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i am v excited for this month!!! having a great feeling about it it’s also my birthday month?? Gonna be 21 this yr
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*post from november 2020
today i want to talk about something i am very proud of! my overall goal for November was to quit caffeine because it made my anxiety worse & it messed up my sleeping schedule. I managed to go 18 days without coffee in a row and 20 days overall.
some positive changes i experienced:
- i hade a balanced energy level through the day, no more afternoon slump
- i didn’t need naps!!!
- i was tired by the end of the day & i slept much calmer
are you a coffee lover? how many days could you go without it?
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Today’s topic is one of my favorite things to talk about so let’s dive in !
Every day I try to take care of my well-being as much as I can, but some days turn out better than others, you can never predict when a wave of sadness or melancholy could hit you and you end up staying in bed all day long, or you have such busy days that you don’t even have a full meal.
That’s why I like to implement a “Reset day” into my weeks. For me this day is Sunday. This day I not only take the day off from work, but I try to limit my social media consumption and my screen time as well. This is the day when I indulge in my favorite activities and this day is only mine.
Some of my favorite things to do are:
- Only getting up when my body got enough rest, I sleep in if I need it
- Some kind of activity that moves my body & heals my back from sitting in a chair all week. This is typically yoga or just some gentle stretches.
- Making my recent favorite drink (Red Blueberry Tea with honey, lemon, and ginger)
- Having a dance party to my favorite songs, or I just stare at my ceiling while crying to Arctic Monkeys
- Journaling - sometimes with prompts, most of the time it’s a word vomit of everything and anything I am thinking and feeling
- Reflecting on last week - goes along with journaling really (check my in-depth post about how I journal + reflect on my week)
- Watching whatever currently I am obsessed with (yu yu Hakusho and song covers on youtube right now)
- Cooking, baking - making my favorite pasta recipe for dinner, or pizza, maybe baking with my mom.
- Loooong shower & body care - shaving, filing my nails, face mask, moisturizing, and having a full-on salon moment
Alongside the things that I do, here are some things that I like to avoid or limit doing:
- Checking social media
- Worry about next week’s tasks - it’s hard really. But when the thought comes up - remind yourself that everything else can wait and taking care of yourself now will give you the strength to face next week’s struggles.
- Check my emails - My only notifications that are on, but they are off on Sundays for sure.
- Stress about work I should be doing. No. If it’s not super important & urgent to do then it can wait. This day is for me and my future self will thank me for taking care.
- Obviously, some Sundays turn out to be very refreshing & fulfilling, but it’s not always the case. Some days turn out to be a whole mess but the important thing is to thank yourself for trying your best.
Love you, and take care
edith
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️ Benefits of watching movies in your target language with subtitles
- Helps with language comprehension
- It helps build familiarity with vocabulary and the sounds of the language – especially helpful if you want to understand how German sentences are built/how German people think
- You hear how people talk in real life, not in a fabricated way (think listening exercises, textbook examples of conversations)
- Improves word recognition
- Helps with understanding the use of expressions, figures of speech
[figures of speech: A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition. E.g.: alliteration, metaphor, simile etc.
Life changing subtitle app
Buuut, should I put on subtitles in my native language or in my target language?
Wouldn’t it be awesome if I could have both at the same time?
Yes, it would be awesome and it is possible!
There is an app for it, and it completely changed my language learning : it is a chrome extension for Netflix which shows subtitles for the movie and the translation in your native language beneath it + you can save the expressions/sentences that you think could be useful. It is called ‘Language learning with Netflix’ and you can find it in the google chrome store. It is completely free to use and it is a GAME CHANGERRR!!
️ Is it enough to just watch?
The answer is yes aaand no. You have to figure out what works the best for you. You might want to try keeping a notebook or a word document open while watching and write down expressions/words that could be helpful for you. However it does take away from the experience, it is not that enjoyable to stop every 2-3 minutes but if you are very committed: DO IT. If after a couple of times doing this you see no benefits & just paying close attention to what’s happening on screen is more effective for you: maybe consider just writing down the words that repeat the most, a few expressions here and there that you are 100% sure that you will use.
If you do download the chrome extension you can star parts of a conversation and write them down after you finished watching. This method is the most productive in my opinion.
Can I rely only on this method to learn a language?
It is a great way to get exposed to the language, to incorporate it into your life and to get to know the culture as well. However to see its full benefits - in my opinion - you have to do more that this. Read, sprinkle some grammar here and there, speak, write, listen to music, follow people who speak the lang. etc.
But I would say it is absolutely possible to learn to speak the language by only doing this, but it is not for everybody. It depends on how hard your target language is, how fast you learn, what type of learner you are, what prior knowledge you have and on many other things.
[ I personally learned to speak English by watching my favorite youtubers - and the grammar part was never the priority for me, I was only interested in absorbing the language as much as possible and my overall goal was to speak it without translating words, without thinking too much. ]
This post is based mainly on my personal experience, I am not an expert on the subject whatsoever , I just thought I’d share it in the hopes of helping others, because learning a new language can be very frustrating sometimes & finding the method that works for me helped me the most.
Resources used:
https://www.rev.com/blog/learn-new-language-subtitles
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/figure-of-speech-examples.html
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☁️ 18 ☁️
yesterday i finished my hero academiaa :((((((((( on a happier note: i STARTED HAIKYUUUUU!!!!! <3333 aaand today i has a super productive morning, i went through chapter 4 in my german book in which i learned about the daily routines + free time activities, it was a lot of funn!!!
love, edith
ig.: @fivestarstudy_
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i love to see your posts guys!! keep using #fivestarstudy, i check the tag every week to see your beautiful photos!! <3
a moody theme for today’s post - we had a rainy morning here and i was listening to some oldies that i poured my soul into in high school (AM, CATB, Alex Turner, The Kooks, John Mayer) anyways, hope yall are doing well!! <3
love, edith
(haven’t written my signature in a long time hehe)
ig.@fivestarstudy_
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