“가끔 가슴이 ‘찌르르’할 때가 있어요. 제가 작품 작업을 하면서 어떤 생각, 구상 속에 빠져 있을 때 그렇더라고요. 그럴 때 제가 깨어있다고 느껴요. 이상하게 그런 느낌은 딱 작업할 때만 나와요. 작업하지 말고 그냥 살라고 하면 다른 것을 하며 잘 살겠죠. 근데 그런 느낌을 또 다른 어디서 받을 수 있을까? 그건 잘 모르겠어요. 하지만 그 느낌이 살아가는 것과 목숨을 연명하는 것의 차이라고 생각해요. 많은 사람들이 저와 비슷할 거예요. 그런 느낌이 이미 자기에게 왔을 수도 있지만 아직 그게 왔는지, 왔다 갔는지는 모를 수도 있죠. 어떤 형태로든 누구나 살면서 자기만의 ‘찌르르’가 있지 않을까요?”

ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ⁱᵗ'ˢ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃ ᵇᵘᵇᵇˡᵉ ᵇᵃᵗʰ

-gotta have eat first

-gotta sleep enough first

(seriously so many days i’m like “i have all afternoon I’ma Do a Thing” and then i just kinda buzz around and do Nothing and think “WHY” and then i’m like “oh yeah i’m really fuckening tired”)

-gotta be Excited About It (ADHD brain only does things if they’re Literally the Most Interesting Thing Happening Right Now) (so like, hype yourself up to work on a project, or think about how happy you’ll be with a cleaner room/all those chores done)

-gotta have small, doable first step (like, “get cloth from fabric drawer” or “open google docs”

-FUCK distractions (computer is in drawer, phone is Off)

-Engage the Senses (if task needs Brain, play vague background Music, if task needs No Brain, listen to audiobook/podcast)

-maybe set time limit so i don’t get lost??? e.g. i have a little egg timer that i use because the ticking isn’t distracting but is enough to remind me that Time is a Thing that is Passing Right Now

-gotta have Self Awareness and Thinky about the Moment (get into the habit of Consciously Noticing what you’re doing at the moment, so you’re more likely to go “wait, this isn’t what i wanted to be doing” and be able to redirect)

-be willing to redirect and try to do something else if whatever you want to do Just Isn’t Happening

-DON’T beat yourself up for only doing part of something, or failing entirely- all that does is make your brain associate “trying to do stuff” with “well that SUCKED”. Which means you don’t want to try again. Tell urself u did good for trying, and if it didn’t work, try again later, or figure out why it didn’t work and try a different way. Reward yourself for trying

Have you guys heard of the LLN plugin for Google Chrome which allows you to view two sets of subtitles on Netflix at once? It has taken my language learning to a whole new level as now I can read the Korean and see how certain words are spelled at the same time as understanding the meaning in English (you can set your own native language if available). NB. This only works if you watch Netflix in you Google Chrome browser and won’t work on your TV app or other app.

I find that this plugin helps me to pick up on natural phrases more quickly as I can visualise how it is spelled which makes it easier for me to retain that information.

The plugin also has a built-in dictionary so that you can look up unknown words, but I don’t find it to be as reliable as NAVER Dictionary, so I tend to just make notes separately and then look up specific meanings later.

If you like watching Korean movies/dramas as part of your language learning experience, definitely install this plugin! It’s invaluable to the learning and turns watching from a passive activity into an active activity. 

One word of caution - if you LOVE Korean dramas or movies, sometimes it can detract away from just enjoying the show for what it is - a piece of entertainment. Not only this, but watching in this way takes at least 2 times longer - so maybe don’t do it all the time. I tend to turn them on for half an episode or so.

Go check it out! https://languagelearningwithnetflix.com/

Drama: Extracurricular [인간수업] (2020)

april 3rd 2020, 19:56pm

ngl i’m feeling a bit tired tonight, but i made myself sit down for a cozy little cell bio study session, seeing as my exam is on monday morning. definitely going to be going to bed early tonight tho. take care of yourselves everyone!!