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Being proud of yourself

today I taught myself how to do something I’ve been wanting to learn for years. All it took was some mental determination and YouTube and ~voila~ joy forever. The gift that keeps giving.

@shea

Feb 14, 2024

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learning how to do a bunch of stuff so you can indulge the brain worms when they want something

like today i kept hearing in my head a nightcore version of unwritten by natasha bedingfield but none of the ones on youtube are exactly right so i went into logic and used varispeed to make it myself. or when i want to make a meme of a friend i go on photoshop and do it. or when i want a chair i know how to make it. etc. skills make you freer and less broke too

@shegoestoanotherschool

Jan 24, 2024

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ME TOO!!

I am also a drop out. It took a long time after dropping out to feel more comfortable and confident in myself after intelligence wasn’t my #1 personality trait anymore. Here are some things I have done to help: -Get really, really good at a hobby. I make jewelry and I keep pushing myself to do bigger and more elaborate things. I know I am becoming an expert on my craft and that makes me pretty damn smart! I have seen myself grow from doing simple patterned string necklaces to now making elaborate, chunky beaded chainmail pieces. I have also gotten good at drawing up my own patterns which just adds another layer to knowing about my craft that I didn’t even dream of doing in the beginning. -Take a class, any class. I recently took a writing class, and it was so rewarding. I felt very out of place being the only one without a degree amongst my classmates, but it was a very accepting group, and I walked away with so much valuable critique. It was also nice to connect with people I wouldn’t have run into in my day to day, and hear what they had to say about the world, my classmates writing, and how they could see improvement for everything. I found it through a bookstore/ teaching center type place in my city, but I know many many many community centers offer classes, or you can find online classes/ follow along with videos for plenty of other crafts/ skills. -Read random shit. Go to fun shops, or little free libraries, or ask around and pick something that sounds silly or crazy to read. Even if you don’t end up liking it or don’t end up finishing it, you can still learn something from this experience. It’s just a path that you don’t want to expand into, which can point you some other way instead. -Read Essays. This, I think, is the easiest way to start “following the schemas” like I saw someone else recommend. The essay is such a broad category of writing that takes countless forms, and can cover any topic. I like the Best American Essay anthology, but there are plenty of other collections sorted by topic, author, year, region, etc. I also like the site Brevity.com for super impactful flash essays. I could go on and on about specific essays if you wanted some more recs, feel free to reach out if you do! -Remind yourself you aren’t dumb, because you aren’t. This may be more projection than anything, but I constantly have to remind myself that I’m not stupid, I just made a mistake. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone: all I need to do is live my life and be cool 😎

@ugliestbinch

2d ago

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bit therapy

A free app that gives you a desktop pet!! I’ve had it on my mac for a couple of years and it’s so cute, like the windows 95 desktop sheep. U can move ur pets around and hide them whenever u want. It‘s a small app so I messaged the developer once to say how much I liked it and he was super nice:)

@jam_n_bread

Jan 4, 2025

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Chip + dip combo

From a friend - Trader Joe’s brand takis and garlic + herb Boursin

@jam_n_bread

Dec 27, 2024

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The universe - john green

a podcast not a youtube channel, but john green talks to a cosmologist about the whole history of the universe🤗

@jam_n_bread

Jan 3, 2025