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Why & How to start bullet journaling in 2019

I’m sure you’ve already seen some bujo pages while strolling through social media. But have you ever considered starting to journal? If not, now could be the best time to do so. Whether you want to organize a special area in your life (or everything?) or you’re just like to doodle and medidate once in a while. Journaling is a very beneficial thing to start, no matter where.

Why tho?

it’s unique & totally customizable

it’s medidating and makes you spend some quality-time with yourself

it keeps you inspired, motivated and organized!

it helps you reflect and review different areas (whether personal or life-wise)

it can be everything you want

What to journal?

You’re journal is a notebook for every situation and/or area in your life, whether you just decide to design your own calender for 2019 because every one you looked at was just not perfect or too expensive and not worth buying or just want a place to write all your daily/weekly/monthly to do’s into. Or do you want to orgnaize your daily life a little more? Then you could make lists, calenders, overviews, a diary and so much more. You can also plan a “theme” for every month or just keep everything very simple and minimalistic. There is a ton of inspiration on the internet.

Ideas

weekly/monthly overviews

a habit tracker

a money tracker

some questions to answer every day (or less of course)

to do lists

a sleep tracker

a meal planner

a book list for 2019

and so much more..

a kind reminder

You don’t have to buy any expensive notebook or stationary to journal. Don’t let yourself get down because you see all those perfect pages on tumblr and other social media platforms. It’s okay if yours doesn’t look that pretty. Make your journal your personal helper, and do what matters to you the most. And if you want it to look as good as possible: Practice makes a master. Start little.

Good luck and have fun,

xx Dodie

Jóia.

lazy study tips

1. use quizlet. quizlet is amazing because you can access your flashcards on your phone!! this way you can easily flip through them while waiting in line, watching tv, etc.

2. use the pomodoro technique. if you’re lazy like i am, sitting down for 6+ hours a day to study can be daunting. giving yourself multiple breaks throughout a study session will help to keep you going!

3. watch youtube videos. watching videos or listening to podcasts on the topic you’re studying could be a huge time saver and is a lot more interesting than flipping through a textbook. and you can easily do this in bed!! (i would not advise to do this instead of using a textbook all together just in case information is left out of the video)

4. try to build a steady study routine. block out a chunk of time in the middle of the day every day for studying. this way, you know that when the time is up, you have the rest of the day to relax!

5. get sleep. i’ve found that i’m at my laziest when i haven’t been sleeping much. avoid being sluggish throughout the day and get some rest! this will cut back on nap/rest time and increase productivity during the day.

6. consider the consequences of not studying. which will benefit you more in the long run- getting your work done now, or watching another episode?

7. reward yourself. give yourself a little treat (a piece of candy, etc.) after completing a set amount of work. this will keep you motivated to keep studying!

8. just start. the hardest part of studying is starting- force yourself to sit down and open up your notes.

as always, thanks for reading! x

É muito fofo.

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I’m not lying when I say I had a very vivid nightmare when I was 5 that came very close to this video that instagram shoved in my face

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This weeks read, “Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism” by Amanda Montell

Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book explores the phenomenon behind cults and their followers. From Scientology to MLMs, Montell explains how individuals may fall victim of their of thinking. If you don’t normally read nonfiction but are interested in starting, I think this is a wonderful starter book!

Ter filhos é muito enrolado.

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How to use a bullet journal, student’s edition

I’ve been using a bujo for a year now, and as a high school student, I was struggling to incorporate my bujo into my studies, aka organising my homework and stuff. Before starting a bullet journal I was using a day to day diary where I wrote down all my homework and exams. As I switched to the bujo, I was so happy to have this productivity-boosting tool, yet I couldn’t figure out how I could write down my school-related dates and assignments on my bujo, since it is not designed for long-term planning. So here are the tips I figured out through time (and a lot of studyblr scrolling hehe) on how to use a bujo as a student! Enjoy ^^

1. Have a Semester/trimester/year overview of your school/uni year

This is so far the best tip for long-term planning in your studies. With an overview of your school/uni weeks, it is very easy to jot down exam dates, deadlines, conferences and stuff. 

It’s very useful when you are given, at the beginning of your school year, the planning of exams. You can easily jot down the dates and subjects of each exam in this calendar.

You can also add vacations, public holidays and weekends. I also like to highlight the days already gone so that at the end of the school year, I’ll feel the joy of highlighting the last day of school ^^

2. Weekly spreads and assignments columns

This is essential if you want to incorporate your bullet journal with study planning. 

It consists of having one column of your page, the weekly assignments overview, dedicated to only writing homework, assignments and upcoming tests. The other part of your weekly spread consists of your usual daily logs. Here are some of my weekly spreads as an example (shoutout to @studypunked for the inspo)

As you can see in the pics, the left column is used solely for writing down my homework and tests.

I also like to add some decorations and pictures to give a bit of life to those weekly spreads.

I also added a month overview and a sleep log each week, but this is personal: you can become creative about how you want your weekly spreads to be.

I usually pre-do these weekly spreads for school weeks after a vacation so that if the teachers give an assignment due in a week or two, I already have the homework column of the due week prepared in advance. When I don’t have school (aka during vacations), I don’t make a weekly spread. I just do my dailies linearly.

3. Useful collections for school

I also like to have some pages of my bullet journal dedicated to other elements related to school:

Homework to do during the holidays:

My grade averages:

A spread dedicated to the list of things I had to do for UK uni application and school during last summer:

And so on… you can get creative and it also depends on your needs for school. 

So here it is! This setup worked really well for my senior year and I will definitely continue to use it for university. 

I hope this post was useful :)

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