“You’re Imagining A New Potential Future — One With Good Times And Challenges Overcome Instead

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what i read in feb. 2023:

(previous editions) bold = favourite

class, race, & labour

what not to wear (and other things no one tells you when you’re a first-generation college graduate)

how ‘the shadow of state abandonment’ fostered then foiled young thug’s ysl (usa)

dutch border police told to stop ethnic profiling

‘one billionaire at a time’: inside the swiss clinics where the super-rich go for rehab

gender, sexuality, & intersectionality

the teacher crush

post-haiyan: lgbtq+ survivors still fight for their legal rights (philippines)

the journalist and the pharma bro

as south korea abolishes its gender ministry, women fight back

politics & current affairs

no tents, no aid, nothing: why syrians feel forgotten

malaysia has become less friendly to myanmar refugees. what hope for them now?

el salvador mega-prison criticised by rights groups welcomes first inmates

the indonesian police’s obsession with tear gas

eliminalia: a reputation laundromat for criminals

culturally significant mexican artefacts seized in australia handed back to mexico

history, culture, & media

how japanese educators used religion to make ideal humans

from mind control to murder? how a deadly fall revealed the cia’s darkest secrets (usa)

crushed.

bto after breakups: a modern singaporean love story

on (not) discovering disability in the world of jane austen

‘revenge-partying’ in strait-laced singapore

portrait of a killer: art class in one of mexico’s most notorious prisons

Best Way to Learn a Language

<3 how to learn a language fast

1. Immerse yourself in a language

2. Learn through context

3. Use a language-learning app

4. Don’t skip grammar – but do it differently

5. Try to have a good accent, not a perfect one  

6. Study smart

7. Practice, practice, practice…

8. And make it interesting!

love it >>>>>>>

𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬

Use two notebooks when taking class notes (one for in class and one for at home) the one for class, make it messy with footnotes and subtext. the one at home, make it neat (these are the ones to study off of; easy to read and short)

Quizlets or kahoots

Write down your plans for the week

Put effort in your projects (trust me, it’s worth the time)

Make school life feel cliche and try to romanticize things (it works)

When you’re studying, rewrite your notes to match your own words

Relate the information to yourself and your life. If you have chalk, draw math formulas on pavement, match your physics to life situations, randomly say history facts when relevant

Study in shorter intervals and take a decent amount of breaks (ie, 30 minutes spent studying with a 15 minute break; don’t go on the internet during that break)

Have a routine. study for a period of time in the morning or study before bed (do this every day; even on the weekends)

Stay hydrated; drink water or tea (not to much coffee)

How to actually learn multiple languages at once?

advice

DO be realistic ✓

DON’T learn loads of new languages from scratch at the same time

DO learn completely different languages…

...OR learn similar languages✓

DON’T rush things✓

DO prioritize and set a timetable✓

DON’T spread yourself too thin

DO differentiate your languages

DON’T isolate your language studies✓

The 12 Life Rules

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A rule about breaking relationships. 

A rule about committing to lifelong relationships. 

A rule about compromises in work or effort. 

A rule about making and creating things. 

A rule about your relationship to history. 

A rule about your relationship to wealth and status.

A rule about your deepest grow-together relationships. 

A rule about your physical body. 

A rule about how you science. 

A rule about what your life is a measure of. 

A rule about how you appear in public. 

A rule about irreversible public action.

“Dance like nobody’s watching; Love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; Live like it’s heaven on earth.”

Personal Development: 9 Skills, Tips

1. Start by figuring out which personal development skills you need to build.

2. Develop entrepreneurial thinking.

3. Develop a growth mindset.

4. Develop your self-soothing mechanism.

5. Develop resilience.

6. Develop your value compass.

7. Create a personal development plan.

8. Record your progress towards personal development.

9. Keep developing yourself in new ways. 

Ways to Create Things to Look Forward to Right Now

That will keep you from looking back

1. Put upcoming TV, movie, and book releases on your calendar.

2. In fact, put any and all things on the calendar

-> Plan fun situations rather than waiting for them to happen.

3. Save certain treats or activities for “special” occasions.

4. Make your weekends feel like weekends.

5. Focus on something waaay down the line.

6. Order yourself something special (mindfully).

7. Start a long-term project.

8. Create regular rituals with your friends or family.

9. Get involved with, a parcel or letter exchange program

-> Send emails or letters

10. Practice mindfulness.

12 Awesome Ways to improve your memory

Reduce stress.

Use mnemonic devices.

Repetition.

Visualize.

Read out loud.

Practice regularly.

Spaced repetition.

Get sufficient sleep.

Train your brain.

Get some exercise.

Write it down.

Eat berries.

Drink alcohol in moderation

 Practice mindfulness

Try a fish oil supplement

LIFE ADVICE: ...

1)not to be dependent on people's opinions about me

2)do not judge people only by their appearance

3)not to ideals and not to look at the world through "rose-colored glasses"

4)not be dependent

5)do not sacrifice your interests for the sake of others

6)not to have small and narrow views on unpreparedness, to look for different exits and ways

7)not to impose will and opinion on others

8)not to be too focused on clean lines

9)share knowledge and development

10) doesn't argue much

11) do not close in yourself

12)get information in different ways

13)to retain emotional stability and wise composure

14)be patient

15)be constant, strong and free

16)don't be afraid to take risks, feel easy and free

17)self-realization and learning something new

18)read aloud and practice self-expression

Conclusion

While you are leaning things you need to think about them and examine them from many sides. By connecting them in many ways with what you already know…. you can later retrieve them in unusual situations. It took me a long time to realize that each time I learned something I should put “hooks” on it. This is another face of the extra effort, the studying more deeply, the going the extra mile, that seems to be characteristic of great scientists.