My tools:
- Deepseek — for text, summaries, structure
- Flashka — turns files into tests
- Quizlet — for languages
- My own brain + hands + lots of notebooks (mechanical memory)
I stopped using toxic study apps (YPT, planners). Now I use a regular clock + a notebook with a to-do list. No fixed times — just windows for rest whenever I need them.
My golden ratio: 45/15 Pomodoro. Short enough to stay focused, long enough to actually get into the work.
TW: mental health
No, structural dissociation is NOT 'Split'. Not crazy.
It feels like an inner dialogue. Your self splits into pieces. For me — no memory loss, just different parts (teenager, gardener, child). That‘s how I live. Not a disorder. Just a different shape of mind.
Three months of therapy vs one song — that’s how it feels sometimes.
I have structural dissociation. Different parts of me listen to different music. But there are songs that hit the child part — not just heavy, fully triggering. Mitski‘s 'Class of 2013' is one of them.
@dragonsilences That’s literally why I’m designing headphones with asymmetric control — so you never have to choose. One side for music, one side for the world. Or both. Or none. Your call.