Stationery Asks!

stationery asks!

ask me anything! (i tried to relate the asks to the stationery somehow? idk tbh?)

muji pens: what are your favorite stationery?

pilot juice pens: what is your favorite drink?

mildliners: what is your favorite color(s)?

tombow dual brush pens: do you like to draw?

moleskine: what are your dreams, goals, and/or ambitions?

hi-polymer eraser: what is something you regret?

sharpie highlighters: what is your brightest moment?

post-it sticky notes: what is something you’d like to remember?

papermate flaire pens: how would you describe your handwriting? 

bic mechanical pencils: do you consider yourself to be a gentle person?

papermate inkjoy pens: do you have feelings for anyone?

sharpie fineliners: what kind of pens do you prefer? 

bic correction tape: what is your biggest mistake/embarrassment?

staedtler triplus fineliners AND stabilo fineliners: what/who makes you a better person?

or make up your own! send me an ask with your favorite stationery and a question attached to it!

Glad to spend my second color run with such wonderful people

something to remember! [font credit]

me: *is one day into summer break*

me: k so when can i go get my school supplies for next year

Getting a Psychology Degree (When you don’t want to be a counselor):

Every time I tell people that I am pursuing a degree in psychology, their response is immediately “Oh, so you want to be a counselor?”

No- I don’t. I love the work that counselors do for society, but I can never see myself being one. The thought of working in hour settings in a small office does not provide me the same joy that it provides other scholars in my program.

The problem is that I’m not positive what career path I am going to take. I thought I wanted to get a Masters in Sports Psychology and work as an athletic consultant for a college or professional team. Sports Psychology is a field I am heavily interested in, and I found a few Masters programs that spiked my interest.

But then I took my first Psych Statistics course and was baffled by how quickly I fell in love. In high school I hated math, but for some reason I absorbed the class content quickly and ENJOYED analyzing psychological experiments in conjunction with the scientific method. I was even offered a paid research position because of my newfound passion for statistics and psychology. The professor also told me that I should look into going straight into a PhD program. She feels I would be a very good fit for academia.

Suddenly, I don’t know what I want to do anymore. As much as I want to pursue my degree in Sports Psychology, I was only pleased with one of the doctoral programs I researched. There are better PhD programs for general Psychology or Mental Health tracks, but I still am passionate about Sports Psychology. Furthermore, my passion for utilizing the experimental method is having me question if I want to do research in Psychology instead.

What do you all think?

Hi lovelies! Today I decided to make a small post on a few note taking tips I’ve used whilst in my final year of high school. It’s always useful to hear what other people have tried and what’s worked for them, so hopefully this will be of use you too. 

Always add a title and dates to your notes - Knowing when you learnt a particular topic can be handy for when exams are coming up and you need to study or when you need to organise your notes. Dates can also give you an indication of when you should be revising the material to ensure your remember it. Have a look at this post, it outlines the curve of forgetting and can help you determine when you should start studying.

Read the textbook prior to your class - This helps give you an outline of the material so you can summarise and shorten your notes. You also have the opportunity to clarify anything you might not have understood from just reading.

Use the layout of the textbook or syllabus to organise your notes - I found copying the headings and subheadings really helped simplify my notes and helped to ensure I was learning each section. If this is not for you, use the titles given by your teachers as mentioned before!

Include different ways to show the information - Use mindmaps, bullet points, graphs, flow chats and symbols to help visualise the content. This also helps break up large blocks of text which can be boring to read.

Remember to (try to) write legibly - It sucks having to spend ages trying to figure out something you wrote so find a writing style that is comfortable for long periods of writing. Some tips on improving your handwriting can be found here. If you want to change your writing, check out this post for some examples!

Have a small colour coding system - An extensive colour coding system is tricky to use in fast-paced classes where the teacher is quick to move on. Using a mixture of black, blue and red pens can help differentiate parts of your notes without having to change your pen constantly. My colour coding system can be found here.

Make note of what your teacher is saying - They’re knowledgable in your subjects so be sure to pay attention to what is being said and not just what is on the board or powerpoint. You can use small post-it notes for this kind of thing!

Add your own personal touch - Draw doodles, acronyms, ribbons and abbreviations in your notes. You can check out this and this as inspiration. Also this masterpost has some links to help illustrate your notes.

Avoid distractions - Whilst in class it’s obviously best to be focused. Try sitting where you can see and hear well, put away your phone and only use your laptop if necessary. Chatting to friends can also make you miss important information so if you don’t help but talk, sit away from them.

Don’t be shy - If you don’t understand something, raise your hand and ask! You’ll be able to add to your notes and understand more deeply if you thoroughly know what you’re learning. If you struggle to speak up during class, ask your teacher after the lesson has finished or send them an email!

After class - Use a binder or folder to organise your notes in order after you’ve finished. Remember to review your notes after class, highlight them and add any extra information you have. Also compare your notes with friends or a study group! 

I hope these few simple tips can help you out. If you have any questions or suggestions for future posts, feel free to send me a message. Thank you for reading. Love, Emma x