hey guys!! so i saw this post floating around about harry potter music and stuff, and i was really inspired and made a playlist for myself of music from the soundtracks on my spotify. honestly, i listen to that music all of the time now when i study and it really does help me focus, so here’s a quick little list of resources to get you guys started if you’re interested :)
ambient mixer faves
for those of you who don’t know, ambient mixer is a website that lets people use sounds to create atmospheres (it’s really cool trust me)
gryffindor, hufflepuff, ravenclaw, & slytherin common rooms
hogwarts library (the clock on this one stresses me out, so i just turn that off and it’s perfect)
storm on the hogwarts express
the great hall
under the black lake
weasley’s wizarding wheezes
youtube faves
complete soundtrack
the best of hp (1 hour 30 min)
sorcerer’s stone, chamber of secrets, prisoner of azkaban, goblet of , fire, order of the phoenix, half blood prince, deathly hallows pt 1, + deathly hallows pt 2 soundtracks
best hp musical moments
top ten best musical moments
8tracks faves
for the gryffindor
for the hufflepuff
for the slytherin
for the ravenclaw
the yule ball
spotify faves
my spotify is @evamarie31 & i have my study playlists + usual jams on there if you want to check that, but as for playlist & album recs:
harry potter 1-7 film scores
sorcerer’s stone + chamber of secrets + prisoner of azkaban sountracks under john williams
goblet of fire soundtrack under patrick doyle
order of the phoenix + half blood prince soundtracks under nicholas hooper
both deathly hallows soundtracks under alexandre desplat
other study music:
my study sounds masterpost
study sounds masterpost by @studyign
another study sounds masterpost by @areistotle
my other posts
studying when ill
french resources
spanish resources
essay writing
stress relief
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So I’ve wanted to find a suitable study planner for my needs and after searching Tumblr without a result which suited everything I needed I decided to make my own. I enjoyed making and using it so I thought I should share it. If you use it, let me know!
Daily Study Planner
4 weeks of motivation
5 ways to motivate yourself
10 Study Motivation Quotes
A guide to motivation
Attitudes that lead to success
Best of Educational Youtube
Buy some school supplies // get excited for study
Coffitivity (Background noise)
CrashCourse (Youtube) [World History, Biology, Literature, Ecology, Chemistry, Psychology, and US History]
Is that not worth exploring? (Zen Pencils)
Kahn Academy
Motivate yourself to study a boring subject
My motivation (Tag)
Organise your desk
Positive/Motivational doodles
Printables
Study Playlist
Study Space Guide
Ted Talks (Youtube)
The Iceberg Ilusion
The The Impotence of Proofreading (YouTube)
What if money was no object? (Zen Pencils)
What motivates me (ask)
What Teachers Make (Youtube) (Zen Pencils)
When you want to give up
Write a To-Do List
Write and be rewarded with a kitten!
Writers Block Resources
Your sign to study
REMINDER: JUST BECAUSE THE TITLE SAYS, “LAZY,” YOU DON’T HAVE TO STUDY AT ALL. THAT’S INCORRECT. I’m not the “model student” everyone wanted to be, but these made my grades better.
High school is the best thing that happened in my life. I don’t know about the others’, but it’s the most fun part of being a teenager.
These tips are kind of weird in a way. Please do take note that these tips worked for me when I was in high school, but I’m not quite sure if it will work for you as well. Not sure if this will work for college also. Just want to share, I guess.
Discipline and time management. Make the good things you do become your habit.
Know the perfect time and place for you to study. You know yourself better than anyone else. Relax yourself first as you get home. Watch anime, series you like, play some music, draw, take a nap, run. Don’t let stress take over you. Alarming your phone in that ‘study time’ will be helpful as well.
Test yourself on what kind of learner you are. My research teacher let us take this exam to know ourselves and make our grades better. And heck, now I know what to do to understand everything that I’m learning. I’m putting the test links here: (x), (x). There are a lot more online tests around, but here’s the easiest and quick. Tell me what you got! I’m a visual learner.
Get lots of sleep. At least 8 hours (I say, as I only got 5 hours of sleep in those days.) This is the most important thing. At least try your best to sleep a lot or else you’ll get a headache throughout the day and you will not be able to be attentive.But don’t overdo it! If you sleep too long, then you’ll feel sleepy in class, too. That’s bad.
Know your lessons and topics and lectures as if you’re going to be the teacher of your classmates. Teach them if they question you about it. Draw them the diagrams, write the keywords on a paper like you memorized them last night and give it to them. If they get a high score as well in the test and they thank you for that as if saying, “Thanks to you, I got this good score!” then that’s a bonus. That’s the best feeling ever!
Experiment. Those studying tips that are telling you to do this and that so you can memorize the thing better? Use sticky notes? Use washi tapes? Try, good, but get to know yourself on how to make your own system. Not every single thing you see on Tumblr or articles throughout the internet will work for you. Sure, the system works for them, but how about you?If you’re flexible enough, then maybe you can do the system as a habit.
Know your teacher’s style of teaching. This is a bit difficult to explain but I guess you got the hint. Get to know them and observe how they teach you and your classmates. Be attentive. Do they get the questions from the book? From a site? Do you need to give extra attention in their class? And many more.
Finish your tasks no matter how lazy you are to do so. At least try. Find inspiration. I once attended a leadership seminar and the speaker talked about accepting responsibilities and tasks as a leader, and he said that you should accept them because they give them to you because they know that you can do it. They gave it to you because you’re good at it–no, the best to do the task. This comes with group works as well. The leader gave this task to you so that the “product” of your work will be the best. So don’t complain all the time. It doesn’t help, I tell you.
Surround yourself with people who like/pressured/grade conscious people who can be happy-go-lucky at the same time.Yes, there are people who are like that. But why? You’ll get pressured to study as well. Be stressed with school together. We’re all in this together, dude!
Do what you enjoy. Remember this. You like watching tv? Do it. Going to Tumblr? Do it. Don’t force yourself saying, “Doing these things will bring my grades down so I won’t do this,” because that’s wrong. Do what you like in a CERTAIN SCHEDULE. Don’t just stop doing something that you love just because you think that grades are everything because no. You’re young. School is just a part of your life and it wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Have a crush on someone. Well, wow. It worked for me when I’m in school, believe it or not. Find someone you like. Make your crush an inspiration for you to go to school / uni because they are going to be there and you’ll see them. Finish your homework and notes and studies everyday with thinking that, “Tomorrow, this person will be there and I’ll see them in my class. I’ll make them proud of me and recite in discussions and finish this test with a BAM. I’ll get the highest score. I know about this topic a lot. It’s my time to shine.” And it will be like hitting two birds with one stone: 1) Your crush will probably notice you as a hardworking, bright student (oh my) and 2) You get high grades. So get them! I’m not very sure about getting into relationships, though, since I have never been in one. However, I had these two classmates who got the best of test scores all of a sudden when they got into a relationship because they have a reason to go to school and study a lot! Remember rule #1. Make sure that you are disciplined to do this or else you will get distracted from your studies. Relationships and crushes are cool, but don’t let them get in the way of your academia.
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Made my desk study-ready!
Comes in the 5 colours pictured above (peach, pink, lilac, blue, mint). There are two versions. One with times put out, perfect for a schedule and to-do combo. The other one is without time and works well for long to-do lists.
All of them comes with dues, goals, to-do, important tasks, notes and a food section!
Download from Google drive for free (PDF files):
Day with times (12h clock)
Day with times (24h clock)
Day without times
I have weekly pastel printables too which you can find here.
If you use them, tag me in the picture so I can see.
Taken from my Psychology Textbook- Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behavior by Passer and Smith
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
“The Diary of Anne Frank” by Anne Frank
“1984” by George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" by J.K. Rowling
“The Lord of the Rings” (1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
“The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
“Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell
“The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wadrobe” by C.S. Lewis
“The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck
“The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
“Night” by Elie Wiesel
“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare
“A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L'Engle
“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare
“The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams
“The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
“The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J.K. Rowling
“The Giver” by Lois Lowry
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein
“Wuthering Heights” Emily Bronte
“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green
“Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery
“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain
“Macbeth” by William Shakespeare
“The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larrson
“Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
“The Holy Bible: King James Version”
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas
“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith
“East of Eden” by John Steinbeck
“Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll
“In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote
“Catch-22” by Joseph Heller
“The Stand” by Stephen King
“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling
“Enders Game” by Orson Scott Card
“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
“Watership Down” by Richard Adams
“Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden
“Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier
“A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin
“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens
“The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (#3) by Arthur Conan Doyle
“Les Misérables” by Victor Hugo
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling
“Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Celebrating Silence: Excerpts from Five Years of Weekly Knowledge” by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis
“The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett
“Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl
“Dracula” by Bram Stoker
“The Princess Bride” by William Goldman
“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd
“The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel” by Barbara Kingsolver
“One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger
“The Odyssey” by Homer
“The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)” by Pearl S. Buck
“Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3)” by Suzanne Collins
“And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie
“The Thorn Birds” by Colleen McCullough
“A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving
“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot
“Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy
“The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien
“Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse
“Beloved” by Toni Morrison
“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
“Cutting For Stone” by Abraham Verghese
“The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
“The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller
08•29•15 School Prep ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t wait for school to start! Spending this last week before school DIYing supplies, planning, organizing, and shopping. I hope you all enjoy your last week of summer, or if you’re already in school, good luck!