do which I could force on all college students, it’d be this paper I had to write for a Research Methods class. It was later in the semester, and the professor gave us a very straightforward assignment: you need to find a news article which reports on the results of an academic study, read the actual study, and then explain in detail why the article did not properly represent the study’s findings.
Not only was having to do that a really useful exercise in terms of figuring out how misinformation gets passed around, but talking with a class of 25 other students who all had to do the same thing for 25 different articles makes you realize that the majority of all “studies show…” news articles misrepresent the studies they’re based on
This has been happening more ever since I went to college
Prop done for a sci-fi project at uni :)
Solaris: Mankind United - Warehouse robot - 3D model by Virginie.Juteau (@Virginie.Juteau) [3e9df1b]
if you realize you’ve been studying for hours: grab a snack to refuel your body and watch a sitcom to refuel your brain. then back to the books.
if you’re feeling stressed out: take some deep breaths, text your friends, maybe stare at a wall for a few minutes. gather yourself.
if you can’t seem to focus: get moving and get outside. take out the garbage, check your mail box, maybe walk your dog. just get moving and get fresh air. it’ll help bring you back.
if there’s something else going on in your life and you can’t get it off your mind: write down what’s going through your head, sort of like a diary entry. it’ll help you work things out.
if you’re just mentally and physically exhausted: set a timer for 25-30 minutes and take a nap. any longer and you’ll hit REM and you’ll wake up feeling just as tired. once you wake up, get some caffeine in you.
if the material is boring as hell: find another way to study. see if there’s a crash course video online about it or draw out what you’re trying to learn in diagrams and pictures to make it fun.
if people around you won’t shut up: listen to some music. soundtrack and classical music is always good because they won’t absorb you as much as music with lyrics. white noise (like ocean waves, rain sounds, etc.) also works.
if you only half understand a concept: call/message a friend who’s not in the class and try to teach the material to them. this will help you mentally work through the material and will help you remember it as well.
Still wack to me that this is still circulating around and helping people. I hope everyone has been taking care of themselves and finishing their semester/year strong. I’m working on finishing my degree’s capstone currently and will be hopefully back with more when I begin my Masters in Special Education and Behavioral Analysis in August :) Love you all!
