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I started writing new words i come across or words i feel like ive known forever but don’t feel like i know their full meaning in the back of my planner. I think i’m getting back into the practice of being more careful with my words. It’s not in a way that’s restrictive or suffocating but more so in a way that’s playful and fun :3 It usually leads me to more questions to google around and figure out or get lost in. Like i love the kind of diagrams like this Coastal Landforms one that showed up when I was trying to figure out what a “gloup” was.
sometimes i can’t read my own handwriting though :/.
Feb 9, 2024
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i write down all the new-to-me words i encounter while reading and turn them into digital index cards. i've also been realizing lately that there's a lot of words i don't actually know the meanings of despite being familiar with them. those go in the cards too.
Feb 20, 2024
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Even if you think you know a word.
I do this all the time when I am reading and writing. I do it to double check that I am using a word in the right context, or to double check that I want to use this word in this context. Maybe by looking up the definition I will see a synonym that I like better. Or maybe I’ll learn a new definition / alternate use for that word. I make myself mini dictionaries in my journal and my notes app
Feb 12, 2025
When I am being the best to myself (and therefore being intellectually curious), I keep a note on my phone updated with words I run into that are new to me, along with a definition that I reword myself in order to facilitate memorization.
Finding a good way to do this while reading that does not involve opening up the Pandora's Box of a smartphone, however...
4d ago
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I feel really enveloped when I listen to this while I’m walking and my steps sync up
Feb 9, 2024
this is the kind of song that i kinda forget switches up a bit towards the end and everytime i remember it does it makes me just want to hear it on repeat.
Feb 9, 2024
it feels really dumb to be super pissed off and angrily light a joint that looks like a strawberry. its silly in a way i appreciate because it reminds me that most of the things i am angry about are small and silly.
it’s nice to be less serious!!!
Feb 9, 2024