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Grad school is lying to you. You can indulge fixations on obscure topics on your own time. You can sit in a library color-coding notes on articles printed from JSTOR for free. You can argue with dead philosophers in essay format whenever you like. Academia is a state of mind.

academia things that genuinely make me happy

large textbooks filled with extra papers which hold the answers to the problems you thought were too brilliant to be thrown away, or the simple short summary of a part you were struggling to understand before

having your textbook absolutely ruined by highlighters and sticky notes all over it, those little tips and ideas you picked up from the lesson. anyone who opens that book immediately knows that you’ve studied the crap out of it and know the concept by heart. “this is the most annotated book i’ve ever seen” is literally the highest form of compliment for me.

solving math or chemistry problems to a soundtrack album or ambient sounds, extra points if it’s in afternoon lol

when you’re so focused and keen on getting to the final answer that your hand physically can’t keep up with your eagerness so you end up with the most incoherent solution. but you’ve finally got the answer right!

being self-taught in a subject or a few chapters of the textbook, and still smashing the quizzes and the exams

coming up with a new solution to the problem, or seeing the problem from a new perspective, and finally being able to solve it because of just that.

confidently walking out of the exam room. 0 doubt in your mind that you crushed it!

actually feeling how you’ve grown academically, and how much more knowledgeable you are compared to the beginning of the semester

casually and confidently having conversations with a professor about your studies, exchanging ideas and discussing the existing theories, methods, on-going research and all

all of this is everything i want in life- god 

I learnt the 'vw' unit in CSS~!

% and rem/em units weren't working properly for the responsiveness so I search online for other units I could use and I came across vw and now I'm satisfied! Scales semi-smoothly~! 😏

Using vw means the font size is directly proportional to the width of the viewport.

You don't need to worry as much about setting breakpoints for different screen sizes. The font size adjusts automatically based on the viewport.

Hope this helps other people learning CSS and working on making their site responsive! I used the vw unit on the font-size, padding height and width of the elements! Might need to add it to the box-shadow property too? 🤔💭

08.01.2024 [😄]

🧃: 알바 갔다가 또 프랑스어 공부하는 일상 / My daily life of going to a part-time job and then studying French again.

oh my days the evil has been defeated

The feature isn’t being removed for everyone at the same time. The contract Tumblr has with whoever the fuck it is ended on December 31st (I’m pretty sure at least) so it’ll be removed for everyone in the (hopefully) near future also happy new year

04.11.2023—been struggling with motivation recently, but it’s been getting better. so close to the finish line

For my studyblrs with anxiety:

(myself included)

 Stop trying to finish everything at once:

I know what you’re thinking “THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO IT ALL MUST BE DONE NOW BECAUSE IF NOT I’M GOING TO FAIL” This is a lie. There is no way in hell you’re going to get literally everything on your syllabus done in less than a month, not with your other classes around, so PACE YOURSELF. Do not overwhelm yourself, it is not worth it. Take big tasks and break them down. A lot of reading for one class? Read a little every day. Big paper? Do a little every day. Being able to check off small tasks from a short list everyday will ease your anxiety and make your brain a much happier place and force you to see that you are still kicking ass and on pace in your courses.

Use your anxiety for good (hear me out): 

Your anxiety can be used to your advantage. Anxiety makes you aware of a lot. It also makes you question a lot. In class, be the person that asks that question you think is dumb (if you suffer from social anxiety, visit your professors office hours and ask your questions in private) do not let doubt run your mind. If you have a question, ask it. If you do not understand something, look for the answer, ask about it, go to tutoring, anything to help not only ease the anxiety and the worry of the unknown, but to assure yourself you’re familiar with your course material.

On exams:

I know. The E word. Personally, these scare me the most. I begin to panic and start to blank. I grow frustrated and cry sometimes. I understand and I am here to tell you you have nothing to be ashamed of. Absolutely nothing. Exams can be a mentally draining experience for someone with anxiety. Over the years I’ve picked up a few pointers and found somethings that work for me.

Stay hydrated. I mean this, if you are prone to fainting or panic attacks, staying hydrated will help you 100%. Bring a water bottle to your exam (actually everyday if you can) and drink. Actively drink water. It will help you concentrate, and it will give you something to touch or fiddle with if you are the kind of person who finds relief in touching objects during intense moments of anxiety.

Meditate. Meditate right before your exam. Sit alone at a table or in your car if you drive to class, pop in some headphones and listen to a guided mediation. Literally a 5 minute one will do the trick. Focus on your breathing, this will calm the body down tremendously even if it’s just for a moment, let your body be at peace for a moment. I am telling you, this has helped me SO MUCH before my exams. I have felt better and actually was able to think clearer during my exams. 

EAT. I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. EAT, GF. I know. The anxiety will literally make your stomach seem like it disappears for a few hours, but please eat. Again, if you are prone to panic attacks and/or fainting, having food in your system will help you avoid fainting! If you have difficulty eating during intense anxiety, eat small things, things that you can pick at. For example, berries are always easy to digest and easy to pic at. Take a banana and slice it up and eat it slowly if you need to. Being well fed before an exam is KEY. You will feel the hunger during the exam and this may take a lot of your focus away from the exam, it may even result in a poor grade.

You know the material. We both know you do. You have prepared. You’ve read, and read, and read again. You’ve looked at your notes 4 times, you’ve quizzed yourself 10 times on the way to class and back. YOU’VE GOT THIS. Do not underestimate yourself. 

Speak it into existence. Talk about this exam like you got it in the bag. I know you’re thinking “BUT WHAT IF I DON’T AND I FAIL” I don’t mean lie to yourself here. Speak positive thoughts. Things like “I know my course material”, “I know that I am a smart little cookie and I will do well.”, “I am not going to worry about this exam, because I know I will be well prepared.”, “I am an awesome student and I do not have anything to worry about.” Speak them every day leading up to your exam. Even if you don’t believe them, positive affirmations DO help.   

Listen, you are not your anxiety. Your anxiety will never define you as a student or a person. You are wonderful just the way you are. You are going to kick this semesters ass. YOU GOT THIS. I BELIEVE IN YOU!

[research life]

studying a lot this week for my presentation next week but having fun:) 📓 finished reading oscar wao today in front of a very zen pond in the library! ☺️☺️

🎧: my love mine all mine by mitski

📚: the brief wondrous life of oscar wao / you, with a view / wildfire (maple hills #2)

Made a timeline in excel for cooking Thanksgiving Dinner

It’s not “uncool” to be smart and prepared and passionate and dedicated. Ignore people who say otherwise.

never give up :)

28.11.15 @ 14:17 || whoever said geography isn’t fun was lying 🌍

Learn something new every day, and you’ll soon be a decade ahead of everyone else.

Codetober

For all 31 days of October I'm going to be programming every day and talking about what I've done while answering questions, if you want to join in I'll put the questions I'll be answering below and I'll be using the tag #codetober :) happy programming!

What got you interested in programming?

What programming languages do you know?

How long have you been programming for?

What programming languages would you like to learn?

What's your favorite programming language? Why?

What's your favorite thing about programming?

What's your least favorite thing about programming?

Are you self taught or were you educated in programming/computer science?

What kind of stuff do you like to program?

Programming pet peeve?

What's something you've worked on that you're most proud of?

What do you do/ what would like to do with programming? Or is it just a hobby?

Give us your most nerdy computer fact

What do you think is your strongest skill in terms of programming?

How's the challenge going so far?

What do you most need to work on?

A programming/tech thing you feel very strongly about?

Something you'd like to get involved in if you have time?

What's something you'd like to learn more about?

What's your experience with computing teachers?

What's your family culture with computers?

How do people in your life feel about your interest in computers?

What inspires you?

Are you working on any projects right now?

Future projects you have planned?

What are your goals for programming in the next year?

Do you enjoy the coding community? If not why?

What do you do to focus while programming?

Do you think programming is an art form?

Do you feel you've improved over the last month?

What are you most proud of in the last month?

we started learning about databases in class!! alsooo we have a huge project that just started for our 2nd semester & i’m so excited to begin, this time i’m in a group with my twinsister @niyacodes 🩷

Back when visited an archive in Rome during my study trip regarding cultural heritage.

Week 2 of university done!! It’s been a pretty successful week, with 100% attendance and all caught up with work :)

Things I did this week: Got my engagement up from partial to good! My lecturer keeps pushing the importance of engagement, and he is pushing it hard. He pretty much says that ‘if your engagement is below good, don’t bother coming to class or trying. You are likely to fail’. I understand that this is true, but the engagement algorithm that the university uses does not consider things like: students living off campus, being ill, downloading material beforehand and not accessing the learning environment, students taking the weekend off, etc. It is very demoralising to see your engagement only being marked as partial, just because its the weekend, and you have the textbook downloaded...

I don’t live on campus, so I don’t get the free points from just being connected to the university WiFi, but when I am on campus, my engagement hits the high level. I am, however, still consistently above average! My daily planning is very useful! I plan out pretty much every moment of my day, and this week, as a part of my academic skills module, we had to hand in a time log, so I essentially got a free 10% on the module, because I do that anyway. I showed the lecturer to ask if it was acceptable to hand in, and he took a look at my work, safe to say, he was a little shocked. My planning comes across as a little insane, which, I guess, it is! I need a fairly rigid plan, otherwise my brain does not think of tasks as urgent, and will put them off till the last minute. For me, this includes things like: eating, showering, going to the toilet, taking medication, brushing teeth. I require a visual reminder of things (hence the reason I carry my water bottle everywhere, I am very prone to dehydration). This weeks coding work was pretty easy. We use a language called processing (which is pretty much just Java). All we had to do was copy an image of a house using primitive shapes in the language. Took me about 40 minutes because I literally colour selected the proper colours from the image, and even found the exact co-ordinates. I’ve always found co-ordinates hard, something about them just doesn’t work in my brain, but processing works weirdly; it reverses the Y coordinate. Imagine a four quadrant graph. When faced with a co-ordinate with two positive numbers, you would assume the top right quadrant is where the co-ordinate would fall. But no, in processing it falls in the bottom right. As the Y co-ordinate gets larger, you move downwards... The computing theory this week was difficult, simply due to the fact of how long the binary numbers were! We had to convert a string of binary sent in hamming code, find the error, and then convert the hamming code to regular UTF-8 binary code, then to UTF-8 hexadecimal code, and then find the character it referred to (which was an obscure Ethiopic symbol, might I add). This left lots of room in copying errors, which happened to me… twice… I got the methods correct, just issues copying down the initial number… My assessed theory problems were much easier, as the numbers ASCII and not Unicode! We have been assured that the binary numbers in the final exam will NOT be Unicode! In my numerical methods module, we have been working on a quiz for the past 2 weeks, and mine finally got marked! 100% in every problem!! Woo hoo! I’m not so good at maths, but I’m working hard to get the top mark!

Finally, I bought myself some makeup as a congratulations for this week! People who know me from elsewhere will know that I ADORE a clear gloss, so I brought a new tube of my favourite Rimmel Oh My Gloss, and I am trying out some new products: The Revolution Pro Hydra gloss (Shade Mode; clear of course) which, I’m not sure I like, as it is a plumping lip gloss, never really been my thing. The applicator feels strange, and the texture is… unusual. And my new favourite Revolution lip oil (Shade Bitten Kiss; once again, clear)! I adore this oil so much. It’s from their Halloween range, so it looks like a vial of centrifuged blood! I migh have a look if they have other shades next week, and I’ll keep and eye out for the lip tint! I also bought a new Nyx Epic Ink eyeliner, in black of course. I adore the brush applicator, and I think this is my new preferred eyeliner. :) Go check out my instagram @beeatrixi.study for frequent updates through the week!

S C H O O L VISIONBOARD

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PSA

Would anyone be interested in an online bookclub where we read YA/NA books with characters studying/working-in STEM?

Think: Slay, My Mechanical Romance, When Dimple Met Rishi, Sourdough, etc

Maybe over discord? I think it could be neat 👉👈

Unit 1 - Fundamentals of IT

LO5 - Issues and Security

5.1 - Ethical Issues

5.2 - Operational Issues

5.3 - Threats

5.4 - Physical Security

5.5 - Digital Security

5.6 - Data and System Disposal