Hi thanks for your informative posts! I am struggling with my studies and I really don't understand what the goal of studying should be. How do you actually study? And what usually is the aim to achieve? This is not about motivation btw.
Hey Anon!
First of all, i'm glad you like my posts, really appreciate it :)
What Is The Goal Of Studying?
It literally depends on you.
Entirely on your perception.
If you think studying is useless, then it will be useless. I personally would advise you to study for yourself. To be better. And to sharpen your skills. Don't study just because you have to, don't study because you need to. Study because you actually want to.
It may not be a problem related to motivation but it definitely can be a problem about purpose. You have no idea why you study and that may be the main problem. You haven't tied the act of studying to an actual emotion.
For me, the only way I pushed forward through high school was to remember some main purposes of mine.
Get into a good college (that has the lowest fees)
Get into a degree i love
Actually explore things without the hindrance of getting good grades
Purposes will differ from one person to another. Literally.
Goals are achieved by purposes. Have a strong purpose. Make it worthwhile.
So, How Do We Actually Study?
This also differs from person to person. You're asking a subjective question. I'll be honest. Studying is actually easy. Really easy. You just have to stick to the act long enough.
Let me break it down. You want to start getting your grades up, but you don't know how to because you just don't know the purpose of it. So,
1. Replace "Study" with "Learn"
You don't have to study. Studying is a repetitive job. Stuck in memorization and practice. You learn things that literally won't benefit you in real life (especially maths). But that is the whole negative aspect of it, you know how i see it? Like, i'm learning something new. It always excites me. I don't study for an exam, i learn for myself because i just love the prospect of knowing things.
Approach learning with curiosity and not obligation.
2. Chase Deep Understanding
Many students learn. They get good grades. But. If you ask them to show how one thing links to the other? Nope, they can't connect even simple concepts together as if whatever they've learned is completely unrelated when it's actually not. They can't apply the things they learn about. So, learn to apply.
The goal is not to recite but to internalize. Turn your curiosity into something really powerful.
3. Progress > Perfection
I always believe in this. I believe that a step in a particular direction consistently with a purpose is better than running miles in different directions with absolutely no idea where you're going.
I don't think there's anything wrong with perfection. It wastes time and energy. Give it your best and pray for the rest.
What Is The Aim Of Studying?
Not good grades
Not perfection
Not to be smart
But to be better than what we were yesterday.
Let's be honest, if you learn something, how can you not be curious about so many things you're learning about.
There's a difference in learning for grades and learning for the sake of learning. A very minute difference.
Your perception.
You learn for grades; it makes you entirely dependent on it. You seek validation.
When you learn to better yourself, be curious and love the process of the grind? That's a different feeling. You'll love what you do.
And let's be honest. You wouldn't want to be a complete clueless person here, would you? Read more. Harness your curiosity. Be open to failure.
Getting good grades won't mean you'll succeed in life, but it might increase your chances in some cases. If not, most cases.
Your Steps
Take a day off. Don't do anything. Don't pick up textbooks. Nothing.
Take a piece of paper and just write what feel about studying. Get all your frustration out.
Then take another paper and write what studying has thought you. Your accomplishments, not just in studying but for anything.
You learnt something new? Won in a competition? Anything. You will be more aware that maybe, just maybe that you are doing good but you aren't aware of that fact. Writing down the things you've achieved gives you an idea and a direction.
Now take another paper and write:
Why Do I Feel This Way?
Do I Actually Don't Like To Study Or I Just Don't Like The Perception Of Studying?
What Actually Pisses Me Off?
Since When Am I Feeling This Way?
And Most Importantly, Is There Someone Specific That Gives Me Such Ideas/Influences My Thoughts?
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I hope this helps you, even if small. Keep trying and trust the process <33
When you're in the stationery shop and the urge to hoard aesthetic notebooks kicks in
It doesn't matter if someone you know has completed the whole material twice or thrice, what matters is how much of it you actually remember.
Sadly, our education system does not test how much we know, it only tests how many of the questions we can answer. So, the content you put in your answers matters more than what you know.
So, you're doing good, just don't stop and focus on your own progress. :)
End Of School Life
I'm curious because i just completed my whole school life and i literally feel relieved but most of my classmates were hugging each other with teary eyes so...
It's funny how most of us would rather read study and productivity tips/quotes than actually studying or doing work.
Hey hello!!!
Do you book recommendations for html or Java??
Hope you're ok
Hey there!
Well, I don't really know any books for HTML. But I do know some other resources for it that might be helpful. [I don't know any for Java. Right now, I'm only focusing on frontend development for now.]
W3Schools: This is the only website I suggest for learning any coding language.
Dave Gray [YouTube] HTML 4 hour crash course
Dave Gray [Youtube] CSS 11 hour crash course
Dave Gray [YouTube] JavaScript 8 hour crash course
SuperSimpleDev [Youtube] 6 hour crash course (HTML + CSS)
SuperSimpleDev [YouTube] 22 hour crash course (JavaScript)
Right now, I'm only doing these [trying to] It's going well till now, so I think it would be helpful for you.
Have a great day ! :D
If nobody hates you, you're doing something wrong
The Two Mottos Of Life Are:
Beauty with brains.
Books with looks.
Do you think two weeks is enough for revisions for a math exam..?
Hey Anon! :D
I would say yeah, it's more than enough if you know how to manage your time and revise effectively. Personally, the time doesn't really matter much if you know how to revise well :)
I’d like to invite you to join the Studyblr Community, using tumblr’s brand new feature! This community is for original study related content, a place to support each other and is intended to be your new cozy corner of the internet. Let’s make this a renaissance of the 2017-2020 studyblr golden age ♡₊ ⊹📃ðŸ’⋆â’˚。⋆
How it works:
Join via this link.
Make an introductory post within the community about yourself and your studies.
Reblog your study related content to the community! Note: currently you can only do this on the desktop web browser version of tumblr. I’ve contacted support to see when we can do this from our phones too!
Reblog this post for reach & expand this post for more info!
It’s super simple! When you click to reblog your post, select the Studyblr Community instead of your study blog. You should be able to do this by clicking your blog name when you are reblogging a post.
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This is a space for original content. If you are reposting images from Pinterest you will be blocked, this is not the place for that. Some exceptions can be made, like resharing useful study infographics with credit.
You don’t need to be a student to join! You just need to enjoy this type of content
I reserve the right to block people out of the community if I believe them to threaten the safety and peace of the members.
There is a limit to how many people can join the community. If this limit is reached, I will remove members who’s blogs haven’t been active in a long time. If this happens to you, you’re totally allowed to join back in when you’re active again!
Due to personal experiences with my privacy being disrespected, you are encouraged to not share private identifiable information like what university you attend. This rule is at your own discretion!
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Any information that you’re comfortable with sharing! This could include the basics like what name you’d like to be referred as, what you are studying, what your academic goals are etc.
For inspiration, check the #studyblr introduction tags
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This basically refers to a time where the studyblr hashtag was full of original content made by students. It has more of a community vibe back then, which I’d love to bring back! (Disclaimer: it was not a perfect time though, there was heaps of stationary overconsumption and a big focus on aesthetic notes. But the community was thriving!)
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I will be making a studyblr productivity challenge which will start at the end of August for the new academic year! It will include prompts to answer as posts, so if you have any fun prompt ideas let me know!
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I’ve been struggling to find active Studyblr accounts with the #studyblr tag, and honestly most of the content on this tag isn’t related to studying… Tbh I’m guilty of this, even though I identify as primarily being a studyblr for psychology & french, I realise that some of my bookish/artsy posts might have been annoying to see on the studyblr tag. (I’m sorry to anyone who has been silently irritated by this!!) I’m a bit ashamed that mildly contributed to this, and so I hope this community will balance that out!
Btw, I made this community a while back just to test out this new feature, but I’d like to credit @star-motif ‘s post for making me think about this more, and subsequently publicise the community! I hope this space will bring us back to the golden age of tumblr😊
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I’d like to make an updated directory of active studyblrs, kind of like this one. If anybody has any resources on how I could put one together, or if you’d like to take on the task, please let me know!
I'm back. After a long time, I'm finally back at posting these regular updates. I had a huge stagnant month but I feel like I'm getting back on track.... It's not even 2 months before my finals start and I'm not that anxious but still anxious. I've got 16 exams till February 2nd week and then cancel 3 days because of school events etc etc.... I've literally got 35 days T-T
I've got an exam tomorrow so :")
Today I:
Did 2+ hours of business studies
Learnt for English 2+ hours
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