Some Concentration Study Tips For My Peers Who Just Got Back To School

Some concentration study tips for my peers who just got back to school 🖤

types of study breaks for every situation

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.

HOW TO BE A WOMAN IN THE WORLD:

1. Take note of other philosophies, but never as a substitute for your own.

2. Keep journals. They’re a great place to air out your private joys, and deepest sorrows.

3. Befriend other women, they are not your enemy, nor your competition.

4. Limit the influence you allow male opinion to have on your life. A man cannot make you whole.

5. Go after what you want, never settle on a first offer or what someone tells you is a good offer.

6. ‘Femininity’ is elusive and arbitrary. It’s innate and doesn’t have to be forced.

7. Decenter men. Replace that with yourself instead, in that lies your guide to life.

“yes,” she said, “be kind, be civil, be polite.”

“But don’t break yourself for someone who doesn’t even deserve to be buried under the ground you walk on.”

What is this place between hopeless romantic and strong independent individual

I need schools to understand that accessibility is not optional! You should always have audio versions of textbooks available, regardless of whether or not there are visually impaired students in class! You should make sure a website works on all devices before making it mandatory! You should put trigger warnings on everything! Disability accommodations are not hard, they are not degrading anyone’s quality of learning, and THEY ARE NOT OPTIONAL