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Dissection of a horse, showing the nervous system. Coloured engraving by J. Pass after Harguinier, 1805.

Wellcome Collection

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A true friend is seen in times of need...

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How to build a language self-study plan

So I’ve noticed, upon combing through pages and pages of youtube videos and google blogs, that rarely does anyone ever actually tell you what you should be studying. There’s a reason for this ! Everyone is different and at a different level, different motivation. It’s impossible to create a study plan that is perfect for everyone… which is why it can also be agonizing to make one for yourself. 

“How am I supposed to know what’s important to study, if I don’t speak the language?” 

Well that’s a good question! You need to gauge how far you’ve come so far and how far you’d like to get. It’s easiest when you are starting from zero because you can learn the alphabet, numbers, basic phrases, and basic grammar. Easy peasy. You can go cover to cover in a text book. 

Here’s a check-list to create the perfect study plan special to you. 

1. What do I know already? What do I need to work on?

- is it worth starting a textbook, if you feel like you already know half of it? It might be worth completing the given exercises and if you achieve an 80% or higher (or you could give that lesson to someone else) then you can move on from that specific point.

- create a list of the points that you still need to master

2. What do I need to include in a study session?

- naturally there needs to be a focus or a few different focuses of a study session, whether it’s a specific activity or a grammar point. I recommend creating a list of things you want to get done (a.) every day, (b) every week, and © every month. These goals must be quantifiable. For example, every week I read two news articles in German. As a reflection, I then write a summary of the event of the article as well as a personal opinion. That’s an easy box to check.

- you need a reflection. It’s important to really take time to reflect on how you feel about the time spent and the materials used. What could you do better next time? What went well? 

3. When is the best time to study? 

- are you more active/focused in the morning or in the night? The key is consistency. If you have a routine, you’re far more likely to adhere to it. I know that my own schedule is highly changeable and that can make it very difficult, but I’ve found if I wake up in the same period of time every morning, brush my teeth, make my bed, and then sit down to my work, I feel far more productive. 

- how much should I study at a time? The recommended period is 25 minutes from the Pomodoro Method with a five minute break. You can research time-management techniques but ultimately it comes down to you. 

4. How do I take notes ?

- IT”S ALL ABOUT YOU! What I do is take messy notes in classes or on my own and then I transcribe the finished page to my Notion page. It gives me a chance to make the notes neater and also to review a little bit. I will say though statistically, you will remember better if you write by hand. 

- I like to have a column on each page for words I didn’t know

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How to use Notion for Language Learners - a masterpost

So, I have been learning languages for a while now, and one of the things I have always been struggling with is having a space that could gather all the info I need, the spreads I used to make on my bullet journal, and maybe even something more.

Notion has become my best friend all over the last couple of years, but as I am a pretty sick perfectionist, I am still mastering the art of creating efficient templates, but I am slowly overcoming this problem of mine… In the meantime enjoy my favorite YouTube videos all about Notion x Language Learning:

how to make the best language learning plan | notion templates | AD by Anna Lenks

ULTIMATE LANGUAGE PLANNER IN NOTION FOR POLYGLOTS by me :)

How to make a language learning plan that WORKS ✨ Notion for language learners by Elysse Speaks

How To Make A Sentence Mining Database in Notion | Language Learning | Tutorial + Free Template by Leafling Learns

How I Created a 30-Day Language Study Plan That Works! by Shea Jordan

Create a language learning schedule that works + Notion Template! by Jusuf

updating my language learning notion 🖊 by Jo Renee Languages

Language Learning: Notion, RemNote And Reverso (French) by Red Gregory

How I plan and organize my life and languages | Notion tour 📝 by Lindie Botes

Hope you enjoyed this post, in the meantime I'll go and create the best language-learning hub you will ever see

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Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

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Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

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This Twitter thread really spoke to me. I wanted to share it with anyone who hasn’t seen it. 

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what a good morning!! im gonna draw a dog!!

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This could be me. This could be one of my colleagues, one of my classmates, one of my friends. It’s understandable that the original owner is upset over losing her pet, but what she’s done in retaliation is despicable, as is the news station that ran this story smearing our profession. Veterinary professionals should be able to go to work without facing graphic threats of violence against them and their families in return for saving a life in an impossible situation. You wonder why veterinarians and their support staff have such obscenely high rates of depression and suicide? This is why.

If you have a pet, I’m begging you to come up with a financial plan for their veterinary care. Get pet insurance (especially if you’re getting a new puppy or kitten). Start an emergency fund. Have a credit card set aside specifically for this kind of situation. Apply to CareCredit or a charitable fund like the University of Tennessee’s AlignCare if you find yourself unable to cover a bill. Most people don’t have immediate access to $10,000 (which is a reasonable price for the intense level of care this puppy required), so you have to have a plan. And don’t go buy an expensive purebred puppy and then claim you don’t have any money for vet care.

Be kind to your veterinarian. We are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt from our education while making far less than our human healthcare counterparts. If we were in it for the money, we would have chosen any other career.

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Fight me horse people

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Hot take!!!

Basic husbandry and animal care needs to be taught in school. Holy shit. The amount of times I’ve had to explain to people that, no you can’t feed your cat on vegetables alone, there is a lot of blood involved when animals give birth she’s not being abused, the baby rabbit doesn’t care of your dog is being “friendly” it’s terrified and likely to die of shock, no the baby deer wasn’t abandoned it’s waiting for it’s mother to come back do not pick it up holy shit stop taking perfectly healthy baby animals out of their environments your literally dooming them

animal care is fucking important. We share this earth with animals, they are a part of out daily lives. It’s not just people going into animal care that need to know this shit, it’s terrifying how much people don’t realize

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a huge nessian masterlist

hey guys, so i’ve always wanted a really big masterlist of my fave fanfics on tumblr and I’m currently obsessed with nessian, so i’ve been doing this for like the last couple of days in short breaks. i’ve seen an elorcan one like this, so it gave me motivatio. uh, i tried sorting them into categories. feel free to dm me for more fanfic suggestions to add here! p.s. should i make a feysand and elriel one too?? p.s.s i love all the authors here and their fanfics! ok enjoy!

update: I MADE AN ELRIEL ONE. HERE.

fluff

@itsyouraveragebooklover

cuddles

family

his cooking

memories

new beginnings

solar eclipse

training

winter cuddles

@queen-archeron

post acowar (series)

spin the bottle

a messy surprise

memories & mistletoe

game of love

a change of heart

when stars align

disneyland

@aelin-and-feyre

as you wish, nes

nesta’s first starfall

pranks

@howtotameyourillyrian

nap time

sick

@modernbookfae

a sweet offering

nesta’s not-so-secret weakness

hotel room mix-up

ties us together

@deathbytitanium

won’t you be my valentine?

this is the life

@lady-therion

spoons

sweet tooth

@wingsofanillyrian

my sunshine

it’s not nice to keep secrets

drunken ballads

the morning after

i got you a prize

ikea shenanigans

coming home

a dinner forgotten

protective illyrians

pots and pans

too much to drink

the orphaned club

@sarahjtrash

potatoes of passion

la vie en rose

like real people do

pantastic

pancakes

goodnight

you brute

@illyriantremors​

wedding drabble

@catastrophicallyinlovewithbooks​

illyrian sunbathing

nobody touches the queen

@mariamuses

senseless

princess

@empress-ofbloodshed

gorgeous

mistlefoe

jealous

@tacmc

warrior’s vow

starlit scars

an illyrian lullaby

a new love

intoxication

the rest of our lives

the first flight

jealousy

angst

@itsyouraveragebooklover

acceptance

nightmares

two weeks

@queen-archeron

at last

haunted

@howtotameyourillyrian

(un)broken promises

@modernbookfae

new depths

@rhysanoodle

come home

@wingsofanillyrian

to seek comfort in his arms

@sarahjtrash

i’m here

secondhand fear

washed away

@mariamuses

not brand new

@tacmc

dancing in the rain

made of glass

time

nsfw

@queen-archeron

laser tag

@howtotameyourillyrian

temptation

@modernbookfae

reconciled

court of nightmares

nesta’s new armour

@deathbytitanium

tattoo

wake up call

“i forbid you”

are they hurting?

dessert

let him have cake: one | two

@rhysanoodle

sexy buns

@lady-therion

the strands between us

the ties that bind

fever

these savage storms

skin on skin

crave

playing dirty

daybreak

on your knees

her dark affection

@wingsofanillyrian

sore muscles

after dinner

kiss and make up

welcome home, commander

@illyriantremors​

fire and brimstone

foreplay

@catastrophicallyinlovewithbooks

koev halev

unravelled

‘kiss me’ drabble

staring at each other’s lips drabble

slow dancing drabble

@tacmc

ecstasy

au + others

@queen-archeron

if only

@aelin-and-feyre

double date (w/ feysand)

ice cream

@howtotameyourillyrian

nasty

@deathbytitanium

prep school au

@mariamuses

naughty

multi-chapter

@itsyouraveragebooklover​

timeline: one, two, three, four: part 1

@queen-archeron​

post-acowar masterlist

@wingsofanillyrian​

not just friends: one, two

@empress-ofbloodshed

club shadow masterlist (modern au)

@tacmc

tending to the fire masterlist

seasonal (christmas, valentines, etc.)

@tacmc (christmas)

snow & mistletoe

alone for christmas

any damn tree

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6 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship

1. Relationships aren’t about having another person satisfy or fulfil you. They’re about building each other up, and appreciating each other’s uniqueness - whilst also enjoying togetherness, and a degree of interdependency.

2. Although the first flush of love can blind you to their flaws, you need to see your partner for who they really are. We all have our shortcominga and weaknesses.

3. Be willing to learn and grow with your partner. Instead of being defensive, or demanding your own way, take the time to understand your partner’s perspective – and, hopefully, your partner will learn from you, atoo.

4. Learn to appreciate solitude. We need to be comfortable being alone, and to accept and be at peace with the person we are, in order to be healthy in relationships.

5. When it comes to arguments, look for the real reasons why you fight and disagree. Often there’s a pattern to when and why we fight – which points to buried issues, to hurt and unmet needs.

6. Embrace the ordinary in your relationships. In time, the stars will dim and things will feel humdrum. But the day-to-day has meaning when it’s shared with those you love.

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bitches say they're fine and then scream the "I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all" in bohemian rhapsody louder than everyone else

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BBQ

blease be quiet

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for those who do not love their education deeply

you are not 'spoilt'

you are not 'wasting' anything or anyone's time

the educational system is awful & you have every right to speak out against it

a teacher must teach you, but they must also entertain and encourage you. if they do not, that is out of your control

most dark academics are making the best of a bad situation

your mental health matters more than grades

not every subject will thrill & excite you. not enjoying literature, poetry or art doesn't make you a 'fake' academic

you can enjoy a subject without studying it & you have every right to say you enjoy it

barely passing or failing a course is not the end of the world. you will get better, whether that means continuing the course or dropping it for your true passion

sometimes you're not good at something, even if you love it. don't sacrifice your mental & physical health to pass a course that you find impossible, but let yourself enjoy it if you can

remember your worth is not in your grades.

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Y’ALL REMEMBER THESE DAMN 28,000 RUBBER DUCKS

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THE SHIP CARRYING THEM, THE “EVER LAUREL”, WAS ALSO PART OF THE EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION WHOSE SHIP CURRENTLY BLOCKS THE SUEZ CANAL