What advice would you give to a girl turning 14 in 3 months? Basically things you wish you knew while you were 14.

Edit: I’m going into 11th or 12th grade by September. Due to my Country’s education system. Any advice for that would be appreciated too. Thanks

Thank you all for the advice 😊

      • Owl@mander.xyz
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        3 days ago

        The default strap is great on the base model

        Also there are other models which are very cool, or straight up better (Casio W-217H)

            • Owl@mander.xyz
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              3 days ago

              It’s just a watch (with a pretty bad led so you can maybe half-see it in the dark). Nothing life-changing

              What gramps is trying to say is that if you look up the time on a simple watch you won’t get sucked into your phone. Which shouldn’t be an issue if you have a little bit of self-control.

              It could be great however if your school doesn’t allow phones and doesn’t have working clocks in each classroom.

              Looks like this:

              You’ve probably already seen it

                • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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                  3 days ago

                  What one person said is that if you look at your phone for the time, you’ll notice the notifications. When you notice the notifications, you’ll want to read them. Once you read them, you’ll think about checking other things.

                  Checking the time on your phone can easily turn into spending an hour sucked in by social media. Using a dumb watch can help you avoid one of those traps.

                  Honestly, I would guess that, at your age, you’ve probably figured this out.

                  The recommendation about the specific watch is that it’s retro (they date back to the 70s, although maybe not that specific model); the battery will literally last years before needing to be changed; you can change the battery; the watches are robust - get one now and it could easily last you your lifetime; they’re waterproof - go swimming with it; they have many functions - alarm, clock, date, stopwatch, etc; it’s dependable - unless the battery runs out, which it almost never will, you’ll always have the time, even if you’re lost in the woods.

                  It’s a great suggestion, and these Casios (there are a great many models) have become popular again.

                  • frithwyn@lemmings.worldOP
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                    3 days ago

                    Yes. Totally true. That is why I turned off notifications of messaging apps that can take my time. Thanks for the advice 🙏

                  • Owl@mander.xyz
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                    3 days ago

                    waterproof - go swimming

                    Water resistant in this specific case, but there are models that are waterproof