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Feature: #Studygram: From online distraction to inspiration
How often have you stopped in the middle of studying to do one simple task on your phone but end up unintentionally spending more time on it than your schoolwork? Have you ever thought of a way to integrate your study habits with your use of social media?
With all the new content popping up on everyone’s timeline minute by minute, it has become nearly impossible to avoid coming across distractions online. These distractions, however, can be easily turned into inspiration by joining the right online community. Luckily, if you’re the type of student who claims to live by the typical studies first principle, you can choose to start dedicating your social media account (particularly Instagram) to one of the most student-friendly communities out there: Studygram.
The Studygram community consists of Instagram accounts that focus on sharing how they handle their schoolworks creatively. Their posts mainly emphasize on organized note-taking and motivation to study. Most of them add tips on how to improve their fellow user’s study habits in their captions before finishing it off with a bunch of hashtags. Sometimes, they also give iconic classroom stories, updates about their projects, or questions to simply ask how their followers are doing. This allows different users to share the academic challenges they face to one another about what they deal with at school. These simple interactions between users within the community are what contribute to its wholesome nature, proving that studying can be fun too.
FOR THE GRAM. A Studygram-inspired flatlay displays organized notes, a laptop, and a triad of plants to lighten up the vibe. Photo Credit: Magan Basilio
To get started on your own Studygram, there are three things that you have to keep in mind. One is that it’s not just about the aesthetic, it’s also about the content. Finding the perfect angles to take your photos from is just one thing you’re going to have to practice once you devote yourself to the Studygram life. You’re also going to have to actually take down notes and be ready to have discourses with your fellow users— which is a good thing. These online discussions that you’ll be having with other people could result in new learnings and new friendships formed, which could unexpectedly lead to a study group of your own.
Another thing you need to remember is that you shouldn’t compare what you post with others. This is a general social media rule to avoid toxicity. Running a Studygram account is not a competition, which means that it doesn’t matter who has the most number of highlighters or best dotted notebooks. It’s all about supporting each other in sharing motivation and where you get your stationary from. You post to inspire each other to study after all, right?
Lastly, learn to balance your time well. Don’t make managing your social media account a hurdle to your studies. Make sure to avoid excuses and procrastination, especially during hell week. The interactions that you make through your account may be what inspires you to study, but that inspiration won’t serve you well unless you actually dedicate time to actually reading your notes and doing your homework. Keeping track of your schedule with the use of planners can help you with doing so.
Studygram simply proves that studying isn’t as heavy, stiff, and boring as many think it is. It also proves that having academics on top of your priorities list doesn’t mean you’d need to disconnect from your social media accounts. Studygram challenges both your academic skills and creativity after all, boosting the positivity we gain from doing academic-related tasks.
If you’re a responsible student, or someone who’s striving to become one, starting your Studygram can add an interesting twist to your study habits. Who knows— maybe there’s another desperate student out there in need of your note-taking tips, waiting for your drafted post that could turn his or her online distractions into inspiration. //by Magan Basilio
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