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Looking for people interested in a Discord study group

Haven't posted on here in centuries but I'm wondering if there's anyone else who'd like to have a kind of online study group for motivation?

I'm 19 and not in school for various reasons, I'm particularly interested in the humanities and try to keep learning despite not being in school.

I'm currently learning Latin, reading about Greek mythology and I intend to start learning via the YouTube channel CrashCourse again. Aside from that I've been playing guitar for a few months. Odds are I'll have some interests in common with some people on here!

I'd like to start a small Discord server with a handful of people as a place to motivate and help each other out.

I'm no Discord wizard in any way but it seems like an easy place to just hang out and chat, trying to combat pandemic loneliness and to help everyone get their things done. (It would be text only because I have some hearing issues, so keep that in mind if you prefer voice chats.)

I'm looking for some people around my age with similar interests, so feel free to send me a message if this sounds like something you'd interested in!

I don't have a whole lot of other requirements aside from what I mentioned before, aside from like, just being decent to each other, standard internet etiquette.

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https://youtu.be/-RRC4fnooXw

How Do You Know If You've Found Your Passion - True vs False Callings

Solid, practical advice

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https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/people-who-prioritize-friendship-over-romance/616779/?fbclid=IwAR3Befh2Qo_pQtgKUTs7jy4m-T1Rp2LLLDyz7juSQWSYX1t66IvkZT8D__o

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Attention Management: How to Take Control and Live Intentionally

We live in an age of information, and it’s becoming even more difficult to be in control of our attention. Every second, it seems like there’s something new to be consumed, something new to pay attention to. Because of this, it’s important to take control of our attention and more intentional about how we spend our time, and we can do so by practicing attention management.

Keep reading below for a transcription + some other posts you might be interested in:

Energy Management

Flexible Time Blocking

The Mandatory Midday Break

A Small Guide to Journaling

Staying Focused while Studying

Hope this helps!

Keep reading

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A native Russian speaker’s perspective on the Russian language

For those of you learning Russian or just curious about it :)

spelling is a mess 

punctuation is even worse: you have to know 76487658 rules and conduct a 10-step linguistic analysis to put proper punctuation marks in a more or less complex sentence

we constantly mix up similar-looking letters in English and Russian on the keyboard

everyone’s New Year resolution is to brush up their English

no one actually says ‘zdrav-stvuj-teh’ (здравствуйте, hello). It’s usually ‘zdras-tu-te’, ‘zdras-te’ (the most common variant), or even ��dras-te’ (there is a russian meme ‘дратути’ (dra-tu-tee) mocking a way of shortening the word)

in fast speech it’s normal to drop like 10-20% of sounds 

there are quite a few widely used words an expressions originated from criminal argot, presumably left over after mass imprisonment under Stalin 

the common way to address a stranger is мужчина, женщина or девушка (literally ‘man, woman, [young] girl’). Everyone finds it weird and inconvenient, but can’t come up with smth else

Russian swear words sound way ruder than English ones (still almost everyone swears)

quite a lot of English words don’t have well-sounding alternatives in Russian (words like self-consciousness, counterintuitive, rule of thumb will sound strange translated literally)

…but good luck translating 50 shades of meaning of Russian diminutives (кошка, кошечка, киса, кисонька, кис��ля, котик, кошак vs cat or kitty)

don’t ask me how Russian works without articles and link verbs, it’s probably just black magic

the Russian language is amazing. I’m fucking blessed to speak it as a first language.

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Why I love Russian

When Russians get tipsy they say “У меня вертолёты.” Lit. “I have the helicopters.”

There are two kinds of envy in Russian. “белая зависть” or “white envy” which is the good kind, where ultimately you are genuinely happy for the person and their good fortune. I think you can guess the other kind.

Russian’s terms of endearment are the best. “Солнышко” lit. “my small sun” and “Дорогуша” meaning “dearie” are among my favorites

Your first semester as a uni student is called “Боевое крещение” lit. “baptism by fire.” 

 When a Russian person feels like you are pulling their leg, they might say “Не надо мне лапшу на уши вешать” which means “don’t try to play me.” The literal translation? “Don’t hang noodles on my ears”

Russian people like to show their love for something by using diminutives, so phrases like “Буду кусочек этого тортика” lit. “I’ll have a teeny tiny piece of that cakey” and “Мне очень понравился этот супчик” lit. “I really liked that soupy-soup” are a common thing. My favorite diminutive, though? It’s “cпасибочки!” which literally means “Thankie!”

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I’m doing everything I can.

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Imagine where you could be by January 2019. Now do the work.

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I need to get more disciplined! I’m basically doing homeschooling at school if that makes any sense. One classroom, you make your own schedule, etc.

For ages I’ve really struggled with concentration but I’m back!!! I’m so happy with that! I’m really struggling with a lot of life things atm but I don’t think schoolwork will suffer too much from that, epic!

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School will be starting again for me the 27th!

I’ll try my best to properly post but I really struggle with being overwhelmed and being chaotic… but I’ll try!!

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I’m watching The Story of God on Netflix and ahhhh I really like it!!!

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I didn’t bring any homework to my weekend away and ohhh am I BORED. I regret everything.

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I’ll be reading and writing book reports over summer… Anyone any advice and tips on book reports? They’re my enemy.

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I got a not-so-great grade on a test and I was sorta down in the dumps about it but hey, I struggled with the test and still passed. It’s not that bad considering how much I struggled and how poor my concentration was!

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To be crystal clear I don’t support cringe culture like: ew that autistic 14 year old likes minecraft and homestuck, cringey!

I support cringe culture like: this grown ass 26 year old weaboo is racist and puts “straight so fuck your complaints” in his long tumblr bio like it’s some edgy rebellion

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Morgan Harpernichols