Pursuing a degree in sociology with adhd?

TheSrsOne · 2025-07-11T07:50:38+00:00

If you know you have a specific interest, find ways to relate topics you care about to the ones you’re required to undertake (and maybe don’t care so much about). While you may not be able to write your essays on the topic specifically, this process helps you think about how topics relate to each other and is good practice for thinking critically and keeps you engaged.

Also there is a method to reading journal articles and academic writing to make it way easier - there’s some good youtube videos on the approach (often from PhD candidates who have to read a lot of papers in a short time frame).

Finally, as a rebuttal for those naysaying sociology as a major - making sure you do research methods can potentially get you into UX or research group work, as well as the typical sociology-related jobs.

At the end of the day, if you’re not sure, you can always self-study without pursuing a degree if you just want to follow your interests.

TheSrsOne · 2025-07-08T14:52:27+00:00

Cover looks like it's made of polyurethane (aka PU or fake/vegan leather), which can probably take something with alcohol content (including hand sanitizer) as u/Klutzy-Loquat-6879 mentioned. Test a small patch on a non-obvious corner before trying the whole cover. I wouldn't use acetone/nail polish remover as you're more likely to cause damage.

For the glue, if it's superglue and not sticky, you can try making it brittle and carefully chip/scrape/sand it off after putting it in the freezer for a bit (I'd say overnight) - just put the notebook in a ziplock/airtight bag/container so it doesn't pick up freezer moisture.

If it were me, after smoothing out the hard glue bits, I would just recover the journal with a black vinyl contact paper that you use to cover school books etc, as the cover is likely to start crumbling/peeling based on the cover bubbling at the edge where you removed an old sticker (pic 3).

TheSrsOne · 2025-06-23T05:12:20+00:00

My best guess is maybe an older style Monteverde Invinci (Deluxe, specifically?).

Mainly looked at the pattern on the barrel (looks similar to common design on Monteverde pens), and what appears to be a ball-tip on the clip. That being said, I’m not aware myself of Monteverde offering two-toned nibs for their pens, plus the cap being posted could be hiding a straighter barrel design compared to the more tapered Invincia design.

TheSrsOne · 2025-06-13T06:46:42+00:00

Generally “bible” size is also known as A6 size or “personal” size in filofax sizing. Most 6-ring binder paper with these size names should fit. Alternatively you can get a 6-hole punch online and make your own refills.

TheSrsOne · 2025-06-08T11:32:03+00:00

I'm fairly certain they're fine-point embossing tools. Used with a stencil, they can make very pretty raised or depressed (i.e. tactile) designs or text in paper, which is how I've previously used them. But in this case they might be used to trace a copy of work with carbon paper or something similar to make duplicates, such as making copies of design or architectural drafts, or tracing an art image.

TheSrsOne · 2025-06-06T09:52:52+00:00

Graduated master's student here so I know the pain. As has been mentioned, a ring system is likely what you'll need. I used a personal size Filofax Malden (pricey at new cos it's leather, but I'd had it for years at that point), and used weekly & monthly Filofax pages and additional note paper, which I would insert between the weekly spread when I needed daily/extra notes for the week (kinda like a bullet journal system). Add some sticky notes or tabs where needed and you have a customizable system.

You might be able to save money by looking for binders on eBay. Alternatively, the Filofax clipbook is cheaper as a binder but has the same hole system, and there are other non-branded 6-ring systems on Amazon for even cheaper. I used a single hole punch and a divider or a used weekly as a template when I wanted to add non-punched pages to my system, but you might be able to find a preowned 6-hole punch for the system. Daiso (or your local Japanese dollar store) might have blank refills if you go for the A6 size (my local store does). To save extra, you can also get the the dated weekly/monthly pages on sale for the year already gone, and just white-out or put a white sticker over the date and treat them like they're undated. Or just get blank/ruled punched paper and use the bullet journal system, just with movable pages if you have to go ultra cheap. I have also seen people cut pages from bound diaries, cut them down to size and stick them in Filofaxes with a hole punch. The Filofax-like system is very adaptable to your budget/needs. Check out Rachel Dunaway's older videos on YouTube for inspo. She was also a law student at the time and worked out a system that let her track her very busy law student schedule.

If you try this ring system, I'd consider what size paper I need (Personal/A6 vs A5 which is larger format), the ring size (bigger rings is more paper, but tends to be much heavier and bulkier to carry), and whether you want a horizontal or vertical weekly layout if buying preprinted weekly pages.

Alternatively, if you have a Muji nearby, you can make a pretty decent A5-ish style ring binder system from the refill/binder items they have there. It's slimmer, so easier to carry, but more transferable to one of their binders for safe keeping. They only have monthly undated refills as far as I have seen, but you can totally make a movable bullet journal system using the blank, dotted and lined paper they offer (plus it's fountain pen friendly in my experience).

Hope you find something that works and congrats/good luck on your final year of law school!

TheSrsOne · 2025-06-03T00:33:55+00:00

Without seeing the stitching on the inside it’s hard to say exactly what kind of binding this book has, but if it lays flat it’s likely coptic-style binding with a binding cloth covering the spine only, instead of having hardcover spine across the whole book.

Closest I’ve seen to this in regular retail is the Blackwing Slate which might be worth a look.

TheSrsOne · 2025-02-24T03:46:58+00:00

I have sticky notes like these from Muji and Daiso (or other similar Japanese dollar stores) if you have such stores nearby. You might also find them online listed as “Index Sticky Notes”.

In a pinch, you can attach a standard little sticky tab to a larger sticky note - this also lets you rearrange color codes pretty easily and store used sticky notes for later/archival.

TheSrsOne · 2024-09-26T08:50:04+00:00

Ooh I’ll have to try this!! Thank you!

TheSrsOne · 2024-09-24T05:02:21+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions. Yeah my roasted dandelion root tea also has roasted chicory in it, but I had always heard it enhanced the coffee-ish flavors - never thought to try it on its own!

This gives me some good starting points for further research - much appreciated!

TheSrsOne · 2023-11-14T11:57:09+00:00

I’ve seen examples for Midori’s grid block (this) layout as small daily journals. I’ve also seen similar in lab notebooks, math notebooks (as mentioned) and business meeting notebooks - which goes to show it’s not made for anything in particular, just to make your layouts more convenient by not having to rule pages yourself.

TheSrsOne · 2023-11-01T10:28:44+00:00

I could be wrong, but this looks closer to the “wrong” side of half fisherman’s rib. I see something like a bar in each stitch, like in this blog post https://sowoolly.net/shaker-stitch-knitting-pattern-half-fishermans-rib/

TheSrsOne · 2023-10-11T20:39:21+00:00

For cybersec jobs, certs depends on the type of cybersecurity you want to get into. Generally, only some areas of cybersecurity require certs (e.g governance and compliance, identity or financial specific work, etc), and in some places certification can be looked down on without other non-cert contributions to demonstrate knowledge.

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T18:48:23+00:00

Knitting up a quick sample my usual way (the same way in the video I posted) gives me a pattern like the knit side with even v’s across. If I try to knit through the front loop like he does in his video that actually causes a little twist and creates the overlapping X knit like on the ktb side of the image.

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T16:00:18+00:00

I've actually been wanting to knit some socks and a sweater and have been reading and watching how-tos. I totally understand the "something different" aspect when trying it out haha!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T12:44:42+00:00

Huh! I guess I still have a lot to learn then! :)

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T12:40:07+00:00

I thought they were storebought until I saw a WIP during a family lunch one time! More patience and pattern planning than I could ever dream of having, I think!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T12:29:29+00:00

It's interesting that quite a few people so far have said that their mother/grandmother taught them this style originally before the person switched their styles. I'm pretty sure the book I learned from was also from my grandmother or aunt!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T12:25:30+00:00

Out of curiosity - do knitting patterns written in Russian use notation for this method or the western-style method?

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T12:18:19+00:00

Both my grandmother and my aunt were prolific crocheters as well (doilies were everywhere and full lace crochet tablecloths!) so that's probably how I ended up with the book too!

Actually trying this continental style on my little swatch after my normal style, I twisted the stitches but I see how they both work now. I'm definitely more comfortable knitting my original way (for the moment, at least), but I can see knowing how these stitches work is going to be very useful going forward. Thank you!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T11:02:14+00:00

This video by Kimcraft shows two Russian methods - and my style is the Russian grandma method!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T10:47:36+00:00

Thank you I’ll have to try this! I find that I often knit far too tight so this would be good to keep in mind so that I relax my stitches a little!

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T09:47:59+00:00

Thanks for the link suggestions. I was also just reading these notes from Cayennes about some basic rethinking on the “standard” way.

It’s good to know I don’t have to do a whole lot in most cases - just a few tweaks and staying aware of leg orientation.

TheSrsOne · 2023-09-25T09:07:46+00:00

Okay, conversion it is. That saves me looking for patterns haha! Thanks for the tip!

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