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@academicvulture
If you have achieved something, please remember to observe a mandatory period of basking in the warm glow of your achievement like a lizard on a stone, lest you teach your brain that effort is futile, actually, because it didn't get to enjoy its happy chemicals, so, naturally, nothing good ever comes of trying. (And no, avoiding punishment is not a reward!)
I recommend, like, 5% of basking time in relation to whatever time you invested into achieving the thing minimum. And if you can't make your own bask, friend-brought is fine (= tell your friends!).
5% is a long time for some things and the idea of actually celebrating my efforts for that long is kinda blowing my mind. hm.
@bbcphile From a basking professional:
accomplish the task (or a milestone within)
say that out loud
text a friend (or three) about it
exhale deeply and consciously let go of the tension
move elsewhere (sat at your desk? go and sit on the couch. finished in the kitchen? go to any other room. not yet up for moving? change the background music/noise you had on.)
bathroom break?
grab a snack?
Look at your accomplished task from a distance and feel smug about it
no seriously, if you don't feel like you're embodying the smug cat meme try getting a little more physical or temporal distance, or a friend-shaped reality check, and then look at it again
do One (1) small task your brain kept pestering you about while you were Accomplishing The Thing
also feel smug about that because you totally beat your brain about letting you do The Thing first and now you've completed two (2!!) tasks
depending on how long Accomplishing The Thing took you may now move on to your next Thing OR continue basking to reach the 5% of time invested:
find a comfortable place to be and do a spoon-refilling activity: take a nap, scroll tumblr, read fanfic, write fanfic, gush about blorbos, stare out of the open window with the cool evening breeze brushing over your skin as gentle as a loving caress and drink the Tasty Beverage of your choice (specific example is specific, but iykyk), etc pp
remember you accomplished The Thing and are now Basking.
you are but a large predator enjoying the fruits of its labour and recharging after the successful hunt, no need to go charging off after the next prey just yet
all that Fun Stuff you thought you'd rather be doing while you were busy with The Thing? Do it now.
(well, maybe not all at once, we're still basking in our accomplishment after all and moving erratically would defeat the purpose)
perceive The Accomplished Thing in passing and think 'ha, I did it, I got you, I won!' I'll leave it up to you whether you'll use your villain or your hero voice
repeat until the next Thing is due
integrate normal, life preserving measures such as making food or sleeping as needed
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#mental health #ooh interesting # ... how does it work? #I feel like I need a bulleted list on How To Bask In Your Accomplishments
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i really like looking at google image searches for āfiremen rescuing catsā or something because you get super cute pictures like
AND THEN THEREāS THIS ONE
āTHATāS RIGHT TWASĀ IĀ that set the house ablaze!!!ā
Dying.
Every fucking time I know whatās at the bottom and every time I still lose my shit.
Iām so happy this post is back again asdlkfjsa
HAPPY TEN YEARS TO āTWAS I THAT SET THE HOUSE ABLAZEā
Happy 12 years to this post!
100 year old Galapagos tortoise with a few weeks old Galapagos baby posing for a new family photo, and its own baby photo from 100 years ago.
love that for 100 years people have looked at these beasts and thought āheehee what if the big one wore the little one like a hatā
Yeah Mr. Darcyās proposal was a complete turd and a half but you gotta understand. You got your life together. A good career, stable income, retirement plan, all that shit together. And you meet this girl. And sheās everything. Clever, outspoken, funny, calls you on your bullshit. Grade A cutie, right? And she doesnāt go out of her way to spend time with you but sheās nice, and sometimes you catch her looking your way in a way that makes you think you might have a shot.
But her family. Holy shit.
First off, itās p much ALL women, and mostly UNMARRIED women, which at this time means of something happens to her dad then youāre financially responsible for like. Four grown ass adults, potentially forever
Because mom in law is DEFINITELY gonna need someone to take care of her when dad in law kicks it, and they have like. NO money. So already youāre accepting that if all goes well, youāre gonna be one random old bagās retirement home. Thatās expensive and exhausting, yeah? Imagine asking someone on a first date knowing that if they say yes and things go good her high-strung chihuahua mother is gonna move in with you. IMAGINE.
And girlyās other sisters. Well, one is a sweetheart, yeah, and sheās getting engaged so she probably wonāt be an issue, but that still leaves two more, and those ones are INSUFFERABLE. Never went to school, dumb as rocks, spend cash like itās toilet paper
And while one of āemās young still and might grow out of it the OTHER one is actively torpedoāing her entire familyās reputation by wandering off with random dudes and chasing ass. Sheās never gonna work, she canāt build connections, sheās a fucking sinkhole, and sheās being led on by the same goddamn con man ass leeching tit whoās been bleeding you dry while telling anyone whoāll listen that your family is full of ratty thieving bastards.
And if he dumps her after a week- WHICH YOU KNOW HIS BITCH ASS IS GONNA- youāve got a SECOND UNMARRIABLE GROWN ASS ADULT TO PROVIDE FOR. And you KNOW sheās gonna be a tantrum-throwing little shit about it, and itās not like you can lock her in the basement or something, youāre gonna have to bring her fucking. Everywhere. And give her an allowance and shit while she contributes zero, because again, she NEVER GOT EDUCATED AND HAS NO MARKETABLE SKILLS. Sheās not even good to TALK to. FUCK
And youāre looking at this girlās father like āplease for the love of fuck get your spawn under control, marry them off, get them working on their rĆ©sumĆ©, learning to sew or be nursemaids or manage staff or SOMETHING, yall got no money and one foot in the graveā and that old man just laughs like āhaha yeah, what can you do. lolā
So youāre looking to the mom and finally itās making sense how she got that twitch in her eye and as MUCH as she is youāre starting to realize sheās the SMART one, desperately throwing her armloads of girls at random men like theyāre a bunch of fucking lifeboats bobbing around a sinking ship, like yes Jesus Christ sweetly that life boat IS old and ugly and kind of boring but for FUCKS SAKE PICK ONE
And you look back at this girl who is ALSO REFUSING THE LIFE BOATS BY THE WAY and god damn it sheās still the most radiant thing youāve ever seen so fine, fuck it, Christ alive, youāll do it. Youāll shoot your shot. Sheās everything youāve ever wanted in anybody abut itās not even just about that anymore, itās about being her best fucking shot at a future, and even if she doesnāt like you all that much sheās still gonna say yes and that might break your heart a bit knowing itās about the money but who knows, maybe it will at least be civil, or companionable, and even if she doesnāt LOVE you at least youāll know sheās well and cared for
And so youāll do it. Youāll take on the neurotic stress mess mother in law, the absent father, the broke ass wingnut no brain no money no future airhead sisters, the bad mannered relatives and the embarrassing behaviour and the impending future of sharing your entire shit with a clown parade of freeloaders, youāll risk it all and accept the absolute certainty of financial ruin and emotional exhaustion for the rest of your whole ass life and youāll make your own family deal with it too, youāll do it, youāll fucking DO IT, you stupid lovesick motherfucker
And so you go to this chick like ālook. Your whole familyās a shitshow. Youāve got fucking nothing and youāre gonna die on the street. But for some reason- and I donāt get it either- Iāve fallen in love with you, and I wish I didnāt, but I did, so Iām telling you that whether you like me or not, Iāll give you everything. Iāll give you everything even if itās the dumbest shit I ever done. Fuck my stupid Baka ass, Iāll marry you.ā
And she looks at you- having heard or considered absolutely none of your months-long internal debate and monologue- and goes āThe fuck did you just say about my family, you son of a bitch?ā
And the shock of that is enough to jolt you back into a reality where you are able to actually hear and process what just came out of your damn mouth And yeah
Yeah, I think I kinda get it
100% grade A #1 synopsis ever
*Scrolls past*
*reluctant sigh*
*scrolls back up*
*rebogs*
Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now?
The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.
Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.
Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
link: https://bsky.app/profile/brainvsbook.bsky.social/post/3llc72lyhu22j
google translate defaulting to chinese at first
okay but for those of us with interests in both the murderbot and the daomu biji fandoms this is kinda hilarious
(english-side-only really, i get that the kanji and hanzi are completely different)
our good (air)ship murderbot! thanks google
People with low spoons, someone just recommended this cookbook to me, so I thought Iād pass it on.
I always look at cookbooks for people who have no energy/time to do elaborate meal preparations, and roll my eyes. Like, you want me to stay on my feet for long enough to prepare 15 different ingredients from scratch, and use 5 different pots and pans, when I have chronic fatigue and no dishwasher?
These people seem to get it, though. Itās very simple in places. Itās basically the cookbook for people who think, āIām really bored of those same five low-spoons meals I eat, but I canāt think of anything else to cook that wonāt exhaust meā. And itās free!
by Rachel A. Rosen and Zilla Novikov || Food you can make so you don't die.
SPREAD THE WORD THIS IS FUCKING GOD TIER OH MY GOD, SOMETIMES I HAVE SPOONS SOMETIMES I DONāT BUT NO COOKBOOK OFFERS LEVELS IN THEIR RECIPES THIS ONE DOES!
also found here:
Life is hard. Some days are at the absolute limit of what we can manage. Some days are worse than that. Eatingāpicking a meal, making it, pu
the ebook is FREE here also
Having anotheg 'gork we have got to get out of bed faster then this' morning
dasfsffadfjdag I meant girl but gork works better
I didn't even question it I was nodding along like I'm literally right there with you gork
Oh man I can't believe I forgot. You know that post that was like "tell me what clothes you've bought because of a character" or whatever. I searched for ages to find an adequate white cable knit sweater because of Ransom's in knives out.
It's a good sweater
I'm putting this here bc I feel like it's information everyone needs. You can find it here.
I don't knit but that's hilarious because this looks like such a complicated pattern for a beginner
"But we took the oath, Sarge, and now we're disobeying orders and helping rebels. Doesn't seem right, Sarge," said Wiglet wretchedly.
"You took an oath to uphold the law and defend the citizens without fear or favor," said Vimes. "And to protect the innocent. That's all they put in. Maybe they thought those were the important things. Nothing in there about orders, even from me."
ā Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett
āIn the face of current threats to our liberties, this project is a reminder of the principles and guts of generations of Bostonians, and it is expressed on the same sites where our history has played out over the centuries.ā
Under the pseudonym "Silence Dogood," a group of artists projected a series of anti-tyranny messages onto the Old State House in Boston Tuesday.
Official Post of Massachusetts
A useful thing to know about AO3 tags is that they're wrangled by humans. A human being will read your tag, understand what it means*, and then connect that tag in the backend system to other tags that mean the same thing (if there are any)
that's why, for example, the tags
not beta read
no beta
no beta we die like men
no beta we die like mne
no beta we die like [insert character who dies in canon]
unbetad
unbeta'd
unbeta-d
un-beta'd
and a million more versions are all searchable and filterable if you just tag one of them. A Tag Wrangler (the job title of a human volunteer who manages AO3 tags) has made sure that AO3 understands that those are all synonyms, so AO3 treats them that way.
When you're tagging your fic, or searching for a fic, or filtering a tag to find or remove works from the list you do not have to use every possible version of a tag. You just need to pick one - unless using more is a stylistic choice you're making, in which case have at it.
*or research what it means - which is why wranglers really appreciate it if you put (OC) behind the name of your original characters so that they don't have to scour every source they can find to see if it's a named background character in canon.
hey gamers Iāve started watching star trek does anyone else see the romantic tension between captain kirk and mr. spock
watching the realization publicly dawn in real time in the comments is fucking amazing
op's tags:
comments:
I DIDNāT KNOWWWW
born to do little craft projects, forced to write emails
This is a cute little joke but also, the improbability of a dignified, stable, and comfortable life's work in manufacture/craft goods for me comes DIRECTLY from the global, systematic, intentional creation of UNdignified, inhumane labor conditions in manufacturing for millions of human beings.
born to do little craft projects, forced to write emails