That makes two of us.
Yes, I really should be studying…
Eff you Matt Smith it’s 3am and I’m taking a 2 minute Tumblr break =’(
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‘The world isn’t split into good people and Death Eaters- we’ve all got both light and dark inside of us’. Just because he wasn’t evil, doesn’t mean he’s good. He had a horrible upbringing, he loved unconditionally and he risked his life to be a double agent for the good side. He also almost certainly murdered and tortured (you don’t get Voldemort’s trust easily), he bullied children and he was willing to sacrifice James & Harry’s lives for Lily’s. Calling that “mean” is a massive understatement.
Newsflash, things are not black and white. Why does everyone seem to either love Snape or hate him?
20 Things I Should Have Known at 20.
1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness.
2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that the system is outdated– sometimes utterly broken. You both learn and get respect from people worth getting it from by leading and doing, not by following.
3. Read as much as you can. Learn to speed read with high retention. Emerson Spartz taught me this while I was at a Summit Series event. If he reads 2-3 books a week, you can read one.
4. Connect with everyone, all the time. Be genuine about it. Learn to find something you like in each person, and then speak to that thing.
5. Don’t waste time being shy. Shyness is the belief that your emotions should be the arbitrators of your decision making process when the opposite is actually true.
6. If you feel weird about something during a relationship, that’s usually what you end up breaking up over.
7. Have as much contact as possible with older people. Personally, I met people at Podcamps. My friend Greg, at the age of 13, met his first future employer sitting next to him on a plane. The reason this is so valuable is because people your age don’t usually have the decision-making ability to help you very much. Also they know almost everything you will learn later, so ask them.
8. Find people that are cooler than you and hang out with them too. This and the corollary are both important: “don’t attempt to be average inside your group. Continuously attempt to be cooler than them (by doing cooler things, being more laid back, accepting, ambitious, etc.).”
9. You will become more conservative over time. This is just a fact. Those you surround yourself with create a kind of “bubble” that pushes you to support the status quo. For this reason, you need to do your craziest stuff NOW. Later on, you’ll become too afraid. Trust me.
10. Reduce all expenses as much as possible. I mean it. This creates a safety net that will allow you to do the crazier shit I mentioned above.
11. Instead of getting status through objects (which provide only temporary boosts), do it through experiences. In other words, a trip to Paris is a better choice than a new wardrobe. Studies show this also boosts happiness.
12. While you are living on the cheap, solve the money problem. Use the internet, because it’s like a cool little machine that helps you do your bidding. If you are currently living paycheck to paycheck, extend that to three weeks instead of two. Then, as you get better, you can think a month ahead, then three months, then six, and finally a year ahead. (The goal is to get to a point where you are thinking 5 years ahead.)
13. Learn to program.
14. Get a six-pack (or get thin, whatever your goal is) while you are young. Your hormones are in a better place to help you do this at a younger age. Don’t waste this opportunity, trust me.
15. Learn to cook. This will make everything much easier and it turns food from a chore + expensive habit into a pleasant + frugal one. I’m a big Jamie Oliver fan, but whatever you like is fine.
16. Sleep well. This and cooking will help with the six pack. If you think “I can sleep when I’m dead” or “I have too much to do to sleep,” I have news for you: you are INEFFICIENT, and sleep deprivation isn’t helping.
17. Get a reminder app for everything. Do not trust your own brain for your memory. Do not trust it for what you “feel like” you should be doing. Trust only the reminder app. I use RE.minder and Action Method.
18. Choose something huge to do, as well as allowing the waves of opportunity to help you along. If you don’t set goals, some stuff may happen, but if you do choose, lots more will.
19. Get known for one thing. Spend like 5 years doing it instead of flopping around all over the place. If you want to shift afterwards, go ahead. Like I said, choose something.
20. Don’t try to “fix” anyone. Instead, look for someone who isn’t broken.
Written by: Julian Smith inoveryourhead.net
I think some things in this list a great but some are definitely not. 17 and 20 in particular are bullshit. Actively trying not to use your memory can’t be healthy. As for not fixing anyone/looking for people who aren’t broken… Everyone is a little bit broken, or they would be perfect. Therefore this is saying ‘look for someone who is perfect’. It’s also saying ‘If you are broken, everyone should avoid you’. Evidently ‘broken’ is open to interpretation but people with mental health problems could fall under that category.
(via storieswelove)
I just wrote a massive rant about this and then deleted it because I’m very tired and stressed and easily irritated right now, which is probably not the best frame of mind to be in to write rants.
I’ll just say this: I think anyone who broadcasts how disappointed they are with Pottermore is a lousy JK Rowling fan. She was never particularly excited about writing the encyclopaedia but she wanted to write extra backstory because she knew the fans wanted it, and she wanted to say thank you. And here she is, providing some of that backstory whilst trying out a new way to connect with her readers, a way that no one has ever tried before. It goes a bit wrong. And instead of being supportive & patient, some “fans” bitch and moan because they haven’t immediately got everything they wanted. Is it any wonder she doesn’t want to write the encyclopaedia anymore?
Ok that kinda turned into a rant again.
But wow. If the biggest disappointment of the year for you is that a website didn’t hold your interest for as long as you thought it would, you must be having a great year!
“In career news, rumors have been swirling that the 26-year-old actress may be getting a starring role in one of the most anticipated sequels “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” Dianna Agron is rumored to possibly play the winner from District 7, Johanna Mason. Other stars who may also be vying for the same character are Amanda Seyfried and Emma Watson.”
Wat.
