The Clumsy Student

Being overly-competitive has often been associated with negative connotations in our society, becoming in some ways synonymous with greed or envy. Overall, competition may not always be as healthy as it should be, but I believe it has a strong influence in pushing people to take on new, challenging opportunities and achieving success in doing so.  As an overly and ridiculously competitive person- i.e. please let me win or I’ll be grumpy all day, I wanted to share 4 struggles most competitive people will have experienced at least once in their life.  1.      Total stranger? Even better! To all those unaware people who simply carry on with their daily routines, I sincerely apologise! As weird as it might sound, competing with total strangers who don’t know they are in competition with you is rather rewarding. Don’t lie: I know you started walking faster and speeding up at least once when someone walking on the same sidewalk as y...

As an English and Italian Bilingual, I often receive some absurd questions about being fluent in two languages that always make me smile.  Fascinated by the topic, I started researching some fun myths about being bilingual and thought it would be interesting to discuss and dispel a few of these. "Bilinguals translate from their weaker to their stronger language" Born in England but raised in Italy until the age of 18, I feel more comfortable speaking in Italian. As such, I remember being asked quite often whether I translate phrases into Italian first, think of an answer and then retranslate it back to English. Although this would make me seem slightly problematic and long to reply, it’s not the case as the overwhelming majority of bilinguals can think in either of their two languages immediately. "Bilinguals dream in different languages” This one I believe is actually true! Since I moved to Glasgow I’ve noticed I started dreaming in English more often than ...

How many times have you thought "I've got so many tasks to do, I don't know where to start"? The truth is that whether you like it or not, time management isn’t everyone’s forte. Below you can find 4 easy ways to avoid wasting time and be in control of it instead: 1. May the To-Do list be your bestfriend via GIPHY I realise I should probably find more hobbies when the best part of my day becomes adding a "tick" in my task list. But in all honesty, it is extremely rewarding to write down the activities you will be doing for the rest of the day and gradually mark them as complete. It is shown that it only takes about ten to twelve minutes for someone to plan out their day, saving at least two hours in diffused effort and wasted time later on (Brian, 2013). 2. That's a No for me! As simple as it might sound, saying NO is never quite so easy. Often we find ourselves overwhelmed by tasks and responsibilities thinking ...