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tr-shb-g

“never too late to be who you might have been” by sara yukiko mon | still from i saw the tv glow, “there is still time”

levourdalak

“DON’T DIE WONDERING” button from the Lesbian Herstory Archives

anti-potato

sources? a little birdie, et al. (2024)

thatwasthenightthingschanged

@pscentral event 18: adaptations

Heartstopper (season 2): soundtrack (season 1)

iwashandpicked

she’s a 10 but the sleepiest woman to have ever lived

sweatermuppet

[gripping the edge of the sink with trembling hands, eyes bloodshot] i do not need to be good at the things i love to do them

anthonycrowley

insane show. i'm crying.

spiritual-vibrations

sulietsexual

“Do you think she just woke up one morning and said -” “I think I’ll go to law school today.”

Legally Blonde [2001]

ashstfu

if i’ve ever embarrassed myself in front of you i was kidding. it was ironic and performative

konoko

izukuwus

Still reeling from the realization that bullet journaling was essentially created to be a disability aid and got legit fuckin gentrified

izukuwus

Like I'm at work and don't have the time to properly organize my thoughts atm but like.

-bullet journalling was invented by a man with a learning disability (99% sure it was ADHD but his website now just says learning disability so I can't be 100%) as a system for organizing his life/way to work WITH his learning disability

-the general concept is bullet point the important things you need to do and use a simple system of symbols to mark whether it's done, rescheduled, cancelled, etc. with very little fanfare, keeping it all in one notebook so you know where to easily find the information at a glance

-people pick it up and it starts getting popular

-bullet journaling becomes an aesthetic movement largely populated by white neurotypicals

-bullet journaling has turned into creating an extremely pretty notebook that has some function, but largely depends on complicated decoration and aesthetic function that takes more time to set up than is tenable for the people it was created for

-new entries to bullet journaling feel pressure to shop at particular stores, use particular brands, purchase lots of stationery purely for its aesthetic value, and prioritize the artistry of the pages rather than the information being stored on them

-people who would massively benefit from the original system can only really find information on it from members of the aesthetic movement. There is now a barrier to entry for ppl with ADHD and other similar conditions, as bullet journaling now requires a focus and motivation to start that these same people often lack or struggle to maintain consistently

-bullet journaling is no longer a disability aid and has become an aesthetic movement largely for middle class white neurotypicals, pushing out the people who the system was created for to begin with

bibookmerm

This is the original guide from the person who made bullet journalling. Super simple. Not at all high maintenance.

It was eye-opening to rewatch this after getting used to bullet journal meaning "work of highly decorative art you might journal in if it doesn't detract from the decoration" everywhere online.

ankewehner

It's ADD. Ryder Carroll, who developed the Bullet Journal method to suit his brain, has ADD. (I grabbed the book from my shelf, it's mentioned in the introduction.)

And yeah, it's frustrating. I use my bullet journal close to how it's described there (different bullets/symbols, and a little bit of colour marking to make things more easily findable), and whenever I went looking for ideas to try out to organise stuff, if I found anything, it was buried under mountains of fancy layouts.

I always point people to the introductory video when I recommend it.

journalsoftheworld

Such an important reminder for the journaling community. I don’t personally keep a bullet journal but I know many of you do, and knowing this history can add so much value and intention to your practice!