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[octoswan]

I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

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[firelightinferno]

Oh, that’s very helpful indeed!

[writing-prompt-s]

!!!

[emmastory]

alla mingalёva

[metamorphesque]

Han Kang declines press conference, refuses to celebrate award while people die in wars Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in literature, has declined to hold a press conference, citing the global tragedies of the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Palestine conflict. Her father, the renowned novelist Han Seung-won, 85, conveyed her message during a press conference at the Han Seung-won Literary School in Jangheung, South Jeolla Province. "(Han Kang) told me, 'With the war intensifying and people being carried out dead every day, how can we have a celebration or a press conference?' She said she won’t hold a press conference," he said.

What Han Kang has done is a radical reminder that art cannot and should not exist in a vacuum, especially when the world around it is burning.

In a time when the entertainment industry mass-produces content to meet an endless appetite for meaningless distraction, we risk losing sight of art’s traditional role as a catalyst for reflection, resistance and revolution. Be it in literature, music or visual art, the most powerful works often emerge not from periods of peace and stability, but from times of unrest and conflict. They confront uncomfortable truths, challenge power structures and push audiences to think critically about the world they live in. As I have said many times before, art isn’t simply entertainment—it’s a mirror held up to society, and at times, a weapon against injustice.

The truth is, many entertainers may fear "disappointing" their audiences, losing sponsorship deals or damaging their "reputation" by taking such "strong" stances. But Han Kang’s gesture is proof that true art requires sacrifice, and sometimes, that sacrifice means choosing silence over celebration, message over money.

Han Kang’s decision shows everyone the power of refusal and the potential impact when art refuses to entertain at the expense of turning a blind eye to suffering. It is a call and, dare I say, a challenge to the wider artistic community to consider the weight of their influence and the moral imperative to use it for good.

[valtsv]

my main advice for writing an enemies to lovers relationship is to resist the urge to make the characters' loathing and attraction mutually exclusive opposing forces. it's okay if they're getting weirdly into it and having Thoughts whilst also sincerely wanting to kill each other with hammers.

[valtsv]

sometimes the best place for an "oh" moment of realization is while reeling from a punch and tasting blood in your mouth. it's kind of like a fucked up first kiss.

[urbannativegirl]

“If you have hard truths to offer up to someone make sure the voice is soft, the language beautiful and that you protect the dignity of the other. When the storm clears, make sure you all see sunshine.”

~ Sto:lo Author Lee Maracle

[tamarindfever]

All dis-empowered people seek empowerment. Patriarchy defines empowerment as the equivalent of power - over someone. This is the unifying philosophy that binds racism and sexism together. Power over the natural world, power over people, power over the seas, the air, time itself. Empowerment is the personal quest for oneness with nature, oneness with people, the seas, the skies, and time. The quest for power dis-empowers the very people who need to be empowered in order to alter the course of our story.

- Lee Maracle, “Racism, Sexism and Patriarchy,” Our Lives, (Summer/Fall 1988), 5, 8.

[cottageaesthetic]

[weltenwellen]

Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

[derangedrhythms]

If haunting is anything, perhaps that’s what it is; time in the wrong place.

Jeanette Winterson, from ‘As Strong As Death’ published in ‘Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories’

[brella]

good essays i’ve read this year

“the siren song” by nina maclaughlin

“out there: on not finishing” by devin kelly

“illuminating kirinyaga: meaing and knowing in mount kenya’s forests” by tristan mcconnell

“on the igbo art of storytelling” by ikechukwu ogbu

“poetry fills tehran streets as iranians adapt nowruz rituals to corona restrictions” by alex shams

“writing emails to my late father” by krista stevens

“panic is worse than pain: how fiction failed me after trauma” by jenn ashworth

[fencingthings]

There’s happiness and then there’s realizing that the last ten pages of a scientific paper are just the bibliography.

[esmereldastudies]

Study Motivators That Work

The 3 Minute Rule

When you have a task that you don't want to complete, just get started and keep going for 3 minutes. If you still don't want to complete the task after 3 minutes, stop and start another task

This method can be very challenging during the initial stages of trying it

When you procrastinate, you tend to find something else to do first to dodge the main task at hand

This rule forces you to immediately avoid any deviation from completing the task for 3 solid minutes with the option to stop after those 3 minutes

Discipline plays a crucial role in this motivation technique as starting the 3 minutes requires you to overcome procrastination

Something that helps in this process is trying to slightly mentally detach yourself from the situation to have an objective view on it

You need to look at the situation and acknowledge that you have the freedom to stop the task after 3 minutes if you truly cannot complete it and that you absolutely must start the task immediately

Often times, I keep going once I start which results in significantly improved productivity

Flexibile Schedules

Often times, I plan out the perfect study and work session with my tasks and times detailed to the second

However, sometimes, life gets in the way of these plans and I'm forced to reschedule everything

Something like this can be extremely demotivating, especially if your day revolved around your very detailed plan

To help solve such issues, there are 2 options for 2 different scenarios

The first option is to prevent the situation from occurring at all

Extremely rigid and detailed plans are very easy to disrupt

Preventing the situation would be done by outlining more flexible study and work plans that can be done at most times and don't rely on strict timings (I will post another article on creating a flexible and functional study schedule)

The second option is how to move forward if you do find yourself in a situation where your study plans have been disrupted and you're demotivated

In this instance, the first step is to list the topics you need to cover and sort them from most important to least important

Estimate how much time each topic will take and look at how much time you have available

Evaluate if the time you have available is adequate to completely cover all of your listed topics

If not, choose as many topics with the greatest priority that will be able to be completed within your available time

Remember, these steps should be completed within 5 minutes at most to prevent you from losing any more time

There's always a plan for every situation. It just needs to be found.

Justify It

If you truly feel like there's no reason to compete the task, find a reason

If the task is important enough for you to lament over it, it's certainly important enough for you to complete it as soon as possible

Clear your mind of any frustration and just relax

Think of what the purpose of the task is

Do you need to complete an assignment that will be a part of your final grade?

Do you need to complete a report for your job?

Will this benefit you in the future - near or far?

If you need to study, what is your end goal?

When I hesitate with my studying, I always remind myself that what I'm learning now will one day help me improve as a doctor

Once you identify a reason, act on it and complete the task

The reason will help you sense that what you're doing has meaning and purpose, making the task less of an inconvenience and more of a duty

Knowledge is always valuable.

[huitingreads]

a bunch of scribbles 

[ryebreadgf]

“When I was little, I asked my pastor if Judas had been in love with Jesus. He sent me back to my mother early, with a note for her to explain “things.” But no matter what anyone said, I couldn’t be convinced that the Bible was anything less than a love story. (I kissed your cheek in front of them all and in doing so, I think that I damned the both of us. You, to be left crucified and bleeding and paying for my sins. Me, to be left wandering and wanting and never to see your face again.)”

— K. Wright, Judas  (via chazeatsbrains)

[studywithmehomie]

1/100 day productivity challenge

I worked for four hours, read two chapters and took notes simultaneously. Trying to find a way to concentrate and stay focused. It's hard.

[livingthroughskylar]

Nobody tells you how hard college is. Nobody tells you about the nights you’ll spend overthinking, wondering if this is really what you want to do for the rest of your life. Nobody tells you how much sleep you’ll lose or how some nights you’ll cry until your cheeks burn. Nobody tells you that you may never experience that “connection” with a career that you’ve been waiting for all your life. You’re thrown out of high school and told to pick a major. You hadn’t put much thought into it before. Your parents say you should be a nurse, and you can’t think of anything better so you just say “sure.” You put all this time into nursing courses but now you’re having second thoughts. You don’t know if you can see yourself as a nurse or if you’d even make a good one to begin with. You’d always dreamed of making of difference, of being creative, of inspiring people. You’d always loved to draw and write but now you feel as though you’re throwing it all away - that you’re losing a part of yourself. They always talk about the good times. They talk about the friends you’ll meet and the memories you’ll make, but they never tell you how hard it is.

[scretladyspider]

Some tips for college students:

Try to get some sleep every night

Don’t believe in the myth that an all-nighter is some glorious rite of passage, you need to take care of yourself and to do that you should be sleeping regularly

Try to drink water every day

You can, if needed, use a coffee pot to make ramen, among other things

The dollar store is a good friend

Sing in the shower without shame

CHECK YOUR EMAIL EVERY DAY

Seriously, check your email

Talk to your professors!!! Not just if you’re having trouble but because they’re super cool people and you should say hello!

Turn off the TV while you’re studying. Get off social media. No twitter. No - put that phone down - no - you can answer that text later -

Most colleges have designated quiet areas for studying in the library!

Take notes in class! Writing stuff down helps you remember it! If you have a lot of trouble with this, most colleges actually hire note takers!

Don’t be too timid to ask that question! Raise your hand!

Remember that you are paying for an education, and if your professor isn’t doing their job you have every right to complain. They do not get to treat you like dirt or be lazy just because they feel entitled or have tenure. You are paying for a service and they better fucking give you that service.

If you’re gonna have sex, remember to use protection. Condoms are everyone’s friend!

If you are in an uncomfortable situation regarding a sexual encounter, you have every right to leave! If something happens, report it without shame! Consent is always necessary! Always! On both ends! 

If you aren’t clear on whether the person is consenting, straight up ask! If you get anything less than an enthusiastic yes, verbally, STOP EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY! 

IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AGAINST YOUR WILL. EVER. NEVER EVER. ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS FUCKKNG GARBAGE.

Depressed and anxious? Overwhelmed? Everything is too much all at once? Go to your colleges counseling center. Pretty much every college has one now and it’s good to talk to someone; some can even prescribe medication.

Stretch every morning

It’s okay to not wear makeup to class if you wake up late! It’s totally fine!!!

Grades are harder to obtain in college. A high school A is like a college C.

So don’t be quite so hard on yourself.

Tea is a great alternative to coffee. But go easy on energy drinks, they’re really bad for your kidneys. 

Water! Water! Water! 

The “Freshman 15″ is kind of a myth because honestly around your early 20′s your metabolism changes a bit, and starving yourself to try to make sure you don’t gain weight isn’t going to help anyone least of all you, so seriously, don’t worry about it.

Put your keys in the same place every night. No really. You will lose them frequently if you don’t do this, there’s already so much to keep track of

Study hard, but also give yourself a break.

You get out of it what you put in, but if it’s killing you you aren’t going to get anything out of it, so seriously, please take breaks now and then.

You’re going to have to say no now and then to hanging out with people. That’s totally okay to do for any reason that you need to.

Be your own advocate. No one else is going to do it. That assignment not in the grade book? That professor not doing his job? Have a disability and need accommodations? You have to be the person who says something.

If you figure out that you can’t do as much as other students (like take as many classes) that’s fine!!! Take as long as you need to graduate. It’s better than running yourself into the ground.

Remember that being a workaholic is glorified in college but don’t fall for the myth! YOU matter more than your grades!!!! You don’t have to be in every extra curricular!! You don’t have to try to do all the things!!! Take breaks!!!!

It’s okay if you figure out that college isn’t the best path for you. There are options!

Take photos of everything!

Talk to your roommate about something if it bugs you. You are going to be living with that person for a few months; talk to them directly about the problem. No passive aggressive bullshit. For example, “it bothers me when you drink my soda without asking. Can you please stop doing that?” You state what the problem is, not dodge around it, and asked for a solution. There you go. Simple. 

If you really hate living with someone, and they ask you if you wanna live with them again, say no. You don’t have to make yourself miserable to make someone else happy.

Forgive your roommate if they’re messier than you might like - and talk to them about it! Maybe there’s a reason why they haven’t been cleaning!

There is no shame in being an utter nerd, especially in college

You don’t have to be who your parents want you to be. You are in college for YOU. Not for them. 

That weird social event? Check it out! That person you think you have a crush on? Talk to them! Don’t be afraid to stick your neck out! 

You don’t have to find your soulmate in college. Marrying the wrong person is much worse than not marrying at all.

In the end, remember that this stuff is important, but you should only be sacrificing so much of yourself for your education. You are always, always, always more important than your grades or a degree. Always.