studying made better with coffee, almond croissants and good company

1:52 4402 // I haven’t posted a studygram photo in a while, so here are some old notes for my cell bio class. It was difficult but the material was super interesting! Is it weird I’m kind of excited for school to start again? 📝 I’m spending the day studying and then going to open gym with my friends to practice tumbling and hopefully stunting. taken from my Instagram: @izzybooks

6.20.17 / i’m trying to fit dorms into my budget for freshman year. i only live 15 minutes away from my university so commuting is a lot cheaper. i really want to dorm but i don’t know if it’s worth it. help a girl out!! would y'all recommend dorming freshman year?

By: E.J Mellow | ejmellow

five tips for study marathons

In Belgium we have this thing called ‘blok’. It’s the name for the two to three weeks of marathon studying between the end of classes and the start of exams, related to the verb ‘blokken’, which basically means ‘hardcore studying’. It’s obviously not a very pleasant time, so here are some tips to survive those study marathons!

1. Hydrate. Of course has been said again and again, but that’s because it’s so important! I usually get myself either a half-liter pint and a (reusable!) straw. Straws really help me to drink more, but they’re not very good for the environment, so if you can get your hands on a reusable one, go for it! You can also try adding fruit to your water for some extra flavour.

2. Breathe ouside air at least once a day. I don’t care how you do it. Take a walk at noon, go on a morning run, breathe really deep when you’re in line for the library, stick your head out of a window, I don’t care. Just do it. You need the oxygen and it’s not good to sit inside all day.

3. Don’t wear stuff you sleep in. Now, I’m not saying you can’t wear pjs. What I’m saying is, don’t wear the pjs you wore to bed. Not even if you study at home. Don’t do it. Make sure your brain knows that studying and sleeping are two very different things.

4. Get off your butt during breaks. Sometimes when I’m on a roll at the library, I can study a whole afternoon, with breaks only to go to the bathroom and to refill my waterbottle/make new tea. It works, because I walk around. Point being, have a dance break! Go for a walk! Move!

5. Sleep is useful. I get that if you have an exam the next day and you really need to finish this last chapter, you stay up until 3am. But otherwise, don’t do that to yourself. You can do that tomorrow morning. Your brain needs sleep, you’re not wasting time. Promise. Take care of yourself.

I hope these are useful! You can do this!

My study desk. Still have some things to work on but for the most part I’m happy about it!

Spent the last few weeks preparing for my final exams. Here’s me trying to spice boring maths stuff up with some color. 

Hey guys, so I’ve seen some posts around about daily routines so I thought I’d share my own. I consider myself to be great at being productive even early in the morning, and here’s how I achieve that. Hope this is helpful, and feel free to ask me questions if you have any!

Estée alias Essiebutton is wrapping it up <3

By: Emilie | forthelove_ofbooks

Spent the weekend taking very large amounts of notes, doing projects, and exploring a little more of my city. Also, still crying about The Greatest Showman bc I’m musical theatre trash and want the zac efron/zendaya duo to end me. But what else is new?

I cleaned my desk in hopes that it would make me more productive. I’m not sure it worked

ig: studylustre

I’m graduating soon so I treated myself to some new books.

( 2 3 . 0 9 . 1 7 ) waking up early to write secondary metabolism and biochemistry notes. somehow the hour before sunrise feels like a very productive time.