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Being shy is an emotional obstacle that you can overcome with effort and practice. If you needed to lose weight, you would create a plan to follow a diet and exercise. To overcome shyness, you can also create a plan. Come up with a plan to help yourself overcome your fear of talking to a girl you like. Use the plan to create short term goals that culminate in being comfortable approaching her. The first step in your plan to overcome your shyness should be to practice engaging with people at home. Get comfortable saying things out loud like introducing yourself or giving a pleasant greeting. Practice can make giving a greeting or an introduction a matter of muscle memory, so you don't really have to think about it when meeting with people in person. Practice in front a mirror so you can see what you look like when you interact and make adjustments to present a more confident demeanor. Shyness often comes from a fear of being rejected. It's perfectly natural to take rejection personally, but that doesn't mean that you should. Instead of thinking of rejection as a personal failure, see it for what it really is: a learning experience. More often than not, being rejected has less to do with you than it does with the other person. People have bad days, experience bad moods, or struggle with their own insecurities when it comes to dealing with others. Rejection won't kill you. In fact, if you adopt the right perspective, it may not even hurt. Instead of seeing rejection as a failure, see it as a chance to learn from your experience and develop a better understanding of how to interact with others. A fear of rejection comes from the common practice of trying to predict how events will occur before you experience them. Humans developed the ability to imagine worst-case scenarios as a survival skill, but this trait can be difficult to overcome in situations where danger isn't a factor. Don't allow yourself to ruminate on all the ways approaching a girl you like could go wrong. If you can't help but imagine the ways a social interaction may go, try to focus on imagining it going well. This can increase your confidence and make you come off as a more self-assured person.

summary: Approach shyness like any other problem. Practice at home. Re-frame your idea of rejection. Stop trying to predict the future.

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A test kit is the fastest and most reliable way to determine if you have ammonia in your tank. There are many effective test kits that you can purchase. Ask the employees at your local pet store to help you choose the best one for your needs. Ammonia test kits are very affordable. Most cost between $5-$10. A test kit can tell you whether you have elevated ammonia levels. Keep one on hand in case you notice any symptoms. Follow the directions on the packaging. If the test indicates any level of ammonia, that is too much. The only safe level of ammonia is zero. If your test kit detects any amount of ammonia, you need to perform a water change. This process can take several days. Changing the water is the only safe way to lower ammonia levels. Products that promise to remove ammonia might have negative side effects, so they should be avoided. A water change means that you will remove 10-15% of the water in the tank. Use a clean bucket or jug to remove the water. Replace the water with fresh water. Use dechlorinated tap water. Continue changing the water over the next 2-3 days until there is no trace of ammonia. You do not need to remove your fish or any plants that are in your tank. The process by which you keep the water in your aquarium healthy for your fish is known as "cycling". The primary reason to cycle your aquarium is to ensure that the levels of ammonia and nitrates are at the proper level. You can cycle a new tank or an already established tank. A full cycle will take 4-6 weeks to complete. Begin by placing all new water in your tank. With a new aquarium, start slowly. Let the aquarium run for at least a day before adding fish. Add fish slowly. Do not add more than 3 new fish per week to any tank. Purchase a cycling aid product. You can ask for these at your local pet or fish supply store. There are several brands that will contain bacteria to supplement your tank. These products will help promote healthy bacteria in your tank. Follow the instructions on the product packaging. When you are preparing and cycling an aquarium, it is important to keep a log of the components of your tank water. Closely monitor the levels of ammonia, nitrate, and pH. Keeping careful records can help you notice changes and correct the levels as fast as possible. You can write down all of the chemical levels in your water. You can also note factors such as temperature level and population statistics. There are many websites and apps that can help you monitor your tank. Some sites offer basic memberships for free. Other sites are more sophisticated. You can purchase memberships if you need to monitor several aquariums. A filtration system is key to lowering and regulating ammonia levels. A good filter will regulate and neutralize ammonia and nitrates. It will also remove floating debris from your tank. Purchase the best filter for your tank. Filters come in many sizes and price ranges, so do your research. Read reviews online. You should also talk to experienced employees at your local pet store. Power filters are commonly used for tanks up to 55 gallons. They are used to increase biological filtration, which means you can keep more fish in your tank. If your tank is larger than 55 gallons, consider getting a Canister filter. They are the most powerful and effective for large tanks.

summary: Purchase a test kit. Change your water. Cycle your aquarium. Keep track of water conditions. Choose the right filter.

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Go to the library and look up books about people you admire. You will find that they also struggled when they tried to live lives with meaning. Politicians, scientists, writers, and religious leaders have all doubted that their path was the correct one. Some of the most impressive people have felt spiritually empty. This is natural. One must doubt life's inherent meaning, in order to hope that life has significance. You probably know one or two people in your life who you think have found inner peace. You should engage them in conversation. Ask them for advice. Sure, they may not have the perfect answer to your problems, but they might have struggled with the same questions that disturb you. You could ask: "How did you find meaning in your day to day life?" When you were a child, you probably did not struggle with connecting with the universe. You were a different person then. You should meditate on that time in your life. You can also focus on more recent experiences of serenity. Try to understand how you managed to enter those spaces of tranquility. We are each made up of past selves.They still live within our memories. These previous versions of ourselves can teach us lessons if we let them.
summary: Read memoirs and biographies. Talk to spiritual people. Remember your experiences.