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[dragonfruitdays]

✏️ Tips for Learning a Language ✏️

✏️    Talk To Yourself 

- this helps me so so so much. I start thinking my languages when I complain about my cats when they’re being annoying.

✏️    Keep Yourself Interested 

- It’s hard work to learn a language. Find ways to keep yourself entertained. Aesthetic notes, fan fiction or buying your favorite books in your language is helpful.

✏️    YOUTUBE 

- this shit is so helpful. look up videos, listen to music, watch stupid challenge videos, it’ll immerse you into the language.

✏️    Pocket Dictionaries

- I have a whole self of german dictionaries (thanks mom), and honestly, it’s so helpful to look through them. Keep them on hand to find words that you don’t know

✏️    Accept Mistakes 

- You’re learning an entirely new way to communicate. Honestly, you’ll make a lot of mistakes. When you accept it, it becomes less traumatizing to mess up

✏️    Change your phone and games

- Ok, I didn’t wanna do this, but I did. The moment I switched my phone to french, oh my god, it was so immersive. I didn’t even know how much time i spent reading on my phone until I switched. I did switch back, and I felt less immersed. So honestly, it helps. I’m an active Minecraft player, so I changed my game to French. Holy fuck did that help.

✏️    Take notes ALL THE TIME

- Find a quote you like? write it down. Find a new word? write it down. Song? WRITE THAT SHIT DOWN.

✏️    Tumblr blogs are helpful

- I follow a les mis blog that posts about the french election in french and honestly, seeing memes and slang in french is so helpful, like yes.

Not all of these will work for you, but they help for me, so I hope that you benefit from this.

~ Rin

[akaroo26]

Things to Do when you're about to have a panic/ anxiety attack

1. Tell someone immediately and ask them to stay with you during it

2. DO NOT drink or eat anything. You might choke on it.

3. Open a window but DO NOT go outside or in a balcony. There is a chance that spasms can make you fall or hit yourself somewhere.

4. Turn on the radio/TV. The voices or music may calm you down and prevent the attack

5. Stay somewhere you feel comfortable at. If you're at a party or at a social gathering, go to the bathroom with a friend of yours, or alone if needed.

6. DO NOT hold your breathe or pinch your skin. You can put all your force on one object that is not glassy or easy to break (it is okay if you break it)

7. Give yourself time and space. It is going to end at some point. I know it is extremelly tough but you can do it. After it happens, tell your parents or somebody close to you. You can always call up a professional.

Stay safe kiddos💓

[akaroo26]

Bands and Artists that are my total aesthetics

The Neighborhood

Twenty One Pilots

Arctic Monkeys

Lana Del Rey

The Weeknd

Troye Sivan

The 1975

G- Eazy

XXXTentacion

Lil Peep

Post Malone

[akaroo26]

Useful Android Apps for Everybody

GWPA Finder- A wifi hacker that lets you connect to wifi wherever you want. It may glitch sometimes, and it is not always able to hack the wifi passwords, but generally it has helped me through the worst imes of boredom.

Messenger Lite- If you want facebook only to communicate by messages, but you don’t want to use all you phone’s space to download the Facebook messenger app, this is the application you certainly need. You cannot do video calls though, so that’s something you better take under consideration before downloading.

Retrica- Hunderds of filters that you can use to take a photograph or a small video. It is a really fun app, yes. I totally recommend it.

SoundCloud- Not only the famous and beloved SoundCloud lets you listen to any song you like offline and make as many playlists as you wish, but also its design is super good looking and attracive.

Forest, Stay Focused: A way to cure your phone addiction. Personally, it helped me to stop being so distracted using my phones and start getting good marks (It really does good job, I highly recommend it)

[venusvsearth-deactivated2018120]

not too common tips for school

hey, here are some little tips I’ve gathered from this last semester of school and the first day of second semester…

+ pack some food, a granola bar, an apple, literally just have food with you always

+ if you are sick, like truly sick, fever, cold, coughing, or just having an overall terrible day, etc., go home, you’ll end up feeling better

+ on the other hand, if your sickness isn’t distracting you and you feel like you can persevere, do it!! you got this!!

+ failing a test is fine you ain’t gonna die

+ sit with your friends, lay on the ground and do nothing whenever you can. 

+ if you go to a big school, don’t care about crying out in public, no one is paying attention to you and crying during school is the worst but go for it

+ when needing to make conversation, just go really into detail about your day or a class and you can make it through and possibly get the other person to continue the conversation

+ kids are gonna be the worst and it sucks

+ lastly but extremely random, a fun activity is try finding where all the old school yearbooks are stored, if you can find them, it’s extremely fun to look through the really old ones if your school still has them!!

Hopefully not all of these are extremely basic, but good luck this school year!!

[oceannotes]

Midterms Survival Tips

Hey everyone! Midterms can be a stressful time for everyone, but here are some of the tips that i have found work best for me when studying. I thought I’d share them :) Wishing you all luck on your midterms!

1. Study Packets

For each class, I try and make sure that I have a packet compiled of all the important content that will be on the midterm. I take notes based on my notes throughout the semester, which helps to 1) remember everything we’ve done and 2) have a less intimidating version of my notes with just important information. Here is an example I made for AP Government.

2. Study Spaces

For each class, i find a specific part of my room to study that subject. This way, my mind can be completely focused on the one topic as opposed to overwhelmed by all of them. I gather all of the materials for that class, and I set them in my room. I then allot about 30 minutes per subject, and rotate around my room.

3. Apps!

Technology can be a distraction, but it can also be a really helpful tool! This is my midterm survival folder with a bunch of useful apps.

a. Google Drive

This is a good app for making study packet documents, sharing documents with classmates, and finding old assignments throughout the year.

b. Meditation

you’re probably really stressed, so every so often, unwind with a little meditation :) remember mental health >>> grades *free alternative: headspace.

c. Forest

This app can make sure you don’t get distracted on your phone and that you stay concentrated for periods of time.

d. Spotify

Listening to music can help you study if you listen to the right music. I personally like listening to soft/classical music when I’m studying so I can still concentrate

e. Quizlet

Online flash cards!! I use this app all the time when midterm studying and it helps a lot. There’s also a new-ish feature called learn, that combines a lot of different parts of the app so you can study effectively and learn the content quickly.

f. Google Calendar

Time management is key, so planning out study sessions is essential in my opinion. Google calendar has really nice formatting, making it easy to make nice plans.

4. Self Care

The most important step is making sure that you are still taking care of yourself. Get sleep, stay hydrated, wash your face, and be positive :). You can do it!

Good luck everyone! I believe in you, and make sure to be proud of yourself for trying your best.

[akaroo26]

Me when people bully others, are hypoctritical, violent or hateful

[akaroo26]

Friendly Religion Reminder

It's okay to practice any religion

The religion you practice does not necessarily define who you are

You do not have to identify with all the teachings of your religion

You do not have to be like the majority of your religion's followers

It is not okay to use religion as an excuse to hurt, abuse or kill others

You have the right to believe whatever you want

[akaroo26]

Friendly Reminder That:

It is okay to be LGBTQ+

Being LGBTQ+ does not define you

It is not necessarily your lifestyle

You don't have to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community to support it

Being LGBTQ+ does not make you a victim or weak

You don't need to know your sexuallity to identify as LGBTQ+

[akaroo26]

Things Schools should teach Students

What to expect according to the way you behave, the amount of effort you put and the will you have to achieve goals

To set goals by being self-aware, understanding their talents and flaws and finding ways to achieve their goals

To respect, accept and tolerate people around us by giving them space, trying to understand them but not letting them take advantage of that

To put ethical values, love and other humans before material goods, money, fame and glory

To put common interests before self interests and profit

To protect themselves and others in numerous situations, such as physical, emotional, psychological, technical a.o.

To work with other human beings in harmony and learn to understand others better

To speak their mind clearly through both speaking and writting

To appreciate science, art and literature

To accept the past, live the present and plan the future

[akaroo26]

Values Parents should convey to their kids

That their body, face, soul and mind are all equally beautiful and loved, and they should show them to others and be themselves in all cases

That abusing other people or animals is not acceptable in any way and will not be tolerated

That they are aloud to make mistakes, experiment and question stuff

That they must work really hard to achieve great things

That they can change the world and make it a better place every single day by being good people, showing love and accepting

That they were, are and will be loved and admired in their life by many people

That they should share their feelings and thoughts to stay in a healthy state if mind

That psychological and physical health are both important at the same level

[akaroo26]

Repeat after me:

You are not inferior because of your age. You deserve the same rights as an older/younger person. Your age does not define your way of thinking, matureness, abilities or importance.

[akaroo26]

Things Society needs to stop teaching males

That they need to like drinking, eating and sleeping a lot to be manly

That they cannot understand women in no way at all

That they cannot be abused, emotionally or physically

That they do not need to be held or feel protected

That they need to be sexually aroused very easily

That they are inherently violent, angry and uncontrolable

That they are not allowed to shave because it is feminine

That them being feminine/ sensitive makes them homosexual or transgender

[akaroo26]

Things Society must stop teaching females

That they must be bitchy and bossy in order to be strong and competitive

That being confident and happy makes them selfish

That they need to have a job in order to be considered independent

That being a stay at home mother is wrong and makes them weak

That motherhood makes them bitchier

That knowing what they want and need makes them bitchy

That doing sexual stuff at a young age makes them sluts

That they need to be curvy to be attractive

That aging makes them ugly and bitchy

[akaroo26]

Things to do to be exceptional without claiming you have a mental illness/disorder

Find a hobby and become the best at it

Become a philanthropist/ volunteer

Find an ideology/ religion/ lifestyle you trully believe in and support it

Learn tons of stuff about a specific subject

Find your ideal style/ appearance and start putting it in your life

Enter a fandom

Set goals and work hard to achieve them

Learn about mental illnesses/ disorders and support the people that actually have them