Improvement or Distraction? @mirkest - Tumblr Blog

"One of the most prevalent obstacles in our ability to heal and self-actualise is when our productivity is tied to our worthiness."

I think the studyblr community especially needs to hear this. You don't have to be productive all the time, you need rest. Recovering from internalised capitalism means unpicking all the messages from family, friends, school and workplace that have reinforced the idea that you are a commodity, and that your worth is based on what you do. Your worth is inherent.

Source: therapywithlee

#oh look it's me right now #people higher up overcommitted me and can't take me off the project for another three weeks so I'm working my ass off #because I don't know what my other options are?

his-shining-tears

Thanks

#cats #positivity

eva98-l

September: Book of Water 💧

This is going to be the first of my Avatar: The Last Airbender themed Bujo spreads. Can you find all the references?

If you like them and want to recreate any spread, please tag me on your post, I would love to see them 💙

#bujo inspo

I'm going to accidentally summon a demon or curse myself because I like the Aesthetic™️

#mirkest #doodles #fake sigils #witch aesthetic

unpretty

i promise i’m not shitting on people who do elaborate bullet journal spreads (i’m v jealous)

but it’s kind of funny how a system designed to be as pared down and flexible a form of journaling/planner-keeping as possible (for adhd-brains that need to write down everything and sort it out later), has instead become known for elaborate pre-planned static pages that require a certain amount of consistency on the part of the user

unpretty

ryder carroll, who came up with bullet journaling To Cope:

pinterest:

unpretty

@fulllheal replied:

I feel like there needs to be a different term to distinguish between the og minimalist bullet journal method and what ppl who enjoy the intricate spreads and doodling are doing on Pinterest and studyblr

maybe we should all just agree that the pretty ones are bujos and the function-before-form ones are bullet journals

thebaconsandwichofregret

Isn’t the creator of bullet journaling neuro divergent? And they came up with this system as a way to be able to make up for things their brain keeps missing?

Whereas all these bujo pinterest people are neurotypical and so they don’t actually *need* to do this, and they don’t really understand it’s necessity to those of us who are ND so they turned it into a pretty hobby rather than a method of functioning.

Also I’m just making an observation here, not trying to turn this post full Tumblr and have it descend into “all NT people are evil and stealing ND culture”. I’m just pointing out that basically everyone who actually *needs* bullet journaling uses the bare bones easy to use classic method, and everyone who can just remember their own shit but does bujo anyway does the fancy flowery method.

mirkest

I super understand the desire to see the elaborately decorated stuff and go "ah, a NT" but the sticker covered monstrosities are what actually get me to remember to use my notebook/planner thing, if I don't spend three hours on a Sunday making it look like unicorn vomit, it may as well not exist.

Also, I do believe r/bujo is the subreddit focused on the original intent while the other bullet journal subreddits allow for some of the more art-focused ones if that helps anyone find the community they're looking for.

Cute wall tiles from Target that I finally hung up! 💕

#mirkest #studyblr #organization

mikeyshoeman

I JUST FOUND A BABY POSSUM IN THE PEACH TREE

mirkest

Baby possum in a peach tree inspired planner spread:

#bullet journal #bujo #planner #photo inspiration

mayakern

took some new pics of my journals!

they have 96 pages, 100 GSM with a smooth finish, and are 5x8.25". each journal comes with an elastic band, a place-keeping ribbon, and a back pocket

they come in dotted and blank!

store.mayakern.com

sterling-jay

@mirkest

#I love these but WHY?#I do not need more notebooks I need something to do with the ones I have.

phoebe-does

reminder that yearly goals are achieved by setting monthly goals that are achieved by setting weekly goals. Achieving your major goals comes through progress and setting smaller, challenging but achievable goals that leads to getting through those major goals. This helps make those major, daunting goals less daunting, having step by step for yourself to achieve whatever you want.

#I want to say 'sounds fake but okay' but it is true and good advice #And I am working on being a sarcastic trash monster only some of the time

lovenotereminders

Friendly reminder: when people say ‘as long as you tried your best’ it doesn’t mean ‘the best you could possibly have done ever’ it means ‘the best you were capable of at the time.’ Sometimes ‘trying your best’ is just getting out of bed in the morning. Just because you weren’t working yourself to the bone doesn’t mean you weren’t trying your best.

#positivity #motivation

I just do not get it. Why do planners always give the smallest amount of space to Saturday and Sunday? Like those are the days I do things?