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Get to Know Me

1. What is you middle name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. What is your zodiac sign? 5. What is your favorite color? 6. What’s your lucky number? 7. Do you have any pets? 8. Where are you from? 9. How tall are you? 10. What shoe size are you? 11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 12. What was your last dream about? 13. What talents do you have? 14. Are you psychic in any way? 15. Favorite song? 16. Favorite movie? 17. Who would be your ideal partner? 18. Do you want children? 19. Do you want a church wedding? 20. Are you religious? 21. Have you ever been to the hospital? 22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? 23. Have you ever met any celebrities? 24. Baths or showers? 25. What color socks are you wearing? 26. Have you ever been famous? 27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? 28. What type of music do you like? 29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? 30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 31. What position do you usually sleep in? 32. How big is your house? 33. What do you typically have for breakfast? 34. Have you ever fired a gun? 35. Have you ever tried archery? 36. Favorite clean word? 37. Favorite swear word? 38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 39. Do you have any scars? 40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? 41. Are you a good liar? 42. Are you a good judge of character? 43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? 44. Do you have a strong accent? 45. What is your favorite accent? 46. What is your personality type? 47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? 48. Can you curl your tongue? 49. Are you an innie or an outie? 50. Left or right handed? 51. Are you scared of spiders? 52. Favorite food? 53. Favorite foreign food? 54. Are you a clean or messy person? 55. Most used phrased? 56. Most used word? 57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 58. Do you have much of an ego? 59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? 60. Do you talk to yourself? 61. Do you sing to yourself? 62. Are you a good singer? 63. Biggest Fear? 64. Are you a gossip? 65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? 66. Do you like long or short hair? 67. Can you name all 50 states of America? 68. Favorite school subject? 69. Extrovert or Introvert? 70. Have you ever been scuba diving? 71. What makes you nervous? 72. Are you scared of the dark? 73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? 74. Are you ticklish? 75. Have you ever started a rumor? 76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? 77. Have you ever drank underage? 78. Have you ever done drugs? 79. Who was your first real crush? 80. How many piercings do you have? 81. Can you roll your Rs?“ 82. How fast can you type? 83. How fast can you run? 84. What color is your hair? 85. What color is your eyes? 86. What are you allergic to? 87. Do you keep a journal? 88. What do your parents do? 89. Do you like your age? 90. What makes you angry? 91. Do you like your own name? 92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? 93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? 94. What are you strengths? 95. What are your weaknesses? 96. How did you get your name? 97. Were your ancestors royalty? 98. Do you have any scars? 99. Color of your bedspread? 100. Color of your room?

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Feeling raw, how bout some asks?

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raw and drunk

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Tips & Trik Belajar IELTS (4): Speaking

Melanjutkan tulisan saya sebelumnya tentang belajar IELTS tentang reading di sini, kemudian juga tentang listening, serta preparing material, maka kali ini mulai memasuki bagian-bagian yang sedikit kurang familiar barangkali dibandingkan tes-tes bahasa inggris lainnya. Ya, dua hal yang menjadi pembeda dalam IELTS adalah adanya Writing dan Speaking. Saya mulai dari yang lebih mudah dulu ya (menurut saya) yaitu speaking. 

Overall Speaking

Bagi teman-teman yang belum tahu,akan saya jelaskan sedikit tentang tes speaking di IELTS. Dibandingkan section yang lain, tes ini paling singkat waktunya. Mungkin sekitar 15 - 20 menit saja. Tes ini terbagi dalam tiga section:

Section 1 : Introduction & Interview (4 - 5 menit) Bagian ini merupakan bagian yang paling mudah dan familiar. Penguji akan memperkenalkan dirinya, serta bertanya tentang dirimu. Hobi, aktivitas sehari-hari, pekerjaan, dan lain sebagainya. Topiknya masih berkisar kehidupan sehari-hari. 

Section 2 : Individual Long Turn (3 - 4 menit) Bagian kedua, tingkat kesulitannya lebih naik sedikit. Jadi, penguji nanti akan memberikanmu selembar kertas yang berisikan topik yang harus kamu jelaskan. Di bagian kedua ini istilahnya kamu diberi kesempatan menjadi pembicara / pencerita topik tersebut selama 2 menit. Kamu diberikan kesempatan untuk taking note / membuat draft yang akan kamu sampaikan selama satu menit. Selanjutnya setelah satu menit tersebut, kamu diberikan kesempatan bicara selama dua menit. 

Section 3 : Two Way Discussion (4 - 5 menit) Nah, ini bagian yang menurut saya cukup susah. Penguji bisa saja menananyakan tentang hal-hal yang kamu jelaskan tadi. Atau ada pertanyaan terkait dengan topik yang kamu sampaikan. Misal topiknya tentang tokoh idolamu, atau tentang isu politik kekinian. Susahnya adalah di sini kadang topiknya bisa berkembang secara abstrak dan bahkan bingung mau jawab apa hehe.  

Band Descriptor : Harus DIPAHAMI !

Kebanyakan orang selalu bertanya-tanya gimana sih biar bisa dapat score tinggi di IELTS, khususnya speaking sama reading. HEI ! JAWABANNYA SEBENARNYA UDAH ADA GUYS. IELTS secara resmi mempublikasikan Band Descriptor untuk public. Kalau teman-teman googling IELTS band descriptor, mudah sekali mendapatkannya. 

Band descriptor bisa dibilang adalah kriteria untuk mencapai skor yang diinginkan. Di atas adalah contoh band descriptor yang dijadikan acuan untuk belajar IELTS. Nah sekarang muncul pertanyaan, kenapa sih kita mesti memahami band descriptor? Bukankah yang penting kita bisa lancar dalam bicara, itu kan? Eits, emang bener sih guys, nggak mandatory, tapi bagi saya sangat-sangat dianjurkan. 

Kenapa demikian? Ingat, kita bukan native. Dan saya yakin teman-teman di sini memiliki waktu dan deadline tersendiri untuk mendapat skor IELTS agar bisa mendaftar beasiswa. Oleh karena itulah, mau tidak mau ya kita kejar skornya dulu dalam IELTS. Walaupun skill juga penting. 

Oke akan saya jelaskan sedikit di band descriptor ini. Ada 4 kriteria yang dijadikan penilaian dalam speaking test. Keempatnya memiliki bobot yang sama, tidak ada presentase yang lebih berat di salah satu indikator. 

Fluency & Coherence Fluency adalah tingkat kelancaran kita berbicara. Coherence adalah ketersinambungan antara kalimat satu dengan kalimat yang lainnya. Sekalipun bobotnya sama, namun menurut saya ini yang paling penting. Dulu ketika saya pertama kali belajar, yang saya kejar adalah Fluency dulu. Sebisa mungkin meminimasi pause dan fillers. Pause maksudnya kita berhenti lama, mikir ini mau ngomong apa selanjutnya. Fillers adalah saat kita bilang “Eeeee… Hmmmm..” dst. Nah, hal seperti itu harus diminimalisasi bahkan di tiadakan. So, terutama untuk Section 2, saat kita berbicara selama 2 menit penuh, jangan sampai ada “Mmmm… Eeee” atau long pause. Bisa-bisa score kita untuk ini jatuh.  Kemudian untuk coherence, ini juga bicara keterkaitan antara satu kalimat dengan kalimat yang lain. Teman-temna bisa gunakan kata hubung seperti However, Furthermore, Henceworth, In addition, dan kata-kata lainnya. Hal itu membuat ide atau topik yang kita sampaikan akan lebih runtut. 

Lexical Resource Bagian ini melihat tentang keterampilan kita dalam kekayaan kosakata. Ada tiga aspek pada hal ini yang penting Pertama adalah Vocabulary. Ya, ini tentang kekayaan kosakata kita. Semakin less common vocab yang kita gunakan, atau vocab-vocab sulit maka semakin tinggi nilai kita. Juga yang dilihat collocation atau kecocokan vocab tersebut. Percuma vocabnya aneh-aneh tapi nggak cocok sama sekali dengan konteks kalimat.  Kedua adalah Idiom. Ini adalah peribahasa. Jadi, gunakan peribahasa di bahasa inggris untuk mem-boost score-mu. Hafalkan bebrapa saja yang general yang bisa digunakan secara luas, bukan terlalu spesifik.  Ketiga adalah Paraphrase. Nah, ini yang seperti saya telah jelaskan di tulisan-tulisan saya sebelumnya, bahwa kemampuan paraphrasing di IELTS itu mutlak, dan di setiap section itu selalu ada, baik listening, reading, maupun writing.  Untuk bagian ini, bisa di maintain, namun jangan terlalu jadikan patokan. Dari ketiga aspek di atas, yang terpenting menurut saya yang harus dikejar adalah paraphrase, lalu idiom, dan terakhir vocabulary. Ingat, paraphrase ini bisa dipakai dimanapun. Masalah idiom juga relatif mudah jika teman-teman menggunakan idiom-idiom yang general yang konteksnya bisa meluas. Masalah vocab, lagi-lagi, ingat teman-teman punya waktu yang terbatas. Hafalkan vocab-vocab susah secukupnya yang general, dan bisa dipakai meluas. 

Grammatical Range & Accuracy Untuk section ini, menurut saya section yang sama-sama penting dengan fluency & coherence. Ada dua aspek di sini :  Pertama adalah Sentence Structure. Teman-teman harus menggunakan complex sentence  untuk mendapat skor yang tinggi. Jangan kebanyakan simple sentence. Mungkin cukup hanya di section 1 saja saat lebih ke perkenalan diri, tapi akan lebih baik jika dari section 1 teman-teman bisa menggunakan complex sentence.  Kedua adalah Error Free. Nah, ini yang harus dibiasakan juga. Sangat disayangkan ketika kalimat teman-teman banyak kesalahan. Misal situasi lampau, tapi pakai present, atau kata ganti He She It harusnya pakai Verb-S tapi kurang huruf “s”, itu sangat-sangat disayangkan. Ingat, si examiner merekam tes teman-teman, jadi kesalahan sekecil apapun pasti bakal ketahuan di rekaman tersebut. 

Pronunciation Terakhir, yang ga kalah penting pengucapan. Nah, buat yang medok seperti saya nih, harus dibiasakan niru-niru logatnya si native hehe. Coba cari beberapa pronounciation yang advanced untuk mem-boost skor teman-teman. Misal teknik meleburkan kalimat yang biasa diucapkan para native. Contohnya kata “First of All, biasanya para native mengucapkan “Firsoval”, dst. Banyak sekali kalau teman-teman amati di listening audio IELTS bagaimana mereka mengucapkan tentu saja dengan aksen British, karena IELTS sendiri berasal dari Inggris.

Tips dan Trik

Ada beberapa tips dan trik versi saya (wkwkw) untuk mempermudah belajar IELTS speaking. 

Maintain Fluency & Grammatical Accuracy: Slow but Sure. Untuk pertama kali belajar, bagi saya ini dulu yang terpenting. Teman-teman harus lancar dulu dan menggunakan grammar yang benar. Jangan mencoba bicara terlalu cepat dulu. Yang terpenting, grammarnya benar, karena kalau sudah terlanjur terbiasa salah, walaupun cepat ngomongnya, akan susah nanti mengubahnya. Ingat yang dinilai di sini adalah kelancaran bukan kecepatan. Jadi, bicara dengan speed yang standar saja, namun lancar, nggak ada long pause atau fillers. 

Boost Pronounciation: Listen, Read, and Speak. Tips ini sama dengan tips saya di tulisan saya tentang reading. Ini untuk mem-boost pronounciation kita. Yaitu kita mendengar listening recording (khususnya yang section 3 atau section 4 yang susah), sambil kita melihat transcript, dan melafalkan bersamaan dengan si native. Coba sambil amati beberapa pelafalan kata-kata yang bisa dilebur karena itu akan mem-boost score kamu. 

Avoid Long Pause : Use Sentence. Ini tips untuk menghindari long pause ketika teman-teman mendapat pertanyaan yang susah, khususnya di section 3. Misal nih, teman-teman dapat pertanyaan yang susah, nah sambil mikir, daripada diam aja, mending teman-teman bilang aja, (tapi tetep sambil mikir ya, jadi otak sama mulutnya sama-sama kerja hehe). Bilang aja gini “Mmmm, I think your question so difficult, so let me think it first”, atau “Wow, interesting topic. I never got this sentence before. So, let me think it in a few seconds”, dst. Intinya teman-teman berkata bahwa oh ternyata pertanyaannya sulit nih, coba aku mikir dulu ya. Hal itu ga masalah dan ga akan ngurangin nilai teman-teman (asal habis itu ga berhenti lama ya, wkwk, atau pas bilang gitu eh ternyata ada grammar yang salah, ya elah sama aja haaha). Atau bisa bilang “Thank you for your question. It’s quite interesting, so let me guess the answer”, dst. Banyak banget lah cara untuk menghindari long pause. 

Avoid Repetition, Self Correction, & Hesitation. Nah, ini yang harus dan bener-bener harus dihindari. Jangan kebanyakan repetisi. Misal satu kata digunakan berkali-kali. Hal ini berkaitan dengan kemampuan paraphrase. So, lagi-lagi ini soal pembiasaan. Juga jangan terlalu sering melakukan self correction, misal ada kalimat yang strukturnya salah, harusnya lampau eh tapi pake present. Kalau teman-teman nyadar, dan ga sampe mengubah arti dan jalan cerita, udah lanjut saja ceritanya. Ga usah “ups sorry, I mean… bla bla bla”. Bisa men-decrease score kalau kebanyakan self correction. 

Use IDIOM. Bagi saya ini wajib hukumnya. Teman-teman, kalau kalian mengamati di band descriptor, bagian lexical resource, kata-kata “idiom” baru muncul di band 7. Di bawahnya tidak ada sama sekali. Itu artinya apa? Ketika teman-teman menggunakan idiom, peluang dapat skor 7 untuk aspek penilaian ini besar banget. Itu pun di situ disebutkan bahwa “with some inappropriate choices” maksudnya ada beberapa idiom yang ga cocok penggunaannya, tapi masih bisa dapat 7. 

Section 2 : Show up Your Skill. Bagi saya, section 2 adalah saatnya teman-teman show up skill kita. Karena apa? Di sini kita dikasih waktu 2 menit untuk bicara tentang satu topik, dan yang terpenting ada 1 menit persiapan. Masukkan skill teman-teman di complex structure, less common vocab, idiom, advance pronounciation & grammar di sini, karena teman-teman punya preparation 1 menit. Section dua adalah kunci untuk mem-boost score kita. Jika section 2 kita sudah bisa menunjukkan skill kita, pasti di section tiga relatif aman.

Keep Talking until The Examiner Stop You. Ini khususnya untuk part 2. Silahkan teman-teman tetap berbicara sampai di stop, tapi make sure sudah teman-teman sampaikan semua pokok-pokok ide-nya. Jangan sampai ada yang belum tersampaikan lalu teman-teman sudah di stop. Jadi tetap kira-kira ya. Untuk part 1 dan part 3, setiap pertanyaan cukup 3 - 5 kalimat kompleks saja menjawabnya. Boleh sih lebih panjang, tapi sebaiknya juga di kontrol. Ingat, ielts bukan ngukur seberapa panjangnya, tapi seberapa akurat dan efektif kalimat yang digunakan.  

Pahami Band Descriptor untuk Score Target teman-teman. Sekali lagi, ini penting, agar teman-teman punya target yang jelas dalam belajar. Misal teman-teman menargetkan 7, maka lihat band score yang 7 itu seperti apa sih kriteria yang diinginkan.

Bikin Transcript jika perlu. Jika teman-teman masih kesulitan untuk lancar, kalau perlu bikin transcript untuk percakapan teman-teman. Bikin untuk berbagai topik sebanyak mungkin, lalu coba berbicara. Ingat tapi jangan dihafalkan. Karena itu akan menyulitkan pattern teman-teman sendiri. Yang teman-teman kejar di sini adalah pembiasaan serta dengan adanya transcript harapannya error free untuk grammar-nya, karena teman-teman crosscheck dulu sebelum bicara.  

Browsing Youtube : IELTS Speaking Example. Di youtube sudah banyak sekali contoh mulai dari speaking yang dapat band 3 sampai bahkan yang band 9 itu juga ada contohnya. Silahkan itu bisa dijadikan sarana belajar, namun jangan sepenuhnya dijadikan patokan, karena jelas IELTS ada sisi subjektivitas examiner juga dalam mememberikan nilai. 

Oke, demikian sedikit sharing saya mengenai speaking. Sekali lagi semua tips di atas ga ada artinya jika teman-teman malas untuk berlatih. Practice makes perfect, but Perfect Practices makes unbelievable results. Dulu salah satu sarana saya berlatih adalah merekam pakai kamera saat saya speaking (saat malam), lalu besok saya tunjukkan ke tentor saya. Jadi di situ saya bisa self evaluation, termasuk buat hiburan karena saya kadang cekikian sendiri lihat muka saya waktu speaking.So, sampai jumpa di bagian selanjutnya : Writing Tips :). Semoga bermanfaat. 

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My desk from some time ago. Tomorrow I start a new semester, and I’m kinda nervous and excited at the same time. New people and a lot of work is ahead of me. 

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heavy rain here in london🌧🌨 hope you are all keeping warm x

was wondering if anyone would enjoy a vlog about the MUST VISIT bookshops here in London? I have 5 favourites but there’s loads i’d really recommend ✨let me know

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Paris, France

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[palaeolithics]

I study English Lit too at A-Level !!, any tips on getting good grades consistently ?!

Hi! To be honest I’ve always found that English Literature is a difficult subject to revise for - it’s far more open to interpretation than many subjects, so of course there isn’t really a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer that you can learn. Even so, here a few things I’d suggest for keeping your grades high!

Get to know your texts. This might sound obvious, but I can’t stress how important is to fully understand the text you’re studying. If you’re not confident the plot and the characters, it will be difficult to write about and analyse clearly. This is particularly important with older texts like Shakespeare, which can sometimes be harder to follow. Also, the more familiar you are with your text, the easier it is to respond with an appropriate scene/ chapter to an essay question. Shmoop is useful for understanding texts, and so are the York Notes.

Make sure you’re covering everything mentioned in the markscheme. At the beginning of the year our teachers gave us a copy of this, but if you don’t have it already it’s almost certainly available on your exam board’s website. It’s useful to make sure you’re including everything you need in an essay, and to check what’s required to reach the top marks.

Know the context! I’d advise including relevant context in every paragraph of your essay. This could include information about the author, the society at the time it was written, related historical events, how readers at the time would respond, or even the response of modern readers!

Learn and use the right terminology. If you can refer to literary devices correctly in your essay, your analysis will look fantastic to the teacher/ examiner! Referring to the author’s use of things like sibilance, anaphora, and metaphor and their effects will show that you really know what you’re talking about.

Pay attention to feedback. If your teacher has marked your work and suggested how to improve, make sure to follow it up in your next essay. If your conclusion was weak, practice writing conclusions! If you haven’t used literary criticism, make sure to include it next time!

Keep on top of your revision! During GCSEs, I didn’t revise English Lit to almost the last minute and it was really stressful trying to study two years of information in only a few weeks. Try to make revision resources from early on- I find quote banks to be really useful, as well as mind maps for characters and themes. You could perhaps also make a summary for each chapter/ scene/ stanza whenever you’ve finished it.

I hope this was somewhat helpful! Remember, at the end of the day, your happiness matters much more than your grades do - so don’t forget to take care of yourself too. Have a good weekend! 😊

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TOEFL TIPS

Disclaimer: English is my second language, but I started learning it at age 5-6. My school is bilingual and I’ve taken math classes and science classes since age 6 in English. Later in life I took art, history, music and computer science in English. I read in English as much as I do in my native language (Spanish) and I was well prepared for this exams. This are tips to do better on it, but by no means my grades are based on only practicing these. 

READ. It gives you vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar. Read on different topics to see the difference in languages, formal and informal.

LISTEN TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE SPEAKING. It will help you pick up idioms and accents. That way, the listening section will be easy even if the speaker has a weird accent. 

TRY SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE WHO’S A NATIVE SPEAKER. It helps, but if you can’t, watch videos and shows in English.

MAKE VOICE NOTES. This helped me TONS for the speaking section. First, you get used to speaking to a machine (which is kinda weird for me) and second, you can listen to yourself. LISTEN TO YOURSELF. See which mistakes you make and correct yourself. If you realize your mistakes yourself, you will be more conscious to correct them.

TRY THINKING IN ENGLISH. Sometimes I think in other languages and it’s really weird, but it helps you structure your thought in that specific language.

ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM.

Sleep early the night before.

Make sure you wear something comfortable (I wore jeggings and a hoodie with a zipper in case the room was too hot)

Take a pen and a pencil.

Eat a breakfast that will be enough for 4 hours but not too much to make you full and sleepy.

Take some tissues (because the place was really cold and I got a runny nose)

Take a water bottle (some centers let you have it in your station, some others don’t, but if I’m not focused, I drink water to clear my mind, so it helped)

You have a timer, don’t get stressed. You can turn it off if you want (I wouldn’t advice it but some people get too stressed by it)

Make sure you answer every question.

When listening, take notes. It helps you remember what to say when you’re speaking and it reminds of the lectures when you’re answering questions. 

In question in which you have to chose 3 answers out of a 6 answer pack, start by crossing out the ones you are sure are not the right answer. Then make sure all the parts of the answer are true, not just half of it. 

If you are given a break, use it to walk around and clear your mind. Make sure you go back at the right time, but staying in the classroom only makes it more stressful.

YOU’LL DO JUST FINE, DON’T GET STRESSED. 

GOOD LUCK!

[pytheagoras]

29 jan. 2019 | my room is slowly becoming a jungle

[unpretty]

i always thought of a king sized bed as being a bit bigger than a queen, but now that i have one, i can tell you that a king sized bed is an absurdity. i can sprawl out, and my husband can sprawl out, and the cat can sprawl out, and none of us are touching. i reach out in the night, and find only pillows and plush walruses. i reach further and eventually find his elbow. he rolls over the comforters to try and find me. “i have crossed oceans of bed to be with you,” he says. there is a vast expanse of bed untouched, unmapped, unexplored. the cat is still trying to sleep on my face.

[bandomfandombeyond]

This is the opposite of a creepypasta

[this-aesthetic-of-mine]

modern! disney heroine aesthetic: mulan

mulan

cuts her own hair. captain of the hockey team. extremely athletic but somehow still clumsy. gives terrible advice but means well. patient, kind, determined- looks tough but is a sweet cinnamon roll. will pretend to be meditating if she doesn’t want to talk to you.

[edensmidian]

[klubbhead]

I hate English

[mornington-the-crescent]

English might seem complicated, but it can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.

[klubbhead]

Fuck you

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Game of Thrones Season 8 Official Trailer

“They’re coming…Our enemy doesn’t stop, doesn’t tire, doesn’t feel”

[augustmarathon]

They are coming...

[einstetic]

TYPES OF STUDENTS

a. studies to learn, not to get good grades. doesn’t stress about anything, sloppy handwriting, stacks of books, takes napping seriously b. spends every single night working their ass off for their grades yet still people think they are naturally smart c. spends more time procrastinating than actually studying. gets still good grades. secretly envied by others. d. always late, never has their material with them and interrupts everyone. still liked by everyone. e. the stereotypical hipster. loves classics, coffee and rainy weather. can be found at coffee shops reading or observing people. f. perfectionist who feels the need to better than anyone else. gets mad when a friend gets a better grade. g. envious of everyone. wants to get good grades but spends their time watching netflix all day long, still has the gut to complain about not having enough time to study. h. tries to do everything they can even though their mental health isn’t the best. skips a lot of school days to catch up on school work.

[marias-studyblr]

Best advice I’ve received so far

the time you take being jealous of other people’s success is the time you could be using to build your own

you’re never going to “feel like it”

doing and practicing now is better than waiting for the perfect moment

eliminate people with toxic habits from your life

you are in control. Everything you’ve done up to this moment led you here. Therefore, your future is determined by what you do now.

everything is as it should be and only later in life you can connect the dots.

self discipline will give you freedom. consistency will give you results

everything is temporary. You should find freedom in this concept

the rich stay rich acting poor and the poor stay poor acting rich

being healthy means finding a balance between the good and the bad

the people that outranked you have outworked you.

you can’t be grateful and negative at the same time.

Meditate on these statements. They are so very powerful! Xxx

[augustmarathon]

Totally agree!