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I’m learning my third language right now and the more I work on it, the more I’m glad that English is my native tongue because oh my god how does anyone learn the rules of this miserable cobbled-together nonsense that constantly has exceptions to its own rules and then exceptions to the exceptions
How has anyone learned to pronounce //a n y t h i n g// in English
All of you who learned English as a second language deserve an award and our apologies.
romanticizing studying, maybe i’ll finally be productive
Making equation sheets is such a pain, I wish we were allowed to write them in LaTeX.
In other news, reviewing my old notes is reminding me how much I despise electrostatics…I don’t hate all of electromagnetism, just electrostatics.
I can’t justify this accusation, but electrostatics gives me *kid who throws small rocks at other kids on the playground* energy.
since its nearing the end of finals, heres a masterlist of recipes of easy chinese foods thats good for self care:
Teas:
Ginger Red Date Tea
Ginger Honey Tea
Red Date Chrysanthemum Tea
Turmeric Cinnamon Tea
Red Date Longan Tea
Honeysuckle Monk Fruit Chrysanthemum Tea
Lemon Job’s Tears Herbal Tea
Apple Herbal Tea
Soups (Salty):
Sweet Corn Carrot Pork Bone Soup
Lean Pork Ripe Cucumber Herbal Soup
Winter Melon Soup (Chicken)
Winter Melon Soup (Lean Pork)
Bak Kut Teh
Green Papaya Pork Ribs Soup
Corn Soup
Tomato Pork Bone Soup
Egg Drop Soup
Vegetable Soup
Soups (Sweet):
Sweet Potato Ginger Soup
Snow Fungus Pear Soup
Papaya Snow Ear Fungus Soup
Mango Pomelo Sago Soup
Red Bean Soup
Gren Bean Soup
Lately I have been reading a lot of articles for my master thesis project. I don’t know about you, but after a week of literature review I am not able to remember what each of the articles were about or if they had any relevant piece of information. That’s why I developed my “keep track of what you read” system.
STEP 1 - organize your folders
Create a subfolder inside your project folder and give it a catchy name. I call mine “articles”, nice, huh? Then create a subfolder inside that folder and call it “to_read”. Now, every time you get a new article, you will put it into the “to_read” folder.
STEP 2 - give your PDFs a nice name
The default file name when you download an article is something ugly like “1-s2.0-S0140674607612379-main.pdf”. Change this for something that will allow you identify the article easily. I try to stick to the system “first_author (year)”.
STEP 3 - use the cloud
I have all my stuff stored in Dropbox or Google Drive. It’s the best if you are going to work from more than one device as it will keep your stuff synced and always accesible.
STEP 4 - create a reading log
My master thesis project is about auditory verbal hallucinations, language, and dynamic causal modelling, so I have to read articles about these three topics. To keep track of what I’m reading, I created an excel document in Google Drive with 3 different spread sheets, one for each of the topics. Now, every time I start reading an article, I open this document, I go to the spread sheet that fits, and I write down its title.
STEP 5 - read the article and take notes
I am a color coder, so I highlight the articles as I read them. Something interesting? Yellow. Hypotheses? Green. Relevant results? Blue. Then I take some notes of the important stuff, either in my research notebook or in a Word document, depends on my mood. Once you are done reading, move the article from the “to_read” subfolder to the main “articles” folder. At this step, you could also consider to use a reference manager like Mendeley or EndNote, but that’s a topic for another time.
STEP 6 - update the reading log
Now write in your log a couple of sentences (or more!) about the article you just read, just to jog your memory in the future. You can also copy some quotes you think will be usefull in the future or references to other articles cited in the text that you might want to check later. It’s up to you.
STEP 7 - hyperlink
If you have everything stored in the cloud, you can add hyperlinks from your reading log to the articles and/or to the notes you took on them. If you took notes on a paper notebook, write down which notebook it is and the page number where you can find those notes (numbering the pages of your notebook is a must!).
Now, remember that everybody works differently and this is only the system I use, but I strongly recommend keeping a reading log. I might seem like an overkill when you only have to read a couple of articles for class, but you’ll be gratefull for it when you have to use something you know you have read about… and you can’t remember where you read it.
On how to deal with the fact that students are busy (this is useful!)
Formalized Extensions and Pedagogies of Care
"The first new feature of my pedagogy of care is a formalized 12-hour grace period for every course activity and every formal, graded assignment. This allows for the technical problems that constantly emerge and it tells students not to worry if they are a few minutes or several hours late because of children, work, or whatever.
Another change I am finding successful is substantial use of sign-up sheets. Students select their due date — multiple due dates are available almost every week of the semester — for projects that ask them to present and analyze important objects, current events, or primary sources, all also of their choice.
Formalized extensions are having the most impact."
by Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda, read here
How do you see languages? how you choose which one to learn? why?
How do I see them? Well... I see languages, like everything else in life, in a colourful, detailed manner. English is simple, adaptable, ever-growing. I find it just as it is, existing out there. English is just a practical tool for me. I haven't had a chance to form an opinion about it, since we all learn it since elementary school. German is an art form for me. I love the sounds, I love how detailed and precise it can be. I love German music. Many wouldn't agree, but it's a beautiful, melodic language. I also didn't make a decision to learn it. It was part of education since elementary school.
Russian is like an old, almost forgotten dream. I've learnt it when I was a kid, and put it aside for years. I might pick it up again. It sounds really soft, romantic and gentle. I've learnt Latin, Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew at uni, and I like all three of those. Biblical Greek sounds better than Modern Greek. Modern Greek is too soft. Hebrew is like an elephant, it changes very little over time and carries so much history within each word and expression.
Japanese was the first language I decided to learn. I liked how repetitive, boxy and clear it sounded since the first time I heard it. It has that basic simplicity like my native language - one sound is always pronounced the same, no matter where it's placed. You can omit many words and still say a lot, it's quite clear where one word ends and another begins, and many other reasons. I love anime, manga, jidaigeki dramas, tokusatsu, so it's nice not to wait for subs. Japanese feels like home. Spanish is the most versatile language I know of. I find it clear and colourful, full of life. Sexiest version of Spanish is spoken in Spain, with their soft "s" and clean "y". Mexico sounds most uniform and suitable version of it for beginners. Porto Ricans sound like they have time limit to say what they want, so it's a bit hard for me to follow xD Colombians always sound like they are about to cry while speaking Spanish. Argentinians speak like they really want to be understood...
Italian is also easy to pronounce, uses almost the same sounds as I do in my native language. I just find their intonation so dramatic! xD I love it! But I'm still awfully shy to speak it. I'm not comfortable with those elongated vowels and drama.
Chinese always sounds like someone is reciting rules or some sort of instruction, and I find it hard to "hear" the words. I'm not sure where one ends and next one begins. I was foolish enough to try learning it on my own, but I wasn't disciplined. French sounds like a beautiful, compact tool. It's so flashy in writing but frugal in speech. You can say a lot very fast, since they don't pronounce more than 50% of what's written. But it's too context sensitive to learn it fast. I started A1 course few months ago...
Danish is a language I wish to learn but I doubt I will, at least not in near future. It sounds very soft and pleasant, and I’m never sure is the sentence a question or a statement. It sounds a bit cautious and doubtful? 😅 Or it’s just my imagination. I’m into Department Q books and movies, so Danish sounds very attractive at the moment. Especially when Nikolaj Lie Kaas speaks it. 🤭
What's annoying to one person is funny to another. Someone will be flattered by the extra attention from someone others would call clingy. The people who are too sensitive in some people's eyes are admired for being in touch with their emotions by others. What some would consider rude, others consider refreshing. What some people think of as oversharing, other people see as courageous honesty. Someone who's too quiet in some people's eyes is considered a good listener by others. What some people consider too personal, other people would love to discuss in depth. What looks like trying too hard to some people is recognized as genuine kindness by others. The point is that there's no such thing as being universally likeable, so just focus on finding the people who enjoy the qualities you have to offer and don't worry too much about the rest. I promise you that plenty of people out there will appreciate you for who you are.
Self Care Tips From Tumblr: When you feel like everyone hates you, sleep. When you feel like you hate everyone, eat. When you feel like you hate yourself, shower. Someone out there feels better because you exist.
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I just want to read a few books per week, learn multiple languages, and a couple of instruments, become more proficient at advanced mathematics, write essays and books, exercise regularly, sleep eight hours per night, eat really healthily, have an active social life including enjoying all of my close relationships, and be really sexy. Is that really so unreasonable
summer break means uncontrollable amount of online history/archeology courses, spending time at the library and making sure you know exactly where every book is placed, tons of notes and highlighting textbooks like a maniac, dirty porcelain cups because there is no time for anything else beside studying. sorry I can’t calm down. studying is much better with no pressure pushing you from every corner of the academic life. 🕰🏛☕️
Feeling that white/grey/brown combo
'Italian Girl with Flowers' by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863 - 1923)
infusing some much-needed magic into my life by studying at yale's medical library
Forget-Me-Nots - Karoliina Hellberg: , 2017
Finnish, b.1987-
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 27 x 27 cm