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1. Mindmaps - Terms are placed in bubbles on a piece of paper with arrows drawn between them to show how terms are connected.

Good at helping you see relationships between ideas.

Cause you to define a term, then see how it relates to a broader picture.

Can help you see cause and effect, dissimilarities and similarities, and how different ideas interact.

Maybe not good for learning what terms mean.

Particularly useful for essay exams, policy, history, social sciences, and literature.

2. Venn Diagrams - Two circles overlap, with the overlapping section being for writing similarities and the other two sections being for writing contrasts.

Good at helping you differentiate between ideas.

Maybe not good for comparing more than three ideas at the same time.

Particularly useful for essay exams or if you are confused about two similar terms.

3. Time Lines - A line is drawn and labeled with a unit of time (year, point in the book, etc), and events are added above the time they occurred. 

Good at helping you place events in relative order.

Maybe not good if you need to define events as well (there may not be enough space to do so).

Particularly useful for exams that require you to memorize relative order, history, and literature.

4. Flashcards - A card has a term on one side and a definition on the other.

Good at helping you memorize short bytes of information.

Maybe not good for learning complex concepts or connecting concepts.

Particularly useful for learning vocabulary, foreign languages, and English.

5. Vocab lists - A piece of paper has terms written in one column. Next to the terms are their respective definitions in another column. The paper is then folded and used as a memory tool.

Similar to flashcards, but it is easier to see the differences between terms.

Disadvantaged in that the order you see the terms is not random.

6. Step-by-Step How-To Guides - Write how to do a problem step by step. Optionally, include an example to the side that shows each step.

Good at helping you learn how to do methodical problems.

Maybe not good for learning the reason why you do the steps you do.

Particularly useful for math and science.

7. Rewriting Notes - This is not simply making it prettier but reworking the wording so that it is in your own voice.

Good at helping you review concepts thoroughly.

Maybe not good if you are on a time crunch or find yourself not thinking through each word you’re writing.

Particularly useful for classes with a lot of details.

8. Summarizing Notes - Going through your notes and condensing the ideas.

Good at helping you see the main idea/big picture/key facts.

Maybe not good if you want to see the relationships between ideas or if the ideas are very complex.

Particularly useful for cramming.

9. Teaching Someone Else - Tutor someone else, give a presentation to your friends or family, or simply voice your thoughts out loud to a pet or stuffed animal.

Good at helping you understand concepts.

Maybe not good if you don’t know anything at all.

Particularly useful for all classes!

10. Rereading - Rereading notes and diagrams.

Good at helping you review very quickly.

Maybe not good for memorizing or learning concepts.

Particularly useful for skimming right before a test.

Your guide to being productive at work or school:

So, in this post, I am going to tell you how to be productive when it comes to work or school. So, let me tell you how to have a productive day.

Make a plan. Schedule your day the night before and make a to-do list. You can use Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. Planning saves you so much time because we often think, "Should we do this or that?" and we get overwhelmed and end up feeling anxious and doing nothing.

Make a realistic plan. No, you can't work 12 hours a day; that's unrealistic. Instead, set a realistic to-do list and schedule.

Build a system. When I say build a system, I mean turn on your work mode. Set aside a different space for work or go to the library. Get a caffeinated drink or water. Turn off your phone or at least notifications and put it in another room. Arrange everything you need to study or work.

Take a break. Ideally, when you cross a task off your to-do list, then you should take a break, or if you are feeling overwhelmed, then take a break.

You don't want to work or study, but you have to, or else you will fail? Then just open your notes and keep them in front of you and challenge yourself to sit for 5 minutes in front of them. You'll probably start reading them.

Motivation is important, but not like you saw a TikTok of some productive guru blabbering things. No. Motivation and work have this beautiful connection. The more work you do, the more tasks you cross off, the more motivated you are, like "OMG, I completed one lecture, now I can even revise notes of it."

The toughest part is starting. If you start working and studying, then everything gets a little easier from there.

Productivity looks different for different people. You did your homework? Wow, that's amazing. She did her homework, did additional reading, and read the textbook for the future lecture, then that's productive too. But by no means should you feel bad about yourself.

Stop obsessing over productivity. When you obsess over this, then your brain thinks it's a real big challenge and gets scared, makes it a bigger problem, gets overwhelmed, and then you scroll over all productivity tips on Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, and Tumblr.

Hope you like this post and it helped you.

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Hey. I saw you helping people out, linking resources to learn a specific languages and such. Do you happen to have anything to help me learn Brazilian Portuguese? I've only studied it for a few months tho, and I'm starting to feel "stuck", and I'm in need of new things. Some good podcasts and such would be really helpful. Thanks!

Yeah of course! Here’s a couple things I found, hopefully they are able to help you get unstuck :)

Langblrs:

@le-raisin

@somedaybrazil

@romance-langs

@ticklemytonguelangblr

@how-to-portuguese

Podcasts:

BrazilianPodClass - Learn Portuguese Podcast

The Learn Portuguese Online Podcast

Practice Portuguese Podcast

Carioca Connection: Brazilian Portuguese Conversation Podcast

Portugueses no Mundo Podcast

Semantica Brazilian Portuguese Podcast

Todo Mundo Podcast

Websites:

Brazilian Portuguese Duolingo course

Busuu Portuguese course

Clozemaster Portuguese exercises

Babadum Portuguese exercises

Really Learn Portuguese

Other resources:

Disney songs in Brazilian Portuguese

Fernando - Fun With Brazilian Portuguese YouTube channel

Street Smart Brazil YouTube channel

My Portuguese Phrasebook

HelloTalk

Italki

Good luck!

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