Productive Days at University (studying in the library) ... I miss it!

This feels like a lifetime ago! I hope you liked watching this!
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[@infinebow7810]

'I wanted to go to bed early but I might not have the same creativity and love for the work in the morning.' MOST RELATABLE THING EVER

[@sophietulley8977]

Literally me, hard to get into the groove and then once you’re in it you don’t want to get out!

[@lunamoone5231]

Sophie Tulley same!!!

[@hannahfox5422]

I actually love seeing little annotations in library books, it's like a window back into the book's past. Highlighting and pen marks do annoy me, but I love little penciled in notes.

[@Alliappalachian]

I agree 😊

[@lunamoone5231]

Same

[@ringlófa]

Yes, same! And they often help me as well!

[@madhulikamodem9180]

Same, you read my mind. 😀❤️

[@karan_2591]

Victorian novels tend to be idealized portraits of difficult lives in which hard work, perseverance, love and luck win out in the end. They were usually inclined towards being of improving nature with a central moral lesson at heart. Most recommendable for those, who wants to know about the creative work of the past

[@Leah-fx6qy]

I'm Australian and hearing about Charles Dickens and his perceptions of Australia is so interesting!! Thanks for sharing this video, you always get me so motivated :)

[@claudr179]

Me too and I agree, super interesting to understand Dickens perspective! Also quite shocking when you consider that Australia was far from a utopia at that time. Much more like a dystopia for the Indigenous population.

[@fennecfox9490]

Same - it was really interesting. I'm an Australian living in Idaho and the second wave of the virus is coming. argh!

[@SuperRockonYEAH]

im amazed on how many books you can read through in one sitting

[@khyatisfilms.7042]

Hi Ruby, i just wanted to tell you that i was always unmotivated before watching your videos and my attention span was less . I was never focused on what i was doing and didnt like studying for more than 30 minutes. After watching your videos about productivity and how you study, i became very motivated and now i love to study and i can say that im the biggest bookworm you'll ever meet. Thank you Ruby for motivating me and help me realize how study and reading books is fun! I am very thankful. I hope i meet you some day . Love you!

[@kavyavenkatraman8896]

I love annotations on previously owned books, some kind of magic in them!

[@ensayh]

dude how does she read autobiographies so fast like it's a short story

[@lunamoone5231]

You can learn to speed read! I was always a naturally fast reader, and I found out that I could use more speed reading techniques to enhance my reading. There’s tons of videos and techniques online on how you can speed read, so you should definitely check it out! 💓

[@kaylastarr3822]

I know! I was just thinking the same thing and I consider myself a fast reader. 😅

[@caoimhejane]

It is so weird in England and Ireland due to coronavirus things. Our last day of school was absolutely hectic because of clearing out our lockers. Libraries are opening on Monday here in Ireland. Loved the nostalgic video showing what it was like back then. (edit - hello to all the fellow irish, keep on eating your tayto while watching the taoiseach's speech)

[@maddiehill7552]

Just C I’m from Ireland too

[@bridodwyer6809]

I'm from Ireland too 😀

[@ava-jq7wp]

The Irish gang 🇮🇪

[@Alliappalachian]

I love Ireland 🇮🇪 I want to be there!

[@Hannah-ti2jg]

I never realised so much fellow Irish people watched her videos :)

[@jasminepanda2276]

Hi Ruby, big fan of yours. I came across your channel last year while searching for some study tips, since then I've been hooked to your videos. By the way I am a potterhead too. Loads of love From India ❤️❤️

[@khyatisfilms.7042]

Im from india too!!

[@Lucy-nj9vx]

I also miss the library, but in Spain they're still closed 😥

[@mashamann4601]

They’re still closed everywhere not just Spain

[@Alliappalachian]

I know I'm sorry 😞 mines closed too

[@alicegerdin1516]

The libraries where I live aren’t closed

[@sunnysunflower383]

My library is going to open in a few days but it is mandatory to wear masks and you have to Clorox wipes the bookcovers before you borrow them and before you put them back

[@pleasenohate7505]

Closed in Germany

[@florasmith2365]

I've missed these calming university vlogs! cant wait to uni- whenever that is!

[@esterferrari3218]

This was the video I needed without knowing... I'm in a hard study session for my final exam of school and progetting on attending university and studying foreign languages and literature... I couldn't be more excited and you made me even more enthusiastic about studying English literature.🤩

[@sweethanami94]

I´ almost done with my master's degree in history and even though I´m struggling a bit with getting on with my thesis, I´m getting really nostalgic! I loved to be a uni student. I´m looking forward to working next year but I´m already thinking about doing another master in the future as I´d loved to study anthropology and ethnology as well as Indo-European studies. Enjoy your time at Uni, while it lasts!

[@khadijafayyaz6184]

All the best with everything you have to do !!

[@claricecc.33]

I loved this video so much! I miss studying in libraries and coffee shops :( But I really liked how you went through your essay/research routine. I'm not in university yet, but it's helpful to learn what strategies people use!!!!

[@jaeminnana9064]

I am student in China,but my school located in WuHan，so this term I can't go back to my campus，I really miss my classmates and campus，through your video I can regain the passion of learning，so keep fighting！！！

[@sofiabenzo6651]

I miss “real life” so much :(

[@maneskinnnnn7190]

i don't.

[@adyingdream4585]

Me neither. World must change.

[@kaffastudy]

Ahh I miss studying at cafes :(( I have exams for the next two weeks.. Good luck to everyone with exams! 💗 🥺👍🏻

[@josephcrosby4832]

Literally seeing the University of Exeter’s facilities just makes me more excited to go there in the future!!

[@dorisdoris2633]

I am the opposite..I LOVE finding other people's annotations in books...seeing what they were thinking, adding your own, almost like a chat in a book. Helps to see different things, other perspectives etc. Prob why I buy so many second hand books, in the hope I see marks left by previous reader❤

[@jennybrun1493]

I miss going to the library and reading so badly, I miss all of the librarians as while

[@nele5359]

I miss working in the library too 😭 And GOSH! How long does it take you to read the books from front to back? You must read at the speed of light! 😅

[@jikookproof4796]

I was really unmotivated the past few days and this helped me to get up and do something productive!! Thank you so much, Ruby 🌼💕

[@jazzremetio455]

12:00 This would probably be my favorite clip of Ruby out of context :> so wholesome and cute and memeable 💖

[@alvinthechipmunk7014]

RUBY U ARE SO INSPIRING...KEEP DOING WHAT U ARE DOING......BE STUDIOUS....SAY NO TO THE HATERS...CARRY ON AND SUCCEED IN YOUR LIFE!!!!!! AMAZING FOR BEING VEGAN THATS SO GOOD FOR THE ANIMALS...

[@pppww4399]

Ruby I miss the library just as much! It was like a temple to me, I always felt calm and composed there and with this Covid, I definitely had a harder time studying at home (The atmosphere is just not right for studying tbh) :( can you make a video on how you make notes from reading books? Like I'd love to see you a video you doing an essay from 0 to completion?

[@maddiehill7552]

I was up reading when I saw your video. I miss my school so much. stay safe ❤️

[@annabellef593]

Stay safe, and stay close( not literally) to family and friends❤️

[@paulec2634]

I think you are a true academic! The thorough way that you research, including going to the primary sources, and the way that you go about your reading and genuinely enjoy it all, you seem to me like an MA and (later) PhD student in the making...?

[@EllaMitsch123]

Hey Ruby! i'm Australian, and i really hope that you mentioned the fact that even though Charles Dickens thought of Australia as an idilyc utopia, it really wasn't back then, especially for the indigenous population, which many are not aware of, particularly outside of Australia. Hope you're having a wonderful week! :)

[@mustafayigituzun1567]

That's exactly what we all need to watch nowadays.

[@catherine906]

Love this! Perfect motivation for a rainy Saturday. Hope you have an awesome day! You're such an inspiration :) x

[@Jerrica1902]

I’m from Exeter but going into my Final year at the University of Bath, and just seeing the library makes me nostalgic to the days during my A Levels when I would go to the University library to study during the day and then go to the theatre in the evening

[@TheDentistryDiary]

Biggest wish of the year to go back to uni in September ... I really took the library time and lectures for granted and I miss them so much as geeky as that sounds...let’s hope it all starts on time and there is no more delay I should be starting September 1st 😬🙏🏽

[@wendy5425]

Ruby, I am a speech and language therapist (with a previous undergraduate degree in English literature). I'm always struck by the thought that this would be a wonderful vocation for you. It takes a love of language and a love of people - both attributes that you and I seem to share.

[@eeekkk34235]

I also miss the library and the rest of campus. Even the little things like finishing lecture and listening to someone playing the piano in the Forum early evening before heading off home.

[@gwenllianroberts5857]

3:10 - such a satisfying clip!

[@evaxmila]

I hope you're doing well Ruby! I miss school as well and I will be off to university in September. I wish you luck for next year and I hope everyone will return to some form of normalcy soon 💞🥺

[@ACuppaCha]

I know. :( I’m so excited to be able to go back to school!

[@lunamoone5231]

Same!!!

[@alicegerdin1516]

I’m still going to school

[@JanetSuzanne]

Haha I loved it when I found a library book with annotations in- sometimes I’d get ideas which I hadn’t thought of for my own essays 😂

[@philstraintravels9281]

I'm really missing the library too and honestly have to say this lock down has completely affected my studies, I'm constantly 3 weeks behind with no inspiration to have a couple of mega study days to catch up. As I study with the OU I enjoyed a few hours in the local town library once a week and once a month I had a day in York studying at the Explore library and it really helped whenever I got stuck on a section.

[@aasthasingh7339]

I always watch a bunch of videos by Ruby whenever I feel anxious and demotivated. Her videos relax me an awful lot.

[@brownskinbeauty]

Ruby Its always a pleaser watching your videos. Thank you for being a KZbinr.

[@EvaAcrobat]

I love it how you put classical music in the background

[@the_outlandish_owl]

Does anyone else rewatch Ruby's blogs from lockdown/ her home uni vlogs because that almost feels nostalgic now that things are opening up again? Or do I just have the soul of a medieval hermit, loving the solitude of working/ studying from home?

[@EstaWondergirlxo]

Thanks for sharing all with us. I love the music in this video particulaly in the first few minutes!

[@EvaAcrobat]

Mrs Granger - the brightest of her age

[@yourmuddymind]

Oh this is such a good vlog! I'm absolutely missing library and regular uni work, can't wait to be back next term 😢

[@CinnamonToast]

Oh my gosh I miss studying in the library so much, this fueled the desire in me

[@laurenmai9849]

Hi ruby! I missed the library so much that I spoiled myself with a kindle and went a bit too over the top 😅 also can you read with noise or without noise? If so please share your tips on how you read with background noise !! Hope you are staying well and productive ruby lots of love 🥰

[@sarahwesterhof9273]

Hey Ruby. In Australia we have a system called 'Red Cycle' where we can recycle all of our soft plastics at the local supermarkets. Do you have something like that where you are? Then you won't have to feel so bad if ever you are in a position of needing to buy something in soft plastic packaging :)

[@annabellef593]

I’m from Australia, and people from different countries think we are different but we are actually very similar to places like America, England and New Zealand. I am not talking about how we speak, just about how we live.

[@rhythmicelegance4670]

I’m happily and productively using your powder blue master planner and lilac study planner sheets. I tuck them into my handbag or pocket to stay focused on the go. :) This video was nicely presented. Best of luck with everything!

[@lidiahernanz1856]

I fell you Ruby! I always sat on the same spot at my university’s library and it’s where I’m most productive, I really miss it 😭❤️

[@samihasharminshahadat121]

I really really miss my school library. The silence there was so great. And that was my favourite place.

[@silacakmak8631]

You are an amazing inspiration for me thank you for everythink ruby.

[@NicoleMargot]

I’m so thankful I’m still able to go to my uni library 🥺🥺 i don’t know where I’d be without it!

[@mariyamalshami9804]

Thank you for the motivation, Ruby. Love you so much.

[@tejashreewaje]

Ruby, I love your voice ❤️..It is so so soothing and relaxing !

[@siddarthayadav750]

Your so motivating.. i have so much to study at this time though I am 15 yrs.. In my country India. the govt decided to keep the board exams though there are so many covid - 19 cases. my exams stat from 8th June.. wish me luck because I don't want to die..........

[@CakedInMischief]

good luck to you friend 🙏

[@Sophiaahhhyaya]

Good luck

[@willowdaymond2865]

Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great in your exams

[@M1rr1n]

Goodluck ✊🤝🤞

[@mercurialthrills9011]

Good luck!

[@Esthersnest]

You AMP UP my productivity with these videos, Ruby! Thanks a bunch! Really

[@haidian1322]

I'm glad that you uploaded this even if it's updated. I miss libraries too! Also, I think you do a great job by including archives documents to your essays. If you ever want to share which ones do you use the most, I'll be happy to know :)

[@aliceholmes2202]

So grateful for waking up with your video :) (6 am here)

[@fennecfox9490]

Just wanted to say I love the piano music you used for the library sequence. So pretty!

[@oliverwilliams3097]

Hi ruby! So inspiring this video! I was wondering whether you could do a video on how you published your book :) xx no worries if you can't , love from Olly x

[@isabellawalser4150]

Sorry, Ruby, but underlining or highlighting stuff in library books is NOT okay, even if you do it with a pencil! First of all, you can never erase anything and make the page look the way it did before. Second, imagine how the pages would look like if everybody went through the pages with their pencils, erasing their notes afterwards. That's what we have post-its for these days, kids!

[@laurametton5839]

Hello Ruby, i am a really big fan of you, and i really love you. This video makes me very motivated, so i recommend doing more of this videos. Love you and stay productive! hart, hart, hart.... - L.

[@silpaganga]

Love this channel ❤️ keep posting as I am very sad because I can't 😢 go to the library 😢

[@sharminsecstasy]

Stay safe, Ruby! Prayers and Blessings!!

[@cynthj]

Glad you ended up posting this, Ruby! Looking forward to more + any summer related cozy videos :)

[@amyhehe8532]

I absolutely adore your fashion sense Ruby! Xx💕

[@melodyprays7581]

You re a hard worker ; you inspire alot ; i hope i ll become serious like you

[@studylifeenthusiast8941]

U are an inspiration ruby

[@biancabrown7279]

Your videos are the only thing keeping me even the slightest bit productive😭❤️

[@poppymartin9782]

Recently got the red study planner and the mini master to do list. Loving them so much ❤️❤️

[@its_katiejones]

your videos make me feel so calm/content. really appreciate them and you. 💛💛

[@justhere2857]

I'm in love w your videos, your aesthetic, and you. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@jadelauren2269]

The library setting felt so cosy 💕

[@abbyreyes2036]

could you do a talk about exeter university? what you like about it, campus life, teaching etc. Love all your videos btw!❤

[@mayabansal1643]

Thank you ruby! This has given me motivation to really knuckle down before my deadline xx

[@suus-arido393]

As someone who comes from a difficult family the library is the perfect safe space and I miss it.

[@tiannathegenius4184]

This is exactly what i needed to start my morning...thank u

[@IsnieB]

Wow! I thought I was the only one doing a line with library books and erase it before returning, my friends say Its not normal. But its perfectly normal!

[@mycreation205]

Your videos crests perfect study mode for me

[@libby9209]

Hey I love your videos so much 💕, would you ever do a video where every day for a week you tell us the best thing and worst thing that happened in your day? Not sure if it would be too personal but I haven’t seen it been done before so think it would be quite interesting 💕

[@karishmamohapatra834]

How are you ruby... which book you read currently and how was your family....plz make a vdo on productive day,day in your life plz

[@freya3380]

I needed this! It’s so nice seeing someone outside of their homes, whether it was a while ago or not! I’m going back to school on Tuesday, I’m so excited! 💛

[@tanujabarman962]

Is everything okay in your place now?well in India the cases are increasing terribly and the govt has decided to close all the educational institutions till the last day of June

[@freya3380]

Tanuja Barman Yes, everything’s a lot better where I am, Australia. The cases are decreasing and only 1 in 50 000 cases are met. I’m sorry to hear about India but I promise you that it’ll get better soon!💛

[@tanujabarman962]

@@freya3380 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

*OMG! What a beautiful vlog!!* I love it. Good vibes! Btw. When I was studying at the university (not in the UK), I almost slept in the library lol (I was there seven days a week lol ) Thanks for sharing, Ruby!

[@samanthabotello6917]

I always find these videos so entertaining because I like seeing and hearing about other stuff people are studying. I’m an engineering major so the stuff I study isn’t that thought provoking I feel.

[@MissAmeliaJaneC]

I miss uni so bad, I took a year out this year but now I just want it to go back to normal

[@made-bymahi]

Ruby, you really are an inspiration for me.

[@rosekyr]

yayyyyyy I’ve missed this 💘

[@h77zzpuffzz47]

13:51 when you said that I’ve only finished that much in 4 days.. wow honestly I finish that much in like a week or something.. how can you read so much in just little time?

[@meg136]

This was so aesthetic and calm, I really liked it. It also motivated me to start study for my final A-levels examen in 2 days oops

[@its_katiejones]

recently been watching all your old university vlogs so this made me very happy 😁

[@fruiteend]

Here it's so bittersweet :( I actually had to go back to uni for my exams, so I'm currently in my student room. But we can't study in the library, my absolute favourite thing to do... Anyways, I'm grateful I get to make "normal" exams instead of suddenly having to switch to online exams

[@peipeixi]

I never thought I would say this but I miss university too lol studying at home for the entire time feels off as compared to studying in the library.

[@hannahricks6421]

That yellow jumper on you looks incredible xx

[@sorchaaislingoregan1000]

I miss uni so much and this vlog really cheered me up thank you so much ❤️

[@eloisered8798]

Hi Ruby ! I'm currently reading Elisabeth Browning (who i had never heard about before i was told to read her), and since you love poetry, i was wondering if you knew her and if you enjoyed her work. Plus, she's a female poet, which is definitely special ! Have a nice day :)

[@harrietwain7984]

Thank you ruby You have made Lockdown for me a little less terrible