These Are Probably The Most Useful Study/productivity Tips I Can Give You Right Now! I Know Its Been

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How To Hold Yourself Accountable And Stay Productive Right Now

Have you noticed a decrease in your productivity as you are having to work or study remotely? If so, you are not alone. Most students…

these are probably the most useful study/productivity tips I can give you right now! I know it’s been really difficult to stick to plans, stay disciplined and keep oneself accountable at the moment, as so much we used to rely on has changed, so I hope this helps some of you!

ASL (American Sign Language) Learning Resource List

So, I’ve compiled a list of all the best resources I’ve found during my experience learning ASL.

YouTube Channels

YouTube is a massively helpful resource for me. Here are some of my favorite channels-

Bill Vicars

I cannot stress enough how great this channel is! The majority of his videos are presented as lessons, ranging from 10-40 minutes. I love the format and style of each lesson, and they give you enough time to properly understand each new sign. This was by far my favorite channel.

Kateemaria

Her videos are shorter, but she presents all the information quickly and concisely They’re really good for maybe a quick review, or learning specific categories.

Nyle DiMarco

Modelling aside, he does have some great videos that teach some basic ASL. Just keep in mind he doesn’t have too many videos on ASL yet, so you’ll want to use other resources along with this one.

Apps

I found all of these in the app store, but some might be found elsewhere . I’ve tried several of these, and others I’ve heard great things about.

The ASL App

The majority of this app is free, although you do have to pay $10 or so to get everything else. There’s a slow motion option and, it generally just explains everything pretty well.

SignSchool

Has a really huge collection of words, and has review games to help you learn and memorize. This app is completely free.

ASL:Fingerspelling (Lifeprint.com)

This app was created by Dr. Bill Vicars (from above) and it helps you learn to read fingerspelling. It’s a really great tool for beginners and people looking to touch up or review. He also has

ASL:Numbers (Lifeprint.com)

This app is just like the fingerspelling one, only for learning numbers.

Websites

Lifeprint

This site is basically the ultimate resource. Again, by Bill Vicars. Includes his videos, self-study lessons, Deaf Culture study materials, and other resources.

SignSchool

This is the website for the app mentioned above. Mostly it just explains the app a lot better than I did.

Signing Savvy

An online ASL dictionary as well as a great resource to find videos and other learning materials.

Handspeak

This site is an incredible resource for learning ASL, I honestly cannot recommend it enough.

Books

Please keep in mind I have not read all of these books, some are just ones I’ve heard great things about.

Knack American Sign Language by Suzie Chafin

Learn Sign Language in a Hurry: Grasp the Basics of American Sign Language Quickly and Easily by Irene Duke

Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language Made Easy by Irene Duke

A Basic Course in American Sign Language by Carol Padden, Terrence J. O’Rourke, and Tom Humphries

DnD Resource Library

I definitely did not just spend two hours creating a 5-page google document listing all my book-marked DnD resources organised by topic that you can check out here…

Topics include: make your gaming accessible; creating player characters and npcs; map design; encounter building; worldbuilding, making homebrew content, and music & immersion

(Full link for those on mobile: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TCHdojKAkUc9Us6WFCitg7q1F1CH37xEkHGv_Jziho4/edit)

Got accepted into a Ph.D. program!

Studyblr can’t get rid of me now :)

Here’s to three (ish) more years of reblogging study motivation posts instead of actually studying!!

I have that one adjective on my mind but what’s the word? I try Google and the dictionary/thesaurus and still can’t find it. Sometimes even the easiest of words can be a struggle; it happens. Eventually it came to me or I made a discovery in something I was reading. These are those words, with added extras that I thought would be good to use. To be updated if I find more.

A: abhorrent, abrasive, absurd, abysmal, accrue, adage, affirm, affront, aghast, agitate, agony, amicable, amid, ardent, ascend, audacious, autonomy

B: balk, baritone, benevolent, bereft, bewilder, bitter, blanch, bravado, brisk, bristle, broad, brusque

C: chaste, chortle, clench, clinical, cohesion, coil, command, complacent, compliant, condescend, contemplative, copious, cordial, covet, coy, crass, croon 

D: debauch, decisive, deign, denigrate, derisive, derision, desolate, despair, detest, devotion, dilate, diminish, discern, disdain, disgruntle, dismissive, distraught, droll, dulcet, dull

E: effusive, elate, elation, embolden, enigma, enrapture, ensue, enthrall, errant, ensconced, evasive, exacerbate, exalt, exasperate, exemplary, exhale, exposition

F: feign, ferocity, fervor, fizzle, flinch, flippant, flourish, flummoxed, fluster, forlorn, fragile, frail, frantic, frown, fury, futile

G: gasp, gilded, glower, grim, grimace, grotesque, gruesome, gulp, gurgle, guttural

H: halt, haphazard, haughtily, heinous, hiss, hoarsely, holistic, huff, hyperbolic 

I: immaculate, impenetrable, impervious, imploring, imposing, inadequate, incandescent, incredulous, indescribable, indignant, indomitable, inebriate, incessant, infallible, innocuous, insipid, intense, intone, intrinsic, invasive, irrefutable, irrevocable

J: jitter, jolt, jovial 

K: keen, kinetic

L: languid, lewd, limb, listless, lithe, livid, lolled, lull

M: macabre, magnificent, malice, masochist, merriment, ministration, monotony, murmur, myriad

N: nondescript, nonplussed, novice

O: obliterate, obscure, obstinate, obtrusive, obtuse, ominous, oneiric, onerous P: painstakingly, palpable, passive, pertinent, phlegmatic, placid, plaintive, platitude, pliant, plied, preen, proffered, pulse, punitive Q: quaint, quirk, quiver R: rapid, rasp, recoil, renowned, repetition, resign, reticent, retort, reverberated, ruminating, ruthless S: sardonic, savage, scrutiny, seedy, semantics, sentient, serene, sheen, shudder, simmer, smug, snarl, sneer, snickered, solace, sooth, sordid, spasm, spur, squeak, staccato, stammer, stave, stern, stoic, stoked, strain, stricken, stroke, stubble, stunning, succinct, sullen, sultry, surge, susceptible, sycophant

T: tacit, taciturn, taut, tawdry, tender, tentative, thrash, thrill, thrive, throb, toneless, trembling, tremor, tumultuous, twitch U: utter, utile V: validity, vehement, venal, versatile, visceral, vitriol, void, voracious W: wean, whim, whimper, whir, wholly, wicked, winced, wistful, writhe X-Z: None

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IT GIVES YOU A WHOLE DAMN REPORT ON YOUR WRITING AND WALKS YOU THROUGH HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER AND WHY IT IS SUGGESTING CHANGES. THIS IS JUST A TINY CHUNK OF THE HUGE REPORT IT GAVE ME ON THE FIRST CHAPTER OF ONE OF MY PROJECTS. I AM IN LOVE.

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WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME?!