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ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴛ pt.2

Here are 10 more unique tips to help you stay consistent:

1. Tie It to an Existing Habit

Link your new habit to something you already do daily. Example: If you want to read more, read for 5 minutes right after brushing your teeth.

2. Use the "2-Minute Rule"

If a task feels overwhelming, start with just 2 minutes of effort.

Example: Instead of aiming for a full workout, just commit to putting on your workout clothes. Once you start, you'll likely keep going.

3. Track Progress Visually

Use a habit tracker, checklist, or even mark an "X" on a calendar every day you stick to your habit.

Seeing your streak grow will make you want to continue!

4. Set Non-Negotiables

Decide on a bare minimum you must do, no matter what.

Example: If you're too tired to exercise, do just 10 squats instead of skipping completely.

5. Change Your Environment

Make it easier to stay consistent by removing friction.

Example: If you want to drink more water, keep a bottle within reach at all times.

If you want to use your phone less, keep it in another room while working.

6. Develop an Identity-Based Mindset

Instead of saying, "I want to work out regularly," say "I am someone who exercises daily."

Aligning habits with your identity makes them easier to stick to.

7. Plan for Failure (Have a Backup Plan)

Expect obstacles and have a strategy for when things go wrong.

Example: If you miss a gym session, have a quick home workout plan as a backup.

If you can’t follow your full morning routine, pick just one key habit to keep.

8. Make It Fun

Consistency is easier when you enjoy the process!

Example: Turn boring tasks into a game, challenge yourself, or reward yourself after completing tasks.

9. Batch Similar Tasks Together

If you struggle with consistency, try batching tasks to make them easier.

Example: If you want to post on social media daily, create a week’s worth of content in one session.

10. Remove the Decision Fatigue

Plan ahead so you don’t have to think too much in the moment.

Example: Lay out your workout clothes the night before or meal prep for the week to avoid unhealthy choices.

Stay hydrated <3

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With the end of season two comes a second redraw!

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WAYS TO LIVE SLOWER IN 2025

2024 was such a blur for me, and I feel like I wasn’t really taking in the present moments as much as I should have. I don’t want to repeat the same thing in 2025, here’s a little few ways i’m implementing living slower in 2025. 

SHOWER MEDITATIONS. Each time I’m in the shower, I just focus on rinsing, soap, rinsing then I get out. While its a small thing to consider, as someone who has a lot of thoughts especially during school mornings, it's a nice way to ground yourself. 

If you’d like you can start off with a little prayer, thanking him for access to clean water and a bathroom. Let the water take all the struggles and stresses you have down the drain, use soap to renew yourself of yesterday for the new day and focus on how the water feels on your skin. Then, you can end it off with a prayer as well. 

TAKE THE TIME TO BE IN THE SUN OR NATURE. Perhaps you can read a book, listen to a playlist or just soak that time spent in nature. It's completely up to you, but I wouldn’t do anything that's too distracting like studying or scrolling. 

SAY THANK YOU, FOR NO ONE. Each time you get to sleep in your bed, say thank you. Each time you eat a meal, say thank you. Each time you get to have access to water, say thank you. There are a lot more opportunities to say thanks, but it just allows for daily appreciation of things that we do without thinking. 

UNATTACH YOUR PHONE FROM TASKS. Certain tasks, you do not need your phone. For example, cooking. When you cook and perhaps you’re waiting for something to boil, wash some dishes instead of opening instagram. Sometimes it doesn’t even have to be a task, when you’re in a car, don’t look at your phone, look outside at the window and observe the people or the cars you see. 

NO SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE MORNING OR EVENING. Social media is meant for quick consumption, but because it's so quick, we underestimate the time that we spend on it. Only 10 minutes can easily turn into an hour. I would avoid using it during these times because this is probably when we’re the most easily influenced by fads, products or misinformation. 

REST IS A TASK. Take the time out of your day to rest, because you need it. It doesn’t have to be a singular session daily either, it can be regular small intervals throughout the day. Use this time to reflect on how you’ve spent your time earlier, then do whatever you consider to rejuvenates you. 

LISTEN TO YOURSELF MORE. While the self improvement community does perpetuate the idea of ‘following the plan, not the mood’, (and i agree to an extent) but being miserable while trying to be productive is not ideal. If you’re sad, take the time to calm yourself down. You’re angry, then channel it into something high energy but not necessarily productive. 

In a way, being able to recognize these feelings and acknowledge them is a skill that is developed overtime and will be useful. 

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𝑇𝐻𝐸 75 𝑀𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑈𝑀 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝐿𝐿𝐸𝑁𝐺𝐸 : 𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑃 𝑀𝐴𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝐸𝑋𝐶𝑈𝑆𝐸𝑆 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐺𝐸𝑇 𝑇𝑂 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾

𝐴𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑙𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑐𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑓𝑓. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡? 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 "𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤" 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 75 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒- 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 75 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑; 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡, 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒? 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑠. 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑡, 𝑛𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑.

𝐷𝐴𝐼𝐿𝑌 𝑁𝑂𝑁-𝑁𝐸𝐺𝑂𝑇𝐼𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐸𝑆

1. 8,000 - 10,000 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠.

𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑. 𝐺𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚. 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒.

2. 𝑁𝑜 𝐴𝑙𝑐𝑜ℎ𝑜𝑙, 𝑆𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠.

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑣𝑜𝑑𝑘𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒. 𝑆𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝.

3. 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘 2 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟.

𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡. 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑠ℎ.

4. 𝑁𝑜 𝑆𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 (𝑈𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝐹𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡).

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 "𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓"- 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓. 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠? 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒.

5. 𝐺𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 7 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝.

𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑇𝑖𝑘𝑇𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 1 𝑎.𝑚. 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡. 𝑆𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑐𝑘.

6. 15-20 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑡 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦.

𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒. 𝑆𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑠ℎ𝑢𝑡 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒- 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑, 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙, 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟, 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟.

7. 10-𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝐴𝑟𝑚 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.

"𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼'𝑚 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑". 𝐺𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡? 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑. 𝑃𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑚𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟.

8. 10-𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑇𝑖𝑑𝑦-𝑈𝑝.

𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑏. 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 10 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒. 𝐴 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑.

9. 𝐺𝑢𝑎 𝑆ℎ𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛? 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐- 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦.

𝑊𝐸𝐸𝐾𝐿𝑌 𝑅𝐸𝑄𝑈𝐼𝑅𝐸𝑀𝐸𝑁𝑇𝑆

1. 3-4 𝐺𝑦𝑚 𝑜𝑟 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠.

𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 "𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛." 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠, 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑎 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑜𝑢𝑡, 𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑦𝑚. 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 > 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

2. 1 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑙.

𝑂𝑛𝑒. 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑑. 𝐸𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑖𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘.

3. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠.

𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤. 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡.

4. 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘.

𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦. 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑜𝑟 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑢𝑛𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒.

5. 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

𝐵𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓. 𝐷𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓, 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑖𝑡? 𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢- 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟.

𝐸𝑋𝑇𝑅𝐴 𝑅𝑈𝐿𝐸𝑆 (𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐶𝐴𝑁 𝐴𝐿𝑊𝐴𝑌𝑆 𝐷𝑂 𝑀𝑂𝑅𝐸)

𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ/𝑌𝑜𝑔𝑎 : 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ.

𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 : 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 3 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟.

𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑥 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 : 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑚-𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦, 𝑖𝑡'𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔.

𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑁𝑒𝑤 : 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑎 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡. 𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑦, "𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜..."

𝑆𝑇𝑂𝑃 𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃𝐿𝐴𝐼𝑁𝐼𝑁𝐺, 𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑇 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑁𝐺𝐼𝑁𝐺

𝑇ℎ𝑒 75 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒- 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡? 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦.

𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡, 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒'𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔.

[sensualnoiree]

❤️‍🔥 venus sign observations ~ karmic challenges edition ❤️‍🔥

Aries Venus

The shadow of Aries Venus is impatience in relationships and a tendency to act impulsively out of desire. There’s often a karmic pull toward self-centeredness, where personal gratification overshadows genuine connection.

Aries Venus must learn that true passion includes consideration for others, and that love doesn’t always have to be a conquest but a process of mutual respect and care.

Taurus Venus

Taurus Venus can struggle with possessiveness, fearing change and holding on too tightly to people or material comfort. The shadow manifests as over-attachment and stubbornness in relationships.

The karmic lesson is about learning to find security within, rather than seeking it externally, and embracing that love flourishes best with freedom and flexibility.

Gemini Venus

Gemini Venus’ shadow side is a tendency toward superficiality or restlessness, often feeling emotionally scattered. This Venus can struggle with consistency and depth in relationships, favoring variety over commitment.

The karmic challenge is to cultivate focus and deepen emotional connections, understanding that true intimacy requires more than surface-level exchanges.

Cancer Venus

The shadow of Cancer Venus can be emotional dependency and excessive need for validation from partners, often feeling hurt when boundaries are set.

Cancer Venus’ karmic journey involves learning to nurture themselves and not expect others to fulfill every emotional need, finding a balance between caring for others and honoring their own self-respect.

Leo Venus

Leo Venus may struggle with pride, desiring admiration and validation, which can overshadow genuine, humble affection. The dark side can manifest as vanity or entitlement in love.

The karmic path here involves embracing humility and seeing love as an opportunity to lift others up rather than always needing the spotlight, understanding that true love doesn’t seek applause.

Virgo Venus

Virgo Venus can become overly critical or perfectionistic, struggling to accept imperfections in themselves and others. This Venus often fears vulnerability, hiding behind a façade of “constructive” criticism.

The challenge is to embrace compassion over judgment, learning that love is about acceptance and growth rather than control or constant improvement.

Libra Venus

The shadow of Libra Venus lies in people-pleasing, often sacrificing their own needs to keep harmony. There can be a fear of conflict, leading to dishonesty about true feelings.

Their karmic lesson is about learning to be authentic, recognizing that love can thrive even with healthy boundaries and that true balance doesn’t require self-sacrifice.

Scorpio Venus

Scorpio Venus can become possessive, secretive, or even manipulative, fearing betrayal and striving to maintain control. This Venus sign struggles with trust, which can lead to emotional extremes.

The spiritual task is to cultivate trust and let go of control, understanding that real intimacy is a two-way exchange that requires openness and vulnerability.

Sagittarius Venus

The shadow side of Sagittarius Venus can be commitment-phobia, always seeking new experiences and fearing restriction. They may avoid emotional depth in favor of novelty.

Their karmic journey involves finding joy in committed connection, recognizing that true freedom in love includes emotional depth and responsibility to those they care about.

Capricorn Venus

Capricorn Venus can become overly focused on status, security, or practical gains, sometimes approaching relationships with a “business transaction” mindset. They may struggle with vulnerability, fearing it could compromise their ambitions.

The challenge is to see love as a partnership rather than a means to an end, understanding that relationships thrive on emotional presence, not just practical loyalty or status.

Aquarius Venus

A darker side of Aquarius Venus can be emotional detachment or aloofness, often prioritizing personal freedom over commitment. They may resist intimacy, fearing it will compromise their independence.

Their karmic lesson is to allow themselves to connect on a deeper level, understanding that love doesn’t have to mean losing themselves but can enhance their individuality within partnership.

Pisces Venus

Pisces Venus may struggle with idealism, often placing loved ones on a pedestal and losing their sense of self. This Venus can be prone to escapism, romanticizing relationships rather than facing challenges.

The spiritual task is to balance compassion with realism, learning to love others as they are while maintaining personal boundaries and grounded expectations.

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[someonefantastic]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIPER HALLIWELL | January 7, 1973

[agirlwithglam]

How to get over negative experiences in your life.

Whether it’s heartbreak, failure, feeling unloved, left out, not achieving something,

Always learn the lesson, then get over it. Life is short, you should not be dwelling on something that has happened!! Don’t let a small part of your day ruin the entire experience of this wonderful life!

It’s like for example: if you had $86400 and someone took away $60, would you be mad? Of course, but would too just give away the remaining $86340 to them? No, that would be stupid. The same way- you have 86400 seconds in a day and something happens, do you just let that consume you the rest of the day? Absolutely not.

That’s why here, we’re all about growing and evolving as people. We know that God gives us everything for a higher purpose, a reason that’s much bigger for you.

So any situation or event he gives you, LEARN FROM IT. Because why would you let something happen to you for nothing? Figure out the lesson, write about it, make a video about it, journal about it, or spread the message about it so more people can learn. But what’s important is that you understand the lesson God was trying to give you and so that experience doesn’t feel like a waste anymore. Instead, it feels like more of a blessing.

Like you also need to understand that all the advice I have and I right about on my blog, I have learned from personal experiences- and that’s how great those problems can be. Heartbreak and failure is your superpower if you know how to use it in a way to boost yourself.

[dearbaddie]

Embrace the constant evolution 🌱🪴🩶

[teehee-vibes]

Old habits die hard

[girlwithrituals]

HOW TO INCREASE SELF AWARENESS?

1. pay attention to what bothers you about others.

2. pay attention to which negative emotion you dislike and avoid the most.

3. identify unhelpful thoughts and beliefs you have.

4. make time to clarify your values.

5. draw a timeline of your life.

6. send out feedback about yourself.

7. practice mindfulness meditation

[csuitebitches]

The Charisma Myth: things that I liked

Three quick tips to gain an instant charisma boost in conversation:

Lower the intonation of your voice at the end of your sentences. Reduce how quickly and how often you nod.

Pause for two full seconds before you speak.

The very next time you’re in a conversation, try to regularly check whether your mind is fully engaged or whether it is wandering elsewhere (including preparing your next sentence).

Expensive clothing leads us to assume wealth, friendly body language leads us to assume good intentions, a confident posture leads us to assume the person has something to be confident about. In essence, people will tend to accept whatever you project.

when you can project both power and warmth together, you really maximize your personal charisma potential.

charismatic behaviors must originate in your mind. Knowing how to skillfully handle mental discomfort is even more important than knowing how to handle physical discomfort. Anxiety is a serious drawback to charisma. First, it impacts our internal state: quite obviously, it’s hard to be fully present while you’re feeling anxious. Anxiety can also lower our confidence. Anxiety, low presence, and low confidence can show up directly in our body language, as well as reduce our ability to emanate warmth.

 The single most effective technique I’ve found to alleviate the discomfort of uncertainty is the responsibility transfer. Pick an entity—God, Fate, the Universe, whatever may best suit your beliefs—that you could imagine as benevolent. Imagine lifting the weight of everything you’re concerned about—this meeting, this interaction, this day—off your shoulders and placing it on the shoulders of whichever entity you’ve chosen. They’re in charge now. Visually lift everything off your shoulders and feel the difference as you are now no longer responsible for the outcome of any of these things. Everything is taken care of. You can sit back, relax, and enjoy whatever good you can find along the way.

Golfer Jack Nicklaus said that he never hit a shot, even during practice, without visualizing it first. For decades, professional athletes have considered visualization an essential tool, often spending hours visualizing their victory, telling their mind just what they want their body to achieve.

“There is good evidence that imagining oneself performing an activity activates parts of the brain that are used in actually performing the activity,” Professor Stephen Kosslyn, director of Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, wrote me. Visualization can even physically alter the brain structure: repeated experiments have shown that simply imagining yourself playing the piano with sufficient repetition leads to a detectable and measurable change in the motor cortex of the brain.

Silvia recently confided that visualization is one of the secrets to her success. Before key meetings, she’ll imagine “the smiles on their faces because they liked me and they are confident about the value I’m bringing them. I’ll imagine as much detail as I can, even seeing the wrinkles around their eyes as they’re smiling.” She visualizes the whole interaction, all the way through to the firm handshakes that close the meeting, sealing the deal.

A twenty-second hug is enough to send oxytocin coursing through your veins, and that you can achieve the same effect just by imagining the hug. So the next time you’re feeling anxious, you might want to imagine being wrapped up in a great big hug from someone you care about.

Self-confidence is our belief in our ability to do or to learn how to do something.

Self-esteem is how much we approve of or value ourselves. It’s often a comparison-based evaluation (whether measured against other people or against our own internal standards for approval).

Self-compassion is how much warmth we can have for ourselves, especially when we’re going through a difficult experience.

It’s quite possible for people to have high self-confidence but low self-esteem and very low self-compassion.

Types of charisma:

Focus: Focus charisma requires, of course, the ability to focus and be truly present. Good listening skills are nonnegotiable, as is a certain degree of patience. To develop focus charisma, cultivate your ability to be present.

Visionary charisma makes others feel inspired; it makes us believe. It can be remarkably effective even though it won’t necessarily make people like you. We assess visionary charisma primarily through demeanor, which includes body language and behavior. Due to the fact that people tend to accept whatever you project, if you seem inspired, they will assume you have something to be inspired about.

kindness charisma comes entirely from body language—specifically your face, and even more specifically your eyes. Kindness charisma is primarily based on warmth. It connects with people’s hearts, and makes them feel welcomed, cherished, embraced, and, most of all, completely accepted.

Authority charisma is primarily based on a perception of power: the belief that this person has the power to affect our world. We evaluate someone’s authority charisma through four indicators: body language, appearance, title, and the reactions of others. you’ll need to learn how to “take up space” with your posture, reduce nonverbal reassurances (such as excessive nodding), and avoid fidgeting. You may need to speak less, to speak more slowly, to know how and when to pause your sentences, or how to modulate your intonation. Look expensive. 

Avoid holding a drink in your right hand, especially if it’s a cold drink, as the condensation will make your hand feel cold and clammy. Before shaking someone’s hand, whether you are a man or a woman, rise if you’re seated. And keep your hands out of your pockets: visible hands make you look more open and honest. Make sure to use plenty of eye contact, and smile warmly but briefly: too much smiling could make you appear overeager. Keep your head straight, without tilting it in any way, and face the person.

Ask people open ended questions, focus on questions that will likely elicit positive emotions. With your questions, you have the power to lead the conversation in the direction you want. In fact, even when you’re speaking, the one word that should pop up most often in your conversation is not I but you. Instead of saying “I read a great article on that subject in the New York Times,” try “You might enjoy the recent New York Times article on the subject.” Or simply insert “You know...” before any sentence to make them instantly perk up and pay attention.

Another way to exit a conversation with grace is to offer something of value:

Information: an article, book, or Web site you think might be of use to them A connection: someone they ought to meet whom you know and can introduce them to

Visibility: an organization you belong to, where you could invite them to speak

Recognition: an award you think they should be nominated for

When someone has spoken, see if you can let your facial expression react first, showing that you’re absorbing what they’ve just said and giving their brilliant statement the consideration it deserves. Only then, after about two seconds, do you answer. The sequence goes like this:

They finish their sentence

Your face absorbs

Your face reacts

Then, and only then, you answer

The next time you’re given a compliment, the following steps will help you skillfully handle the moment:

1. Stop.

2. Absorb the compliment.

3. Let that second of absorption show on your face. Show the person that they’ve had an impact.

4. Thank them. Saying “Thank you very much” is enough, but you can take it a step further by thanking them for their thoughtfulness or telling them that they’ve made your day.

It’s not just metaphors that can paint the wrong picture. Some common phrases can have the same effect. When you tell someone, “No problem,” “Don’t worry,” or “Don’t hesitate to call,” for example, there’s a chance their brain will remember “problem,” “worry,” or “hesitate” instead of your desire to support them. To counter this negative effect, use phrases like “We’ll take care of it” or “Please feel free to call anytime.”

You can deliver value to others in multiple ways:

Entertainment: Make your e-mail or meeting enjoyable.

Information: Give interesting or informative content that they can use. 

Good feelings: Find ways to make them feel important or good about themselves. 

The longer you speak, the higher the price you’re making them pay, so the higher the value ought to be. 

If your goal is to communicate power, set the pitch, tone, volume, and tempo of your voice in the following ways:

Pitch and tone: The lower, more resonant, and more baritone your voice, the more impact it will have.

Volume: One of the first things an actor learns to do on stage is to project his voice, which means gaining the ability to modulate its volume and aim it in such a targeted way that specific portions of the audience can hear it, even from afar. One classic exercise to hone your projection skills is to imagine that your words are arrows. As you speak, aim them at different groups of listeners.

Tempo: A slow, measured tempo with frequent pauses conveys confidence.

To emanate vocal warmth, you need to do only one thing: smile, or even just imagine smiling.

Charismatic people are known to be more “contagious”; they have a strong ability to transmit their emotions to others.

The most effective and credible compliments are those that are both personal and specific. For instance, instead of “Great job,” you could say, “You did a great job,” or, better yet, “The way you kept your calm when that client became obnoxious was impressive.”

Here’s one specific—and surprisingly effective—recommendation for phone charisma, courtesy of author Leil Lowndes: Do not answer the phone in a warm or friendly manner. Instead, answer crisply and professionally. Then, only after you hear who is calling, let warmth or even enthusiasm pour forth in your voice. This simple technique is an easy and effective way to make people feel special. I recommend it to all my business clients whose companies have a strong customer service component. The gains in customer satisfaction are impressive.

Charisma takes practice. Steve Jobs, who appeared so masterful on stage, was known to rehearse important presentations relentlessly.

Retain at least a certain measure of equanimity. Most charismatic leaders are known for their ability to remain (or appear) calm even in the midst of turbulent circumstances.

[quijotine]

friends i am deep in the dandadan brainrot and it just occurred to me (i have not read the manga yet so idk but ok):

so. Okarun doesn't actually know why Momo calls him Okarun, right?

And I was thinking about this whole thing about the names. How the names they choose to call each other is the reflection of how much they accept the love they have for each other, which is all nice and cute but.

What if Okarun thinks the reason Momo doesn't call him Ken/Ken Takakura is that she thinks it's SO INCREDIBLY EMBARASSING that he is named after an old famous actor?

and it would be so true to form that they hold onto this misconception and that they get confused by it once they get to talk about the love confession (yes THAT love confession)

like imagine Momo grills him for never calling her by her name and Okarun argues back like "well you're no one to talk! MISS AYASE. you're so embarrassed of my name being the same as some dumb actor that you had to give me a nickname!"

"come again??? :D ..."

"You're embarrassed that my name is like that one actor Ken Takakura! >:( why else would you never want me to say my name! >:'((("

and then momo is stuck with the mortifying ordeal of explaining that she has this HUGE crush on beloved 20th century actor ken takakura like "nonono you got it all wrong okar—sorry hnnggg k e n. i. had a crush. on ken takakura :l "

"????? I'm Ken Takakura."

"i know :l so is Ken Takakura."

"so. you. you have a crush. on Ken Takakura. the actor. You couldn’t say my name because you had the hots for Ken Takakura."

"I do. I do have the hots for Ken Takakura."

"the actor."

"no. The real one."

"so the actor? "

"no :l Ken Takakura. the other one"

"ah. I see, the other one."

WAIT. DBDHWSHDBDBDB I'M THE OTHER ONE?!?!!?!?!?!!!@@!!!!!!!

and once okarun's brain restarts and momo asks him why he'd never call her by her name either, he just goes like "i have a crush on momo ayase. 💀 i am an awkward fellow after all 💀"

[blackflash9]

People always say they want complex characters. They ask for nuance, for gray areas, for emotional depth and realistic growth. But when a character starts feeling too real, so much so that they stop acting like someone in a story and start feeling like someone you could actually meet – that's when the discomfort kicks in. That's when admiration often turns into criticism. And very few in The Legend of Korra walks that tightrope quite like Suyin Beifong.

Su doesn’t follow the typical “lesson of the week” formula. She doesn’t get handed a tidy moment of reckoning, followed by an instant transformation. Her arc isn’t flashy or obvious. It’s slow, subtle, and sometimes contradictory. Just like real people. Because the truth is, most of us don’t change overnight. We grow a little here, slip back there. We learn something, but that doesn’t mean we always apply it in every situation. That’s Suyin in a nutshell.

Look at how she changes as a mother. At first, she tries to micromanage Opal’s choices out of fear, mostly, and a need to protect her. But eventually, she lets Opal go and lets her live her life without trying to control her path. That’s a win. That’s real growth. But then Baatar Jr. betrays the family, and Su reacts by putting him under house arrest. It’s easy to point at that and call it hypocrisy, but that misses the bigger picture. Her deepest fears for her kids came true with Baatar, and so, of course, she tries to regain some kind of control in the aftermath. And yet, she doesn’t try to rope Opal back in. She lets her stay free. That shows her earlier growth wasn’t erased, just complicated by pain.

This is the part people tend to ignore. They rush to call her a hypocrite without stopping to think about what hypocrisy really is. People are full of contradictions. We want conflicting things. We act on emotion. We stumble. We grow unevenly. No one is morally consistent all the time. Su isn’t some moral failure she’s just human. And that’s what unsettles people. They want characters who get what’s coming to them or learn the “right” lesson. But Su doesn’t fit into that framework. She just keeps going, flaws and all.

That’s also what makes her so compelling. She’s not a straightforward hero or a satisfying villain. She’s a complicated woman trying to balance power, family, control, and identity in ways that are messy and real. When people critique her, it’s often not because she doesn’t make sense, but because she makes too much sense.

She’s too familiar. Too human.

Everyone says they want nuanced characters... until they’re faced with someone like Suyin. Someone who holds up a mirror. And when that reflection hits a little too close to home, people tend to look away. But it’s in that raw honesty where her character really shines.

[honeytonedhottie]

things to do while on a dopamine detox⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🍰

start reading a new book, or better yet, start a small book club with a couple of ur friends so that then u all can read together and discuss

get a flip phone for ur dopamine detox period and decorate it with cute charms and glitter

study something outside of school (go to the library and read up on whatever ur interested in, become an expert at it)

go out (go to the mall and go shopping, go to a party or a get together)

get a pen pal and write letters to each other back and forth (get fancy and buy cute paper and glitter pens, add pressed flowers and cute gifts to each letter)

get into scrap-booking

PICKING UP A NEW PROJECT ;

sewing an article of clothing and designing a piece thats uniquely yours

planting a small garden of ur favorite flowers

analyzing and annotating a piece of literature

dabble in poetry or book writing

start a club

THINGS TO STUDY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ;

your own culture and language

barbie doll fashion

advance of science and maths in islamic kingdoms

learn about matriarchal societies

forensic investigation methods (if ur into that ig)