Anya Rossi

If heavy creams bug you try a gel-cream with humectants (glycerin, hyaluronic acid), barrier helpers (ceramides, cholesterol), and lightweight emollients like squalane or dimethicone so it sinks in fast but still protects. Apply it to slightly damp skin right after showering; that alone boosts hydration a lot. For flakes, use a low-strength urea or lactic acid lotion (around 5%) a few nights a week and then layer your moisturizer. Spot-seal the driest patches with a tiny bit of petrolatum at night, and stick to fragrance-free, non-drying formulas.

Hi Mason, Both can help, but they serve different jobs. Solo time is best for building deep understanding because you can do focused retrieval practice and struggle productively without shortcuts. Groups shine for exposing gaps, forcing you to explain ideas out loud, and staying accountable. For most tough classes a 70 to 30 split of solo to group time works well. For example, in differential equations I learned methods alone, then met twice a week in a small group to pressure test my solutions and catch algebra slips. Make the group intentional. Keep it to 3 or 4 people for 60 to 90 minutes with a shared agenda and no phones. With two tough classes, alternate group focus each session or split the hour evenly so you keep momentum without context switching mid problem. Before meeting, everyone attempts the same problem set and marks the exact steps where they got stuck. In the session do 10 minutes of silent recall on a blank page, then take turns giving a 2 minute teach back of one concept, then work three representative problems on a whiteboard with a 12 minute timer per problem and a rule to state assumptions when stuck for 3 minutes. End by writing individual next steps and a date for the next check in, and do the rest of the heavy lifting alone with timed practice blocks.

Honestly, Oh man, I dealt with this exact problem last year with my coffee maker & it was driving me nuts, water pooling everywhere under it after every brew so yeah... i thought it was the reservoir too at first, but nope and turns out there was a tiny crack in the plastic base that I didn't notice until I took it apart and inspected everything under good light. Fixed it by wrapping some plumber's tape around the area and sealing it up tight, no more leaks since then. Give that a try if you haven't already disassembled it yet. Might save you from buying a new one altogether.

Agree with you - A simple way to apply that: turn your notes into bite-size questions and answer from memory then review the same day, 3 days later and and a week later. Mix topics when you quiz yourself so you’re not memorizing the order of your notes. When you’re short on time, do a one-minute brain dump: close the book, list everything you remember, then check and fill the gaps.