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(previous editions) bold = favourite
what not to wear (and other things no one tells you when you’re a first-generation college graduate)
how ‘the shadow of state abandonment’ fostered then foiled young thug’s ysl (usa)
dutch border police told to stop ethnic profiling
‘one billionaire at a time’: inside the swiss clinics where the super-rich go for rehab
the teacher crush
post-haiyan: lgbtq+ survivors still fight for their legal rights (philippines)
the journalist and the pharma bro
as south korea abolishes its gender ministry, women fight back
no tents, no aid, nothing: why syrians feel forgotten
malaysia has become less friendly to myanmar refugees. what hope for them now?
el salvador mega-prison criticised by rights groups welcomes first inmates
the indonesian police’s obsession with tear gas
eliminalia: a reputation laundromat for criminals
culturally significant mexican artefacts seized in australia handed back to mexico
how japanese educators used religion to make ideal humans
from mind control to murder? how a deadly fall revealed the cia’s darkest secrets (usa)
crushed.
bto after breakups: a modern singaporean love story
on (not) discovering disability in the world of jane austen
‘revenge-partying’ in strait-laced singapore
portrait of a killer: art class in one of mexico’s most notorious prisons
Be motivated or have strong discipline?
make condense notes
do A LOT of sample questions and answers
document your mistakes
pay attention to HOW articles are written/structured
blurting method
3Q3R
mind mapping
brown/white noise
pomodoro techniques
active recall
feynman technique
“Dance like nobody’s watching; Love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; Live like it’s heaven on earth.”
10 BEST TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
BEGIN WITH A CLEAR FOCUS 🚩
MAKE A TASKS LIST 🚩
PRIORITIZE WISELY
MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS
STOP MULTITASKING
DON'T PROCRASTINATE
USE A CALENDAR🚩
LEARN TO SAY "NO" 🚩
KEEP A CLOCK IN FRONT OF YOU
KNOW YOUR DEADLINES
Annotation means writing key information alongside your work. It can help to record your thoughts, keep your development on track and let others know what you have done and why.
Annotations can be added to artwork using a variety of formats:
Writing them next to work produced in a sketchbook
Writing on the back of the work – take care not to spoil the work by doing this
Writing them on separate presentation sheets
Creating a blog - taking photographs of the work at different stages and tagging the images with comments
Posting work on social media and adding comments
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A rule about breaking relationships.
A rule about committing to lifelong relationships.
A rule about compromises in work or effort.
A rule about making and creating things.
A rule about your relationship to history.
A rule about your relationship to wealth and status.
A rule about your deepest grow-together relationships.
A rule about your physical body.
A rule about how you science.
A rule about what your life is a measure of.
A rule about how you appear in public.
A rule about irreversible public action.
Reduce stress.
Use mnemonic devices.
Repetition.
Visualize.
Read out loud.
Practice regularly.
Spaced repetition.
Get sufficient sleep.
Train your brain.
Get some exercise.
Write it down.
Eat berries.
Drink alcohol in moderation
Practice mindfulness
Try a fish oil supplement
1. Start by figuring out which personal development skills you need to build.
2. Develop entrepreneurial thinking.
3. Develop a growth mindset.
4. Develop your self-soothing mechanism.
5. Develop resilience.
6. Develop your value compass.
7. Create a personal development plan.
8. Record your progress towards personal development.
9. Keep developing yourself in new ways.
<3 how to learn a language fast
1. Immerse yourself in a language
2. Learn through context
3. Use a language-learning app
4. Don’t skip grammar – but do it differently
5. Try to have a good accent, not a perfect one
6. Study smart
7. Practice, practice, practice…
8. And make it interesting!
advice
DO be realistic ✓
DON’T learn loads of new languages from scratch at the same time
DO learn completely different languages…
...OR learn similar languages✓
DON’T rush things✓
DO prioritize and set a timetable✓
DON’T spread yourself too thin
DO differentiate your languages
DON’T isolate your language studies✓