#learning is a process

[adastra-sf]

There’s no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.

- Robin Williams

[minecraftdog]

I'm in my hate my art moment but I am really proud of myself because this year and especially recently I have drawn more than ever. and the fact that I dislike what I do means I am improving and if I put my heart into practicing I'll get so much better soon

[aaaaanndbackstabbed]

Who knew heads were so difficult to draw???

[pahvl]

This!

Learning is a process, especially when we are young. We succeed, we make mistakes, we try, but it's the effort that matters.

Like in a good adventure story, it's about the way and how it changes us. It's not only about the knowledge we retain, but also the skills we acquired - how to handle knowledge, how to solve problems, how to express ourselves...

It's like walking. If you get a ride everywhere, you build neither stamina nor muscles. And you grow more and more dependent on riding. Taking the walks is tiring and might not make you into an athlete, but it sure is good for your overall health.

"what did students do before chatgpt?" well one time i forgot i had a history essay due at my 10am class the morning of so over the course of my 30 minute bus ride to school i awkwardly used by backpack as a desk, sped wrote the essay, and got an A on it.

six months later i re-read the essay prior to the final exam, went 'ohhhh yeah i remember this', got a question on that topic, and aced it.

point being that actually doing the work is how you learn the material and internalize it. ChatGPT can give you a short cut but you won't build you the the muscles.

[doccywhomst]

[moonilit]

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[encryptedlunacy]

Some more for the list, if you don't mind

*rakes leaves in fall "because it looks messy" or "my kids/dog/etc LOVE playing in the raked mounds!! ❤️"

*unsustainable moss (or any plant really but moss especially) foraging

*planting invasive species/seeds in wild areas "for biodiversity"

*using poisons on infestations or local pests like rats and mice

*I got rid of it all, I want some pretty plants (looking at milkweed, bb I'm so sorry)

*I got these wildflower meadow seeds from the garden centre, they help wildlife!! (Not catered to your area or the biome you live in)

Bingo of bad naturalist takes you can fill out when someone's being stupid about wildlife

@cathartidae you asked to be tagged when i posted it well here it is :>

[k1tty5]

HADM 16 - Scar !

[evidmid]

A Sky, a Star

[felixir-of-moths]

I was 14 too when I wrote my first fanfic, a 10k Shaman King mess with OCs made out of my middle school friends. I was already writing non-fanfic then, very awkwardly of course, but this project was the beginning of taking writing seriously, with intent and purpose. And of course, it was bad, it was childish and cringe.

But then it wasn't.

Because a Shaman King messy angsty fanfic led to two or three others, then to shorts novels, then to actual full-on original novels. Because it led me to learn about narrative technique and worldbuilding, to get insanely fast at typing - and okay, I'm never gonna be famous or anything, that was never the point anyway.

Fanfic helped me connect with people who enjoyed what I was doing. It's what ignited the feeling of oh shit I may just have found a piece of me.

AO3 is not a classroom, you're not there to get evaluated. It's not a workplace, it's not a school, it's a platform made for free, unbound, raw artistic expression.

So why would you have a dislike button in a place like this?

People don't write on AO3 to get evaluated, or mocked, or blamed. They're here to share and connect. And you can help them grow with constructive criticisms and advices - seriously, when did a dislike had taught anybody anything?

"i want a dislike button on ao3" so you want less fanfic. even if you don't think you want less fanfic you want less fanfic. because when people start getting dislikes on their fanfic they will want to write less fanfic. hope this helps <3

[hinamie]

ill stop drawing yuuji slouching with his hands in his hoodie pockets when i'm dead and buried

[harriertail]

the sun traill, gouache study

[galaxylover06]

A late Valentine's comic for Shadikal nation! 🧡🖤

[readingandbooking]

Shen Yuan is very special to me bc he’s the type of person who would say “they would NOT fucking say that” to the person who is in fact, in the process of saying that. Binghe is out here trying to confess his love and Shen Yuan is slamming his hands into his ears and yelling ooc.