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read classics - I know from experience its a slow but steady climb when it comes to reading classics, but it’s a worth while experience to put yourself in world that so different from the world now but mirrors it quite the same. Reading classical opens you mind to how simple but complex the human race is. It might seem like chore especially if your not a reader but you can start by just picking a classical that ficinated you the most  and listening to it on audiobook first. After a couple times of listening on audiobook you’ll get used to rhythm of the language and it’ll be easier to continue reading on your own. Also, pro tips- if you really wanna kick it up a notch, write a short review for every classic you read to help retain the info. 

expand your genres-  Everyones knows there’s a lot to be learned from movies, tv show and music but for most of us, once we learn what kind of genres we like we tend to never branch out and this limits our learning. You don’t have to like every genre but exposing yourself to different styles of music and movies teaches you tolerance and after a while of forcing yourself to do this, you might find your pallet start to shift.  

watch youtube videos- This is one of my favorite ways to not only be entertained but to get a general overview of a certain topic, usually if it sparks my interest i’ll do a little further research. Youtube channels such as ted-ed, asap science, scishow and today i found out do an amazing job of giving you a little bit of knowledge about everything.

listen to people who have different opions than you- I know this one is particularly hard one for most people, but your going to learn the least from having repeptive conversations with people with the same ideas as you. People with different opinions than you will have an impact on how you live your life wether you like it or not; its not your job to accept their ways of thinking but to understand why they think the way they do- you never know, you might just find that the other persons opinion has some merit and might make you more knowlegable about a certain situation. A great way to do this is to watch interviews, read articles about the opposing side of your opinion.

Accept that you’ll never know everything- This is an important one, you may be thinking, how does this have to do with educating myself? well, I added this one because I truly feel like you can’t educate yourself without acknowledging your ignorance. A person who thinks they know eveything has no room to learn. One of the most powerful ways to educate your self is to accept that you are never going to be finished learning, this opens you up and makes you more receptive to lessons we learn in life everyday. So in short, if you want to be more educated, just live! we’re all life long students and that’s okay. 

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Easy Tips To Be More Familiar With Your Target Language

The key to getting familiar with your TL is to practise regularly so here are some fun things I do to familiarise myself with my TL(s).

Obviously, to get better at writing, you need to start a diary in your TL. It doesn’t have to be anything complicated or super personal. You can write about a dream you had or your lunch or a random encounter with a stranger..etc. One thing I’ve found that really helps you learn new vocabulary quickly is to explain to yourself topics you’re interested in in your TL. For example write about how the latest presidential election went in your country. That way you get to learn vocabulary related to a certain topic faster than if you’re just memorising words because you’re actually using them.

Start thinking in your TL. Even if you’re not advanced enough. Start bit by bit. Sentence by sentence. Train yourself to think a specific sentence in your TL. For example everytime you think “Oh that’s easy!” don’t say it in your native tongue, train yourself to think it in your TL. And that’s that. Keep adding sentences till it becomes natural for you to think in your TL.

If you’re anything like me and LOVE to daydream and imagine yourself in AUs or in some unrealistic scenarios then do it in your TL. It makes learning and practicing your TL much more fun. Again, if you’re not advanced enough just switch a couple of sentences and keep adding sentences untill you’re a fluent!

Write (some of) your tasks/To-Do lists/reminders in your TL.

Switch the language on your phone to your TL. If it’s too overwhelming, switch only one app. Something you go on frequently so you know where each setting is and having them in a different language won’t bother you.

Translate billboards/signs when you’re outside and you’re bored.

Randomly repeat words. For me, Mandarin is a very beautiful language and I love how the words sound so I’ll randomly start repeating all the words I know because I like how they roll off my tongue

Those are all the tips I have for now. Good luck!

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Beautiful Bamberg in the snow ❄️

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The person I reblogged this from has a quality blog and I recommend you all follow them

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Instead of making fun of people who do things at an older age that are normally done younger ( like getting their diploma or GED, learning to drive, even learning to read ) how about you:

don’t

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11/21-23/18

16-18 Days of Productivity

Okayyy very late post and no picture but to be fair I haven't had time to go on and I don't have a lot of props rip

Anyway, in the three days I've been gone I have:

Typed all my chem notes and done all my chem homework

Finished a lab and some notes for earth and space science

Finished my project on the Boer War

Now that I'm typing it out, it doesn't seem like a whole lot but damn chem is a lot work (duh)

🎧 Listening to: Iron Man, Black Sabbath

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11 . 18 . 18

13/100 Days of Productivity

I don’t have any study pictures (again, sorry) so here’s my sister’s hedgehog

Today I cleaned my room and put up Christmas decorations in my room! I also finished my research about Canadian-British identity and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. I just need to put all the information and pictures onto my slide show.

Listening to: Girls/Girls/Boys, Panic! At the Disco

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15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

I was tagged by @ice-cream-and-study, thanks, this is the first time I’ve been  tagged in something like this! :)

1. are you named after anyone? my middle name (Jayne) is the same as my great-aunt’s first name if that counts

2. when was the last time you cried? yesterday when I was watching Yara Sofia’s lipsync on RuPaul s3

3. do you have kids? i am a kid (not really but its fine)

4. do you use sarcasm a lot? nooooooo of course not (that was sarcasm lol)

5. what’s your eye color? dark brown

6. scary movie or happy ending? happy ending, I don’t watch a whole lot of scary movies

7. any special talents? idk not really, I’m really good at mario kart though

8. where were you born? Oceanside, California

9. what are your hobbies? watching netflix (im binge watching RuPaul rn), playing video games (nintendo and sims 4) and reading

10. do you have any pets? 2 cats, 6 fish and 1 hedgehog

11. what sports do you play/have you played? wii sports

12. how tall are you? 5″7ish

13. favorite subject in school? history (mainly ancient history but I took that last year rip)

14. dream job? uhhhh something to do with history or archaeology. idk any specifics but def something in one of those two fields

15. why aren’t there 15 real questions? it has a question mark doesn’t it? thats a real question lol

I tag @green-productivitea @patriotstudies @anthro-and-depression @historicalemily @niveraswings @kyoto-studies @hannybstudies @ingenuestudies @alinaetude @studylikegeller @sleepy-sweetie @piiess @shinistudies @adelinestudiess @skatingstudies

(even if you’re not tagged, feel free to do it! stuff like this is kinda fun lol)

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11 . 17 . 18

12/100 Days of Productivity

Here's a lazy picture of the front of my binder! (I dont remember who I bought the art from but I got it at Fan Expo Canada)

I pretty much just did chem today in terms of schoolwork buttttt I also babysat and got $15 then spent it all on Christmas stuff ☃️🎄

🎧 Listening to: Humility, Gorillaz

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Sometimes I’m overwhelmed with the insatiable desire to learn. To know astronomy and geography and language and architecture; to recognize each constellation, planet, and star; to speak and understand all languages, be able to decipher ancient Greek and Latin text; to grow my understanding of how the human body works; study the differences and similarities of each religion; recognize the use for each herb and seed and sapling.

I want to better myself, not for fame or recognition or power. I just want to understand. 

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11 . 16 . 18

11/10 Days of Productivity

Did some reading and answered questions on the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras today. I also got some new clothes and cleaned my room! Not super productive but I got stuff done 🙂

🎧 Listening to: Crazy Train, Ozzy Osbourne

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11 . 15 . 18

10/100 Days of Productivity

(I have no picture so heres a pic of captain holt)

So I didn't have time to post yesterday but I promise I did (some) stuff! I managed to clean out my binder and clean some old papers out of my desk! No homework stuff but still productive I'd say 🤷‍♀️

🎧 Listening to: Mr Tembo, Damon Albarn

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11 . 14 . 18

9/100 Days of Productivity

I've been doing chemistry review literally all night but now I'm confident for my test tomorrow so thats good! My notes aren't super fancy but I have a system I understand and that's really what counts I think 📑

🎧 Listening to: Curious, Hayley Kiyoko

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Kyrsten Sinema, an openly bisexual woman, just beat out  Republican Martha McSally to be the first Democrat to win an Arizona Senate seat in 30 years

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11 . 13 . 18

8/100 Days of Productivity

I just finished my chemistry homework for tonight and about to continue to read the passage on the Counter-Reformation! Not a whole lot to do tonight but that leaves me with more time for RuPaul!

Also, can we talk about this picture? I'm hella proud of it 🎉

🎧 Listening to: Americans, Janelle Monáe

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this year I’ve decided that I’m going to use one color for each chapter! I’m starting with red for all of my classes so look forward to red posts for a couple of weeks :)

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I actually learned it in fourth grade when I lived in the states but as soon as I came up to Canada I stopped learning it

Re-blog if you can write in cursive.

I heard cursive is dying. I want to see who still uses it.