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hello, friends! since I’ve been a horrible procrastinator all my life and have only started getting vaguely organised about two weeks back, I figured I’d make a post on getting organised (to show that there is hOPE FOR US ALL)!! i know there’s already a ton of posts like this, but here goes anyway

PLANNING

before you do anything,
make a plan.
you know yourself best, and you know what method works for you, so find one and stick with it!! however, if you’ve never really planned before (case in point: me), try a bunch of techniques and see what suits you. For example, I started with a planner, a calendar and a bullet journal and now i’m down to just the bullet journal. figure out what you like and what works for you, friend!!! external motivation isn’t important for everyone, ofc, but i find it works for most people!

       bullet journaling

• the official bullet journal website
• bullet journal inspo
• how to videos 1 2 3 

       phone apps

• my study life ios android
• swipes ios android
• forest ios android
• pomodoro timer ios android
• wunderlist ios android

       desktop/browser apps

• momentum (chrome extension)
• lanes
• fliqlo (flip clock screensaver)
• self control (chrome extension)
• timewarp (chrome extension)
• forest
• habitica

       planners

• erin condren
• kikki k
• letternote
• if u don’t wanna spend $50 on a planner i completely feel u…there are a bunch of printables out there such as @theorganisedstudent‘s and @strive-for-da-best‘s! making your own planner is fun+inexpensive 🙂
• some printables for 2016; 1 2 3 4 pinterest

STUDYING

now that you’ve got your external motivation, you’ve got to figure out how to keep it going through next year!! the easiest way to do this, of course, is to set goals. ru ( @gryhffindors​ ) wrote a great post on this, so you should go check it out! 

       some study resources:

• khan academy (to learn p much anything)
• wolframalpha (a computational knowledge engine!!)
• math papa (a calculator that shows you the steps omg)
• duolingo (languages!)
• study guides and strategies
• quizlet (flash cards!!! make your own sets!!! 10/10 would recommend)
• magoosh (standardised test prep)
• google scholar (look up research papers, books etc.)

i think that’s enough to get you started on your organisation journey (with me), good luck, friend! i will probably make another (more detailed+better) one of these once 2016 is underway.

well, this was my first (master?)post & i hope to make better & more helpful ones soon. 

ALSO thank you all for 450+ followers omg!!

-sanjana xx

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