06.02.2017

06.02.2017

semester one starts soon and stationery shopping is definitely the best part about starting school. i did most of mine on my recent trip to japan!!! did you know the muji in shibuya has 5 floors, a cafe and let’s you customise your things? needless to say i stayed there for hours. 

Language Study List

Okay, so after weeks and weeks and weeks of struggle, I’ve finally figure out how I’m going to study Korean. I gave it much thought since I’ve been struggling to start, but I finally came up with a way to know how I’m going to go about learning this new language:

Alphabet and pronunciation

Greetings

Name of letters

Name of numbers

Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, preposition, conjunction, and interjection

Grammar/punctuation rules

Honorifics/slang

Singular/plural form

Writing styles

This is what I have so far. I might add more later.

Tracing paper sticky notes are such a clever idea. They’re perfect for text books as they don’t leave any marks behind.

→ i get asked very often about bullet journals, so i put together a masterpost; happy journalling..!! —tia ♪ [+++] more masterposts | all | studygram

i. PURPOSE

official website

official set up video

official bullet journal store

bullet journals vs. planners | what is a bullet journal

five reasons why you should keep a planner

ii. STARTING A BULLET JOURNAL

how to start keeping a journal

keeping up with your journal

how to start your bujo (photos)

intro to bullet journalling | + getting started

two planner system for journalling

bullet journals for beginners | how to bullet journal

contents of a bullet journal

complete illustrated guide to bullet journalling

comprehensive guide to bullet journals

set ups: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 

inspiration tags:

simple + useful layout

beautifully illustrated!!

cute fonts & use of pictures

v creative n artsy journal

cute & colourful !

pretty + practical spreads

so artistic and innovative

washi tape & calligraphy

soft n pastel layouts

organized and neat layouts

beautifully arranged + stylish !!

clean and adorable style

tasteful and cutesy

pictures + highlighters

v innovative spreads & layouts

simplistic + muted colours !

iii. SUPPLIES

notebooks:

consider your needs:

squared | lined | dotted | blank?

bound | disk | coil | midori style | reporter?

hardcover | softcover? + colours?

popular choice: official ‘bullet journal’ | moleskine | leuchtturm 1917

more journals: cheaper moleskine alternative | grid essentials journal | piccadilly notebook | rhodia notepads | traveler’s journal

pens:

popular choice: zebra mildliners | staedtler triplus fineliners | stabilo point 88 fineliners | muji gel ink pens | pilot frixion

+ alternatives: pilot g-2 | monami aqua plus | pilot hi-tecpoint v5 | star diamond gel | candy colour ballpoint

more studyblr stationery | best school supplies

favourites + alternatives to popular stationery | even more

highlighters: koyuko 3-way highlighter | uni propus window | dong-A twinliner | stabilo boss | staedtler textsurfer highlighters

brush pens: pilot fude-makase | faber-castell | tombow

+ places to purchase stationery

a quick stationery crash course

iv. PAGES

types: daily | weekly | monthly | yearly * denotes i use it myself

front: key | table of contents | year at a glance | goals for this year

monthly: calendar* | goals / deadlines | expenses

weekly: weekly view* | food + habits | exercise | upcoming dates+events

daily: quote / song of the day | the weather | was this a productive day?*

back + other: tv show tracker | books to read* | inspirations page

+ masterpost of more page ideas | another | seasonal spreads

miscellaneous page ideas | more page & journal tips | spread ideas

“how-to” → types of pages

daily:

setting up daily spreads

daily spread layout ideas

+ more layout ideas

spread headers [daily]

5 daily logs + their uses

daily spread inspiration

weekly:

weekly spread layout ideas

+ more weekly layout formats

25 spreads and their uses

cute spread tutorial

inspiration for weeklys!! | + more insp

how to draw out a weekly spread

bullet journal weekly spread video

monthly:

visual monthly bullet journal guide

layout examples

more monthly layouts + uses

5 creative monthly spreads

bullet journal monthly spread video

monthly goals + spreads tut

spread examples:

daily: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

weekly: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

monthly: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

cute yearly spread

movie watchlist !

monthly memories

year at a glance

another one 

ideas + to dos

work/acad/life layout

financial planning

artsy weekview

goals + wishes

v. STYLING YOUR JOURNAL

handwriting & calligraphy:

cursive handwriting | 2 | 3 | 4 | tutorial

tips to neaten writing: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | + for adults | video

fonts to try | the ‘outline’ font | shadow font | + tag

highlighter + pen headers | mildliner headers

formatting headers | title ideas

quotes:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

from: composers | artists (2) | writers | scientists | philosophers | psychologists | + extensive tag

people: leonardo da vinci | shakespeare | slyvia path

who said it? quotes

quotes that will make you shudder (2)

find more: goodreads | brainyquote |  quotationspage | quoteland

get a daily quote & image in your email | +5 more websites

doodles:

reference: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | + tag

types: plants | floral + more flowers | clouds | seasonal | coffee

illustrate your notes: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

drawing ribbons | 2 | 3 | 4 | gif tutorial

visual notetaking tutorial + fundamentals

tips on visual journal/diary spreads

+ more ways to be creative with your spreads

sketchnotes:

first time guide to sketchnotes | video

about + how to add them

basic sketchnotes reference + another

reference: 1 | 2 | 3

sketchnotearmy.com

other:

journalling cards

printing on sticky notes

page flag planning

add a chronodex?

study schedules

+35 things to add

vi. ALTERNATIVES

filofax

hobonichi planner

visual journals

fragment journalling

10 types of planners

3 minute journal

gratitude journal

reading journal

apps: 24me | wunderlist | any.Do | 30/30 | iStudiez

websites & extensions: getplan.co | evernote | timetune.center

Hi, I’ve been getting messages about how to get motivated/sustain motivation in school. However, I was not sure about how to answer them because I’m a certified Lazy Ass™ whose motto in school is “SLEEP WHEN YOU CAN”. I  tried my best to come up with a decent answer, though, and I hope this post will help someone ^_^ Soooo, here it goes:

1. Understand the concept of motivation.

Motivation is the drive to do something. It is important, because it helps a person (re-)focus their goals. Through (re-)examining the forces that drives a person to achieve, one can uncover one’s reasons for achieving something.

There are two kinds of motivation: extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is motivation that comes from outside forces, as in, one is motivated to get high grades to make their parents proud. On the other hand, intrinsic motivation is motivation that comes from within, as in, one is motivated to answer math problems because one feels satisfaction in solving those problems. Different instances necessitate different kinds of motivation, and one person’s motivation may not really be effective for another.

“Motivation” is so much more complex than that, though, so here are some readings on the topic: x x x x x

Personally, I believe that motivation can only take a person so far, because what happens when you literally have no drive to do anything? My banner says “discipline outlives motivation”, because I’ve learned that there’s something better than to wait for peak motivation to hit, which is to:

2. Develop good study habits.

Turn studying into a behavior. The goal is to make studying a natural part of one’s routine, as natural as, say, opening Tumblr or Instagram. (Because you don’t need much (or any) motivation to check social media).

Here’s a long answered ask on how to make a study plan in three easy steps and another answered ask on how to balance tasks.

3. Discover how you best study.

Every person learns differently. For example, I’m a visual learner, and I learn best by seeing and arranging information on a page. I rewrite notes to make them pretty, and I doodle all the time. Audiobooks and lecture recordings don’t really work for me (but they can work for you). Discovering how one studies would tremendously help anyone, since it can be frustrating to study without retaining information. Conversely, it is motivating when one understands what one is studying.

Learn what kind of learner you have by taking this quiz or answering these questions, then take a look at these posts to see some studying tips based on how you learn:

Learning styles

Types of learners

Four types of learners

Study methods and what suits you better

4. Surround yourself with people who support what you’re doing.

Studying is difficult enough as it is, and you don’t really need to make it more difficult by having people around you telling you that you don’t really need to study for that test. I was really lazy in college, and I would rather sleep than study, but I was able to get good grades, because I lived with people who persevered in their studies. Because they were studying late into the night, I also got into that habit (albeit grudgingly at first). We all inspired each other, made cups of coffees for each other, and even took naps together. Having supportive people around will make you realize that you are not alone in this struggle to study, and that you’re all going to make it out alive.

5.  Do things apart from studying.

You’re a person, not a studying machine. Studying is only a part of life, not your whole life itself. Find a hobby, stay true to your art, volunteer at a dog shelter—it’s your call. Just keep being passionate about something else other than studying. This “something else” can help you release stress as well as motivate you. You must also understand that millennials, more than any other generation, mix work and play, sometimes to the point where the two are indistinguishable. Playing is not a crime, millennials. It’s only natural. (Remember it’s okay to take a break. Alexander Hamilton was asked to take a break, he refused to, and you all know what happened to him >_>)

Whew, that was a mouthful uwu I really hoped I made sense. Feel free to add to this post! :)