{"id":17701,"date":"2019-05-15T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17701"},"modified":"2019-05-13T07:55:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:55:42","slug":"first-things-first-picture-perfect-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/05\/15\/first-things-first-picture-perfect-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"First Things First<\/em>: Picture-perfect notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever heard of the studyblr or studygram community? It\u2019s a wretched, cursed place that I willingly visit, and you might too. There\u2019s something so clean and perfect about it that makes me so conflicted I decided to write a column\u2014no, a warning\u2014on what it is and why I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply, it is sharing your notes on a social media platform of your choice (hence the portmanteau of \u201cstudy\u201d and \u201cTumblr\u201d or \u201cInstagram\u201d) in a manner that is pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First things First<\/em> is a column about issues pertaining to first-year students; it appears in every issue of Nexus<\/em> (illustration by Tiegan Suddaby).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s what people are getting wrong about studying and giving advice: it shouldn\u2019t be superficial and perfect like every other thing on this planet of publicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve shared my thoughts on seeing everyone living perfect lives before, but how depressing is seeing that even in their notes? How often have I seen some stranger\u2019s little account bio that says things like \u201cI give advice on how to survive the school semester,\u201d only for their feed to say things like \u201cDrink water and have a snack\u201d under a picture of perfect calligraphy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why am I so in love with it? Because it celebrates studying! The community honours the quietness of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is the generic nothings that go with it, and how it seems like some high-school kid showing off how they\u2019re better at taking notes than you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point is this: a community dedicated to studying has aesthetic value to it, but helpful information in the community is too hard to come by. Without those pretty pictures, I might not have the same motivation I do now, but photos are just photos. Just ignore the people trying to fill you with useless platitudes and focus on what matters: minimizing the stress of a workload to the point where you find enjoyment in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever heard of the studyblr or studygram community? It\u2019s a wretched, cursed place that I willingly visit, and you might too. There\u2019s something so clean and perfect about it that makes me so conflicted I decided to write a column\u2014no, a warning\u2014on what it is and why I love it. Simply, it is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-may-15-2019-issue"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t