Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts

6/12/11

Lists.

Why
1. Simplifying ideas to make them easier to remember
2. You can physically check off ideas with a list.
How
1. Focus on a single topic but not too specific.
2. Organize in a certain way i.e. by priority
3. Not too long, not too short
4. The point of lists is to remember what is on them, put it in a memorable place.

6/10/11

Writing- Not Our Strong Suit

Why aren't many people good writers? One of the major reasons is a lack of ideas but with all of the influences and information around us we still don't write enough!All you need to do to become a good writer is practice and thats the hard part. With our busy lives becoming good at anything, except work, is challenging! Although is sounds simple starting a piece of writing is one of the most difficult parts. You need to always chose a simple idea. Then go deeper. Say you like texting, write about texting first. Write everything about it. Now " zoom in" or "zoom out" on a certain part of your piece depending on how much you wrote about the topic. Back to the texting example, if you could write a page about it then zoom in but if you got about half or less zoom out. In writing, everything is relevant to you!

6/7/11

Nobody Ever Told Me

No one ever told me driving would be so hard! Focusing on everything all at once with your high-expectations teacher is never easy, especially when your teacher uses the brake pedal way too much. Does he realize how nerve-wracking the WHOLE experience is? A near complete stranger who spends hours yelling random information is now in with me in a car expecting a perfect performance. So get ready kids buckle your seat belt position the seat adjust the mirror for minimal blind spot, adjust the seat again, double check blind spots because if you don't and you fail, you might as well have committed social suicide. Get ready to go with your mom to the movies!

Books into Movies

When I think of great book to movie series the only one that comes to mind is the harry potter series. Unfortunately, many books are torn to shreds due to bad acting, low budgets and straying from the actual plot. Perhaps the worst of these cases is "The Golden Compass" A few problems include the obviously bad acting, the annoying characters and the plot was never followed. In the book the characters cross dimensions fighting "Shades" that appear when a portal is opened. The entire series is wildly controversial as there is a scene where they kill, the now symbolic, God. The book tells vivid tales of corruption and fighting an unbeatable force But the movie was nothing like the book, the movie had a plot of its own merely using the characters to give the illusion of being like the book.

Decisions

Do you ever feel like too much pressure is placed on you? Like as if all of your friends and family want help and you just dont have the time or reasources? Like all of the decisions are up to you and you can't make the wrong choice? Decicions change us and the people around us and making the right decision is never easy. Ever. No matter how small or how large it is always difficult. Of course the larger a decicion the more you have to weigh the options. If im buying food, it would be easy and I could tell you very quickly what I wanted. However, if your talking about what 4 year college I want to go to... Thats a different matter. I would have to call the colleges find out their programs and spend months on this one choice and i would keep reminding myself that its all up to me. Theres no way to avoid decisions. You have to take them as they arrive and choose what you want.

Nutrition

Honestly? Nutrition does not matter to me. I honestly couldn't care about what I eat! But that kind of thinking will get me in the long run. This means I should look at nutrition facts or plan ahead. Food SHOULD matter to me, and everyone in this world but most people shrug it off and ignore what they are eating, give up to the convienence of unhealthy food. I may sound like a hypocrite but its true people should watch what they are eating and really plan a meal, look at nutrition facts and try to become healthier, happier individuals.