30|05|2023

03.09.2023 | Happy Sunday! I gave myself the day off yesterday, so today is a ‘full-focus, get as much studying as possible done’ type of day!

Cozy rooms filled with plants 💚

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of free resources for different sign languages:

American Sign Language (ASL)

Australian Sign Language (Auslan)

Australian Indigenous Sign Languages

Black American Sign Language (BASL)

Brazilian Sign Language (LSB)

British Sign Language (BSL)

Chinese Sign Language (CSL)

Emirati Sign Language (ESL)

French Sign Language (LSF)

Italian Sign Language (LIS)

Indian Sign Language (ISL)

International Sign Language (IS)

Irish Sign Language (ISL)

Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

Mexican Sign Language (LSM)

Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)

Polish Sign Language (PJM)

Ukrainian Sign Language (USL)

Yolŋu Sign Language (YSL)

Please feel free to add on if you know of others, be it more resource for one of the sign languages above, or resources for learning any of the other 300 plus sign languages.

Edit: I updated the ASL reference to Bill Vicars, but reminder that these are just things I found around, please find Deaf teachers wherever possible! And for ASL, lifeprint.com is another wonderful resource.

12.09.23 ⭐︎ 36/100 days of productivity

state exam days 7/37

breaks in the botanical garden 🪴🍃

summer in the countryside

Have a Planning System The most popular is probably a bullet journal as these are customisable and you can make one yourself using a notebook:

What is a Bullet Journal

How to Bullet Journal

Guide to Bullet Journals

Bullet Journal Pages

Bullet Journal Ideas

There’s also planners that you can buy:

Passion Planner

Filofax

Kikki K

Midori Planners

Have a Habit Tracking System These are great for keeping you motivated to stay productive and remind you to be productive!

Spiraldex 

Don’t Break the Chain

Productive (app)

Coach.me (app)

Daily Goals (app)

Habitica (app + desktop)

Get Rid of Distractions Distractions are the main reason for being unproductive so it’s important to get rid of them! 

Apps

Forest (app)

Focus Now 

Focus Timer

Desktop

Cold Turkey

StayFocusd

Nanny

Set Up a Study Space Your bed should not be your study space! Find a place with:

Little distractions ie no tv, no loud noises, etc.

Everything you need: all your supplies and stationery

The right temperature, too cold & you’ll lose focus, too hot & you’ll feel sleepy

Snacks, so you won’t have to keep going away from your desk

Water: stay hydrated !!

Exercise Before studying. It will boost your energy levels and help keep you focused.  You don’t have to do a full workout or anything, try going for a quick walk!!

Know your Goal And how you’re going to achieve it! If you know your goal it will be so much easier to stay on task. Perhaps have a reminder of what you aspire to do or the grades you want on the wall in front of you so it’s what you see when you look up!

Try Some Background Noise It will help block out other noises and help you stay focused!

Noisli

Coffitivity

Melodic Studying

Study Sounds

Study Music

Time Your Tasks Timing what you have to do is really good to manage time and remind yourself on what you have to do. 

Pomodoro Technique

Power Hour

33 Minute Rule

*Other Posts

Guide to Starting a Studyblr

How to Stay Focused

Guide to Studying

Guide to Mind-Maps

Getting Involved in Studyblr

Subject  Resource List

Staying Healthy While Studying

Note-Taking

Organisation Masterpost

Study Tips

Anti-Procrastination Masterpost

Motivation Masterpost

Back to School Necessities

How to Get an Internship

How to Take Notes From a Textbook +More

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17/06/23 || Saturday

It's been a while! I'd been on vacation to my aunt's place which is in the hills, and god I love it so much!! I always seem to be unable to click a good picture from a moving car, so I settled on drawing what I saw. And I am very glad at the result!

I've been in a slump lately in terms of studying, but today I continued reading for the project I'll be under the next semester, and it's genuinely so interesting! I am enjoying it so far.

I hope everyone's having a great day, and good nights for people who are going to sleep!