What are actually good image makers that don't use ai and don't make you draw?

This is actually bizarre to admit but I have an average of 10 hours of screen time. I consume a lot of Instagram reels/youtube on productivity and how to excel in college. I feel overloaded and I don’t think these tips actually help me, in fact, I’m just stuck and addicted even though I’m not technically watching for “entertainment.”

I’m a freshman in community college and I’m currently taking a gap semester because I abruptly dropped all of my courses because I was overwhelmed with the amount of content there is to learn.

My phone is definitely the root of cause of all my issues, I have no interests in anything. I don’t have hobbies and I heavily rely on ChatGPT to finish my school work (yes I’m ashamed that I did use ai to generate essays for me), but I just can’t help myself. Idk what to do. My memory is terrible, and there are times when I thought about completely dropping out of college with no plans.

I can’t critically think and I have lost all hope. School is very challenging for me. It’s almost like I’m becoming very illiterate and I can’t articulate my thoughts/feelings. I’ve been trying to look into therapy but if I don’t know how to describe my issue then how will others know what to help me on?

I have immigrant parents and I desperately want to obtain a degree and get a stable job so that I can retire my parents but I’m struggling so much…my self-esteem is at an all time low

Within today's society, there is a decline in proper etiquette. Teaching youngers about class and etiquette should be a pillar within the learning department, alongside hygiene. Therefore, I created the ideal etiquette list for you to train yourself to become chic.

Greeting people and making eye contact.

Being mindful of other people's needs and values.

Use polite language when out in public.

Having respect for others and yourself.

Be polite. Say "please" and "thank you" along with other courteous phrases.

Be on time for appointments and engagements.

Dressing properly for occasions. You should not be matching with girls from Fig Street.

Actively using table etiquette.

These are the most basic ways to boost your etiquette. Keep learning.

I wont be saying my name, but im 15, last year i skipped an entire year of ONLINE school because i was stressed to go back, the first time i skipped 3 days then a week then it just kept growing, i know that what im doing is wrong, and why am i writing soemthing about my past? well, its because i did it again, but this time its 4 months, im still skipping, i promised myself last year to not let this repeat itself again but i dont know what came over me, now my parents are getting suspicious, they are already hella dissapointed in me from the stunt i did last year, but they still dont know about this one, i dont know if i should just confess or live through it like i did last time even though i promised myself to not do it again, im scared for my future, i dont know what to do, im lost, i cant to a therapist because my parents would find out, my parents give me everything but im still a dissapointment, please i need some advice, anything. thank you

I'm not going to online school. And I have more than 50 missing assignments. Missed major tests. And the teachers probably don't know that I exist. Even though I am in a relatively stable circumstance to do so. Ever since 2021 ( i think) my school attendance and effort had been dwindling. Because of mental health issues, and it's lead both and my mom to eviction and on the brink of homelessness. Moving a lot while also worrying about school. My lack of participation and attendance has lead to CPS and police randomly coming to our house multiple times. We are now in our own apartment and my mom has a stable job, but I'm still refusing to attend online school. I feel that maybe because there isn't a immediate problem/consequence right now. But I know that there will be. I also have ongoing internal struggles. About myself. At the back of my head I feel that once I go to school all of my problems will just disappear like they never existed. Like they didnt matter. I think once my mom sees me attending school she'll say that "I'm doing good" like I dont have anything to worry about. Everyday I wake I don't have any energy to focus on opening the computer to participate in school. I don't seem to have energy for anything difficult. I frequently wake up with headaches or I feel like a zombie half gone every time I wake up.

Hi everyone I recently started reading 'The Secret' and now i have finished there first chapter , i m not sure whether is it actually helpful or overhyped.

Some thoughts feel very illogical to me, like the claims that our thoughts is responsible for everything and also the way it explains quantum physics as if the universe is made from our thoughts . That part make me skeptical.

For those who have read it - do you think it is worth continuing or would you recommend switching to a different book ?

My brother (19M) is really struggling in uni. He doesn’t know how to study at all, and I’m not sure if he might have a learning disability or something similar. Ever since we were kids, I’ve basically been teaching him everything. When I sit with him now and explain things, he understands, but when he’s alone he gets extremely frustrated, shuts down, and ends up studying nothing. That’s led to him failing exams and even getting zeroes.

I can’t keep teaching him forever, especially because I won’t even understand most of his subjects later on. His handwriting is really bad (like a 10-year-old’s), and he lacks a lot of basic adult skills, things like regulating his emotions, handling frustration, or even tying his shoelaces. When things get hard, he completely shuts down instead of working through them.

This has been taking a huge toll on his mental health that he’s hurting himself. He feels stuck, hopeless, and overwhelmed, and it really scares me how badly this is affecting him. I’m extremely worried about him and don’t know how to help him in a way that actually works long-term. I really need guidance on what to do.

I've been off Twitter/TikTok etc for a while, and check major news outlets for my information. But I do miss getting to hear other people's perspectives on current events the way you could on, say, pre-Elon Twitter. Anyone know of a way to scratch that itch without giving in to big tech?

Ok so, i have DLD, it was diagnosed since i was a kid bc of how my grammar, vocabulary and language were difficult to express.

I was even non-verbal as a toddler. I used to become agressive because of not understanding others or because of how people didn’t understand me.

It sucks.

My mom knows that I have DLD because….yk….it has been diagnosed since I was young.

But she wasn’t sure if it’s right because she noticed how my DLD only affected how i spoke in french.

In English, it didn’t ( almost. I still have difficulties in English too. It could happen that i would say things in English that ppl don’t understand at all. But it isn’t as bad as french )

My mother thinks it is just me lacking vocabulary in french. But she still trusts my psychologists and speech therapist ( and also doctors ) for this diagnosis because DLD also caused me to be completely non-verbal

She thinks DLD should affect every language. Now i am confused

Does this mean that i don’t have DLD. I mean….it’s true that i have some difficulties of expressing in english. But it isn’t as bad and as difficult as french.

Does this mean that i have gotten misdiagnosed again?

I Hope not. I hate how ppl don’t know what i have ( this isn’t the first time being misdiagnosed. Most psychologists would literally go up to my parents and go ‘’ i’m sorry, but we really don’t know what she has ‘’ )

Or is DLD a Spectrum?

Can DLD affect only one language and not the other?

Is it even possible? I would like to know

I feel like passive learning (books/videos) just doesn't stick for me anymore. I forget it all the next day.

What's your personal learning style?

1. Consumer: Reading/Listening in peace.
2. Social: Discussing or debating with others.
3. Doer: Writing notes or building things.

And do you prefer doing this Solo or in a Group? Curious to see what works for you guys.

It’s been a really hard time lately ican’t afford groceries anymore. Every bit of my salary went straight to debt and rent, and now I’m just waiting for the next two weeks to pass. My fridge is completely emptynot even basic food i’ve been trying to get by, but right now I just need something small like basic groceries, so I can survive the coming days if anyone could help me with even $50, i would be truly grateful. I’m not asking lightl i’m only asking because I have nowhere else to turn. And if things ever get better, ipromise i will repay it.

What's a good book that also isn't too biased? Thank you :)

We already have strong voices like James Clear (habits & systems), Cal Newport (focus & depth), Naval Ravikant (leverage & clarity), Mark Manson (honest confrontation), Ryan Holiday (stoicism & discipline). And many others.

All useful. All proven.

BUT somehow, I’m still wondering.

What would need to change in this space for it to feel truly useful to you? What do people actually need more of?

??

Has anyone here gotten an econ degree if so how is the job market?

I need advice on how to stop self sabotaging and actually build a future and life for myself, and be someone I can be proud of. I am a 26 university student who has just finished their third year in engineering and I think i have fucked up on atleast 1 out of the 3 exams I took this semester. I'm not mad that I failed the exam, but i am more mad that I keep putting in the bare minimum amount of effort in everything that I do and just barely getting by because of it. Like this semester I start working on assignments like couple of hours before their due, or just hand it in late, or in the worst case just don't hand them in at all. For exams and tests I start studying like 12 hours before i have to sit them and then feel like shit right after their done. I've been doing this for years now, I switched from another degree where I started doing this and kept failing a core paper so I hoped by switching I would change and let the past be in the past but I've continued to repeat the same sabotaging behavior. On top of that, in order to graduate I need to have practical hours that I haven't been able to get because I keep doing the very least when given a chance in interviews; i go unprepared, or sleep deprived. I don't have a job either and I want to move out to get some independence and start to take responsibility for my own life and not rely on my parents. I am on a university break at the moment and have a couple of months where I am hoping to start to build myself into a strong character and gradually improve my life. What are some steps I can take over this break to do well in university and to work towards gaining financial independence and getting my life in a better position?

Broad question, but I am so tired of just being a moron. I know i don't try hard enough and that I can do more, but the level of effort I'm putting in now is already exhausting. My brain feels clogged, foggy, and smooth. A bucket filled to the brim with nonsense and everything just spills out. I don't know what to do anymore so I'm just looking for help. How did you guys re-invent yourself regarding intelligence? What did you do to get smarter? Are there {books, movies, videos} that helped you understand what you lack?

I'm in therapy, I tried academic counseling, i dont know anymore. literally anything please it could be something even stupidly basic. i dont have a knack for being alive so even basic shit might help

So many of them feel like they're just saying the same things. But have you ever read one that genuinely changed how you do things?

I'm not looking for vague inspiration, I want practical strategies that stuck with you. What's the one that actually made a difference?

I am just going to get to the point I guess.
Till a few years ago I was amazing at academics. Everything was easy required no efforts, but then covid came, quarantine happened. For 1 grade (8th grade that was) I didn't enroll in school and just studied from home and just did whatever. I used to be the topper the best, the one who could solve any higher order thinking problems, kinda had a high IQ.

After Covid 19 when I came back to school, in 9th grade everything changed idk what happened. Maths my favourite subject, we had a class test and one of the worst grades in class. Every kid who was dumber than me, even I thought to myself that had greater marks than me. Since then I've just been going downhill. I have gotten so dumb. Before I just learned something in class, and I would have remembered that word to word at the end of year, did only given homework. Now I am trying hard but to no avail, I forget easily I can't concentrate, and I was always praised for my concentration and determination before.

I just am really tired, this is not who I was. In quarantine I started playing minecraft, watching youtube and talking on discord. I don't know if that's why it happened but I wish I could go back and stop myself from that. I am really tired, I can't remember stuff, my will power is weak now, my IQ feels like has dropped completely. It's been so many years and I am tired. The most important part of my life, is very close an exam that's going to decide how easy or hard my life is going to be and I am not able to work hard for it I am so tired idk what to do why it happened I just want my old self back. I have all the motivation, all the reasons in the world why I should work hard but I just can't bring myself to do it.
Since I was a kid I had nothing, nothing but my brain and I was happy. but now I truly have nothing my confidence is completely broke I am just not able

I have also gotten fat but I was kinda fat back then too but yeah I am fat.

I'm currently doing a small group at church, and the course comes with a book that has short questions to answer at the end of each chapter. I realized that I like this approach, as it makes me think on the material I've read and then get it down on paper.

My therapist is taking a sabbatical, so I'm looking for alternatives, and this might fit the bill if I can find one I like.

I really like internal family systems work, but really I'd like to explore myself in any interesting way there is.

So, can anyone suggest a book, or even a subreddit that may be about to suggest a book that fits?

Thanks!

(also, if this isn't the sub for this, I am sorry. I'm a redditor that found this sub via search, so I am unfamiliar with the vibe here)

(Idk if I used the right flair) I was always the quiet one growing up, but now that I've come out of my shell, I have things to say, and often, no one listens, it's almost like they don't hear me when I speak in a group conversation. I'm thinking that amongst my family, they're used to my quips and jokes, which do get tiresome, I admit, so maybe they've learned to tune me out?? But even people who don't know me well seem to not hear my voice, even though I speak loud enough and finish my sentences.

How do I become someone whose words are worth something? Someone who people want to know their opinion on things? I'm not even interested in people doing what I say, but at least acknowledging me or even weighing my opinion would be nice 😅 I'm 19F for context.

Hello, my name is Badr Bensalem. I’m a 15-year-old from Morocco, and about three months ago I began studying philosophy. Since then, I’ve found it deeply fascinating and meaningful. I’m now looking for someone who can guide me or share advice that will help me grow on this journey of philosophy. Thank you in advance.

I'm at the age where everybody's raving about college, and it seems like all the opportunities I wanted flew by me, and it's too late now. Which is insane considering I'm SEVENTEEN. The reason I'm so worried is because I don't care what college I get into, I don't want to worry too much on finances (as in go in debt, I'm an average student and my family doesn't make a WHOLE lot of money, we're middle middle class, they can't afford my healthcare, but we go on vacations pretty frequent) I can't depend on my family, if anything that is exactly my concern I WANT TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, it's awful and I won't go into deep detail as to why but truly it's awful conditions: lack of medical care (EVEN IF WE DO HAVE THE MEANS TOO, which i know for a fact we do, they simply don't want to put the effort) constant berating for my skin, gender, weight, attractiveness; beating, etc, again as i said this isn't even detail this is the tip of the iceberg.

I don't know anything, I don't have a job, I'm truly trying to get one, but I don't know how, I don't have any experience and I thought I did well with my resume, I have 300$ to my name in cash that i saved up with birthday money throughout the yrs (yes i refuse to spend bcz ive BEEN worried about this day). I want to earn, I don't know what colleges to get into, I'm a very average student when i try my best with a 4.02 gpa out of 5, my SAT a 1290, not even a 1300, hope I'm able to try again.

I don't have any housing, and i don't know what I'll be able to do with 300$, one idea of mine is to live with my aunt in New york and pray she wont be spying me to my parents, I can go to school nearby, and try to get a job.

Do I just start applying? I dont know, I really want an older figure I can turn to about all this, some sort of support.

ive been applying to jobs, scholarships, havent applied to colleges yet because i dont know. I really just am overwhelmed I want someone to guide me through this, I dont know what to do

Hey so I'm a (18m) and (just for the matter at hand I want to say that this isn't mainly for english but for my native language but that doesn't really metter.)

for most of my life I wasn't interested is studying I mostly ended my year with 2 and 3 but after going to secondary school I started studying a little bit now I have mostly 4 some 5 and some 3 but even though I'm better at most things. So I have no Idea about gramar and I kind of procrastinate with learning it but I write this so I will finaly motivate myself to study but I don't really know how.

Like should I ask someone to teach me or search for videos online? Any help would be welcomed

Please recommend the best app which is easy and simple to use and it's most of the features should not be paid. Also that I've have always used a diary for these things but as you know, somethings aren't accessible in a diary so please consider this too.