how i stopped hating studying & started getting As
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HOW I STOPPED DREADING STUDYING ✨📚👩💻
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why i take notes as someone who never took them ✨
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Things I stopped doing that made studying easier
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🌷Stop hating yourself for what you’re not.
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Studying with Anxiety 🫨📚
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Top 3 study techniques that *actually* work ✨
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Getting Closer to God
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Work smarter, not harder
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How I Got Here
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Tips to stop being Lukewarm!!✝️💓
Look, I am new in my journey of not being Lukewarm. AND I AM STILL STRUGGLING. Did I know the Lord? yes. Did I follow Him? NO. I thought being saved by grace was enough for me to continue being of this world and doing what I wanted. Ive chosen this world over God for years. When you "sacrifice&
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Idc who gets mad yall are not giving an opinion you are HATING
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imagine hating me and I'm just diying a dollhouse
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How I beat procrastination as a student
Just do ONE thing! Let me be real. I didn’t “fix” my procrastination by waking up at 5am or downloading 10 productivity apps. What changed everything was this: I stopped trying to do everything. I used to think I had to finish an entire revision sheet in one sitting. I’d delay and delay be
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Did a certification get me a tech job?
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Imagine not hating your body…✨
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Studying at Night? Do This!🌕🦉
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How I Survived College and Work at the Same Time 🥰
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I Was Failing My Coding Class Until I Did THIS!
Okay let’s be real, when I first started my coding classes, I had no idea how to study. I thought I could treat it like any other class: take notes, reread slides, maybe cram before exams… yeah no. That method had me struggling. I was barely understanding the material, my code wouldn’t run, and
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Less Time Studying = Higher Grades?! 👩🎓⌚️📄
🎯 How the 80/20 Rule Changed My Studying! I used to spend hours trying to learn everything, but I still struggled on exams. Then I found the 80/20 Rule—the idea that 80% of results come from just 20% of efforts —and it completely changed how I study! ✨ 📌 I started focusing on the most importan
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Time for some studying!
Getting ready to finish Chapter 3 of my Medical Terminology course on Coursera. Then I'll be moving on to the final chapter, Chapter 4, and finish the course. Right now I'm studying in hopes of one day becoming a certified Medical Coder. But the first step is preparing for college and as
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I wasn’t bad at studying — I was overwhelmed
I used to sit down to study and feel my chest tighten. Not because I didn’t care… but because my mind felt loud, tired, and already behind. I blamed myself for procrastinating. For not being disciplined enough. For needing breaks when others didn’t. But the truth? My stress wasn’t
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things i stopped doing to protect my female brain
Things I stopped doing that completely changed my focus, energy, and mental clarity. Small habits that actually support the female brain, hormones, stress, and attention. Sharing what genuinely helped me feel more regulated and focused day to day. #studygram #studytok #studytips #studymoti
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Hating Me Won’t Make You Pretty 💋💖
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