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3 Healthy Breakfast Ideas for school

Hello guy’s, so after some people asked me if I could post some school breakfast ideas i thought about my 3 main breakfasts. Because I’m a vegan they are pretty healthy and don’t harm anything but you can still put in animal milk etc.

1. Oatmeal • Oatmeal is my go to breakfast. I eat it nearly everyday because its so healthy, oats are perfect for your skin and your stomach etc. All you need is a cup of oats, put them in a pot, put water into till its a bit ober the oats, you can also use milk. • Put cinnamon, chia seeds ( wich are high in omega 3 ! And thats really great if you dont like fish ) some shreded coconut or and flex seeds, whatever you like ! I always use some more coconut bc of the flavor. You can also put some vanilla extract or chocolate poweder etc. • Cook it until you get a creamy mass, if you like it mlre liquid, put more milk or wather inside. • If you think that your oats are finished put it in a bowl, now the fun part starts, i always put some dark chocolate on too bc its good for the heart and its also really taste and it melts so fast ! Yum ! You can also use some peanutbutter… whatever you like ! • The next step is to get some fruits, because fruits haha ! I always put bananas, blueberrys, strawberrys, appels etc etc into it ! • Enjoy your breakfast !

2. Pancakes This recipe is so so simpel, fast and healthy. All you need is one banana, one cup of meal & one cup water or milk whatever you prefer. Mash the banana and put the meal and the water/milk in it, stirr it until it gets a creamy and clean mass. Put some cinnamon and baking powder in it; only half of an tbsp. You can also put some vanilla extract in it. Make little pancakes in the pan, if you want and have you can out some blueberrys in it, tastes super great ! Top your pancakes in the end with fruits, nut butter, chocolate, jam etc…

3. Overnight Oats Overnight oats are the same as cooked one, only that you dont cook them.Overnight oats are just oats soaked overnight that absorb the liquid you put them in – any kind of liquid you like! The most common mixture is equal parts raw rolled oats, milk. You can use any kind of yogurt or milk. Put in the fridge overnight and let ’em soak up the liquids. It’s the same in the next morning again, you can put granola, seeds, fruits, chocolate… whatever you want on it !

Enjoy your breakfast ! 📚☺

Study challenge before the new schoolyear starts - week one.

Study challenge before the new schoolyear starts - week two.

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30.12.15 // Finally managed to do some relaxing. I spent my whole day making gravity falls themed cookies and it was damn worth it!

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Study Tips that Aren’t Bullshit

Ok. Listen. I just graduated college on time with two degrees, a minor, and a 3.9 GPA, and now that it’s back-to-school time for some of you folks (my grad program doesn’t start until September) I’ve been seeing some study tips that are half-useful but mostly bullshit. So I’m here to give you some tips for collegiate success as a person who was pretty successful in the collegiate realm.

1) The Three to One Rule is Useless

Here’s the truth. Some classes are going to require minimal effort. Some are going to require more than three hours of outside study time per credit. It’s not a good rule of thumb because different people have different skills and take different amounts of time to do shit. For organic chemistry, you might be spending more 9 hours per week studying (and according to the success rates of some of my peers, I recommend you spend at least that much time on o-chem). But there’s also, say, Oceanography. I took that class. I studied/put in work… maybe an hour per week, and it was a three credit class. But I also took a class that was 3 credits called 18th Century America, and I would say I probably put something like 10-15 hours per week doing the readings and assignments for that class. It just depends, you guys. Figure out what works for each class and then distribute your time accordingly (and don’t waste time studying for something you very obviously know and have already aced). 

2) Study When You Can

Sometimes you have to cram. I don’t recommend it, but it happens. If you do, use the whole day before to go over stuff and test yourself. Do not do it the morning of, don’t do it right before the test. That is useless. If you have a good memory, you can study the night before/two days before.

That said, if memorization and improvisation aren’t your strong suits, do go over your notes at the end of each day, and if you don’t get something, as your prof or your TA or your friend who definitely knows what they’re doing. Talking about it will only help you remember it more.

Overall, study when you can find the time. Sometimes that means staying off twitter for a few minutes and reviewing your notes instead, but if you’re paying good money for higher education (and I assume you are), don’t waste it by never studying or blowing off an exam. 

3) Manage Your Time, But…

Just because you manage your time to make school a priority does not mean that you should let the other things in your life fall by the wayside. People often forget basic self care when they put school before everything else. Remember to shower and brush your teeth and take a minute for yourself because life is a lot and school is just a small part of your life. You cannot let time management become a synonym for school > everything else. It just means that you need to spend all of your time wisely, whether that’s getting some socialization in there or eating dinner or doing homework or taking a shower.

4) You Are Allowed to Forget Stuff

Look. I recommend always having more than one writing utensil, but you can forget one day. You can forget a notebook or a textbook every once and a while. I did, and yet I succeeded with flying colors. Definitely try not to be rushed all the time, but don’t freak out if you grabbed the wrong notebook. Just take down notes and staple them into the right one, or however you do it. 

Also, yeah, your college profs aren’t here to attend to your personal needs, but if you have a class on one side of the campus and only ten minutes to get to the class on the other side of the campus, see if you can leave early or let the prof know that you’re going to be a few minutes late because you can only cross a mile so fast. Professors are far more understanding than they let on (some of them aren’t, but they’re just dicks, and you’ll either have to deal with that or be prepared to challenge them).

And, of course, if you’re struggling, ask for help. Profs want you to succeed, actually, and if they don’t, then it might be time for a discussion with the chair of the department.

5) Stay Organized, Whatever That Means

Some people stay organized with color-coded pens, tabs, and a designer planner. Some people have the patience for bullet journals. Some people write their assignments down on their phones, or set a google/apple calendar alert. However you remember things, just remember them. What’s organized to you won’t be organized for someone else, and what’s organized for someone else might not look organized to you. There is no objective way to stay organized. I don’t recommend trying to store everything inside your head, but you’ll figure out what works for you. 

6) You Don’t Always Need to Read/You Don’t Always Need to Take Notes

Some classes are really important, some are not; some textbooks are really useful, some are not; taking notes can be effective, or they could be useless to you by the time the exam or essay rolls around. I took very light notes for my Brit Lit class (and did 75% of the reading), my World Drama class (90% of the reading), my Monuments in History capstone (20% of the reading), and I got A’s in all of those classes. I took heavy notes for Biology and Western Mythology and read about half of what was assigned. I took no notes for my Anthropology of Sex & Reproduction class, but I read absolutely everything. 

It will probably take you about three weeks to figure out your prof’s teaching style. If it’s an English class, you’re gonna need to read most of it. If it’s a science class, maybe not. If you only have a midterm and a final, and not tests i between those, you might want to keep the textbook handy. But different classes have different requirements, just like they do with the number of hours you spend studying. So you know, act accordingly.

7) Read The Assigned Chapter Before Class, But Don’t Read Ahead

Look, most profs are gonna tell you to read the chapter before class on Monday, or maybe they’ll give you until Wednesday, so you should read in advance. But unless a prof says to read ahead, you really don’t need to read ahead, especially if you have content-based reading quizzes. It just gets really confusing and getting ahead is only necessary when you know that otherwise you’ll get behind. I mean, read ahead if you want to, but know that you probably don’t have to.

8) Show Up, For Fuck’s Sake

Look, showing up is the easiest thing in the world. And I know what having those 8am/9am classes is like. I’ll admit, I didn’t show up half the time to my 9am freshman philosophy class, but I bet I wouldn’t have failed two tests if I’d shown up (I still got an A in the class, don’t worry, there were a lot of assignments and one test didn’t count for much). I just wanted to sleep. But if you show up and pay attention, you’re more than likely going to get a lot of out of the class.

Oh, and if your prof takes attendance. Show up. Especially if it’s a small class. Trust me, they’ll notice, and it will be so embarrassing. 

But also, don’t sweat it if you’re sick one day or sleep through the alarm. It fucking happens, and like I’ve said before, profs are pretty understanding most of the time. 

9) Take Notes However Works For You

Some people use that weird method of dividing the paper in half hot-dog style, and that’s fine. Some people scribble shit down that no one else can read. Don’t feel pressured to rewrite your notes unless you can’t understand them. Do not review right after class - give your brain some fucking time to process that shit. But maybe review in the next 48 hours, it’ll help you be ready for the next class.

10) Don’t Be On Your Phone

Unless you’re literally not learning anything. I spent more time in my Geography class on my phone or computer getting useful things done or playing games than I did actually learning anything from the professor. In my Asian History class, the teacher was mediocre at best, so my friend and I sat there in the front row and played hangman (which was kind of disrespectful but we were idiots at the time so). But if your grades slip because you’re on your phone and not paying attention, or if your teacher has to tell you more than once to get off your phone, you might have phone addiction. See someone about that, k?

11) Review? Maybe

If you choose to review your notes, do so in a quiet, calm, and un-rushed manner. Don’t just look at them - actually try to absorb them. Otherwise there’s no point in reviewing them. 

12) Study When You Can

Wait, didn’t I already have this one? Yeah. But! I saw a thing that said study early and often, which is great if you can make the time, but the truth is that if you study too early you’ll forget everything, and if you study too often you likely won’t be able to focus on other things that require your attention. So study not too long nor too shortly before the exam, and don’t study so much that your brain explodes. Give yourself a break. Have a kit-kat.

13-14) Flashcards? Mnemonic Devices? 

Use them if they work for you, and maybe try color coding them. That can help with memorization. But if they don’t work for you, don’t use them.

15) Don’t Rewrite Your Notes

Unless you can’t read them. Then definitely either rewrite them or type them up, so that they’re actually usable. 

16) Consolidate

This suggestion was actually pretty okay. Making lists and/or tables or whatever can really help, especially if you’re a visual learner. But if they don’t help you, don’t use them, because then it’s just a waste of your time.

17) Teach It To Someone Else

Yeah, this one is good, too. But make sure the person you’re explaining it to doesn’t have a lot of background knowledge, because it’s being able to explain it correctly to someone who hasn’t heard it before that really counts.

18) Is There Even Such a Thing as a Good Study Environment?

Some people can’t study on their own. I sure have a hard time of it, especially because I get distracted on my own. For me, studying with others for exams has saved my grade. But there are times or assignments that are best done on your own.

What I will say, is that when you study with other people, sometimes it’s best to study with your friends who are studying something else. My friend Breea and I had completely different majors and classes, but we made the best study partners because she could explain science to me and I could explain anthropology and history to her, and that’s how we knew we were good to go. 

19) Sleeeeeeeeeep. Plan. Deal. 

Get a good night’s sleep before an exam and try not to be late. Mean profs will not let you make up a missed exam. Good profs will, even if it was just a traffic jam. But generally speaking, try to prepare for all worst case scenarios when you have an assignment due. 

20) Ask. Questions. Jesus. Christ.

Look if you get something wrong, don’t be embarrassed or ashamed. Ask why you got it wrong, and if you think you did something right but the TA or prof just graded it wrong, feel free to point out their mistakes (in private, though, not in front of the class). Go to office hours and make use of that time, or make an appointment with a prof so that you don’t have to skip class to go to office hours.

21) Midterms and Finals Are Different. Or Not.

Ask your prof at the beginning if the final will be cumulative. If it is, keep reviewing that midterm material through the end of the class. If not, feel free to forget most of the stuff from the midterm and earlier. Each prof is different and some finals aren’t even exams, they’re papers or projects. So, you know, plan accordingly. 

22) Don’t Keep Your Fucking Textbooks

Look, unless you fell in love with a text (happens to English majors), sell back your books. And after a few weeks (or once the next term starts) throw out your notes, especially if you can’t read them or if they’re for a class you had to take for university credit but didn’t actually need for your major. 

SELL. THOSE. BOOKS. I can’t say it enough, you won’t make much, but it’ll be nice to get that lunch after finals are over. But remember, don’t sell the book until you’ve taken/turned in the final. 

23) Talk to People!

I saw something that said not to discuss grades/quizzes/tests/exams with classmates. Fuck that. I mean, try not to talk about it before the exam starts or whatever, but fucking talk about that shit. In my Mediterranean Archaeology class, we all talked about the readings before class on Fridays because we had a reading quiz and no fucking idea what the reading was about (those were some of the hardest readings ever). It was really helpful to discuss and summarize to make sure we got the point of the article. Also, like, if you’re comfortable with sharing grades, do, and if you’re not, don’t. It’s your grade, you can do whatever you want with it.

Also, if you’re unsure about something, you can ask a classmate. That’s probably a better first resource than a prof, who will get annoyed, especially if you didn’t do the reading.

THAT’S IT.

Well, I hope this fucking helps. This was basically how I survived college, except add a lot of caffeine. Every major is different, some things are universal. So. You know. Go ham.

I know i look cute, but i’d look even cuter with 5 new books in my hands, i’m just saying

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17.9.15 // Last-minute studying at my local starbucks in preparation for tomorrow’s math exam. Feeling pretty confident with how I structured my notes, so I hope tomorrow won’t be too awful. Wish me luck!

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Hello Studyblrs!!

I decided to make a Masterpost dedicated specifically to students doing the Leaving Cert because like me, many irish students struggle in class or have some terrible teachers and are forced to look elsewhere for notes and info. This post has direct links to notes and information, all of which is on the leaving cert course. If you are not a LC student but you study some of these subjects, you may find these notes useful also, depending on your exam board. Let me know if you would like me to add any other subjects or specific topics to the list. 

Enjoy Studying!

English

Elizabeth Bishop - In The Waiting Room Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - First Death in Nova Scotia Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Sestina Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Filling Station Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - The Prodigal Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - The Fish Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Vivid and Detailed descriptions

E.B -  Imagery and Language

Sylvia Plath - Black Rook in Rainy Weather Notes

Sylvia Plath - Morning Song Notes

Sylvia Plath - The Arrival of the Beebox Notes

Sylvia Plath - Child Notes

Sylvia Plath - Poppies In July Notes

Sylvia Plath - Elm Notes

Sylvia Plath - Mirror Notes

AUDIO Study Guides - Studies Poets

POETRY - Techniques and Terminology

HOW TO - Poetry Essays

A Doll’s House - Notes 

PAPER ONE Checklist

Hamlet Summary

Hamlet - Important Character Quotes

Hamlet - Tragic Hero

Hamlet - Themes and Typical Questions

King Lear - Themes

ENGLISH NOTES ON EVERYTHING EVER

The Great Gatsby Notes

Irish

Sraith Pictuir Notes

Bua sa Chomortas Radio - Sraith 1

Irish Aiste - An Coras Oideachas

Irish Aiste - Fadbh na nDrugai

Irish Grammar Notes

Geibheann - Mind Map

Irish Phrases for Essays

An Triail - Character Notes

An Triail - Vocabulary

HOW TO - Irish Essay Sentence Structure

An t-Earrach Thiar notes

French

Verbs Masterpost

Grammar

Verbs Written Notes

French Tenses - Online Notes

Important French Verbs

Openings for Opinion Pieces

Expressing Opinions

General Problem Topic Sentences

Sample Phrases for French Letters

How to Structure a French Essay

Pollution in Paris Essay

Journal Intime Notes

Formal Letter Notes

Informal Letter Notes

French Oral - Toi et Ta Famille

Oral - Pass Temps et loisirs

Spanish

Essay Phrases

Maths

Algebra - Khan Academy

Maths Skills

Integration - Finding areas between curves

Solving a system of equations involving 3 variables

Product Rule for Derivatives

Basic Derivative Examples

Complicated Derivative Examples

The Quotient Rule

Calculating the probability of Simple Events

Probability Trees

Complex Numbers

Factorising a Cubic Polynomial

Simultanious Equations - one linear one quadratic

Geography

Coastal Processes - Waves Written Notes

Coastal Deposition - Beaches and Sand Dunes Written Notes

Physical Weathering - Freeze Thaw Action Written Notes

Physical Weathering - Exfoliation (Onion Weathering) Written Notes

Chemical Weathering - Carbonation Written Notes

Physical Geography - Online Notes

Regional Geography - Downloadable Notes

How Tsunamis Work

Biology

Biology Mindmaps 

Biology Resources

The Kidney - Written Notes

Anatomy & Physiology - Written Notes

The Cell - Written Notes

The Circulation System - Written Notes

The Digestive System - Written Notes

Life - Online Notes

Food - Online Notes

Diffusion and Osmosis - Online Notes

Homeostasis - Online Notes

The Basic Structure of the cell

ALL BIOLOGY DEFINITIONS

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry - Written Notes

Organic Compounds Summary Sheets

Chemistry Stoichiometry - Online Notes

The Periodic Table - Online Notes

Arrangement of Electrons in the Atom - Online Notes

The Atom - Online Notes

Chemistry Definitions 

More Useful Chemistry Online LC Notes

Finding the Concentration of Hydrochloric Acid

Finding the Solution of Sodium Hydroxide and Standardising it

Determine the percentage of Ethanotic Acid in Vinegar

Determine the % of Water of Crystallisation

Preparing a solution of Sodium Carbonate

Prep for Acid/Base Titrations

Home Economics

Nutrients - Carbohydrates Written Notes

Social Studies - Family Functions Written Notes

Convenience Foods - Online Notes

Diabetes - Online Notes

Effects of Processing Fruit 

Food Preservation

Lipds - Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Minerals - Online Notes

Vitamins - Online Notes

Properties of Protein

Social Studies - Online Notes

Food Additives - Online Notes

Eggs - Online Notes

Cheese Production

Cheese - Online Notes

Flashcard Homec Terms

Microwave Oven Notes

Additives in Food Notes

Carbohydrate Terms

Protein Terms

Lipid Notes

Meat Notes

Music

How To Read Sheet Music

Accounting

Money Management Terms

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In this post, I’m going to talk about the study methods that have worked for me and that I learned during my time at UCLA!

(see another post like this about being healthy here)

Short Term Productivity

Use a stickynote/index card and write a couple goals for today only. Don’t write too many or you will feel overwhelmed! Stick it on your laptop or planner or notebook (somewhere you will see it)

Have a whiteboard at your desk and write down things you need to remember (like a simple equation or some vocab)

While waiting for something (the bus, your coffee, the shower to warm up) have something to recite in your head (probably something you already know, but would like to reALLY KNOW)

When you read, try to tie big concepts to things you would remember easily (like acronyms or symbols) like for example i remember gen chem oxidation as OIL RIG: Oxidation is Loss (of electrons) and Reduction is Gain (of electrons) and I remember the first four unordinary hydrocarbons from Me Eat Peanut Butter (lmao): Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane

Longer Term Productivity

Plan out your weeks!!! Plan when you will study on each day of the week and keep track of due dates

Make it a habit to do homework/assignments AS SOON AS YOU CAN (like right after you snack or something after classes)

Try not to think about how long you will study and rather think about the number of topics you will study

Don’t stop until you feel confident in your knowledge OTHERWISE YOULL JUST LOSE IT IT ALL 

Keep your notes organized because you never know when something is gonna bite you in the butt again in the future

Review everyday. Like, Serioouslyyyy. It helps a lot.

Read before going to bed instead of being on your phone for 400 hours :C I THINK ITS TRUE THAT THE STUFF YOU READ BEFORE BED STAYS WITH YOU BETTER BC YOU GET TO SLEEP ON IT

Try to keep your area quiet or have only white background noise because if someone is talking about the weather and you’re studying math, best believe you’ll only remember the weather

Reading a Textbook

Most of the time, you don’t need to read the introduction paragraphs.

Read the bolded titles to see what you will be getting into

Before class you can skim lightly!! It will help you not feel lost in class

AFTER CLASS you will now FOCUS YOUR READING ON WHAT WAS SAID IN CLASS because most of the time, class-covered topics ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT! save yoself some time!!

When reading after class, do NOT just read. If you go over something that makes you go ??? in even the slightest way, read it again to understand. Look it up. Do it in THAT moment because you’re gonna forget to do it later.

If you don’t wanna read the whole darn book because ur lazy (like me) or you are cramming, READ!! THE!! SUMMARY!!! 

The back of the book might have some seriously useful appendixes 

Try not to skip the diagrams and pictures lol they’re there for a reason

Taking Notes in Class

dont be on your phone or whatever during class time Like actually PAy attention because if you learn it now, you won’t have to try to learn it again later (you can be on your phone later)

Take down everything written on the boards FOR SURE because if the professor/teacher thinks it’s important to write it, you better think it’s important too

Be an engaged listener! Don’t let it slide straight thru ur head

Try not to scribble your notes so you can read it later

Make CLEAR HEADERS for the topics so you can find those notes quickly

Def make friends in class in case you miss something on the notes ://

Doing Practice Problems and Homework

Get yoUR HOMEWORK DONE FIRST OF ALL

Homework is seriously a great study tool because your instructor assigned that FOR A REASON (aka it’s prob gonna be tested on)

Try to know what you are doing before you start the homework so that you don’t feel lost as heck doing it

When doing practice problems, if you have the answers, don’t be afraid to look at the answer the first time around if you don’t know how to do it. IVE SELF TAUGHT MYSELF SOOOOO MUCH by just looking at the answer to a question.

DONT RELY ON THE ANSWERS THO

Don’t memorize how to do the practice problems, you should memorize the method of solving the problem and understand each step clearly (and understand WHY you do that step!!!) just in case the test pulls some funky stuff on you

The more you can do, the better. But don’t be sleepy and do them because you won’t really retain anything

Other Random Things

My organic chem professor actually did a funny study on sleep and test scores. He said on his final exam he asked “How many hours of sleep did you get last night?” 

and like obviously the more hours of sleep reported, generally the higher the student scored on the exam

SLEEEEPING IS GOOD FOR YOUR LEARNING

WHEN YOU SLEEP AND HIT THE REM CYCLE, YOUR BRAIN PROCESSES THE INFORMATION BETTER and it will really stay with you. So yall need to sleep. Don’t do the all nighters. You won’t remember anything

anyways like nike you should Just Do It

I hope you guys find this useful!! Remember that everyone has different needs and preferences, so take these tips as just tips and not rules!! Experiment with things, see what you like best, see what gives you the best scores. 

Good luck with everything~ thank you for reading!

Send me to Mars with party supplies before next august 5th

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