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What vaping does to you, and how to quit if you've started

Nicotine is a lousy boss. Here's what it's doing to your body, your sleep and your mood, and a plan that actually gets you off it.

GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

What to say when a girl is cruel and everyone's watching

Not the comeback you rehearse at midnight. The boring, flat answer that ends it in public and costs you absolutely nothing.

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How to say no to a friend and still have the friend

The sentence you decide on now, before your phone buzzes at midnight and you say yes again.

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Speak in the first ten minutes of class

Nerves grow the longer you sit on them, so go early, go short, and let your voice get used to the room.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Stop rereading your notes and start proving you know it

The highlighter lies to you. What actually sticks is closing the book and writing down everything you remember.

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Which tool have you owned longest, and would you buy it again?

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GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Drive like the calmest person in the car

Mirrors, empty parking lots, the left turn everybody fears, and the one phone call you make instead of getting in the car.

GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Stop writing what happened and start writing what you think

A journal that only records your day is a diary. A few small changes turn it into the place you figure things out.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Your first project will be crooked and that's the point

Sewing, baking, building — the fastest way to get good is to finish one ugly thing and then start the next one.

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How to talk to your mom when she doesn't get it

The moment you pick matters more than the words you pick, and four sentences that keep a hard conversation from turning into a fight.

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GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

What never to post, and who to tell when it goes wrong

Some things never go online, no matter who's asking. And if something already went sideways, there's an adult who can fix more than you think.

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GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Don't Start Anything New On Your Skin This Week

Seven days out from photos, the smartest thing you can do to your face is boring on purpose. Here's the calm version of the plan.

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GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Put your hands down and the spot heals faster

Squeezing feels like you're doing something about it. It's the one move that guarantees the thing sticks around longer.

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What is the best piece of advice your father ever gave you?

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GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

100 Skills Worth Learning This Year and How to Pick Twelve

The full list is below. You won't do all hundred, and you don't need to, so read it once and circle twelve.

GuideTeen GirlsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Claim one night a week and cook for the whole house

Picking a night, working backwards from the clock, and what to do when the potatoes are still hard and everyone is hungry.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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Start with one customer, not a logo

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Stay in the sport after you stop being the best at it

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What a Saturday job teaches that school never gets round to

The first three shifts are humbling, the rest changes how you handle adults, money and your own word.

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Confidence is evidence you collect, not a feeling you find

You can't talk yourself into feeling capable. You can stack up proof that you are, one slightly uncomfortable thing at a time.

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