Are your mind in service of your needs or your amenities? I read that question from a well-known Latin American speaker, Daniel Habif. He was talking about the loss and gain between lazyness and the power of being persisten. No one was born knowing something and being successful, every single person had to start their path rigth from the start, it's true that some people have had more oportunities than others, but that's not a pretext, because every person who achieved something had to put effort, determine, and discipline on what they did. Life can be a challenge, and we don't have to stop ourselves from our success because of the lazyness or because it's too difficult. We have to start doing the things and on the way we'll learn to perfect what we do. But we have to start and being at service of our needs not our amenities. It was mainly a reflection for myself. I needed this to get courage. Thanks in advance for your corrections

False cognates - Do you use them wrong? False cognates or false friends, are words in different languages that appear similar, but don't actually mean the same thing. I was watching a SuperHolly video about this topic and I found it very interesting, even more when I realize that I was using two words wrong in my own language. Here's her list of words and some more. 1. Realize - Darse cuenta Realizar - To carry out, to perform 2. Assist - Ayudar Asistir - To attend, to be present Note: in Spanish "asistir" also means "ayudar" but it's specially used in the medical context. Example: La enfermera tendrá que asistir el parto. 3. One billion - 1,000,000,000 (In Spanish: mil millones) Un billón - 1,000,000,000,000 In Spanish, many people use that word wrong (including me D:), but the official is "mil millones". 4. Record - Grabar Recordar - To remember, recall 5. Sensible transalted to Spanish is "Sensato" Sensible transalated to English is "Sensitive" 6. Bizarre - Raro, extraño Bizarro - Valiente, generoso, espléndido This word is misused in Spanish, too. Most people think the definition of "Bizarro" is "raro, extraño", but It's not. I'm guilty of using this word wrong, too. 7. Support - Apoyar Soportar - Put up with, tolerate 8. Actually - En realidad Actualmente - Currently 9. Advertise - Anunciar Advertir - To warn 10. Contest - Concurso Contestar - To answer 11. Fabric - Tela Fábrica - Factory 12. Form - Formulario Forma - Shape 13. Involve - Involucrar Envolver - Wrap 14. Lecture - Conferencia Lectura - Reading 15. Quit - Dejar, abandonar Quitar - To remove There are many False cognates, so you can search them. I hope this has helped you!

The true cost When I was a child, my mom told me about the factories where the clothes are produced (in Spanish, these factories are named like "Maquilas"). In these factories, the salary is very low and the work conditions are so bad, also they don´t care where the waste is discarded, which is another problem for the environment. They choose third world countries to take advantage of the lack of resources and labor policies. The shops I'm talking about are H&M, Zara, F21, among others, and even small clothing companies. They hire factories in these underdeveloped countries, usually in the Middle East, to earn a high percentage of profit. Some time ago I watched a video on YouTube about this problem and I remembered what my mom said to me.I won't lie, I've got some clothes from shops of my country, but I'm trying to find more alternatives like make thrift shopping so I don't have to buy there. It's a bit bad for me because I'm short and most of the clothes are large, however I've found some stores that I like. I recommend you the documentary The True Cost. In this film you can know the social and environmental impacts this industry has.