#advice??

[jullbnt]

Bonjour! I'm a big fan and your art inspires me so much. I'm currently learning French to communicate with my friends, do you happen to have any tips on learning another language? I'd love some advice. ^_^

Bonjour bonjour ! Thank you for gracing my inbox with such a cute little Time, I adore him 🤩

And I'm glad I can inspire you!!

About your question I don't really have unique advice on learning another language, I guess you're asking me because I happen to be French? ^^

I'd say find lessons to learn the basics first, and maybe use an app or something to learn vocabulary (I did that for Japanese a few years ago and quiz apps make things a lot easier and fun! I'm still a beginner though, I don't have enough time but I'd love to start again). There's an app called Anki that lets you create your own quiz cards to test yourself with, or you can download pre-made decks (search for "Anki French decks" and you'll find what you need). I've used Anki a lot for studying, I love it!

Once you're comfortable enough start having basic conversations with your friends, and you can also try watching the French version of a movie you know well (or I don't know... try playing a LoZ game in French for example haha). If you already know the dialogues it can help! Maybe you can also listen to French youtubers that share your interests? I'm sure you'll find lessons from native speakers on Youtube too :)

And then of course consume French media, read in French, listen to French music... That's how I learnt English for the most part, I didn't really try (and the language classes we get in French school are really unhelpful). But I guess it's much easier with English cause it's everywhere and very much needed to get involved in fandom stuff online.

(Also be careful about comments from French users on social networks, sadly a lot of us make a lot of spelling or grammar mistakes so don't trust everything you read... I don't see the same thing happening in the same proportions with English speakers, I guess French is hard for natives too).

And lastly, we're always pleased and impressed when a foreigner bothers to learn our language, even if it's just a few sentences, and you don't need to speak flawlessly to be understood! French can be hard but don't put too much pressure on yourself ^^

I'm not sure this was very helpful, but I tried haha. Good luck with your learning and I hope you'll enjoy speaking French!

Passe une belle journée :))

#ask #french #advice?? #not my art #oot link

[nattousan]

iirc u said you got a new job, what do you do for work now?

do you ever get anxious while working? fi so how do you cope/make the anxiety go away?

so because i have an art background and my sister recommended me, i'm a labtech at [CHAIN DENTURE MAKING STORE]! And, despite having no background in dentistry, they hired me because i have experience sculpting and making molds, as well as just having a generally amicable and teachable attitude. Its cool because a lot of the skills i developed making sculptures have translated very literally into my work making dentures! Which has allowed me a confidence that means that I actually don't experience any anxiety at work. It's like if you were a prolific smashbros player and nintendo suddenly asked you if you want to be a beta tester haha.

Also your timing is perfect anon bc while I don't personally have anxiety, my partner struggles heavily with it, to the point where they had to take medical leave from work. Idk if you already have a job or are looking but from observing them and my own experience, here's some general tips i can offer you:

- anxiety is a confidence killer, the endless fear and "what-ifs" can be paralyzing, seek out work that you know you can do good in, even if it's not your passion. I'll be honest i never thought about dentistry as a career but im using skills that i'm confident in and im allowing myself to ask questions when i don't know things bc thats what the trainers are there for.

- any sort of "i'm useless, i'm a burden, no one will hire me" self talk is literally your anxiety talking and is of the devil. don't listen to it. you gotta separate your anxious brain from your logical brain and assess uncritically what u bring to the table, are you good at organizing? can you work a spread sheet? do you find cleaning things soothing and satisfying? you gotta tailor your job search to your individual proclivities instead of applying to any random listing you see.

- if you already have a job thats giving you anxiety ask yourself two questions: what specifically about this job is giving me anxiety and can i do anything to avoid/correct it? maybe talk to a supervisor about your triggers and what youre feeling, if they're a good supervisor they'll try and work with you, if you get told to suck it up buttercup thats part of the job, welp, start looking for other places to work.

- PLEASE please PLEASE ask for help!!! at least in my partners case, they initially thought they had to go it alone and weather the job search process on their own but when i tell you there was a whole ass career center with COUNSELORS just waiting to help people find jobs, i'm not kidding! there are resources out there !! USE THEM!! YOU DESERVE TO BE HELPED!! check out your local community college or library to see if they have a career center! Mine does and it opened me up to several trade grants i didn't know about! THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES!! GO USE THEM!

- last and probably hardest for anxious people, you gotta find a way to stop giving a fuck about what people think of you! self confidence stems from within and when you're confident people can pick up on it and are more likely to trust you with things and hire you for things. Even if its a fake confidence! nothing has helped me more out in life is me just doing things because "eh, i got this, i'm sure it'll work out in the end" you gotta actively embrace failure as not a world ending event but a part of the process forward.

if you wanna send me another message about the specifics of your situation i'd be happy to tailor my advice but these are a few of the basics i guess. Like i said, I don't have anxiety but am very close to someone who does and hooboy i do not envy y'all. stay strong, soldier 🫡

#nat chats #anon #advice?? #anxiety #og post

[palesunss]

i think i made a friend at school??? they’re also autistic, but i think they have higher support needs than me and we are very different socially based on what i know right now. i wanna know how to be a good friend to them but i’m scared i’m gonna mess up. i don’t know How i would mess up though. they asked if we could hang out after school and we just met today so i said no and i know that’s not a problem i just feel like everything i say is wrong. they also asked to call after school and i said no again bc i hate hate hate hate phone calls so much. am i overthinking this?

bc i know i get rejection sensitive and i don’t want them to feel bad bc i really really do wanna be their friend i just don’t know how to be a good one. i have no idea if i need advice or not i feel like i’m being weird lolol but i would appreciate advice if anyone can give some

#advice?? #autistic #text #actually autistic #high support needs #medium support needs

[messylustt]

hello! so I really want to start a blog for writing and I just wanted to know if you had any tips on how to not flop? 😭 I mean like any tips on how to get attention on your works with being new and all?

ofc sweetheart! <3

a big thing to remember is tagging your posts. like a bunch of tags which will mean that it’ll go more places, aka more exposure.

pick a fandom! you can change/add more after. but I found it was easier focusing and really promoting one character or fandom

— for me I started mainly with Ethan Landry (that’s why he has the most drabbles)

another thing is to make sure you enjoy who and what your writing about. otherwise it’ll feel like a chore and way too much effort. and writing should just be a fun hobby (on tumblr at least, you can go places after most definitely)

those are the main points that I’ve found have really helped me <3

#☆ — 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢 #advice??

[ghoststyles]

Werking tn leave me some anons for later 👀

#confess secrets?? #prompts??? #concepts?? #advice??

[kaminocasey]

Do you ever feel like leaving the fandom? I've been seeing you speak out about more things lately and thought maybe you'd understand how I've been feeling. I've been thinking about leaving for a while, but I was so excited for The Bad Batch season 2 that I thought maybe people would chill out for like five minutes lol

First of all, I'm really sorry you feel that way!!!

Second of all, when I start to feel this way, I think it's important to take a step back and log off for a bit. The fandom will always be here. Third, there will always be drama in every fandom. It's not just this one. I don't necessarily feel like leaving per se. But sure... I definitely get where you're coming from!

If you want to talk about tbb though, I'm always up for it! I'm glad you're here!!

#anons #advice?? #idk lol #I try my best!

[captainjimothycarter]

From writer to writer, if you had to write something, a blurb if you will, based on this photo and this photo alone what would it be?

(Ik it's a weird question but I'm just curious lol)

Hello friend! That is a good question because I am OBSESSED with this photo.

It's not a weird question! i love these questions and being asked my opinion. It means people value my thoughts, lmao.

Okay my ideas:

Bodyguard au where Steve is supposed to protect Peggy from the paparazzi or even rapid fans. He's trying to read her into/out of the event.

Captain & Captain (or just normal Steggy) are leaving an event (maybe a raunchy one that's like one of Howard's frowned upon parties that are heavily rumored to contain orgys lmao)

They're sneaking into late to a gala, trying not to be seen and of course, it doesn't go the way they expect.

I could go on and on but there are my top 3 ideas! I hope they give you what you want or I could give you more.

#Steggy #Writer to Writer Questions #Advice?? #I love this so much #The photo is amazing #and Hayley's DRESS

[thegeekyartist]

God now I'm fired up I need to sleep

#its just #hes a narcissist #like textbook #and he NEEDS to work on himself #he knows this #i literally havent talked to him in MONTHS #and he calls me at midnight to recieve i sont know what #advice?? #he doesnt take my advice #reassurance?? #he shoots down everything i say #so we circle for an hour over analyzing every text from this girl when its clear that she just wanted to end things #so now im just on an adrenaline high and im so tired but wont fall asleep #i WANT to be supportive #but i cant do this every time

[notapinguin]

First day of college

I'm not even sure what to think yet. But here are some things I learned from the first day

Many exams won't be during class hours (doesn't make any sense)

The school probably uses a bunch of resources online. Locate them

Was the rush of putting make-up on even worth it?

Don't completely rely on groupchats for information. It's not usually accurate. Just pay attention in class.

Locate places for food or bring food from home. If not, you might starve.

I think that's it. Honestly, I spent most of the day alone because I had mostly morning classes and the people (person) that I had met and become most close to had afternoon classes. It would be nice to make class friends but I'm too shy so I'll just see how it goes tomorrow.

#college #school #first day #classes #first day of uni #first day of college #advice??

[storybookprincess]

if i can impart any one piece of wisdom to y’all, it’s to, whenever possible, assume good intentions

assume people are trying their best, want to be good and treat others well, and that when their behavior doesn’t align with those goals, it’s because of outside factors that are pushing them to their limit

it’s hard to do, it doesn’t always come naturally, but it’s worth it

#liv speaks #big sister advice

[rubyleaf]

Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.

#this is my beef with a lot of 'badass' characters and male romantic leads tbh #writeblr #writing #character writing #writing advice #characters #i'm just sayin'

[foldingfittedsheets]

Something that literally changed my life was working with a friend on a coding thing. He was helping me create an auto rig script and was trying to explain something to me but his words were just turning into static in my brain. I was tired and confused and there was so many new concepts happening.

I could feel myself working toward a crying meltdown and was getting preemptively ashamed of what was about to happen when he said, “Hey, are you someone who benefits from breaks?”

It broke me.

Did I benefit from breaks? I didn’t know. I’d never taken them.

When a problem frustrated or upset me I just gritted my teeth and plowed through the emotional distress because eventually if you batter and flail at something long enough you figure it out. So what if you get bruised on the way.

I viscerally remembered in that moment being forced to sit at the table late into the night with my dad screaming at me, trying to understand math. I remembered taking that with me into adulthood and having breakdowns every week trying to understand coding. I could have taken a break? Would it help? I didn’t know! I’d never taken one!

“Yes,” I told him. We paused our call. I ate lunch. I focused on other stuff for half an hour. I came back in a significantly better state of mind, and the thing he’d been trying to explain had been gently cooking in the back of my head and seemed easier to understand.

Now when I find myself gritting my teeth at problems I can hear his gentle voice asking if I benefit from breaks. Yes, dear god, yes why did I never get taught breaks? Why was the only way I knew to keep suffering until something worked?

I was relating to this same friend recently my roadtrip to the redwoods with my wife. “We stopped every hour or so to get out and stretch our legs and switch drivers. It was really nice. When I was a kid we’d just drive twelve hours straight and not stop for anything, just gas. We’d eat in the car and power through.”

He gave a wry smile, immediately connecting the mindset of my parents on a road trip to what they’d instilled in me about brute forcing through discomfort. “Do you benefit from breaks?” he echoed, drawing my attention to it, making me smile with the same sad acknowledgement.

Take breaks. You’re allowed. You don’t have to slam into problems over and over and over, let yourself rest. It will get easier. Take. Breaks.

#ramblies #advice #take breaks

[torturedpoetemotions]

If the right way is too hard, fuck it. Do it the wrong way.

Folding clothes keeps you from getting the laundry done? Stop folding clothes. Put a basket in your room and throw your unfolded clean stuff into it right out of the dryer, it's fine.

Rinsing dishes off keeps you from loading the dishwasher? Load them dirty and run it twice.

Chopping onions keeps you from making yourself dinner? Buy the freezer bags of chopped onions.

You forget to take your meds and don't want to get out of bed to get them? Start putting them next to the bed.

Can't keep up with the dishes? Get paper plates. Worried about environment impact? Order biodegradable ones online if your local store doesn't have one.

Make the task easier. Put things where you use them instead of where they "go." Eliminate the steps that keep you from finishing the task. Eliminate the task that is stressing you out.

Do it the "wrong" way. It's literally fine.

#credit to #kc davis #for literally saving my life with this advice #struggle care #self care #life advice

[art-tnt]

#art #art tips #commission advice #art as a business #art business

[khaleesiofalicante]

these are very wise (and very real) words. believe me.

#support #advice

[humunanunga]

You can believe in magic, but watch out.

#magic #mysticism #life advice #musings #serious