What is your experience of the site 7 Cups of Tea?
The concept of 7 Cups is a good one, but unfortunately poorly executed and designed.The main problem is the vetting process for “listeners” or more accurately, the lack thereof. There is supposed to be a vetting process, but i found that there is not. Anyone can be a listener and lie in their bio, which happens quite a bit. That does not in any way mean that everyone on 7 cups does that, but it is a big concern. It doesn’t matter if one browses for a listener or get’s one randomly. Most of the listeners are very untrained, but think they are professional. They are not supposed to diagnose, judge or make huge assumptions, but it happens all the time. For example, I had one listener thinking that they knew everything and assumed that I was something completely opposite of who I was. The stand out was that they immediately judged me as being the very bad thing I wanted to chat about and ignoring the fact (with evidence) that I was the victim, not the perpetrator. Upon my pointing out the error, they had trouble deciding whether or not to continue talking with me and finally decided it was not in their interest to do so. Funny that I thought “listeners” were on 7 cups more for the interest of others aside from their own? At least that what everything says.Also, since they do next to no vetting on 7 Cups for listeners, it is not something I recommend for people who are victims of emotional abuse or of said abuse from type B persons such as sociopaths. As claimed that the site was started by folks of the professional psychology field, those folks should know better the dangers of the situation and should put in place better practices to protect the vulnerable who might be trying to better themselves and such. So basically, if you are a HSP or Empath, etc. I would advise steering clear of 7 cups. If you just want to chat about mundane things and such, then you almost won’t find a more active place.What I just said is my opinion alone based on experience and gathered knowledge and not professional by any stretch or exhaustive.
As a budding writer how might I receive in depth, ongoing criticism, and feedback on my work?
If you’re planning to ask people you know for their opinions, you could end up losing a friend (or relative, who are harder to lose) and you probably won’t get an honest critique. Your friends will give you praise because they want to encourage you, and, of course, you can’t trust relatives.I spent 40 years reading and analyzing scripts and books for movie studios. People were always asking me to read their masterpiece. My doctor once handed me a script at an appointment. I lied and said it was good because he was my doctor, but sometimes for friends I’d agree to read just one thing (one freebie to a customer). I would warn them that I would judge it as if it were a studio submission. The person would always say, “That’s exactly what I want! Brutal honesty!” So I’d give it to them and then they would never speak to me again.If you want a private opinion you can trust, either pay a professional or perhaps you have a skill or service you can barter. Story analysis is a job. It was my career. I was even in a union. To get good reliable writing advice, you’ll need to offer something in return.A writing group is probably the best option for you. Plenty of honest opinions and no ulterior motives.
Is it worth paying for a Blinkist subscription?
Updated July 2018Blinkist offers two subscription plans - a free version and a paid version, called Blinkist Premium, at $80 per year (or $56 for the first year if you apply a coupon code). In order to decide if it is “too much” or “worth the price” we can look at the situation from several perspectives:Blinkst Free vs Blinkist Premium. The primary difference between the free and the paid versions is the fact that in the former you can only read one pre-selected blink per day, which means you can wait quite a long time for any of the books from your reading list to randomly come up as the free blink of the day. This means that the free plan isn’t very helpful if you’re serious about microlearning and want to do it methodically and consistently.Blinkist paid plan vs competitors. The closest substitute to Blinkist is getAbstract, which offers a larger library but at a significantly higher price ($68 per year for the cheapest plan and $115 per year for the plan with audio). The full library at getAbstract is only available for the most expensive plans, starting from $348 per year. This seems to suggest that Blinkist is a better value for money compared to the competition.Blinkist paid plan vs not using anything. Finally, there’s also an option to not use any abstract service at all. It can be argued that the degree to which Blinkist is useful depends heavily on how it is used: combined with full-book reading, the service can save lots of time by allowing to pre-screen titles from your reading list, as well as facilitate the digestion of new material through “pre-reading” books. On a personal note, I’ve found it to be a useful addition to reading entire books - not a substitute but an auxiliary tool to make your reading more efficient and effective.Overall, the above analysis indicates that in most cases a Blinkist subscription is worth the money. There’s a final perspective on the service’s pricing that can be used to decide whether or not to get a subscription:For a price of 1–2 takeaway coffees per month, Blinkist offers access to condensed knowledge and ideas of thousands of really smart people - all in a clean, minimalist interface and across mobile and web platforms. Sounds like a decent offer to me.
What are some helpful tips for students starting their first year at University of Delhi?
Note- This answer is completely based on my personal experience.1- If you are not a Delhitte ,belongs to small city and visiting Delhi for first time(like me), you will face some problems in the initial weeks. And the most common problems are Routes,annoying traffic,crossing roads,and sometimes a kind of insecurity also.(use Google maps for routes but don't blindly believe. Instead ask confidenly to tea sellers,autodrivers..they knows better ).2-Coming to college now- First and most important thing is to make friends,say good friends. Everyone will be unknown to you. Choose the right person as your friend otherwise regret later. Quality over Quantity. Take time, everyone with whom you are talking is not your friend. Better if you find good frnds from Delhi,you will get a lot of help.3- If you are good at singing,drama,dance,fine arts,sports, must give audition for societies without any fear. Join NCC if want to join Defence,you will get a C certificate in the third year which gives you a lot of benefits in CDS/AFCAT exams. You can join NCC only in the first year.( I was not aware about this hence regretted ).4-Now you have “Freedom”. But Freedom doesn't means that you can do any thing. Freedom means, you can do right things anytime. Never choose the company of those who ask you to do the things which your parents don't want you to do like smoking,drinking,e tc..5- Explore as much as you can. Don't limit yourself to books. Save pocket money and explore Delhi you will find it it intresting.6- Interact with professors and seniors and please stay away from politics until you want to become a politician. Share your Ideas and thoughts. Learn to express yourself.7- Bring all of your documents in the college during initial weeks.8- Don't miss departmental and union Fresher party.9- After studying hard in 12th,you have got admission in DU. Now don't waste time in useless things. Bear in mind that everything you do must be fruitful.Good luck!Upvote please.