Article: It's important to remember that you can't control other people and you can't stop them from laughing. If someone was laughing at your haircut so you wear a hat, then they may just laugh at the hat, or find something else to pick apart. Trying to anticipate how someone will react, or making all your decisions based on what you think someone else will find acceptable, is exhausting and impossible. Shift your focus from what you can't control (the actions and opinions of other people) and start paying attention to what you can control your own actions, feelings, and your opinion of yourself. Choose to treat yourself with kindness and compassion. You have control over what your self-talk sounds like, and it's important that you behave like your own best friend. If you find yourself engaging in negative self-talk, challenge it. You can also control your own actions, how you treat others, and what you will accept from other people. You can choose to show the people who laugh at you kindness despite their rude behavior. You can also choose to walk away from their taunts. If the person laughing behind your back is someone you considered a friend, try finding more positive people to keep in your life. Take a look at what matters most to you, and find people with similar values regarding friendship. Try joining school groups or local meetups to meet people with the same interests as you. Look at options like book clubs and dinner groups to meet other people outside of your established social network. Spend more time with the people who have supported and helped you. Focus on bettering your friendships with them rather than surrounding yourself with new people. Try changing your relationship with your antagonizer by offering them friendship and help. Offer to be there for them, and know that if they reject your help that you did all you could to create a positive relationship. Look at your antagonizer's insecurities, and offer to help them address them. If, for example, your antagonizer laughs at you for getting good grades or caring too much about your job, offer to help them study or get started on a work project.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Focus on the things you can control. Find better friends. Be the bigger person.
Article: Do your review within 24 hours after the lecture. By this time, you may have already forgotten 80% of the lecture material. Build upon what you have learned, instead of having to re-learn the material. Think of your in-class notes as your draft copy, and the revision as your edited copy. Create a new version of your notes. This will be helpful especially if your notes are sloppy, disorganized, or borderline illegible. Don't just copy down your notes as you originally wrote them. Make this part an active process of revision. Use the clues you picked up during the lecture regarding structure and key concepts to reorganize what you wrote down. Fill in weak spots with material from the textbook. When you are revisiting your notes, you should also spend time to highlight or underline important parts of the lecture. Use different colored highlighters or pens to color-code recurring concepts. Marked-up notes will be valuable when you begin to study for the test. These allow you to quickly and efficiently recall key parts of each lecture. If you have missed a class due to illness or another reason, you should be sure to get notes from a classmate. Talk with the instructor as well so that you understand the material. Don't rely on a notes-for-sale service. Most universities have a policy against using these types of notes. Remember, using purchased notes is not "active learning" that aids in understanding and retention. If you have a physical or other documented disability which makes note-taking difficult, discuss options with your professor and your institution's student services. Various options, including perhaps special lecture guides, note-taking assistance, permission to record lectures, or tutoring, will likely be available.
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Review your notes as soon as possible. Revise, don't just re-write, your notes. Highlight important parts of the lecture. Get notes for missed classes.
Article: Take good care of your body. This not only makes you more attractive and you shouldn't have to change for your crush, but helps your crush see that you think you're worth caring about and know how to take care of yourself. Shower, keep your hair tidy, and exercise (for good health, not weight loss). A great smell is really attractive to people. You don't need a lot of perfume or cologne, either. Just shower regularly and use deodorant. A little body spray can come in handy if you really want to smell amazing enough to get their attention. Stop wearing clothes that are torn, stained, out-of-date or don't fit your body or body shape. Dont wear the same clothes over and over again. This makes people think you lack self-worth, since it shows you don't think you're worth taking care of. Wear clothes that look great on you...and don't grab the ones looking like they came off your dirty bedroom floor! Confidence is very sexy! Everyone likes someone who's confident! Of course, you only have to make people think you're confident. Everyone is a little self conscious. Make sure you never talk down about yourself and speak up for yourself when you have an opinion. Let yourself be in control of situations from time to time and talk to the people you want to talk to. If you act confident, people with think you love yourself. That's what people are into more than beauty.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Take good care of yourself. Smell amazing. Dress great! Act confident.