Notes For Future Me (because 2022 Is In Three Hours)

messing up every relationship with another human being i have out of self hatred check

how to learn new content and never forget it

save this for your next academic year and finals, and it’ll save your grades and time.

1. whenever you read a paragraph with new content, close the book/look away and ask yourself: “what have i just learned?” explaining the concept to yourself right away and asking follow-up questions will change the way you retain new material forever.

2. at first, it’ll be daunting, and it’ll be pretty hard to actually bring yourself to do this. trust me, it’ll be worth it - as this is scientifically proven one of the most effective study techniques.

3. to try this out, set yourself a timer for how long you estimate learning a concept might take. now take away 20% from that estimate. you won’t be able to reach this goal with basic highlighting and re-reading techniques - but with active recall, you will.

4. once you’ve understood the concept, use spaced repetition systems like anki flashcards to force yourself to retrieve this information in a set period of time. this way, your brain will always be reminded of this concept before it could possibly forget it.

5. teach it to others as much as you can. as with the old wisdom “see one, do one, teach one”, one of the only guarantees you’ve really gotten something is when you can effectively teach it.

hope these are helpful for you!!

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Hayao Miyazaki

"I'm in Spain, but without the *s*" - old, boring

"I'm in Spain just like Darlington" - new, mysterious, dramatic, gives you an opportunity to talk about Leigh Bardugo's books

does anyone have any tips/tricks/recommendations for cv-writing, job applications and looking for opportunities like internships and summer programs? trying to get admin/managerial and/or film/art related places has been really hard as a student still in first year of sixth form. please interact and let me know as any and all input would be appreciated <3

london , buckingham palace,leicester square, convent garden and winter wonderland tommorow, will be v cool! tell you all about it when i get back!!

winter wakeup (ill rambles about studies n clothes)

imo winter only starts when it's december - i heard that some people count november as winter aswell? like nooo?? november is its own season. nightmare before christmas kinda season. it's currently half 3 in the afternoon and i'm still in bed because i'm sick, i had a ton of sociology work that was due today so i think i'm going to be slaughtered by an angry mike wazowski (my sociology teacher) next friday. i think there's a stomach bug going around school or something. i ordered stuff from shein (ear muffs, a scarf and leg warmers) and i'm praying it comes early because according to the website it'll come literally the afternoon of my trip and if it does i'm going to cry bc i'm going to be halfway to london by the time it arrives if that's the case. coming up with winter outfits is so hard? like the outfit almost always consists of your coat, shoes and bottoms from the knee down. idk abt you but i don't have a coat or shoe collection. that brings me to actually cute winter trends though. EAR MUFFS??!! I'm soooo glad those are coming back because they are v cute!!. puffer jackets are always cool, idk how to feel about long puffer jackets bc imo they're never very puffery, just a sad deflated blanket. it's like if santa was victoria secret model kinda thin vibes. just doesn't look right. i LOVEE flares with all my heart!!! they give me bratz doll vibes. super super cute!! i helped someone w work yesterday (it wasn't much effort i was just copy and pasting and typing stuff) and he paid me :DD i think i'll buy some new gold chokers bc two of my other ones snapped :(. I also need some new dangly earrings because i lost my fav ones D: rn, jewellery, claw clips,makeup and movies is the only thing keeping me alive. i really need to catchup on a level media homeworkwand pull a folder worth of work together this weekend. what do i even put in it?? pls help ok i'm gonna go back to sleep bc i feel gross but there's a giant spider in the bathtub so i have to wait for it to disappear. until later probably lol Amimi

i love books i love movies i love essays i love articles i love videos i love science i love art i love cultures i love history i love knowledge i love learning <3

latin phrases worth knowing:

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language) 

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties 

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings 

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love 

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short 

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses 

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope 

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty 

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches 

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm) 

in libras libertas - in books, freedom 

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts 

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself 

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say 

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part 

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now 

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made 

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it 

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be 

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still 

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war 

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears 

sub rosa - under the rose 

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble 

ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains