¹⁰ tips4school

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hellooo and welcome or wlcm backk!! as you know the schools have already started (its september by the time i am doing this and its already been a month (now as i am editing its october) so here are some tips and advice for a better school year (especially for middle school and maybe high school??) <3 1 | less fancy more productive ‣ instead of fancier, too colorful and "aesthetic" notes; take simpler, less messy and less "fancy" notes. try to make them easy to read and understandable. a fancy, colorful page of notes usually will waste your time when writing AND when trying to read them. you want to go through your notes fast but also understand them! too aesthetic notes is not productive 4 u trust me. u will squint to see what you wrote and waste your time !! not productive at all tbh. 2 | don't wait until the last minute to do stuff ‣ this means homeworks, studying, last-minute exam study sessions and more. i really really need this this year bc i always postpone my assignments until the day before the due date and try to do them all at once when i can divide them into how many days i have when they assign you your hw! really trying to fix this habit of mine and encourage you 2 do so too!!! really more free time more productivity all at once people. 3 | build and keep good relationships with teachers ‣ having a good bond with teachers can help you in many ways ! listen to your teacher, interact, ask questions and talk to them ! it has helped me a lot during my middle school years <3 if you have a good bond with your teachers they're probably more likely to help u; as in if you have a homework delay, need help with assignments, asking about exams etc bc they think you are a good student! if you have a bad impression on your teachers they will more likely not trust you or help you as much when you are having an issue. it will help you for a better academic year <333 4 | its ok to not have too many friends. ‣ dude i cannot stretch this enough bc i have way too many experience- you do not have to be friends with anyone or everyone. it may seem a good thing and it is, but it will cause big drama if you are in diff friend groups at the same time; esp when they are not in good relationships with each other. i'd say lean on people you trust more; and if they did bad to you don't try to convince yourself into thinking they will never do it again. during your school year you will have people who stab you in the back, jokingly bully you, take advantage of you, leave in a single mistake or actually like you, have fun with you, trust you and actually TRUST YOU. people will come and go; 50 people will turn into 5 people but those who are left at the end are the true ones and you will start seeing who those people are in time. give yourself time and go with the flow. i promise it will work out. 5 | study in different locations if possible ‣ home. home. home. house. school. house again. gets kind of boring and unmotivating sometimes yk? if you can and are allowed to try to go to a nearby cafe or maybe even a library (ooh fancy) ! studying in different locations and places will motivate you and keep you in track when you lose it. its a different experience and maybe even a better, calming one <3 6 | don't ignore your body. get good sleep and take care of your mental health. ‣ ngl my sleep schedule is so messed up i sleep at midnight and get up at 5 or am up till 1 and get up at 6 but it is super important tog et sleep so study, work and FUNCTION better in school. if you body needs rest get rest if it need sleep get sleep and also take care of yourself ! i know school can be frustrating but you can handle it. however if you are having anxiety, feeling worse than you should you must take car of yourself at all times ! as much as physical health, your mental is also really important. 7 | make to-do lists. use life.at, notion, study with me's ‣ pretty self explanatory. to-do lists and notion are life savers to get stuff done and to have a planned out day after school so u can have a productive day. also lifeat! its such an amazing website to focus and have study-with-me's with and also pomodoro lessons ! not sponsored but def check out lifat.io :') 8 | not all seniors are inspos ‣ there are going to be lots of older, cooler, more popular people than you at school and also in your life. some good, some bad examples but its quite hard to recognize which one is which at school. not all older students should be taken as inspo! esp if they have a bad habit (sm0k1ng, v4p1ng etc.) you should stay away from, a bad quality of them (being mean, bully etc.) and more; don't take example from them into thinking you will look cool too. don't put yourself in a shameful place and look ridiculous :')