Ozodbek Botiraliyev

2021-08-30 21:37:29 Listen closely.

If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value.

Either people like you or they don't. Never try to convince someone of your worth. If a person doesn't appreciate you, they don't deserve you.

Staying with someone who doesn't appreciate you isn't loyalty. It's stupidity.

Don't be stupid. It's not smart.

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2021-08-30 19:50:40 Let's all wish our brothers and sisters some patience. It's gonna be what's gonna be.

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2021-08-30 17:51:45 ​Procrastination is possibly the #1 enemy of productivity. Actually, if you're reading this post now, chances are you're also procrastinating.

On July 22, I bought a monthly membership to a local library. I only came to take my card today, long after it was expired. Thankfully, my procrastination cost me only 10,000 sums.

In my earlier posts, I talked about perfectionism and time-management. Look, it's really hard to stop procrastinating, if at all possible. I recommend productive procrastination instead. If you can't get yourself to read a book, fine, do something else.

That's how I learnt Arabic. While all my groupmates were busy cramming vocabulary, torturing themselves with grammar, I was having tons of fun with cartoons. As a result, I quickly got to the top of my group (and got a B2 certificate in just a year and a half).

Combine studying with pleasure and you won't have to study a day in your life.

Also, there are a few good Ted Talks on YouTube you can watch. I recommend to start with "How To Multiply Your Time" by Rory Vaden. But please don't watch more than one video on the same topic.

What tips do you have for managing your time? Share them in the comments section.

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2021-08-30 14:30:02 BREAKING NEWS! Our small channel is about to hit 1k subscribers. Thank you, everyone, for sticking around.

Also, Marvarid just got engaged. It's making headlines everywhere, because her channel is so popular. Let's top it off, shall we?

As for Ulugbek who won a 100% scholarship to CIC, we'll do a separate post for that. (Now can anyone bring in just a few more people? )

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2021-08-30 09:24:56 Question: Why is important to learn a foreign language?

Response: ONLY A FEW years ago, I had the impression that people who spoke English were special. Their presence would illuminate my face with a big smile, making my heart skip a beat in part admiration and part jealousy. It wasn't just the language that made them shine per se - it was everything from their manners and lifestyle to their way of thinking.

But why would speaking English, or for that matter any other foreign language, make a person so different, and why learn a new language at all?

As time went on, I would eventually master English myself. That clarified some things. For example, the benefits of learning a foreign language, I found out, weren't just restricted to the end result, but the process itself was extremely beneficial too. The simplest spin-off to me (and there are many others) was having to read a lot. We did hours of reading daily, just to improve our grammar, vocabulary, and the like. Naturally, that would build up knowledge, in addition to expanding our thinking.

The by-products are many, but once you gain fluency, there's a whole new level.

In the information age we are living, it just doesn't seem enough to know only one language. Take internet and its content. More than half of it is actually in English. Not just that, but English is also the language of global scientific community.

The same could be said for many other languages as well. In many fields, acquiring a second language is anywhere between strongly encouraged to absolutely necessary, especially in the context of Central Asia. For example, it is a must for me to know Arabic, since my major is Islamic Studies.

It's clear, therefore, that learning multiple languages can greatly boost your chances for success in any career. For fields such as my own, it is an essential prerequisite. Keeping up with the latest research, studying at top-ranking universities, or even simply reading an article online, can all become a luxury that an average monolingual mind cannot access.

As far as tangible benefits are concerned, they are numerous, but we'll have to gloss over just a few more of them. Better employability is definitely worth a mention. Fluency in several languages adorns our CV like nothing else. At times of having to choose between job applicants, it can be, and often is, the tiebreaker.

Perhaps the last considerable reason to take up a new language is improved mental capacity. There is such an overwhelming body of research that suggests this - it is pretty much a given. Our brain is a muscle, and like any other muscle, exercising it helps to build new cells.

Okay, back to my story.

Acquiring a second language, or a even third, probably won't make you special any longer - at least not here in Tashkent. It's just too common these days. That's still the threshold for "above average", however. Anyone who is limiting themselves to just their native tongue will miss out intellectually, on top of cutting their odds for financial success.

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2021-08-29 17:39:07 Just because I post something, it doesn't mean it's relevant to my current situation. My posts are a reflection of my thoughts, not my life.

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2021-08-29 15:42:43 ​Me: you don't need a teacher to prep for IELTS.
Also me: join our new IELTS crash course.

Instructors:
Ozodbek Botiraliev (overall: 8.0, writing: 7.5)
Ulugbek Umidjonov (overall: 8.0, reading: 8.0)
Khilolakhon Qayumova (overall: 7.5, speaking: 8.0)
Durdona Nosirova (overall: 7.5, listening 8.5)

It's a 12-lesson long course, focusing on each skill separately. The fee is 120,000 UZB SOMs. The classes will be held online. (I'll personally only teach Writing)

If you want to attend a free trial lesson, contact @My_teacher_2001. More information HERE.

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2021-08-29 11:08:22 Sometimes you have to remind people that you can be mean too.

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2021-08-29 06:20:05 Do you run?
Yes, out of patience. And money.

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2021-08-28 20:14:14 Hypocrisy is when your private life is a contradiction of your public image.

Sincerity is when your private deeds are even better than what is known.

Strive for the latter by showing the best of character to those closest to you, then private good deeds even unknown to them.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

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