Polin kutak

Medstudent, booklover, Serbia

[nevver]

das Bibliothek, Olivier Martel Savoie

[polascorner-blog]

Studying for my last med school exam! 👍💪💪💪😊😊😊

[soniadiazflores]

Transition Words For Your Essays

Transition Signals:

Transitions are words and phrases that connect ideas and show how they are related.

To repeat and ideas just stated:

In other words,

That is,

To repeat,

Again,

To illustrate an idea:

For example,

For instance,

In particular,

To illustrate,

In this manner,

Thus,

To announce a contrast, a change in direction:

Yet,

However,

Still,

Nevertheless,

On the other hand,

In contrast,

Instead of,

On the contrary,

Conversely,

Notwithstanding,

In spite of this,

Time:

At once,

In the interim,

At length,

Immediately,

At last,

Meanwhile,

In the meantime,

Presently,

At the same time,

Shortly,

In the end,

Temporarily,

Thereafter,

To restate an idea more precisely:

To be exact,

To be specific,

To be precise,

More specifically,

More precisely,

To mark a new idea as an addition to what has been said:

Similarly,

Also,

Too,

Besides,

Furthermore,

Further,

Moreover,

In addition,

To show cause and effect:

As a result,

For this reason,

Thereafter,

Hence,

Consequently,

Accordingly,

Conclusion:

In short,

To conclude,

In brief,

On the whole,

In summary,

To sum up,

[sixteensmallstepstohappiness]

1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise. 2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable. 3. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else. 4. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything. 5. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice. 6. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small. 7. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full. 8. organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle. 9. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck. 10. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog. 11. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through. 13. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything. 14. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends. 15. lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

(via elauxe)

A self care list. I’ve been working on this. I promise it’s worth it.

(via sweetbloodsomalia)

[polascorner-blog]

Znam da zvuči kao fraza ali zaista se ova knjiga, Dah života, čita u jednom dahu! Ispovest lekara koji je nadomak završetka specijalizacije iz neurohirurgije otkrio da boluje od raka pluća, njegova razmišljanja, nadanja i strahovi, sve to napisano vešto, bez sentimentalnosti i patetike, tako da čitaocu ubrzo postaje jasno da su ovo reči ne samo jednog lekara, već ujedno i pisca i filozofa.

[2ndhome]

January 10, 2017 | 1:44pm

I’ve been loving going to the shelves labeled “Medical” at Barnes and Noble… If anyone needs suggestions on what to read, here are a few!

[lil-languagelearner-deactivated]

OMFG I just typed this whole thing and then accidently deleted it. Lol. Well, here’s to starting over!

Hi! I wanted to do this because I understand how hard it can be to learn anything on your own, and hopefully I can help. 

But first, a gif. 

i. starting

     ‣ Assess what type of learner you are. Do you memorize things easily, or does it take you more time? Do you prefer seeing things written out, or visually? Everyone doesn’t learn the same way, and that’s okay (that rhymed)!

          » If you want a name to the type of learner you are, here’s a quiz (it also gives tips depending on what type of learner you are) !

     ‣ Try to semi-immerse yourself in the culture.

          » What I mean by this is just to expose yourself to the culture. It’s easy to learn Spanish without learning any culture, but without it, you miss important things! Also, it’s cool to learn about another culture. But do this in a fun way!

               ✍ For example, listen to music & radio, watch TV & movies [or dramas/soap operas/novelas (YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT)], go to restaurants, ask friends 

     ‣ Make a study schedule

          » I have a hard time with this myself, because I am very ambitious. Remember to be realistic. If you have 3+ of homework each night, maybe you can’t study every day, and that is A-okay!

          » how to make one: here, here, and a template

     ‣ Have a unique way to motivate yourself. I saw this in another master post and thought it was so great. It suggested you reward yourself when you study, for example, watching a favorite show afterwords or making yourself a smoothie. 

And finally, breathe, you got this!

ii. the Alphabet

     ‣ Learn like a child with alphabet songs! These really help me. I like songs and visual things in general tbh…

          » Songs in: Spanish, English, Korean, Japanese, French, ASL, Russian and more!

     ‣ Find fun ways to remember the sounds

           » For example, in Korean the ㅎ makes an h sound, and a video I watched told me to remember it as a man with a hat on his head

     ‣ And always write down everything!

iii. the basics

I am constantly trying to rush the process. But, as my great piano coach says, “The process has to be as important as the product.” So before going to the fun stuff, I recommend knowing:

     ‣ colors

     ‣ numbers

          » a number song in Korean, 6 other languages       

     ‣ essential phrases : how to introduce yourself, how to say how old you are, how to ask for help, ‘thank you’, ‘please’, etc…

     ‣ days of the week

     ‣ how to say what time it is

     ‣ honorary terms

          » this really depends on the language. I’m actively learning Spanish and Korean and in those two this is important.

               ✍ ex. It’d be kinda weird to call my two year old cousin ‘usted’.

iv. the fun stuff

And finalllyyyyyyy…. the fun stuff!!! Since you’re not learning this in a formal classroom setting, you can really do whatever you like. 

     ‣ Grammar

          » Start small: learn one bit of grammar every other day, or whenever feels best, and put it into practice 

          » Stick to one good source: I just say this because hopping around sources can be really confusing, and not every source teaches same way

          » You don’t have to spend loads of money!! When I first wanted to learn a language, I thought Rosetta Stone would be my only option (lol). But there are so so so so so many options, ones that are free!!

All but BBC Languages are available as apps. 

               ✍ Duolingo

               ✍ Mondly: like Duolingo, but more languages

               ✍ HelloTalk: Talk to native speakers! I’m doing it right now! I really love this. 

               ✍ BBC Languages

     ‣ Vocabulary

          » Pick 3 (or more) words to learn a day. My NemoSpanish and NemoKorean apps introduce me to 3 per day.

          » Label things in your living space (if you’re allowed to)

          » If you don’t know it, don’t ignore it, learn it!

          » Find cool ways to remember words

          » Write every word you learn down. 

     ‣ Making it fun

the best part

          » reward yourself; watch + listen to things; be patient, it’s okay to make mistakes; join/make study groups

                Ok that’s all!!

I hope this was helpful! Please message me if you have something you think I should add. And thanks for reading!! <3

[polascorner-blog]

"There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas." Susan Cain

[polascorner-blog]

Motivation for "Harvard students" or all students basically

1. If you fall asleep now, you will dream. If you study now, you will live your dream.

2. When you think it’s too late, the truth is, it’s still early.

3. The pain of studying is only temporary. But the pain of not knowing—ignorance—is forever.

4. Studying is not about time. It’s about effort.

5. Life is not all about studying. But if you can’t even conquer this little part of life, then what else can you possibly do?

6. Enjoy the inexorable pain.

7. It’s those who are earlier than the others, those who put in more effort, who can enjoy the feelings of success.

8. Not everyone can truely succeed in everything. But success only comes with self-management and determination.

9. Time is flying.

10. The saliva that flow now will become the tears of tomorrow.

11. Dogs are learning, ambassadors are playing.

12. If you don’t walk today, you’ll have to run tomorrow.

13. People who invest in the future are realists.

14. The level of education is in direct correlation with your salary.

15. When today is over, it will never come back.

[knjiski-moljac]

Ljudi ogorčeni na svijet pomalo su opasni. Oni misle da im je život ostao nešto dužan. Samo ono što čovjek ima u sebi čini ga sretnim ili nesretnim.

Agatha Christie (via knjiski-moljac)

[polascorner-blog]

Nisam računao na njen ponos. Iznenadila me njena samosvjesnost, njena nadmoćna hladnoća, njeno potpuno vladanje sobom. Suviše je jaka, i isključiva, kao i ja, samo ne žuri da to pokaže, tiha je i uporna, uvjerena da će biti onako kako ona hoće. Njen otpor nije pobuna, već strpljivo zauzimanje položaja, ne za trenutak, već za dugo vrijeme.

Meša Selimović