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saturday morning: snow softly falling, coffee steam, notes on northanger abbey scribbled on an old postcard

Lately I can’t stop reading, thinking, obsessing, about love. As a theoretical exercise: what is this thing which has no intention, no obvious purpose, no end towards which a process inevitably, predictably unfolds? A feeling which, like all aesthetic experience, is not general – it is particular to each instance, originating out of a singular sensational body, evoking a response which betrays pleasure and displeasure, desire, want, colour. What is the house that love built made of, made for? I don’t think I make sense about half of the time in my writing but I can’t stop circling back to this idea at the moment, maybe there’s something in it that I haven’t yet connected up in my mind

lifeofthegrind

this is mostly a joke

caeruleuz

wednesdays are somehow always my slump days... i just never get shit done >:(

anyone else?

music-of-learning

From Beginner to Intermediate: an intense plan for advancing in language

Introduction

I've studied Spanish at school for 3 years and now I'm at a low B1 level. I can actually understand pretty well while listening or reading but I can't communicate fluently.

This plan will include vocabulary build up, some grammar revision, a lot of listening, reading and writing. And could be used for the most languages, not only Spanish.

Plan

Every day:

Conjugate one verb in present, past and future tenses

Make a list about 10 - 30 words long

Create flashcards with them and start learning them (I use Quizlet for flashcards)

Revise yesterday's set of flashcards

2-3 times a week:

Read an article or a few pages from a book

Write a few sentences about anything in your target language

Listen to one episode of podcast (at least one)

Once a week or every two weeks:

Watch a movie in your target language, preferably animated movie as the language used there is easier. You can watch with subtitles

Grammar exercises

Translate some short text

Once a month:

Write something longer, like an essay or report, on chosen topic

Additionally:

Talk to yourself, to your friends, to your pets

Text with someone

Look at the transcription while listening to the podcast for second time

Repeat what you hear (in podcast or movie)

Check words you don't know from the listening and reading

Read out loud

Listen to music in your target language - you can even learn the text and sing along

Watch YouTube in your target language

Change your phone language to the one you're learning

Think in you target language!!!

***This is very intense plan for self-learners, you don't have to do all of these things in the given time. Adjust it to your own pace. I'll try to stick to this, if I have enough time.***

phdingifs

Reading theory papers in my discipline

junketss

22.07.20 | one day I’ll finish this biography and that day will be miraculous

phd-theology

books in my reading nook and summer green outside 🤍

becdoesbiomed

Several hours into an academic paper trail, the PhD student has read much; none of it relevant.

ex-injuria-jus-non-oritur

How is everyone preparing for the upcoming school year? Are you online or in person? Are you feeling anxious? What a strange time to be doing anything!

IG: flatneedledistillery

pastelparrotlet

Try stuff. Put plants in your room even if you aren’t the best at caring for them. Attempt that dessert recipe even if it turns out ugly. Listen to that music you’ve been meaning to try for a while. The world is full of infinite sources of goodness and the best thing to do it to try and find as many as possible.

spread-positivity-everywhere

⭐️⭐️ Your value is not based on your productivity ⭐️⭐️

betterself

17.11.2019; my cheeky skincare haul from last evening. i have run out of most of my products, so i had to replace them to treat my skin well this winter.

i've been working on a very interesting paper on women's rights and gender equality in relation with international law, so i'm enjoying myself this sunday.