#be smart

About reporting sexual harassment...

1. Your employer is supposed to investigate If you report harassment, your employer is generally required, by law or internal policy, to assign someone to investigate whether you were sexually harassed. That person shouldn’t be involved in the situation, and definitely shouldn’t be the harasser.

2. Your employer has an obligation to try to keep you safe If the investigation confirms harassment happened, your employer is required to do what they can to stop the behaviour and prevent it from happening again. A good employer will talk with you to learn how to make you feel safe at work - and then take concrete steps to curb the problem, like reprimanding the harasser, moving them to a different location, or firing them.

3. That’s true even if the harasser is your boss Even if the person who harassed you is in a position of power, like a manager, executive, or the CEO, your employer is still required to investigate. The investigator should be independent and not someone who reports to the harasser.

4. Many employers ignore reports or do very little In reality, only about half of employers conduct proper investigations. Some flat-out ignore you or don’t even pretend to care, while others may express care but not actually intervene in any concrete or helpful way.

5. Punishing someone for reporting is illegal but also very common Even though it’s illegal, about one in three people who report harassment are punished afterward. Reprisals can range from being left out of meetings or losing responsibilities, to being reassigned, passed over for promotions, demoted, or even fired.

6. The reporting process can be disempowering and traumatising Reporting often involves repeating what happened, sometimes many times, to different people, and reliving an experience that may have been humiliating, frightening, or traumatising. Your identity might be shared and decisions might be made without your input. You may end up feeling like you’ve completely lost control over what happens.

7. Most people don’t report -- because they understand the risks Most people don’t report workplace sexual harassment. It’s usually because they assume the harassment wasn’t serious enough, nothing will be done, or they’ll be punished for coming forward. They are correct - there are decades of social science research proving exactly that.

8. The strongest sign your employer will shut down harassment: they’ve done it before If you’ve seen people behave badly and get held accountable, that’s a good sign. If you’ve seen people harass others and face no consequences, that’s a warning.

I'm going to need everyone's attention please.

I have gotten a message that someone had accidently reported my account several times and that I need to contact Tumblr support staff on Discord in order to dispute the issue or my account will be terminated.

DO NOT DO THIS! Tumblr support staff does NOT dispute account issues on Discord and no Tumblr support stuff will ask you to dispute this on Discord. Tumblr staff handles any account related issues over the official Tumblr support email or through support tickets.

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𝟭. improve your writing skills ( ✒️ )

i feel that not everyone has the perception of how important it is to know how to write. you don't have to be a poet, nor the new emily brontë, but fluid, conscious, rich writing makes the difference. really. you could write a page without saying anything at all, but if that damn page is written good and smoothly, then you can be sure that you will get extra points. take the time to improve your writing skills, the best advice i have for doing so is reading. read as much as you can. read novels (non-fiction in this case doesn't help because the content is preferred rather than the form), read contemporary authors – you don't necessarily have to read sophocles' tragedies, but read quality stuff. expand your vocabulary, your knowledge of syntax, learn to use punctuation! and then write, tell stories, write love letters, write reviews of films, books, cultural festivals, open a blog on tumblr and write to practice, reread what you write ad nauseam, until it is perfect, until the form of your essay is pulitzer prize worthy.

bonus some of my favourite authors (tell me in the comments about yours!): ian mcewan, banana yoshimoto, haruki murakami, george orwell, josé saramago, albert camus, khaled hosseini, hanya yanagihara

𝟮. develop critical thinking ( 💭 )

if you have always studied passively by absorbing information and vomiting it onto a test sheet then you have wasted your time. taking on information is not enough, you need to know how to rework it and develop your own idea about it. especially in the arts and literature one may disagree with certain information provided by a textbook. developing critical thinking is not easy, especially due to the school system that teaches us to standardize thinking. always consult all available sources on a given topic, compare them, analyze contradictions. it might be difficult and tiring – our brain spends more energy processing two conflicting pieces of information than processing two pieces of information that agree – but it will be worth it. by practicing critical thinking and improving your argumentation skills, you will not only be able to improve in your studies, becoming able to present complex topics and make interdisciplinary connections, but also in daily life, you will become much less influenced and manipulated by external information.

𝟯. find yourself an interest ( 🌷 )

it could be anything, but find an interest that excites you and you enjoy and do research about it. watch videos, documentaries, read articles. it doesn't have to be school-related, it must be an external topic that you are passionate about and that allows you to rediscover the joy of studying and learning every time school seems to suffocate it. sometimes i'm not in the mood to study for exams, so i dedicate myself to my personal research and finally find my spark, my seek for knowledge. for example, my interest is true crime, it has always fascinated me since i was little, but yours could be wild animals, makeup, comics, ships, planes, ocean flora, literally anything. there is no constraint.

𝟰. analyze your mistakes and recognize your wrongs ( 🫒 )

there is no shame in making mistakes. everyone makes mistakes, we are human, but the real sin is getting bogged down in mistakes, refusing to acknowledge them, and continuing to make them again and again. we should be continually growing, continually discovering ourselves, both intellectually and emotionally. how many of you were the "gifted kid" when you were little and then grew up into burned out high school / uni students desperately seeking academic validation? there comes a time when talent isn't enough, you have to put in the effort, and this doesn't make you less intelligent or gifted, in fact, quite the opposite. dedicating time and attention to your personal and intellectual growth also means having to ruminate on your mistakes. it's scary, but it's the most effective way if you really want to improve. take a notebook and at the end of the day reflect on the highlights and the wrongs, what you could have done better, where you would like to push forward tomorrow, what you achieved today. did you make a mistake? first ask yourself why and then look for a way to solve the problem, make every bad moment a lesson, a brick on which to build the version of you you wanto to become tomorrow.

𝟱. don't be afraid of doing researches ( 🧃 )

the amount of fake news and misinformation online is appalling. opening any app like tiktok or instagram we are inundated with information that is often (not always, but not so rarely) inaccurate. don't be afraid to conduct your own research, if you have time to mindlessly scroll through tiktok you will also have five minutes to read an article regarding that information provided. don't know the meaning of a word? look it up before using it. not sure about a piece of information? check it before using it in your argumentation. in the age of immediate access to data we have no excuse to be superficial.

𝟲. master communication ( ♟️ )

mastering communication is essential in both personal and professional realms. it's the cornerstone of building meaningful relationships, whether it's conveying ideas effectively in academia or fostering connections in the workplace. developing strong communication skills not only enhances your ability to articulate thoughts but also empowers you to listen actively, empathize with others, and resolve conflicts constructively. ultimately, honing these skills cultivates confidence, credibility, and success in all aspects of life.

𝟳. push yourself out of your comfort zone ( 🧸 )

build your confidence. confidence is uncomfortable. don't be afraid of it. you are young, this is the right time to experiment, take risks, discover who you really are. this is the best time for you to do those things that you would otherwise never do, you don't want to regret later in life that you didn't accept that scholarship, that trip abroad, that job opportunity, because you didn't feel comfortable enough. do things that take you out of your comfort zone until everything becomes your comfort zone. go on solo dates, be a social butterfly, tell the girl at the bookstore you love her t-shirt, go to the theater alone, eat at a restaurant alone, take that trip. if it goes badly, you'll only have one funny story to tell.

𝟴. stay informed about the news (but not too much!) ( 🌍 )

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