For anyone starting vyvanse- if working properly, it's like meeting in the middle of hyperfocus and "multitasking." You'll have the ability to choose what you focus on, but it doesn't mean you'll suddenly find calculus interesting. I made the mistake of thinking motivation was the opposite of inattentiveness. You can't rely on meds 100%, you've gotta meet half way and want to succeed. If you don't, you'll be wasting the meds. To motivate myself I think about HOW I'll succeed, not WHY I have to.
Reblogs this x1000 to try to get rid of cultural ignorance when it comes to this. Because breaking down Indian stereotypes in particular is incredibly important to me for many reasons.
These Chanukah lights we kindle In honor of the miracles, the wonders And salvation wrought and wars You fought, for our fathers, In days of yore and in present time
“Chrismukkah” is NOT A THING.
Hanukkah is not the “Jewish Christmas.” It is not a ritual equivalent, it is not even a SOCIAL equivalent.
The only reason Hanukkah has any kind of prominence in western culture is because it’s close to Christmas.
The only reason Jewish kids get actual presents on Hannukah is because of the proximity to Christmas – tradition is little gifts of money, or chocolate.
Our important holidays are the ones that y’all don’t notice, or misrepresent, because they don’t happen to coincide with giftstravaganza – Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Succot, Shavuot.
“Chrismukkah” is NOT A THING. It is not inclusive, it is not ‘cute’, it is a horrific misunderstanding of the ENTIRE POINT of Hannukah, which is the commemoration of a guerrilla war fought to PREVENT FORCED CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ASSIMILATION.
Christmas is not a secular holiday, so don’t give me the “but Christmas is for EVERYONE (so I have all the Jewish characters in my fics celebrating Christmas with their friends, but I never, ever write anything about non-Jewish characters attending seders or Purim parties with their Jewish friends, because Jews are weird when I’m not secularizing them.)”
Fuck “I have a little Dreidle.” If you can’t think of any other Hannukah songs to use, do some research.
Matisyahu (yeah, we have our own modern music that is The Shit. We are not some ancient dead civilization that gave birth to Christianity and then fossilized):
So please and thank you, keep the differences in mind. Jews aren’t here to be tools to demonstrate commitment to “diversity” by having a hannukiah (not a menorah, for the record) in a corner in your Christmas specials.
(They’re supposed to be displayed in the window anyway.)
Yeah, I know I’m going to get a billion replies about how “but it’s all in respect” and “I’m a Jew and I have a Christmas tree and you’re just a grinch” – thing is, it’s easy to take what the hegemony gives us.
Until I get automatic days off for my holidays and Pesach specials with all the non-Jewish characters learning the Special Meaning of the Seder Plate, or “why Succot really sucks in the Northern Hemisphere”, or helping the Token Jewish Character with their Purimspiels (or even, omg, having a Jewish character in something who isn’t Ashkenazi!) it’s not respect. It’s the barest minimum to even qualify as condescension.
And it pisses me off every G-d-n year.
Hanerot halalu, anu madlikin Al hanisim ve'al hanifla'ot Ve'al hateshu'ot, ve'al hamilchamot She'asita la'avoteinu Bayamim haheim bazman hazeh
Independent learning suggests ideas such as “self-taught,” or “autodidact.” These imply that independence means working solo. But that’s just not how it happens. People don’t learn in isolation. When I talk about independent learners, I don’t mean people learning alone. I’m talking about learning that happens independent of schools.
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Anyone who really wants to learn without school has to find other people to learn with and from. That’s the open secret of learning outside of school. It’s a social act. Learning is something we do together.
Independent learners are interdependent learners.
Don’t Go Back to School – a must-read on how to fuel the internal engine of lifelong learning.
I’m an apprentice tattoo artist. An artist who owns a few shops invited me to their team.
I’ve got a long way to go. I’m still learning basic shading techniques. Working with a tattoo pen adds depth to the traditional flat plane I’m used to working on.
One is never too old to learn a new skill.
At times I feel like a complete newb.
So, here is a meme that I love. I’m sharing it for everyone who is learning something new.
chequerootlurks
