To say getting good grades can be stressful for some is an understatement. And of course, a main component of that is studying. For some, studying comes naturally, as people have to in order to earn the grades they get. However, often times a lot of students skate through high school and end up having no idea how to study for college.

I personally was in this boat coming into college, and foolishly thought that I could continue this habit into college. And of course, this crashed and burned the second I got my first exams in all my classes. So here I was, with absolutely no semblance of a work ethic, attempting to learn how to learn, when I came across ‘Studyblr.’

To sum up what Studyblr is about, it’s a community of (mostly female) Tumblr users who post content about their study habits. This can range from ‘Bullet Journals,’ a planner where you decide what goes into it, to pictures of meticulously written notes, to desk set-ups, and just random blurbs on the tests and courses they are taken. To say it’s very peculiar to an outsider is an understatement, as I had no idea what to make of it when I saw it. I had simply looked up study habits online, and hundreds of blogs came up with tips on note taking to recording lectures and others. But looking at what others did really did help me get some ideas, and I started to do a lot better on exams by taking the advice that worked for me.

The benefit is quite obvious to anyone, not only does it motivate the blog users to do their work so they can post their content and gain more users, it also gives others inspiration to do better in classes by looking at each other as examples. And these people not only show their work, they also post about their grades in classes to each other, showing their progress. Looking through the notes of these types of posts may even show some other users sending encouraging or congratulatory messages. To have such a community of people behind you can only be helpful, as you have a support system to fall back on when your grades aren’t as good as you’d hope.

Although I personally do not have a ‘Studyblr,’ I do use them as a stepping off point for my own study methods, and to say I haven’t seen success would be a lie. All in all, study blogs show that online communities bring people together, despite the distance, no matter the content.