#how to human 101

[jennicatzies]

Untitled Silly Stage Westlise mini comic/dialogue visualization

Characters of @mayyak , @silly-stage-au

[wilting-fl0wer]

I'm in a rlly good mood and feeling rlly generous rn so have a treatie as a small ty @mayyak :3

[your-fav-is-autistic]

Westley Morgenstern from How To Human 101 is autistic.

Requested by: @mayyak (their own OC)

[just-some-guy-heihei]

P1 is original, P2 is version I like

Westley belongs to @mayyak

[thattransdad]

Makes a phone call and promptly forgets every word in the world

[divinesaint13]

Anatomy 101 “within cell’s interlinked” 🫀🧠

[jennicatzies]

Hello sibling. Trick. Or treat.

Hello sister. Treat. Mixed berries 🤲

[readingabc]

how to actually talk to people (without wanting to vanish into the void)

so you wanna strike up a conversation with that cool coworker, the neighbor you always see at the mailbox, or the person at the café reading your favorite book—but your brain goes ”ABORT MISSION” the second you try. Same. Such a loser right (not you me)...

I found this amazing article by conversation researcher michael yeomans that breaks down how to stop overthinking and just… talk to humans. here’s the gist:

✨ stop waiting for the ~perfect moment

newsflash: it doesn’t exist. most people are way more open to chatting than you think (we’re all just pretending we’re not awkward).

✨ look for low-key clues

their tote bag, their book, their ”i survived my vacation” t-shirt—all golden opportunities to say something like ”oh hey, i love that author!” or ”where was the vacation from hell?” (ok maybe phrase it nicer).

✨ share TWO things about yourself

instead of just ”i’m from seattle”, try ”i’m from seattle, but i miss the pizza from nyc.” now they can pick which thread to pull. galaxy brain move.

✨ ask questions that don’t sound like a job interview

swap ”what do you do?” for ”what’s something you’re obsessed with lately?” or ”what’s the best part of your day so far?” (bonus points if you actually listen to their answer.)

✨ avoid the “boomerask"

don’t be that person who asks ”do you like living here?” just so you can rant about your landlord. let the conversation breathe.

full article here:

~~ talking to strangers is less scary when you realize everyone’s just a little bit feral and lonely. go forth and say the thing.

[cottonbutleaves]

these political opinions are outrageous

not to be political on main but i think we should probably be making things easier for people

[matrixjjcf]

[lidiaconstantino]

Damaltians

Dalmatas

[howtohumanandotherstuff]

12/3/24

why is it so much more exciting to be asked out when you aren't expecting it, rather than on a dating app?

I think we feel more authentically seen when we're not carefully compiling evidence to prove just how date-able we are.

no profile, no filtered images, no silly prompts.

yes, its nice when somebody asks for your attention, but its nicer when they ask and you hadn't already been planning on giving it to them. it makes it feel new, exciting.

he confessed that he had been watching me in class, admiring me from afar in a situation where I was raw, unposed, wholly myself.

its been a while since I wasn't perfectly posed to get what I wanted.

its refreshing to be reminded that you are simply charming.

[backpackingspace]

My actual favorite part of wisdom saga is telemachus trying to lean against Athena (he thought about that for .03 seconds and then was like nah !!! :D she's my friend not the goddess of war!!! Good to see that the audacity is running strong in odysseus's family) and then just passed threw her and fell on the floor. And then Athena did not move at all!!! And just stood there looking at him.

[0bnoxious0range]

Sure Jean is super maladjusted. He has a pseudo-eating disorder, a fear of elevators, and doesn’t know if peaches grow on trees or not, but by far the most diabolical symptom of his maladjustment is that he somehow looked at top surgery scars and went yup! Heart surgery!

[headcanonthings]

Stiles: You should always say "please" and "thank you" Malia: Please shut the fuck up, thank you. Stiles: Not exactly what I had in mind, but you can't deny progress.

[jennicatzies]

Right after you

[ @mayyak 's characters ]

Funnies under the cut

This absolute banger of an interpretation by miss Mayya Kay herself [ I did not intend this but . God. God ]