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what i read in feb. 2023:

(previous editions) bold = favourite

class, race, & labour

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

gender, sexuality, & intersectionality

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

politics & current affairs

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

history, culture, & media

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

Annotating your work 

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

“Your whole experience of life is in your mind. Focus on your internal world, not the external world” — Derek Sivers

“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

“You’re imagining a new potential future — one with good times and challenges overcome instead of a bleak, powerless tomorrow.” 🙃😲😓😝

- RYAN HOWES, PSYCHOLOGIST

“Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules.” – Ashleigh Brilliant

“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

Best Way to Learn a Language

<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!

Ways to Create Things to Look Forward to Right Now

That will keep you from looking back

1. Put upcoming TV, movie, and book releases on your calendar.

2. In fact, put any and all things on the calendar

-> Plan fun situations rather than waiting for them to happen.

3. Save certain treats or activities for “special” occasions.

4. Make your weekends feel like weekends.

5. Focus on something waaay down the line.

6. Order yourself something special (mindfully).

7. Start a long-term project.

8. Create regular rituals with your friends or family.

9. Get involved with, a parcel or letter exchange program

-> Send emails or letters

10. Practice mindfulness.