Article: Maybe you are jealous of your brother, or he is jealous of you. Maybe you think your brother is annoying because it seems like he gets all the attention. It's pretty typical that an older sibling thinks the younger sibling is the favorite. Understand that you and your brother have different personalities and, because of that, sometimes butt heads. You can still be kind to your brother even if you don't always like him. If you typically feel left out or like your parents only give attention to your younger brother, consider requesting a family meeting or talk to your parents one on one. Very politely explain that you desire a good relationship with your brother and have realized that the conflict stems from your feelings of jealously. Try to come up with a solution together. It's possible that your parents just aren't aware that you feel this way. Be sure that you aren't accusing them of neglecting you. Instead of putting the focus on what they don't do, put the focus on your feelings. If your brother tries to pick fights or purposely does things to annoy you, don't take the bait. Smile and keep doing whatever you were doing. If you find that you can't keep yourself from responding negatively, you can say something like "I'll have to think about what you said," and then go into another room. Lock the door if necessary. Ask your brother why he is bothering you, but don't make it sound like you are attacking him. Say, "Why are you (saying, doing) that?" If he continues to bother you, tell him, "I feel (sad, hurt) when you (say those things, do those things) to me." Make this about your feelings and not about his actions. You don't want to behave in a way that could damage your future relationship with your brother. It might not seem like it now, but when you get older, your annoying brother might just turn into your close friend. We fight most with the people we are around all the time. Time away from your brother will help you have a more positive relationship. If you find it hard to avoid your brother at home, consider joining an after school club or volunteering in your community. In this way, you would be taking yourself out of the situation and would also be doing something positive for yourself or your community.
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Think about the reasons your brother bugs you. Do not engage in an argument right away. Talk it out. Know it's a phase. Spend time apart.
Article: Phones, computers, and tablets have many useful organizational tools. For instance, you could use your phone's calendar to create automatic reminders that a certain assignment is due soon, or that a meeting is coming up. While these tools might have a slight learning curve, making use of them will help you develop your organizational skills. You could also download useful organization apps to help you develop organizational skills. Things is an app that helps you create checklists and break complex tasks down into simple steps. RescueTime is another useful app to help you keep track of your time when you're online by monitoring and reporting back to you what you're looking at the most. Besides the calendar, you can organize names, phone numbers, email addresses, and home or business addresses with your phone. Create a folder named for each assignment or class you have to add work on. For instance, you might create three folders labeled "History," "English," and "Sociology." Within each folder, you could add new folders with dates for each week of assignments you have. For example, you might create a folder titled "6/6 - 6/10/2016" to manage all your assignments written between the dates named in the folder. Alternately, you could just keep all your files on a given project or topic in one folder, and use the operating system's built-in organizational options to sort the files by date of creation. When you receive an email, reply to it immediately if necessary, or archive it if you think you'll need it in the future. Delete old messages you won't need again. Check your email at least once a day to ensure they don't pile up. The more emails you have, the less likely you'll want (or be able) to sit and check them all. A watch helps you manage your time. Without a watch, you will be constantly looking around for a clock, or forget about the time altogether. Set the timer on your watch to ring when you need to transition to another task. Factor in the time it takes to get ready and travel to your next destination as necessary. For example, if you have to be at school at 8:00, you might set your watch to, for instance, 7:30 so you have time to prepare and travel there.
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Take advantage of technology. Organize your electronic files. Use the one-touch rule for email. Use a digital watch.