The Science Of Good Advice

'Sup Internet???

A day or so ago, I promised you'd be among the first to know if I made a good speech about good advice. 

Needless to say, I did. 

So for your reading pleasure, here is my notes in all their on-the-spot glory. Enjoy!!

When it comes to the issue of “good advice”, I am of the opinion that many people don’t know the intricacies of the social physics relating to advice.

The structure of advice-giving is a delicate thing which, in some situations, is a matter of life or death. One false suggestion and before you know it; the universe as you know it, is irreversibly screwed up.

So to avoid this future possibility of mass accidental destruction, I have composed some brief scientific laws about “good advice”, with suggestions from professionals like my mum.

LAW 1: Never accept advice from those who can’t give you good advice.

If you wouldn’t let a blind man perform your intestinal surgery, and if you wouldn’t let an alcoholic drive you to school and if you wouldn’t let a drug dealer babysit your kids; why would you accept advice from the bluntest tool in the shed? You would only be hurting yourself in the long run... 

But just to clarify things; I’m not saying you shouldn’t accept advice from people who make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. 

LAW 2: Double check.

If you’re going to give the good advice, it really does help to know if your advice is actually good or not. This is a lot like when you bring food to a picnic. Because if you think the chip sandwiches you’ve brought are any good, look at them and justify! Looking at things a second time really does justify the overall value of stuff... That’s how you save the world from potential food poisoning. 

So before you tell your friends that raw chicken cures cancer DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ADVICE BY LOOKING AND MAKING A LOGICAL JUSTIFICATION!

LAW 3: Giving Over Getting

Ever heard your mum say to you at Christmas “It’s better to give than it is to get?”. She was always referring to the issue of presents, but that same law somehow applies to good advice. It’s always better to be the one actually giving the good advice than it is being the one who constantly receives it.

Because the people that constantly receive good advice eventually become the serial killers of the future. 

And the people that mainly give the good advice are just wise men on a hit-list.

But wisdom comes from experiences, which is what more experts should have. And not serial killers.

LAW 4: Follow a Leader

By that, I’m not saying you should get advice from people in leadership positions all the time. Because they are either corrupted or crazy or a politician.  

Instead, by “follow a Leader”, I mean that when you give advice that is accepted, you’ve become a person who has unofficially began to “lead” people on different pathways. They’re going to “follow” you now. And the best example of advice you can give them after that is by being a good leader. 

The last thing about good advice that I could tell you is probably that you should listen to it whenever possible. It may be hard to listen to at times and it might even come from the most unlikeable person you know. 

But like the structure of advice-giving, it’s potentially a matter of life or death. So even if the black sheep of your social circle tells you to stop drinking; just stop for a moment and listen. 

Then double check the advice again. Because they might not be smarter than the average One Direction fan. 

If you think there was anything missing, that I could have done somewhat better or if you share my thoughts on the awesomeness of donuts*, let me know in the comments!

Vivmarie1407

*Donuts are among the greatest things ever. 

EVER. 

The Titanium Distraction

Approaching my last year of high school, assessments piling on top of my life like bricks, and what am I doing right now?
PROCRASTINATING!!!!
Yes, just when I planned to finally get studious and truly knuckle down and work hard, life throws things at me like YouTube and social media and friends and hot guys. Then Life says; "Remember how fun these are?"

I should stop listening to imaginary Life and focus on things I should be doing. But I can't. It's hard to work when you're singing along to music, writing a blog post about yourself and your goings-on-of-the-second and coming up with a speech to give to your school.

Yep, I have to come up with a speech to give to my school. About "good advice".
Of all the speech topics in the world, why did the teachers think it was a good idea to make the speech topic "good advice"??
What sort of advice could I possibly divulge to my school? "Chip sandwiches are good for the overall physical/emotional/mental and spiritual health of a person"?
"If you make a farting sound in a test, you will be detention-ed"?

I'm hardly wise and all-knowing. And I don't know how exactly I'll manage to make a decent speech.
And when (if) the impossible happens, you'll be among the first to know.

Vivmarie1407


(PS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_CNajQpJY&list=SP0BD69368AB943C89
LOOK IT UP NOW!!! It's what seperates me from concentrating on school stuff.
And this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXyiVpnd6Po is great too. If you ever have a Geek Ball [which I will have one day because of this song], make this the final song)

A Good Slap With An Axe

I'm going to say this; when it comes to the physical appearance, I hate fakery.
I hate hair extensions. I hate fake tans. I hate the little fake eyelashes that look like baby tarantulas. I hate cosmetic surgical procedures like boob jobs, nose jobs, facelifts, Botox, collagen.....
But I think above all, I hate the personalities that go hand in hand with the physical fakery.

I see it in Facebook newsfeeds; those girls that are just "too pretty". Their hair is too long and clean and highlighted looking, their eyes are like kaleidoscopes fringed with black lace, their skin seemingly has the texture of plastic and let's not get started on the teeth that are whiter than an albino.
If you're anything like me, you want to kill them. And not because they make you feel physically inferior, but because they exhude this aura of "I'm better than all of you; but I won't admit it."
And that's when people get punched because they're annoying air heads. Because all of us real girls feel that our exteriors reflect our interiors; and when we forget that the value of something wonderful (like a book) is rarely shown in the cover, that's when we try to change the whole book.

I wish that it was legal to kill all the girls that are too pretty more girls saw that legitimate external beauty is found in flaws. Everything you hate is another girl's dream. Those extra curves you might have? Yeah, someone out there actually wants them. Name any flaw of yours and I'm willing to bet someone out there wants it.

We all need to stop trying to attain physical perfection. Because the covers of books aren't the most important parts. It's what you find inside those pages that really strikes someone as remarkable. So stop trying to redesign your own cover; it's all about making yourself something worth reading. Because while colouring books look very cool on the outside, the inside is all impressionable and without true literary significance.

In many cases, I'm drawn to those with imperfect features. Because that's my idea of perfection. And yes, I can go so far as to sometimes be prejudiced towards others who lack physical perfection. But that's because I'm not someone who has perfection in all areas; including being a non-prejudiced person. And with this imperfect personality comes a sense of jealousy whenever anything about me is ignored by someone intriguing.
That still doesn't make it OK for anyone (including me) to be a hypocrite though. They're interesting, but they deserve slaps with axes.

Other people that need slaps from axes are those annoying people. There's too many types of annoying people, but really I'm just referring to those ones who hang around like fart gas.
They aren't necessarily invited to join you or your friends, but they do anyway. And then all you want to do is push that person down some stairs... or move them to Afghanistan.
In any case; they also have the aspect of NEVER TAKING HINTS THAT THEY AREN'T WANTED BY YOUR DIVISION OF SOCIETY. And they never leave. They still stay there and dominate your social scene.

So in this world dominated by fakery and idiots, what are the ones with brains and charisma meant to do???? Answers from my genius readers (yes, you!!!!) would be remarkably fabulous.

Vivmarie1407

Love Lessons From Geeks

A healthy mind is an inquisitive mind.
But there is a difference between being inquisitive and stupid.

The above quote has no real relevance to this post whatsoever, but I believe that more people should be aware of this.
Instead I'd like to teach the world that one of the greatest places to learn about love is the shows/movies that many don't see as a philosophical tool. I'm talking about the geeky stuff. Because there are people in this world (and you could be one of them!) that share character traits with any of the characters.

• Doctor Who: This show taught me that if you truly love somebody, you'd die for them (Rory Williams). You would also stay by their side even if they forgot you and treasure every moment you have with them (River Song). True love, no matter how forbidden, knows no boundaries (the Doctor and Rose). And even when someone leaves your life, you'll never forget how much they were a part of yours (the Doctor with all of his companions)
• The Big Bang Theory: This teaches us that love can be insane, complex and just plain awkward at times, but if it's true it'll remain strong. It also teaches us that ANYONE can find their other half (Sheldon and Amy) (Raj and Lucy). And that anyone, no matter how flawed they may be, can find love (Howard and Bernadette). Plus you may be a total dork to the world, but one day someone you might not expect is going to love you for you (Leonard and Penny)
• Star Wars: NEVER KISS YOUR SISTER!!!!!! And no matter how hard you resist, you can't stop love from getting to you (Han Solo and Leia). And no matter how painful the breakup, that person will always be dear to you (Padme and Anakin). 
• Harry Potter: If you love someone, you'll do what you have to in order to protect them , even if it means leaving them (Harry and Ginny). The best of friends can fall in love, even if they drive each other crazy (Ron and Hermione). You'd risk your life for those you truly care about (everyone for Harry and vice versa). And anyone of any type can find love (Hagrid and Madame Maxime)
• Sherlock: Nerds/Englishmen/smart guys are the definition of amazing (Sherlock). The seemingly quiet guys can be the biggest of flirts (John Watson). Someone who catches your eye just once, can impact you forever (Irene Adler and Sherlock). And the hardest thing in the world is watching the one you love ignore you (Molly Hooper for Sherlock).

If I've missed anything, please let me know and I will add to this. I plan to anyway, so comments are highly valued!!!

Vivmarie1407

Charles Sherlock; writes my apology

And no, I'm not talking about a person, or the fictional detective (but I do love Sherlock Holmes!!), but I'm referring to the name I've given to my brand new MacBook Air!!!!!!!

Bonjour guys, and in case you didn't know, it's Bastille Day today (as well as my birthday, but that's somewhat irrelevant by comparison).
Look outside one day, at the midnight sky and count the stars. Multiply that number by 1 000 000, and that's the amount of apologies you all deserve for my lack of making a post.
Believe it or not, I have actually had time to do so. And yet, I chose to be a loathsome human being, simply because there were other things like Sherlock Holmes, hangouts with friends and of course; MacBook Airs to receive for birthdays.

So I'm just being selfish. And I'm sorry.
I didn't even finish writing for my other blog The Carnivore Diaries.... which probably says a lot. However, my only redemption is that I made it to the end. I shan't dwell on the joys of consuming a much needed chip sandwich, but it was worth a celebration.
I finished that struggle a week ago. It was painful, maddening and I don't think I could do it again.

And that in itself is another example of my selfishness. I can't handle 2 weeks of solid meat, and yet there's so much suffering in the world that dwarfed mine by comparison.
Every day, someone loses someone they love; maybe from war, maybe from disease or some other preventable thing.
Every day, acres of nature is tainted by the hand of man; endangering the future of the earth and the inhabitants of the ruined ecosystem.
Every day, sharks either get entangled in nets or hauled onto a boat and get their fins sliced off, only to be chucked back into the ocean.

Each day is a gift, but each day brings with it grief for someone or something. If you've had the world's suckiest day, there isn't anything really stopping you from making it better. Just your own self-doubt. Because all limits are self imposed.

Vivmarie1407

(To all my readers from the wonderful land of France; I hope you all had a fabulous Bastille Day)