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diracsea · 1 year

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愁 chóu, sorrow, sầu.

gồm ba phần:

禾 hé, grain seeding, lúa/mạ

火 huǒ, fire, lửa

心 xīn, heart, trái tim

mùa đốt (火) rơm rạ (禾) là mùa thu (秋). và mùa thu đè lên trái tim (心) thì mang đến nỗi sầu (愁).

#chinese study challenge #chữ này mình biết từ lâu rồi í tại hồi xưa xem phim thích một nhân vật tên là Mạc Sầu #giờ nhớ lại thôi

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valiantcoffeelove · 13 days

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Monday 15th | 21/100 days of productivity₊ ｡˚⊹

Revise French flashcards [5m]

Revise Japanese flashcards [5m]

Study for history test (4/3) [1h]

Listen to Japanese TV in the bg [30m]

Print mockup for paintings > got approved yay!

Finish making portfolio [10m]

Revise before English quiz, make flashcards [15m]

Read The Body Keeps The Score [30m]

Word of the day: to bloom; blossom -> flower bloomed fr: fleurir [-ir verb] -> la fleur a fleuri jp: 咲く [さく] -> 花が咲いた [はながさいた] cn: 开花 [kāihuā] -> 花朵开花 [huāduǒ kāihuā] nl: bloeien -> bloem bloeide

🎧₊ ˚⊹ raindrop city - lamp

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zzzzzestforlife · 7 months

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Getting My Life Together // 3

*mid-Atlantic announcer voice* This weekend, we are pleased to welcome you back to our regularly scheduled program 📺

Self Care Things 🎀

Took my vitamins 💊

Did my physiotherapy exercises 💪

Rowing workout 🚣‍♀️

Went for a walk 🚶‍♀️

Finished folding the laundry 🧺

Listened to music 🎶

Journaled and sketched 📒

Learning Things 📍

Watched Clinical Psych lectures 👩‍⚕️

Watched Cognitive Psych lectures 🧠

Reviewed Clinical Psych notes 📝

Reviewed Cognitive Psych notes 👀

Completed Japanese lesson ⛩️

Completed Korean lesson 🇰🇷

Completed Chinese lesson 🀄

💌: Yes, everything has an emoji now because I had time for that, isn't that nice? 😌 I wish every day could be like this, but since it can't, I will just let the difficulties make the good days better ☺️

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legallysoup · 6 months

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12.11.23 - sunday, dimanche, søndag 27/31 of the studyblr community challenge

today was super busy omg

things i did today:

🌼as you expected, more french vocab 🌼revised A LOT for econs 🌼panicked and realised i have an essay due thursday whoops 🌼researched a lot for french assignment

things i will try to do tomorrow:

🍃study for english (conventions, etc) 🍃prolly do maths 🍃research for food tech and plan 🍃study more for econs

things i did for me today:

🌧️slept in 🌧️showed my strange knowledge of ports (idk where i got it) 🌧️ate chocolate mousse 🌧️spent money on myself and spent time with friends

day twenty-seven: tag someone who makes you laugh

@maiiiiiiee i love you sm babes, im so sorry i didn't get your hockey joke ;-; please forgive me

it rained today!!! finally!!!!

i went to a pride event for the first time, it was so fun and i had so much fun :) i got a pair of earrings, a pin thingo, a lot of stickers and other freebies and i really liked it, hopefully i can go again next year.

i didn't get much done but that's ok (ill hate myself tmrw lmfao)

i also kinda failed an exam but tbh i hate my class and hopefully i get to quit next year.

love you lots pookies and gn <333 - tay :]

#all images from pinterest #good soup #studyblr #studyblr challenge #studyblr community challenge #chaotic academia #langblr #language learning #norwegian #french #aesthetic #studying #studyspo #study aesthetic #pride event #chinese #i need to catch up on a bunch of tag games oh no #goodnight

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chaotic-language-journey · 1 year

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More Chinese study

Anyone have any self study tips for mandarin? Would really appreciate it💖

#language challenge #chinese #langblr #studyblr #language learning #language lover #language study #my study blog #langblog #my study space #my studyblr #study #study challenge #china #language #study blog #langbr

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koitodragon · 9 months

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DAY 1: Your target languages and why you want to learn them?

A: My target languages at the moment are Japanese and Mandarin!

I want to learn Japanese because ever since I was little I’ve always enjoyed anime, and most of the games I played were made from Japanese companies (I’m sure you can guess which companies those were)!

It’s basically what inspired me to draw, and even go into the gaming industry.

As I grew older, I realized that there was even more to this country than just entertainment. So I’m trying my best to learn even more about the culture and language than before!

As for wanting to learn Mandarin, the reason for that is because I’m actually Chinese on my mother’s side! I’m not exactly sure where in China, as my mother is from Panama, and her Grandma is from China. But there is a lot that we do and get from Asian culture that I never even thought before as a kid.

It might sound cheezy, but I want to get more in tune with the side of me. Plus, I have friends that speak Mandarin, and I want to be able to chat with them and show them the respect I have for them in learning another language just like they did!

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#langblr #studyblr #studyinspo #study blog #language blog #langblr challenge #studyblr challenge #japanese langblr #chinese langblr #chinese language #japanese language #german langblr #latin langblr #english langblr #english language #support #support creators #donate if you can #language

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k0rvy · 1 year

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112222 | Week 1 Day 3 of Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot

Day 3: Create a list or a Mindmap of vocabulary topics. Start with a broad topic and narrow down to more specific topics. An example could be bedroom - furniture - closet - clothes or travelling - languages - study words - school supplies. Keep a hold of this because you’ll use it later to create vocab to study. Some broad topics to start with: house, school, work, travelling, friends and family, nature, city. Feel free to use these or think of your own.

I forgot to do it yesterday, so today we have two posts. I`m not good at mindmaps, but I tried.

#studyblr #langblr #languages #study motivation #studyspo #studying #polyglot #self studying #日本語 #german langblr #chinese langblr #japanese langblr #langblr reactivation challenge

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chineseffect · 2 years

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Challenge is HERE: https://chineseffect.thinkific.com/courses/challenge

PDF is HERE: https://sowl.co/s/J9vYp

ENJOY!

#youtube #chinese #mandarin #mandarin chinese #learn chinese #learn mandarin #study chinese #study mandarin #中文 #汉语 #chinese characters #caligraphy #language challenge #polyglot #languages #learn foreign language #education

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wannabedarkacademic · 5 months

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Day 1/100 days of study

So I’ve decided to start this before the new year because I think it will help me to complete it.

My 100 days of study are going to be spent on learning Mandarin Chinese. I am full aware 100 days is not enough time to become fluent or even close. So my goal is to become fluent enough to watch a kids show in Mandarin without pinyin.

That’s gonna be difficult as I am starting from literally nothing.

Today I worked on:

- pinyin structure

- valid pinyin combinations

- verbalizing tone in basic finals

- audio recognition of tones

-formal self introductions

#studyblr #100 days of productivity #100 days of studying #100 days challenge #learning #chinese langblr #langblr #language #dark academia

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diracsea · 11 months

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【伤春悲秋】【傷旾悲秋】【shang1 chun1 bei1 qiu1】【thương xuân bi thu】 * tâm tình ưu tư, bi thương khi nhìn thấy thời gian, cảnh vật thay đổi * đa sầu đa cảm

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notjustjavierpena · 1 month

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Practice Makes Perfect

A/N: You know I had to. Can you tell I have studied rhetorics at uni?

Summary: You are Mr. Ted Garcia’s political advisor and you help him with practicing his upcoming speech.

Pairing: Ted Garcia x Reader/You (No y/n)

Tags: +18 smut, oral sex m receiving, strip tease, dirty talk, verbal humiliation, praise kink, come swallowing, face-fucking

Word count: 2.4k

Link to this work on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54597913

Practice Makes Perfect

“Go over it again,” you order as you are perched on the desk, one leg crossed over the other by the knee and your red-bottom stiletto dangling from your toes. You are gripping the edge of the table, and whereas your position looks downright sinful, the smile on your face sports innocence, “Go on, Mr. Re-elected Mayor.”

Ted whips around to face you, reaching up to loosen the knot on his tie. He smiles, a little uncertain of what to make of you, “You don’t know that yet, sweetheart.”

“I know you won’t win the reelection if you don’t practice,” you shrug your shoulders and then move your hands to lean back on your arms.

“I’ve gone over it a million times,” he says with a sigh, “Would much rather call it a day and order some food. We haven’t had Chinese in a while, have we?”

“Ted,” you stop him, “I need the speech tomorrow to be absolutely flawless. I’m your advisor; it’ll reflect badly on me if you stumble. Not to mention, I’m a woman so I have to work twice as hard to earn the public’s respect. They probably think you hired me to suck cock. That’s what they’re saying anyway.”

“Didn’t I?” He jokes and steps towards you.

You glare at him but there’s no malice in it, “I could get you fired for that statement, you know.”

“I should fire you for being so distracting,” he retorts. When he gets close enough, he reaches out to curl a strong hand around your thigh and uncrosses your legs. He steps between them but you shake your head when he tries to lean over you.

“Go over it again,” you repeat. You lean back a little further until you are able to lift your leg and place your heel on his chest, pushing him backward and away from you. He follows your silent order of staying back but still grabs your ankle hard enough to make you shiver.

“From the top,” you say to not lose face.

“And if I don’t, Ms. Advisor?” He challenges.

“You’ll regret it,” you tease him by sounding almost bored, “Try and see what happens.”

Ted sighs and lets go of your leg, simultaneously letting go of the idea of getting to fuck you as a way of ending his work day. He moves back to the center of his office, clears his throat, and shakes his arms as if trying to loosen up his tense body, “Right, let’s give it another go.”

You cross your legs again and wait. He is going to have no idea what hits him.

“Ladies and gentlemen, citizens of our beloved city, as I stand before you today, I am filled with hope and optimism for the future of our city…” He begins and his tone is laced with a charm that you know better than to believe. Others, however, will eat it up.

“Very good, Ted,” you praise when he is a few more lines in. He meets your eyes for approval, a playful smirk on his lips. You wipe it off his face not a moment after, having reached up to unbutton your shirt until it falls open and reveals your lace bra, “Continue.”

Ted’s gaze shamelessly lingers on your chest for a few seconds before he does as he is told. It is so easy, like Pavlov’s dog.

“We stand at a crossroads, where the decisions we make today will shape the trajectory of our city for generations to come,” he speaks with confidence, fuelled by the shirt falling off your shoulders and pooling around you on the desk. He looks deep in thought as he tries to remember the keywords that guide him forward in his speech but when you let a shoe fall to the floor, only to let the other one follow, he looks up to satisfy his curiosity, “And I believe that embracing technology is not just an option, but a necessity if we are to thrive in the 21st century.”

“God, you are killing it, Mr. Garcia,” you are only in your skirt and bra now but the bra won’t stay on for much longer. You reach up behind you to unclasp it but there’s no follow-through. You raise a brow in disapproval, “Well?”

“Fuck, where was I?” He runs a hand through his hair. You don’t blame him for forgetting because he doesn’t seem to have blood in his brain right now; it appears to have gone south where he is tenting in his suit pants.

“A mayor doesn’t swear,” you tut with a little shake of your head, hand still in a waiting position to expose your tits to him. You decide to help him, “My vision for our city…”

“My vision for our city is one where technology serves as a catalyst for positive change!” His voice is slightly louder than normal as if relief floods him because he knows by now that remembering will get him to see you naked. He straightens, “Where innovation brings economic growth, and where every person has the opportunity to succeed.”

You undo your bra and let the straps fall down your arms until you teasingly drop it onto the floor. Your breasts are exposed to the air conditioning unit sending out cold air in the mayor’s office, immediately causing your nipples to harden at the temperature drop. You let out a teasing moan and jump off the desk to make your tits bounce obscenely, “I wanna hear more, Ted. Please.”

“I— uhh,” his gaze is fixed on your chest.

You place a hand on the skirt’s zipper along your side, teasingly pulling it down along your thigh. It seems to kickstart his memory again, “Where smart infrastructure optimizes traffic flow, reduces energy consumption for a greener future, and - Jesus, baby - and thus enhances public safety. A city where access to high-speed internet and the newest devices is not a luxury, but a fundamental right…”

“God, you are so sexy like this,” you say with a grin, hoping that he catches onto the way your eyes drop to his mouth when he speaks, “Nearly convincing me, baby.”

You start to wiggle your hips to get out of your pencil skirt, causing your whole body to shake as you move the fabric down over your legs. It makes Mayor Candidate Ted Garcia’s whole brain go dumb because he stops reciting his speech altogether and simply admires the way your breasts jump with every movement of your lower body.

“Did I tell you to stop?” You ask when the skirt lies in the pile with your bra and shoes. You hook your thumbs into the waistband of your matching lace panties, “Just a little more.”

“But you’re nearly undressed,” he points out and hits his chest to clear his throat when his voice seems to have gone up an octave. He looks almost pained when you stop any motion to step out of your underwear.

“Listen, here’s what’s going to happen,” you move to stand in front of him with only inches between the two of you, “You’ll make the rest of the speech I wrote with your sexy, big cock in my mouth, and I won’t make you finish until you’re finished.”

Ted swallows thickly. He nods and tries to be cocky one last time during your relentless teasing, “You sure I didn’t hire you because of your fellatio skills?”

“Why don’t you use your own tongue instead of worrying about mine and make those little words roll off it?” You bite back, “One more line.”

“H-however, embracing technology is about a lot more than just improving efficiency,” he tries his best not to stutter too much. Oh, you cannot wait to hear him lose it when you close your lips around his beautiful cock.

“Mhm, what’s it about then?” You encourage. The panties come off then, pooling around your feet until you kick them to the side.

“It's also about fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship,” he replies with his eyes between your thighs to watch your throbbing cunt. Despite your cool demeanor, you have never wanted him more than right now, and seeing him desperate and faltering because of something you have done is a feeling out of this world.

You sink to your knees with a dirty smile, keeping your eyes on him the whole time to watch the satisfying sight of his burning desire corrupting his concentration. You wish to tell him that he is so good today, that he hadn’t lied about going over the speech a million times.

You settle for showing it instead, undoing the button on his black slacks and then the zipper. He twitches behind the fabric. You are salivating by now, aching between your thighs to taste him on your tongue. You pull out his cock with little effort, grinning mischievously up through your lashes as it springs free and nearly hits your cheek.

“I’ll start dripping on your floor if you get it right, don’t you want that?” You say it and then start to gather spit in your mouth, preparing yourself for his generous size to slide past your lips.

“I want that,” he breathes, “Fuck yes, I want that.”

“Then tell me what you envision,” you hint and then you take him into your hot, waiting mouth. He tastes so fucking good, heavy on your tongue as you relax your jaw until he stabs the back of your throat.

He sucks in a breath as you hollow your cheeks and slowly pull off, only to repeat the move again and again, “I envision our city attracting the brightest minds from around the globe to come—“

You hum around his girth at the choice of word, a giggle bubbling up in your throat. The vibration of your noise makes Ted settle a hand on top of your bobbing head, ready to yank if it becomes too much and he needs release right then and there. He corrects himself professionally but falters once more because you moan at the taste of his precome oozing from the tip, “I mean work together and create the next huge— b-big thing.”

You reach underneath his dick to cup his balls and massage them in your palm, working your lips up and down his shaft simultaneously. You have to breathe deeply through your nose, resulting in your neck muscles tightening slightly while he speaks.

Ted moans out loud for the first time then, having gone past simply stuttering and swearing. He looks down at you with a slack jaw, and when he stays quiet for just a little too long, you start to pull off. He sounds panicked, yelling out a no.

“Of course, with great technological advancements come great responsibilities. We must be vigilant in protecting the privacy and security of our citizens,” as soon as he starts again, you go back into it with even more enthusiasm, removing your hand from his balls to reach up and grip his hip. You pull at it to show him what you want, and he breaks the long streak he has had with simply reciting his speech for tomorrow, “You want me to fuck that dirty little mouth? Huh?”

You moan in confirmation, nodding with his cock far down your throat. The eyes you send him have him breathing hard and nodding repeatedly, doing an experimental thrust, “Yeah, that’s what you want. You just wanna please your local elected official, you little slut.”

He can’t fail now. You furrow your brow up at him, trying to look displeased despite how wet you are right there on the floor. He catches on, tries his best to talk comprehensively whilst sliding wetly and repeatedly past the very tight space at the back of your mouth, “R-right, where was I? Shit, that’s right. That's why I will do everything in my power to implement the correct measures and promote trans - fuuuck - parency.”

You press your thighs together when you hear him moan through the end of his speech. He sounds so sexy that you can’t imagine stopping even if he doesn’t get to the last word, and you whimper around his thick cock to push him closer to the edge.

It’s the first tear that falls from your eye that has him on the brink but he still powers through, “Together, we can use the power of technology to build a city where innovation knows no bounds, and where the sky is truly the limit.”

You are sure it looks like you’ve pissed yourself with how wet you are by now, a patch having formed underneath your dripping cunt. You move your hips to find some kind of friction but to no avail. Above you, Ted rounds off his speech.

“So I ask you, my fellow citizens - fuck, honey, I’m gonna come… I’m gonna come right in your pretty mouth, ah, ah, a-almost - uhh, to join me on this journey towards a brighter future,” he thrusts his hips even faster at this point, his pitch climbing until he is whining instead of talking. The way you can feel his pulse on your lips lets you know that he isn’t lying, so you allow him to fuck your throat frantically even if it hurts a little, “Let us embrace technology with open arms, and together, we will— we will— shit, we will build a city that we can be proud to call home. Thank you!”

He comes as soon as he has said those last two words, and they become his mantra as he spills down your throat with several twitches of his cock that simply will not stop, “Thank you, oh fuck, thankyouthankyouthankyou.”

You swallow greedily, sucking him completely clean until he shakes his head in oversensitivity and pulls out of your mouth. He tastes like himself and power, enough to get you drunk.

“You are fucking fantastic,” he groans when tucking himself back into his pants. He crouches down to meet you at eye level, marveling at the way you are practically fucking yourself onto the air, “My sweet girl.”

“Fuck, I need you,” you pant with tear-streaked cheeks.

“Here’s an idea since I did so well,” he starts, reaching into his pocket to hand you his phone, “How about you call and order us some food and I rub your cute little clit while you do it? Then we’ll see who is the real professional orator here.”

You want to reply but you can barely press the number of his favorite Chinese place and you almost come the second he touches between your thighs.

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professorcalculusstanaccount · 6 months

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People have been asking for a Chang timeline post! Chang not only represents a turning point in the politics of the Tintin series, he also represents a sense of chronology in the otherwise floating timeline of the canon. While Tintin almost never discusses his past, Chang is a key part of his personal story in Tintin in Tibet.

I imagine him and Tintin being around the same age, with Chang being a few months younger.

Child - Chang had a happy early childhood being raised by his father and grandparents. He never mentions his mother when recounting his backstory to Tintin, so my main guesses are she either passed away or his parents separated before Chang was old enough to remember her. His father and grandparents taught him how to cook from an early age, and taught him the importance of solidarity and community, lessons Chang will hold onto the rest of his life.

Early canon - Chang is orphaned. This sudden loss causes him to act out. He turns to picking pockets and causing general mischief until an orphanage takes him in. Chang learns a lot of skills just to survive - he’s stealthy, he’s street smart and pretty decent at climbing. His experiences as a street kid taught him to be wary of authority.

The orphanage provides a brief period of stability until it is swept away in a flood. Until this point, Chang has felt pretty powerless in his life so just goes with the flow, so when Tintin drags him out of a river he doesn’t think twice about going along with him to break up a drug ring in The Blue Lotus. Going on this adventure with Tintin imbues him with a sense of empowerment and purpose he never felt before.

Student - The Wangs adopt him pretty quickly after he busts the drug ring with Tintin. It’s a sudden change he struggles to adapt to, with the Wangs being wealthy academics and Chang coming from a working class background there’s a significant culture clash.

Tintin leaves just as quickly and rarely contacts Chang, even as his journalism career takes off, leaving Chang lonely and heartbroken. Chang tries to send him letters but doesn’t know that Tintin moved out of Labrador Road.

Having missed out on education for a bit Chang struggles with school. He feels unworthy of the opportunities the Wangs try to provide him with and a part of him feels they only adopted him because they were dazzled by him taking down that drug ring, an achievement he increasingly feels he will never live up to again. He struggles with mental health issues, but finds solace in photography, his portfolio getting him a place at university despite his bad grades.

Young adult - In an attempt to try and help Chang’s mental wellbeing the Wangs decide to send Chang off to visit his uncles before he starts university, only for Chang to nearly perish in a plane crash in Tibet. Ironically, it’s this near death experience that shakes him out of it. Chang has a renewed enthusiasm for life, taking to travelling, dance and photography. Didi trains him in some basic martial arts so Chang can fend for himself.

Tintin makes an effort to stay in touch after having nearly lost Chang. The two repair their friendship, and Tintin has him stay at Marlinspike when Chang studies in Belgium for his second year of university. By the time Chang comes around, he’s had a growth spurt and has been working out - Chang is pretty haunted by his skeletal state from his near death experience in Tibet, so has been making an effort to recover.

After helping Tintin with a case, Tintin gets him a job at his paper as his photographer. Being Chinese he faces challenges in the workplace, and he uses his charm to be as personable as possible. Unlike Tintin, he frequents quite a few staff parties, and ends up pretty popular!

A couple of years later, Chang tries to unionise the staff at the paper. He and Tintin are outed as a couple and the two of them are fired.

Middle aged - After fighting fascists with the Marlinspike team during WW2 Chang and Tintin settle down in Belgium, with Chang scraping out some freelance photography work and a part time job at a portraiture studio. War in China causes them to lose contact with his adopted family.

While Tintin grows more cynical, Chang accepts the chaos of the world and mellows out a lot. He tries to be a supportive partner and makes extra effort to stay in touch with his uncles and cousins.

Elderly - Chang uses his skills in photojournalism when he gets involved in political activism. He and Tintin are finally able to reunite with Didi and his children in the 70s.

#fanart #tintin #adventures of tintin #chang #photoset #headcanon #historical fashion #death mention #homophobia mention #racism mention #my favourite design by far is the elderly one lol #look at the bumbag #look at the colourblock jacket #tinchang

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zzzzzestforlife · 3 months

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Wow!! Can I ask how old are you? You’re such an inspiration to me working full time while studying and having time to pick up languages 😳 I am a full time college student with loads of free time but I procrastinate a lot.. I want to improve in mandarin but outside of my classes I can’t bring myself to study it 😭 do you have any tips for being able to organize yourself in such a way ? I’ve been following your challenges and they’re so fun 💗💗

hi lovely, i'm so happy to hear that you've been enjoying my little updates! they're a lot of fun for me as well and i like sharing those vibes 😇

to answer your first question, i'm in my early twenties ☺️ (i hope knowing that encourages and not discourages you!! age is just a number and in many instances, i also procrastinate and don't have the motivation to advance 😛)

i used to learn mandarin in school too and i HATED it 😅 languages are something that humans learn naturally and implicitly from the moment we're born, so i try to continue learning that way now. it might be slower and sometimes frustrating without formal guidance, but i think being able to learn the vocabulary that i'm interested in and have fun with it is so rewarding that it outweighs the struggles. (i also don't need official language certifications for my career at the moment, so that's another reason why i'm able to avoid formal classes, lol)

for your second question, Atomic Habits by James Clear was really trending for a while and so i kept hearing "we don't rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems" but a good system is different for everyone (and different for the same person at different times in their lives).

from my personal experience, organization is definitely a muscle you need to workout. you can't expect yourself to come up with say, a year's plan and stick with it when you haven't tried committing to just one day. so i started doing one day "getting my life together" challenges (the engineer in me says: faster iteration is always better in the beginning), then i committed to a month (which was so hard because i pushed myself to do so many things at once), then 12 days (somehow still hard because i relaxed the expectations too much), then another month (which was easiest so far because i found a better balance, but there are still things i want to improve), and i don't know if i can commit to anything longer yet, but as long as I keep trying, i know i can get myself there eventually!

lately i'm also just learning to accept that my motivation will ebb and flow, and my life situation will change in ways that allow me to do certain things but not others. i think when i can fully accept that, i can bounce back from slumps much easier too!

i hope that answered your question! i answered a similar ask recently about addressing procrastination and getting out of one's comfort zone that could also be aligned with what you're looking for 👀 加油！💪

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linghxr · 3 months

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Advice I would give my past self about studying Chinese

Recently I've been reflecting on my Chinese learning journey and how far I've come. If I could go back in time, these are 10 things I would tell my past self. A few are specific to Chinese, but most can apply to any language

It will get so much easier to learn new characters. I remember feeling overwhelmed because learning new characters was a painful process. Now when I encounter a new character, I can remember it with relative ease—it’s just a new combination of familiar components.

Don't feel bad about having uneven development in different skills. My listening and reading are significantly stronger than my speaking and writing. It’s super common and nothing to be ashamed of.

The best way to get over being too embarrassed to speak is to experience some embarrassment and realize it’s not a big deal. I used to be so afraid of making mistakes that I would avoid speaking in class. It was only by being forced to speak that I got over it. I'm much better for it!

It’s impossible to learn everything, and time is limited. You have to prioritize. You probably don’t need to know how to say “pawnshop” in Chinese, and trying to jam your head full of 100 words you saw once won’t work. They won’t stick.

It will actually be harder to read pinyin than to read characters at some point. When I helped a friend with a script for her Chinese class, I really struggled because she had written it entirely in pinyin. I had to write out the characters to read without stumbling! I know characters are daunting for beginners, but trust me, you will get used to them.

If you haven’t practiced or learned something, of course you won’t be good at it. I remember feeling so frustrated trying to navigate Chinese websites for the first time. In retrospect, obviously, I was going to struggle with something completely new to me!

If something isn’t sticking, move on. Why waste time on a word that’s not clicking when you could be learning five new ones? It will only result in unnecessary frustration. So unless you need to know it for your class or a proficiency test, drop it and move on.

Don’t beat yourself up when you have trouble understanding music, literature, different accents, etc. These can be challenging even in your native language. Of course you’re going to struggle more in a new language.

It's worth it to pay attention to things like stroke order and tones from the start so you don't form bad habits. Don’t stress about get it perfect, but it’s easier to do it right the first time than to have to correct your bad habits in the future.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by all that you don’t know, learn how to express yourself with what you do know. It’s truly its own skill that requires practice. After all, in life you can’t always stop and pull out a dictionary.

I started learning Chinese a really long time ago, but I became more serious about it in 2018, so 5 1/2 years ago. I'm very proud of how far I've come, but I still have a long way to go! I look forward to revisiting this post in another couple of years 😊

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I have a sweet little discord server called Cookie Cafe. It’s a chill and safe place to hang out. It’s small, only a couple people right now. But I hope to create a peaceful, caring safe space to relax and make some friends. We have channels for a wide variety of things. For now it is 18+ tho, but this server is strictly sfw.

Roles are new. Age, pronouns and access to the nsfw channel is currently what we have (as of 14 Jan 23)

Please write an introduction once you arrive so you can be let in✨

Hope to see you there💖

Ps if there are any issues with the roles please let me know😅 I’m still learning Carl bot