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theprincientist · 2 years
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Don't Entertain Drama.
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If you have the ability to leave the room, end the conversation or avoid the gossip go ahead and do that.
It's not worth ruining your vibe, spending your energy and damaging your reputation to trash talk others or getting involved in situations that don't bring you any benefit.
Don't forget to drink water and mind your business. The drama is not worth your peace. Let it go.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Take Myself on a Date Moodboard
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Take Yourself on Date Rules:
Dressing up is a must.
Go somewhere you believe you will have fun.
Take Lots of Photos. Because why not?
Do things that make you feel good and confident.
Don't be on your phone all the time. You're spending time with yourself, make it high quality by being present.
Be positive. You could have complained about everything at home. You decided to go out, so be nice to yourself!
Decide at home if you want to talk to people that approach you.
Share your location with a close friend.
Enjoy!
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Black Art
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I saw a video the other day where it was explained that the solution for representation in the media is not to paint all white things black.
Although having a black woman playing the little mermaid or any other movie is nice to see, the constant comparison is not healthy for us. And it does not actually help end racism.
It gives the false idea that we are represented when in reality we are not. We keep on replaying white stories.
To have true representation in the media we need to seek and create our own stories and find our own positive black role models. On our terms.
The video then posed a challenge for me I propose to you as well.
We often speak of being descendants of kings and queens. The challenge: find one black king and queen in African history. Learn about their lives and accomplishments.
See a movie that was written, produced and played by black actors. It can be a movie from any country. There is a variety of them with subtitles.
Search for the history of one African Kingdom (there were many). Read about it. You'll be surprised.
The lack of knowledge about positive black figures in our history is a symptom of assimilation. The information exists but we have to seek it because the colonizer is not interested in teaching us our true history.
The less you know, the more you buy into the narrative that African countries are all the bad things they say. Words like "third world" or "civilized" will continue to be spoken very easily.
Learn your story so you won't be a victim of self-hate, so you can avoid the feeling that nothing good existed in the past for blacks and africans. Our story did not start with slavery. And it will not end with discrimination.
There are many fighting for our rights and history. The best thing we can do is to empower ourselves so we can empower others.
Don't forget to do the challenge.
-The Princientist
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theprincientist · 8 months
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Best Time Management Advice - Manage your energy, not your time!
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Also, have a flexible routine.
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theprincientist · 1 year
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theprincientist · 1 month
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Supportive family
A dream to aspire
Grateful heart
Being content with what you have
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Cultivate Your LifeStyle - The Life You Want Won't Just Happen. It's Practiced
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No one will come and change your life for you. You will not just start exercising or eating better.
There is no moment where it all magically gets better.
You can't wait for life to happen, you have to make a decision to start living life.
Between you and the life you want, there is only a budget and a plan.
With the budget you have, you can live a life with the habits you wish to cultivate and slowly upgrade from there.
Time and money are interchangeable. If you have money you can save time. If you have no money, you will spend more time to achieve your goals.
If your budget is small you will need to dedicate time to understand how you can do what you want within your budget.
Maybe you'll need to plant your own vegetables or work out at home to be healthier before getting that gym subscription.
Maybe you'll have to shop second-hand before going to other stores to get new clothes.
Maybe you'll have to start going to free and cheap places in your city before you get the money to travel abroad.
Maybe it will take you a year of saving to buy that trip.
But get started. How you can. With the resources you have available.
This post is not about telling you to get started.
It is for you to think if you are the type of person that is waiting for perfect conditions for life to begin.
Are waiting to be happy, and healthy. Are you waiting for money to fall from the sky and make things better?
Are you waiting until you have time to read more, laugh more, go out more?
You won't do these things when you have time. You have to make time to do these things.
Make them a priority.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Soft Black Girl - Part 4
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Vulnerability is not a weakness. Sensitivity is not a weakness.
BUT,
you need to understand that there is a time and a place for both.
The feeling of safety people create when they can be vulnerable and sensitive attracts many who wish to feed on that good energy or take advantage.
Be selective with your company. Don't keep people around out of loneliness. Know how to set boundaries and enforce them.
Protect your heart. Keep it safe, not hostage.
Be sensitive and vulnerable, but don't let them walk all over you.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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For The People Pleaser - Read This
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Love is not something you can work hard for, or earn. You do not become more lovable by being silent.
Being vocal about your dislikes and discomforts does not make you a nuisance. It makes you human.
Betraying yourself to be loved is not worth it. It only creates resentment.
Speak up.
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theprincientist · 9 months
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Self-Improvement Goodies Below
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As promised here is what I've been working on lately. Great advice and resources for personal development you can apply immediately after reading.
Hope you Like it!
How To Stop Caring What Others Think With Science - read here
4 Free Audiobooks That Will Help You Grow Into A Better Person - read here
Feel Confident and celebrated by these 20 Songs That Empower Black Women. Our favourite black girl anthems. - read here
Learn How To Deal With Rejection Step-by-step - Change Your Perspective And See It as An Opportunity - read here
10 Free Things You Can Do For Self-Improvement. Take Control Of Your Life Today And Level Up. - read here
How To Take Yourself on a Date – Rules & 20 Fun Solo Ideas. Learn how to be alone and how to like it. - read here
3 Steps To Become More Confident. Become a Better Version of Yourself. - read here
How To Deal with Rejection – From Setback to Opportunity. Reframe our mindset to see rejection as an opportunity and redirection. - read here
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theprincientist · 2 years
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You will spend an entire life in your head. Make it a nice place to be.
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Do This for better quality time with yourself:
Be aware of your thoughts
Completely underrated, but it changed my life.
Start counting how many times a day:
you insult yourself over big or small things
you're mean to yourself for your body or actions
you put yourself down
you say you can't do something without trying
you say you're sorry for no reason
you compliment yourself
you self-soothe
You will notice that you are probably very mean and put yourself down a lot.
You say things to yourself you would not say to others because you are scared to hurt their feelings. But you think you deserve that treatment.
After a week you will realize how often you mistreat yourself and how that gives others permission to do the same.
"Sometimes you are your own biggest bully." -The Princientist
Be aware of what you say to yourself and start creating arguments as to why that is not truth.
Next time you call yourself stupid, tell yourself about 3 or 4 things you did well recently and how everyone makes mistakes.
Learn how to self-soothe. So important. Be your own friend and treat yourself nicely. Especially when life is not going well.
When things don't go your way, you are all you have. Don't put down your biggest asset.
Useful Resources: Psychology Article How To Identify and Stop Bad Thoughts here.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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4 months left until the year ends
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Instead of focusing on what you didn't do, think about what you can still do.
Choose only one thing you wish to improve in your life. It can be small like sleeping an hour earlier or drinking more water.
Work on that for the next 4 months. Working on small things can bring significant improvements to your life. They help you build discipline and consistency.
If you can work on small things consistently and see the change, you will add more small things to change.
Start small. Don't underestimate small changes.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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If you don't control it. It controls you.
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Things that control you:
Ego
Anger
Jealousy
Money
Sex
Attention
If you can't control yourself, you will be controlled.
If you lack self-awareness small things can set you off.
If don't have clear boundaries with yourself, you will accept anything you are given.
Your behaviour is a reflection of your state of mind. Pay attention to what controls you. It says a lot about yourself.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Originality is An Act of Honesty
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Do You.
Take photos using concepts you envisioned. Dress how you like it. Read books that actually interest you.
You can't be you, trying to be like them.
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Soft Black Girl Aesthetic - part 3
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When you adopt an aesthetic into your life do it because it aligns with your values, not because it looks good.
Soft black girl aesthetic dominates social media these days because it fights the stereotype that a black woman is only strong and independent. When historically we know it hasn't been a choice.
The "soft black girl" inspires many women to look at life from a perspective that relaxation and self-care first.
Soft black girl means:
peace of mind
stop being labelled as the strong black girl and give room for vulnerability
not having to do everything alone because of that strength
taking care of oneself
healing and unlearning negative behaviours and thoughts.
I support this aesthetic.
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theprincientist · 6 months
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Clean Out Your Social Media
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I did this in the beginning of the year, and it has been life-changing.
Your social media should not be a place that creates anxiety and comparisons. It should be inspiring and uplifting. If you feel bad after being on your socials you need a clean-up. 
On each social media:
– Update your privacy settings. Make sure your apps are not tracking you.
– Go to your followers. See who is there that you no longer want to have access to you. Maybe it is an old friend you are keeping out of politeness or a co-worker.
– Respectfully remove anyone you don’t feel comfortable showing your true self.
– Go to the people you are following. If they cause you to compare yourself or fill you with jealousy. Remove them. Also, stop following people you don’t like.
– Instead, follow people that inspire you. People that are doing what you want to do or have the life you are working toward.
– Delete old photos and update your socials with a new one. Mark it as your new beginning on social media.
– Be yourself. Don’t try so hard to fit into an aesthetic or be internet famous. Share what you like and create content that aligns with your lifestyle.
– Be social. Social media is fun when you engage with people you like. If someone makes you laugh drop an emoji. If they teach you something thank them. You will be surprised at how fun social media gets. 
– Also, the algorithms show you more of what you engage with, so engage with things that make you happy.
This tip is one of 10 Free Things You Can Do For Self Improvement. Read my blogpost below and Take Control Of Your Life Today And Level Up.
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