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Mistakable Verbs in German:

This is a list of German Verbs I sometimes mistake because they look similar.

 I hope it can be useful for you too. :) 

Schieben: to push sth.

Schießen: to shoot.

Schließen: to close; to shut.

Leihen: to borrow sth.

Leiden: to suffer.

Laden: to load/charge sth.

Fliehen: to escape

Fliegen: to fly

Fließen: to flow.

Denken: to think

Danken: to thank

Liegen: to lie.

Legen: to put.

Rennen: to run.

Regnen: to rain.

Scheiden: to divide.

Scheinen: to shine/ to seem.

Waschen: to wash.

Wachsen: to grow.

Wachen: to be awake

Sitzen: to sit.

Setzen: to set.

Biegen: to bend.

Bieten: to offer

10 Interesting Psychology Facts

1. Cognitive Dissonance - the idea that when we hold two conflicting thoughts or beliefs, we unconsciously adjust to make one fit with the other. My social psychology professor gave an example of a student who values studying all the time, but slacks off when it comes to their favorite television show. So the student tells herself that watching the television helps her study later when it really doesn’t. However, telling herself that helped her eased the anxiety.

2. Hallucinations are common - one third of people report experiencing hallucination at some point in time. Similarly, normal people often have paranoid thoughts. So when was the last time you hallucinated?

3. The Placebo effect - this is when you think that something like a drug has an effect on you when really it doesn’t. It’s your thoughts that actually resulted in you getting better.

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The first day of December was great! I submitted half of my college applications and went to Muji where they would give you this free canvas bag with every purchase to honor their 10th anniversary!

listening to: Martin Garrix + Troye Sivan - There For You

16/40 weeks of senior year

Notetaking

Sound Note - take notes while you record audio

Evernote - notetaking that syncs across platforms

Paper 53 - minimal notetaking that syncs

Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users

Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users

Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs

Mindly - create mind maps

Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app

StudyBlue - another commonly used app

Cram - best for its “cram mode”

Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more

StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades

24me - automated reminders and event planning

iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list

Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users

Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

Clear - organized to-do and reminders

MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer

Trello - collaborative project organizer

Todoist - clean and functional task manager

Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

Forest - plant trees by staying focused

Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list

Timeglass - custom timers

Tide - pomodoro with white noise

Alarmy - forces you out of bed 

Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

Workflow - automate tasks

Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG

Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking

Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

Coursera - free MOOCs

TED - listen to Ted Talks

Duolingo - language learning

Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary

Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

8tracks - curated playlists

Spotify - online music streaming

Coffitivity - cafe ambience

Noisli - background sound generator

Rain Rain - rain sounds

Binaural - binaural beats

Health

Rockin Ramen - recipes based on ramen

MealBoard - meal planning

Lifesum - healthy eating

Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation

Pacifica - mental health management

Sworkit - personalized video workouts

Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

WolframAlpha - Google on steroids

Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips

RefMe - citation generator

PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo

Mathway - step by step math help

Desmos - free graphing calculator

Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

Companion - stay safe when walking alone

Mint - money management

Toshl - finance manager

Tiny Scanner - scan documents

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emma! do you have any great gel pen brands that are really nice to give as a gift? like kikki k style without being from kikki k if that makes sense

Hey! My favourite gel pens at the moment are Pilot pens (either the Juice or G2) and the Zebra Sarasa pens! They don’t exactly have that Kikki K style but really nice ink. If you wanted their particular look, you could try putting the ink from one pen into the Kikki K pen xx

Hey guys! This have been REALLY hectic, as I’ve been submitting forms for college and I’ve also been swamped with studying for finals and AP tests D: It’s definitely a bit stressful but I’m looking forward to when all of this is over! :)

It really baffles me how there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe. Hundreds of billions of stars per galaxy. With each star system containing 1-9 planets each. And people still are convinced that this tiny speck of dust we call Earth is the only place you can find intelligent life, let alone life period.

Pink stationery for the start of the school year // ig: pyokkimassu

I have found it challenging, even within the langblr community, to find a list of beginner resources for learning German, so I decided to make one!

Note: Resources I use are marked ⭐︎

Textbooks Feuerwerk 1 / 2 / 3 ⭐︎ Katzensprung 1 / 2 Genau! / Ganz Genau! Teach Yourself ⭐︎

Dictionaries English-Deutsch (print) Deutsch-Englisch (print) Duden (print) Via mundo (print) dict.cc (online) ⭐︎ collins (online) pons (online) ⭐︎

Grammar German Verb Drills (print) Grammar you really need to know (print) Grammar in a nutshell (print) Collins easy learning (print) Pons Grammatik (print) Duden (print) Hueber 1 / 2 (print) Hueber (online) german-grammar.de (online) ⭐︎ schubert (online) ⭐︎

Apps mondly mango busuu lang-8 ⭐︎ hinative memrise ⭐︎ beelinguapp duolingo ⭐︎ hellotalk italki

Read News 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ⭐︎ World Press All You Can Read Readlang ⭐︎

Listen Podcasts 1 / 2 Radio Youtubers 1 Movies (Youtube) Easy German (Youtube) My Playlist (Spotify) ⭐︎ Live-Radio everytongue.com omniglot ⭐︎ globalrecordings.net

Chat hellotalk ⭐︎ hinative wespeke speaky

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Tips ⭐︎ Try to practice every day! It really makes a difference and learning a language isn’t something you can accomplish overnight! ⭐︎ Keep a journal of your notes, grammar rules, and so on! Use sticky notes and flags to stay organized and easily flip back to charts and important rules! ⭐︎ Set a goal! It’s much easier to work toward a defined goal than just the overall hopes of mastering a language! ⭐︎ Film yourself speaking! I know it sounds weird, but it helps with pronunciation, and you can always look back to old videos to see how far you’ve come! ⭐︎ Learn through media! Watch tv shows and movies, read the news, listen to music, and so on in your target language! It’s a fun way to learn and will help with sentence structure, vocabulary, popular culture, and pronunciation! ⭐︎ Know that your studyblr/langblr community is always here for support! Reach out to bloggers who are fluent in your target language, and message them! Casual conversation in your target language can be helpful, but having a native speaker assist you is even more useful!