Thinking about Garmadon waiting for Vinny boringly. Like he wants to ask some stupid quenstions or have a hug atp. And there Vinny returns late from his shift and always sees the light on in his home window.
quick concept for my au (called it #survived_AU), nothing really serious just alive Sensei Garmadon and happy Lloyd. I still need to process everything, perhaps I 'll make a comic, but anyway, I 'm going to make a lot of content with this concept :)
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Romanticizing Productivity (Minus the Burnout) ｡𖦹°‧
@f1rst-l0vel4t3-spr1ng asked:
hi angel!! how do you stay productive and out of procrastination cycles?
this is for the girls who feel like they’re falling behind but keep showing up anyway. ♡
✶ you are not lazy.
✶ you are not behind.
✶ you are a real person with a real nervous system, trying to do her best in a world that rewards burnout.
✶ give yourself grace. then give yourself a nap.
Plan your days ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
When you know what you're doing, when, and how, life feels less overwhelming.
Use a planner
make a cute to-do list with time stamps & decorate it to encourage yourself to look at it
Personally, planning makes my day way easier, but sometimes even this isn't enough. You could literally just stare at your planner blankly and ignore it for the whole day.
The 4 Quarter Method
Quarter 1 (Morning): 6am-10am
Quarter 2 (Midday): 10am-2pm
Quarter 3 (Afternoon): 2pm-6pm
Quarter 4 (Evening): 6pm-9/10pm
Decide what you want to do in those spaces. And note that even if you need to start over, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow, literally just do it next quarter.
The 12-Week Year
Instead of viewing a year as a long 12-month stretch, you break it into shorter 12-week periods, treating each as a 'year'. This encourages you to focus and take action on your goals sooner, turning your long-term goals into short-term ones.
૮ ․ ․ ྀིა keeps motivation high and priorities clear
૮ ․ ․ ྀིა track progress and adjust as needed
૮ ․ ․ ྀིა keep your goals specific and measurable, breaking them down into weekly targets.
Be realistic ⭑.ᐟ
Don't overestimate your energy levels, and do not try to lie to yourself. Leave space for unpredictability.
Discipline over Motivation ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
If you wait until you feel motivated to get things done, it’s unlikely that you actually will. So this is where discipline comes in because it provides more control and consistency. In other words, train yourself through building habits and routine to do what needs to be done, even if you don’t feel like doing it.
Choosing to do things you don’t like/want to right now for future you.
You literally have to choose the version of yourself you’d rather be over the version of you that you want to leave behind. Think about the future and think about whatever you wanna do. Imagine that person. Girl, that’s you and always will be as long as you take yourself seriously, as long as you are truthful to yourself, as long as you continuously choose to do whatever it takes not to be the opposite.
The Execution ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
What about the things that lead to your goals? I like to create routines, habits and rituals because they make the tasks doable.
Build daily and weekly systems that you will automatically fall into (over time of course) for even when you don’t feel like it but you know you need to. These systems create habits.
｡𖦹°‧ Morning/Night rituals/routines - structure the start and end of your day
｡𖦹°‧ Study Rituals - your methods & what you do before, during and after matter
｡𖦹°‧ Habit stacking - build new habits by attaching them to established routine.
｡𖦹°‧ Reuse the 4 quarter method by planning each day's workload
The 2-Minute Method
If a habit feels too overwhelming, start with just two minutes - James Clear. The idea is to start small and build momentum over time.
‹𝟹 Wanna read more? Start with reading for two minutes.
‹𝟹 Wanna journal? Write a single sentence.
‹𝟹 Wanna study? Read the first paragraph/page.
Procrastination ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
We all have procrastinated from time to time. It’s normal. It’s human. However, understanding why we do it can help us break out of it.
The leading causes of procrastination:
⤷ overestimating how much time we have
⤷ overestimating the motivation we’ll have in the future
⤷ underestimating how long tasks will take
⤷ thinking we need the right mindset to study
⤷ lack of energy
⤷ mental health challenges
How to fight it
୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆ Create a distraction-free environment
₊ ⊹ Clear your desk, close unused tabs, put your phone out of reach.
୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆ Use a to-do list (that’s realistic)
₊ ⊹ Break tasks into micro-steps.
୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆ Reward yourself after completing an item on your list
₊ ⊹ Boosts mood and self-esteem, leading to the realization that your efforts result in a positive reward.
୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆ Pay attention to thoughts of procrastination and resist the urge.
₊ ⊹ Gently challenge them
୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆ Ask for help
₊ ⊹ Putting things off is normal for all of us, but it’s important to notice when something has gone/is going too far. Maybe you’re struggling to understand a concept, and that’s why, but that’s when you have to take the time to put yourself first and ask for help.
All you have to do is start. The first step is usually the hardest, and also the only one that matters the most.
Think you wasted the day away already? It’s the little things that count.
Do something right now.
Stretch, shower, brush your teeth, eat a meal, change your clothes, get some sun, read a page of a book. Starting something often leads me to wanting to continue. Instead of one page, I’ll read a chapter even though I said I’d only read a page, simply because the page turned out to be so interesting- then I think, ‘oh yeah, that's why I bought this book’.
Academic Burnout & Toxic productivity ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
Just because you’re functioning doesn’t mean you’re okay.
I feel like this is way more common than acknowledged, and as a former academic girlie (until I hit a breaking point), I know it all too well. I didn’t even realize I was burnt out until it’d already messed me up. So… don’t be like me. But also, it’s okay if you are already because you can always redeem yourself even if it’s not through academics.
Signs of Burnout <3 !
˚₊‧꒰ა 𓂋 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ Constant exhaustion — physically and mentally
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Feeling sick, overwhelmed, or emotionally drained
˚₊‧꒰ა 𓂋 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ Loss of confidence in your ability
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Missing deadlines or avoiding work altogether
˚₊‧꒰ა 𓂋 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ Feeling like you can’t absorb any information
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Zoning out way more often than usual
˚₊‧꒰ა 𓂋 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ Getting easily irritated or emotional
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Feeling detached or negative about learning
how to avoid and recover from burnout <3 !
Rest is rest - when resting, don't do something draining like scrolling through your phone. Do something that’s meaningful to rest, a nap, eating, drinking water, meditating, just to rest your brain
Pay attention to how you feel and react to certain things to recognize the symptoms, do not ignore yourself.
Make time for fun and social activities - gives your brain a break, boosts energy, and can feel refreshing while also boosting creativity
Practice mindfulness - being present in the moment by going outside or meditating reduces stress and boosts emotional regulation
Get a lot of exercise, stay hydrated, and eat good quality food - improves sleep and increases energy levels
Set reasonable goals - don’t try to do everything at the same time or in one time frame, and know your limits
Keep your environment organized to feel organized and more at peace
Develop good relationships with your classmates and professors/teachers, so going to class doesn’t feel like a chore
Positive self-talk - encouraging yourself every day and reminding yourself you can do anything you put your mind to, because you can !
Stick to deadlines and avoid procrastination (more on the how-to-avoid side)
Changing the scenery helps more than you think
Have no more than 2 intense quarters per day.
Remember why you are doing this in the first place and if you can’t find a reason then you definitely have to think about if this is what you want to do and if you don’t, that may be the main cause of your burnout
Seek help through your support system (friends, family, therapist) or even me because i’m always here if you need to talk
Reality Check 𓂂 𓇼˚｡ •
it’s literally not necessary to be working excessively hard, trying to find ways to sleep less to study/work more because it will cost you your mental, emotional and physical health.. and if you don’t have those.. there’s literally no point of doing anything. social media has glamorized toxic productivity so much that it’s an aesthetic. to be raw, slowly killing yourself isn’t cute. you’re a real person with real feelings and limits. you are not a brand packaging an ideal that is in no way real. and at the end of the day, grades don’t matter as much as you may currently believe they do. you have to choose to take care of yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.
Be efficient — study smarter, not harder ˚｡･─౨♡ৎ─･｡ﾟ
Before you even touch a book:
‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡ Stretch your body — it actually helps your brain engage
‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡ Stay hydrated, eat quality foods, take your vitamins - fuel matters
‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡ Plan your days - list assignments by date the moment you get your syllabus, then just check things off
Study Methods That actually Work:
˙ ✩°˖🥐 Flashcards - active recall is better than passive reading
˙ ✩°˖🍼 Try the Pomodoro Method - 25 mins work, 5 mins break
˙ ˙ ✩°˖🥐 Go on walks - movement helps with processing, memory & focus
˙ ✩°˖🍼 Reteach what you learned - out loud or to someone else (personally my plushies are my fav audience)
˙ ✩°˖🥐 Blurting method – write down everything you know from memory, then compare to your notes and fill in the gaps
˙ ✩°˖🍼 Sticky notes - great for reminders (esp in language learning - stick one onto a piece of furniture, with the translation on it)
˙ ✩°˖🥐 Mind map sheets – use a blank page and colored pens to create idea webs
˙ ✩°˖🍼 Annotate your notes - highlight, underline, scribble little thoughts in the margins, make it yours
✩°˖🥐 Practice - practice tests and past papers help you get used to the style of questions so you can be better prepared and confident in tests. They also help you identify any weaknesses in the topic so you can know what they are and work on them.
˙ ✩°˖🍼 Channel your inner study icon (Elle Woods) - cute outfit/pjs, brain on and ready
Just start. The momentum will come
Resources:
Apps^ྀི
Planners: Notion templates, Google Calendar, todo mate
Lo-fi, brown/white noise, focus music - like sunnii mmelt elisio hny
Study with Me's can be found in my youtubers for the girlies post parts 1 & 2
Break ideas ྀི
Go for a short walk
Journal for 5 minutes
Simple stretches or practice deep breathing
Eat something nourishing
Yoga
Light a candle and literally sit in silence for a bit
Watch the sky for 2 minutes
Take a nap
All you need to do is start. Missing something isn’t the end of the world. Take your time, have some rest, reward yourself, and remember, you can always start again.
✿ if this helped you or made you feel understood, reblog so other girls like us can find it too
Hey there! Am I able to request a sketch or doodle of Garmadon? I really liked how he looked in your style and was hoping you'd consider drawing more of him, but of course, no pressure!!
Maturing is realizing you dont like parent characters because you have a milf/dilf fetish, but because you're trying to fill the void your own parents carved into you with parent shaped objects
You are right that Warwick survived and even Riot confirmed his new form was another step in his transformation. Guess that means he’ll come out even more unrecognizable than ever. But even though Vander has lost his mind-his heart still remains given that he offs criminals now. I’d pay to see an Arcane epilogue comic that centers on an uneasy alliance between Vi and Warwick with Warwick being mad at Vi for being an enforcer and believing she abandoned Zaun.
Neat idea. Fortiche does also have a comic devision so its not implausible, I don't know if warwick would be in a more talkative state than in the finale. Seeing how Vander didn't know Vi became a cop in s2 it really would be interesting seeing his reaction though (I don't see a world where vander would hurt vi on purpose, hell he also worked with enforcers at some point but becoming one of them is a lot different).
Damn S2 really couldve used another arc hell arcane couldve used another season seeing how undercooked the zaun piltower plotline is (I doubt this was the writers decision though, with the time they had they outdid themselves)
Um actually Vander isn't fully gone (the complete proof) (HEAVY SPOILERS)
spoilers for the entirety of arcane s2 obviously watch it if you haven't or don't if you care about your mental health
Although we see his memories/emotions get acetoned away in s2e7s final scene, and the following battle with his kids has him attacking them pretty rabidly.
But wait...
Tumblr compressed this image to hell, so you'll just have to trust me.
If you look closely as he lunges at Vi and Jinx, a tear appears in his right eye (not previously seen)
We can see it better after Jinx hits him with her rocket.
After Vik gets Jayced we see these tears on full display. The size of the tears is significantly larger, so we can assume they were spilled as Warwick corrupted the girls with void magic, indicating some amount of awareness.
Of course immediately after the screencap above Warwick attacks Vi, Jinx does a side slam and the father daughter duo barely get caught by Vi's gauntlet
Jinx and Vander plummet to their presumed deaths (they are both alive, but for drama’s sake, let's pretend). Vander/Warwick doesn't attack Jinx despite her being entirely in his grasp.
He could shred her right then and there. A mindless beast would, he doesn't.
Vander holds Jinx gently, he doesn't dig into her flesh, he just holds her and lets Jinx cup his face.
We see a flashback of Vander watching the girls sleep. Since he is the only conscious one in this situation this implies is that it is not Vi's or Jinxes memory, only Vanders.
Reader, you might think, well how the hell does he remember anything didn't he get mind wiped an episode ago. To that I respond I don't fucking know, but arcane is VERY intentional with its details and nothing else makes sense.
Jinx escapes, this isn't even subtle. She does so BEFORE the bomb blows. In no universe would Jinx break Warwicks grip, hell, she's toast if any stronger character grabs her (fe. Ambessas bodyguard). Do you know what that implies??
Since Warwick wasn't incapacitated at that point, HE WILLINGLY LET HER GO. He used the last shreds of humanity to give his daughter a second chance at life.....
I AM NOT OK
Below there's the more speculative part I'm not sure of.
Warwick, unlike Jinx, didn't escape into the air ducts. But we've seen him survive significant explosions in the very same episode, moreover he survived Isha blowing him up with the force of 3 magic orbs, and yet he lived.
This can only imply that Warwick/Vander survived. Of course the previously mentioned flashback shows Vander blowing a candle out which can symbolize his life ending, but I'd say it's more likely a subtle way of showing the destruction of their family unit as it was.
Edit: some people are calling this theory copium I'd agree at first but now that I thought about it more Vanders fate is objectivelly worse than death so i dont know if me being potentially right is a good thing.
(COMPLETE COPIUM BELOW)
I am aware this is complete copium yet maybe Jinx took him wherever the fuck she went on that airship to heal him up while sparing Vi from fighting their unkillable werewolf dad over and over again. Vander is still in there are proved by this long ass post, and I think Jinx knows that. I don't think she could give up on Vander like she wanted Ekko and Vi to give up on her.
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