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Pierce The Veil’s new album, coffee, bookclub book and trying to fend off this tension headache

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my love mine all mine by mitski -- my interpretation

I am inspired to make this mainly because of the sole reason that this song has resonated too much with my feelings, yet when I look up the meaning and other people interpretation of this song online, it is completely different from what I thought it meant.

Someone said that the beauty of this song is specifically because it can be interpreted multiple ways, in which personal to the listener. Personally, I do think that the person who said this may thought of the song in a similar way that I do, but trying to cover it up (jk). But nevertheless, let's get into this song that managed to pinch my heart in pieces.

Moon, a hole of light Through the big top tent up high Here before and after me Shinin' down on me

One thing I love of Mitski of how some of her lyrics are just straight up statements (I'm referring to the line "Venus, planet of Love, was destroyed by global warming" in the song Nobody). As for this verse, I like the phrase "here before and after me" as the moon has always been there, observing, witnessing our life story like it is some kind of soap opera for her. Yet, it gives us the sense of familiarity, as the moon has always been there, whenever we look at the clear night sky, no matter what age we are.

Moon, tell me if I could Send up my heart to you? So, when I die, which I must do Could it shine down here with you?

This part is probably resonated the most for me. I have this part repeating in my mind like a loop. Especially the last two part, but that is also probably because I lowkey may still be suicidal. But after death, there is never a definite answer on what we became, and or what is next for us. After all, a dead person can't come back to life and tell us what is next in the chapter. The journey of life is linear. But if I can choose, I would sacrifice my heart to be a part of the moon too after I die. At least in the midst of confusion and unknown stage after death, I can have a familiar entity around me.

'Cause my love is mine, all mine I love mine, mine, mine Nothing in the world belongs to me But my love mine, all mine, all mine

See, this part is the part that got me writing all this mess. I view this as the love that was given out, the love that all this time was thought to be received or reciprocated, or mutual, was indeed hers all this time, as the other person did not reciprocate or receive it. All of the love that was given out was indeed all hers and hers only, she thought it was shared, but nope it was hers, which is why she said "nothing in the world belongs to me" and that include her person. The only thing that was hers is her love, that was originated from herself.

My baby, here on earth Showed me what my heart was worth So, when it comes to be my turn Could you shine it down here for her?

See, technically this part would disprove my points. But speaking from a personal experience, I would still love the person even if it was reciprocated. After all, if I can easily control my feelings, I would not be in love with that person in the first place.

As for the line "showed me what my heart was worth" I personally interpret that as showing the heart capability of loving and caring from someone.

'Cause my love is mine, all mine I love mine, mine, mine Nothing in the world belongs to me But my love mine, all mine Nothing in the world is mine for free But my love mine, all mine, all mine

This is basically and mostly just the chorus, but the added lyrics at the end also got me realizing, there is indeed nothing in the world that is mine for free :( not even the person that I have loved unconditionally for.

Nah one of the reason why I view this song so pessimistically is because I got my heart broken at the height of time where I was obsessed with this song <\3

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Reading literary articles as a baby scholar...

Honestly, you don’t (strictly) have to be new to academia to follow these tips. This is for anyone who is, in any way, struggling on how to read through literary articles. Maybe you’re having trouble understanding the text or you simply have too many things to read for your upcoming literature review or essay, etc. Either way, hopefully these tips would help make reading a little easier:

Read the abstract or summary: this might sound obvious, but it really helps! Reading through abstracts or article summaries can give you an idea of what the article might be about and if it’s relevant to your research. It can help you narrow down articles you need for further reading and give you a place to start. Some articles also include a list of keywords that you can look through to see if they fit the theme of your essay. Sometimes if the abstract or summary is detailed enough, and you are in a time crunch (emergency use ONLY), you can just refer to that instead of reading the whole article.

Read the book review or peer reviews: sometimes literary scholarship can be a little too dense and you might have trouble reading or understanding the text. Or sometimes there is just too much stuff to read through and the words start to get a little blurry🙁. In that case, instead of slogging through and reading the whole article/book/chapter read the book review or peer review instead. Not only will a review help you summarize the key points of the article/book/chapter, but the included commentary or criticism on the weak points of the text would help you get a clearer picture of both sides of the argument. This is also a useful tip to use if you’re just having trouble accessing a particular resource; you’re more likely to find and access reviews on it (especially if it is a book or chapter). 

Read the first and last lines of each paragraph: this will give you a general idea of what each paragraph is about. Usually, the key points can be found in the beginning and end of a paragraph so reading the first and last lines should give you a mini summary of what the text is about. It’s a great way to speed read through your articles.

Search up keywords or phrases: if your research article comes in digital format you can just do a search of keywords or phrases of what you’re looking for. Then look at the highlighted words or phrases and just read the lines for context. This way you can gauge the article’s relevance to your research topic. You can set these aside for later in depth analysis as well.

Hope this makes reading dry, literary articles a little bit easier! 😊

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what if I start updating my sociological reactions here and start teaching people sociology?

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goals for tomorrow:

have a lot of rest <3

finish my courseworks <3

clean up the trashes from my room

work out <3

specific chores:

meeting with advisor

upload passport and visa

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Quality always beats quantity, so study a little every day rather than cram everything in last minute.

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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

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When you're stuck writing an essay, print it up and reread what you have. It can seriously help you get out of your writer's block OR show you that you need to restructure some things OR show you that you've put too much in and that you need to cut back in order to expand more somewhere else.

Reread it and make it bleed.

A message from the revising committee.

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How to Write an EXCELLENT Paper!

…because English Majors write a LOT of them.

For WIP (Work In Progress) Wednesday, I’m working on another essay for my English class. I’ve been in classes that have essays almost every week. I can pump out a 500 word passing thought in two hours, and get a straight 100. Why am I telling you this? So you’ll heed the following tips.

Any questions? Feel free to hit the “Ask Me Anything” on my profile!

Keep reading

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Keep calm drink coffee and keep on Studying 📚✨

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ONLINE THINGS THAT HELP ME ON UNIVERSITY, because someone may need it

resoomer.com –> summarizes the text (you can set your native language)

wordcount.com –> counts words in document

speechinminutes.com –> counts how long it will take to read the prepared text (you can also set whether you speak slowly, quickly or normally)

essaytopicgenerator.com –> generates the topic of the essay based on keywords (the field or type of essay can also be included)

researchgate.net –> free texts that can be referred to in the essay

academia.edu –> free texts that can be referred to in the essay

Google Drive / Microsoft OneDrive and Office365 –> free cloud with tools to make slides, documents etc.

sites.google.com –> make free, simple website without any skills

carrd.co –> make free, simple and pretty website without any skills (max. 100 elements)

Online converters –> change file type to different file type

icons8.com –> free icons (for slides, sites etc.)

remove.bg –> remove background from photo

loader.to –> download YouTube video or playlist as video or sound files

forms.google.com –> make simple form/poll/quiz/etc.

quizlet.com –> make flashcards and test yourself (some things are only in pro version now)

Streaming services –> documentary films, educational podcasts etc.

artsandculture.google.com –> explore art, online museum tours etc.

plantsnap.com –> recognizes plants and mushrooms

ecosia.org –> web browser, but they plant trees when you use it

tunemymusic.com –> transfers music playlist (or text song list) to another service

shazam.com –> recognizes songs

slidesgo.com –> slides templates

Darkling Dark Mode –> dark mode for Google Chrome

Darkling Dark Mode –> dark mode for Microsoft Edge

thesaurus.com –> finds synonyms (you can easily find similar websites in your native language)

Apple reminders, google calendar etc. –> help organize

Online libraries –> free books

html-online.com –> write html, css and javascript online

supercook.com –> shows recipes with things you have at home

edx.org –> free courses

academicearth.org –> free courses

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reblogged this so that I probably will read it before the check back date

these articles are from the time (and energy) management course from domestika:

"Multitasking: Switching costs" by the American Psychological Association This research paper analyses how these subtle "switching" costs reduce efficiency and increase risk.

"The Illusion of Multitasking Improves Performance on Simple Tasks" by Gal Zauberman Multitasking is inefficient—but we feel like we're getting so much done. In a new study, Yale SOM's Gal Zauberman and his co-authors harnessed this mistaken impression, showing that when subjects believed they were multitasking, they performed better on simple tasks. Astonishing article if you want to continue the debate on multitasking.

"Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time" by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy Time is a finite resource, but energy is different. It has four wellsprings—the body, emotions, mind, and spirit—and in each, it can be systematically expanded and renewed. In this article, Schwartz, founder of the Energy Project, describes establishing rituals that will build energy in the four key dimensions.

(probable read day: 28/11/22) - check back on (28/12/22)

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How I am writing my philosophy notes:

Read the textbook, highlighting key concepts and terminology

Make a skeleton of notes from the syllabus

Fill in the skeleton from the textbook

Highlight and annotate the filled skeleton.

Complete wider reading and add those notes to the final document

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so how is the obisidian zettelkasten going? I'm still collecting links and books to read. I really need to get a note making work cycle going. Do you have any tips?

I currently have 6 books that I started annotating and of which I made a dedicated note with citations and my insight on it. I have 12 more books that I added for future reference but that I'd have to re-read to annotate them. I also have a bunch of articles on various subjects.

As for a note-taking cycle, here's what I do : When I read, I highlight citations that interest me. I try to think about what I want to use them for (Is it a good example of something ? Or an interesting idea/concept ?) and based on that, when I go through them again, I choose the ones I want to keep in my system. The one I keep, I put them in the note dedicated to the book, and them I make a separate note with the complete citations and my insights on it.

Here are some examples :

This is my bibliography, with the books I made a note on and the ones that are still waiting.

This is my note about The Man Who Would Be Queen. Not on screen but I have a habit of putting the ISBN when possible, and I always put the reference as the title in case I want to cite it somewhere.

Here I have my index. I don't name my notes, I just use a number (might change that in the future) so I explain what a note is about in the index to find more easily what I'm searching for. Then there are the citations. The number is linked directly to the note, and vice versa. Since there are a lot of citations, when I'm in the individual note and click on the link, I made it so it send me directly to the relevant citation.

And finally, here is an individual note I took about gay men and the social stigma of femininity. I still struggle to take notes that I find really useful or interesting, and especially I struggle to connect them, but I'll get there someday lol. It's a process.

When I'm lost, I constantly goes back to these two references : https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9SLlxaEEXY

THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH :

Citations about things I disagree with. I don't know how to organize them and how to use them in the system to develop new ideas.

Receipts. They normally don't have a place here but I'd still like to have examples of some ideas I develop.

The time it takes. It's very time consuming, but at the same time it will save me so much time in the future.

As I said, linking. I still don't know how to properly link my thinking in this system, probably because feminism is like. Very diverse.

Also I'd like to add that I use Zotero to manage my bibliography, and the WayBack Machine to save webpages that I might need in the future.

To finish this long ass post, I'd like to show you the graph view of my Obsidian, complete with my 213 notes including my psychology course notes.

Red dots are academic notes about psychology, purple dots are for feminism of course, and yellow dots are my sources.

Hope this helped !

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So… I'm halfway through my first book in Lithuanian ekkkk!! After 21 years of speaking Lithuanian I’m finally challenging myself to start reading in this beautiful language too! (I'm reading I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.)

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i struggle getting things done on some days. it’s very hard. but i think of how lapsing into habits or behaviors that you thought you’d overgrown is often seen as regressing— but i’ve come to see it as a natural cyclic part of life. like spring and winter, death and rebirth.